Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) Ashutosh Tiwari, the newly nominated BJP candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, on Friday said that the party had once again demonstrated its faith in dedicated workers and that he would strive to justify the confidence reposed in him. Speaking to IANS soon after the announcement of his candidature, Tiwari said, “I am grateful to the party’s central and state leadership for giving me this responsibility. The BJP has always respected its dedicated w…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to suspend the conviction of former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in the 1998 Rural Development Bank fraud case, denying him relief that could have restored his membership of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain declined to suspend the conviction awarded to Bharti by a Special MP/MLA court, which had also sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment in the decades-old cooperative bank fra…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav’s conviction in multiple cheque dishonour cases, while reducing the quantum of sentence and fine after taking into account the amount already paid by him to the complainant during the pendency of the proceedings. Pronouncing judgment in a batch of criminal miscellaneous petitions and criminal revision petitions arising out of proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act, a single-judge Bench of Justi…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s petition against his conviction in the 1998 Datia Cooperative Rural Development Bank fixed deposit (FD) fraud case, clearing the way for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh to go ahead as scheduled. The High Court’s order means Bharti’s conviction and disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will remain in force for now, ending the legal uncertainty over the bypol…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld actor Rajpal Yadav’s conviction in cheque bounce cases, dismissing his petitions challenging the trial court’s verdict The court also imposed a combined penalty of Rs 7.35 crore on the actor.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma termed Rajpal Yadav’s conduct “dubious”, observing that he was given multiple opportunities to repay the amount but repeatedly failed to honour his commitments.The High Court granted Rajpal Yadav two months to challe…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to pronounce its verdict on Friday in a batch of petitions filed by Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav and others challenging their conviction and sentence in multiple cheque bounce cases. As per the causelist published on the website of the Delhi High Court, a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will pronounce the judgment on July 10 in a batch of criminal miscellaneous petitions and criminal revision petitions arising out of proc…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted a committee, led by the former Delhi High Court Judge Asha Menon, to review the regulatory framework and laws governing IVF clinics and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) centres, an official said on Thursday. The NCW said that the committee will propose Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and best practices for ART clinics and IVF Centres to promote ethical treatment practices, standardised clinical protocol a…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s plea seeking to restrain the release of the proposed film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy” due to paucity of time. The matter, listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, will now be heard on Friday. In an earlier hearing, the Delhi High Court had issued notice to filmmaker Amit Jani and other respondents on Salman Khan’s plea seeking interim relief against the film’…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti seeking a stay on his conviction in the 1998 Rural Development Bank fraud case, and said it would pronounce its decision on Friday. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain reserved the order after hearing arguments on Bharti’s application seeking suspension of his conviction awarded by a Special MP-MLA court in New Delhi.Bharti has sought a stay on his convicti…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will pass an interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of cricketer Abhishek Sharma in a suit seeking the removal of alleged unauthorised and objectionable online content that misuses his identity across digital platforms. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh issued summons in the suit and indicated that interim directions would be passed to remove and take down the infringing links identified by the pl…