New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Observing that delays in registering FIRs can undermine investigations into the unnatural deaths of young married women, the Delhi High Court has urged courts to accord greater urgency to such matters, particularly where allegations of dowry-related harassment are raised and police fail to register a case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while rejecting anticipatory bail pleas filed by a husband and his parents in a case relating…
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai and investigative journalist Saurav Das in a criminal contempt petition alleging circulation of scandalous and contemptuous social media content against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in connection with the excise policy case.The petition, filed by Ashok Chaitanya under Section 15(1)(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, read with Article 215 of the Constitution, had also sought initi…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A fresh petition seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings has been filed before the Delhi High Court against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, MLA Gopal Rai and investigative journalist Saurav Das over alleged “scandalous and contemptuous” social media posts targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in connection with the excise policy case. The petition, filed by advocate Ashok …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued fresh notices to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and party leader Durgesh Pathak in a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging their discharge in the alleged excise policy corruption case. During the hearing, a single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain observed that several respondents had failed to appear or file their responses despite repeated listings…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and other party leaders in criminal contempt proceedings initiated over alleged attempts to scandalise the judiciary in connection with the excise policy case. In its order, a Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja recorded that the contempt proceedings had been i…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has constituted a new Bench to hear the CBI’s plea challenging the discharge of AAP leaders, including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case, after Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma recused from the matter following initiation of criminal contempt proceedings.A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain will now hear the CBI’s revision petition against the trial court order that had discharged K…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote “Truth has triumphed. Gandhi’s Satyagraha has once again triumphed” in a veiled reaction — on social media platform X — after Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma recused herself from hearing the CBI’s revision plea against the discharge of AAP leaders, including Kejriwal and ex-Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case.Justice Sharma, however, said she would continue to hear…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari on Thursday welcomed the Delhi High Court’s decision to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and several top leaders for making objectionable remarks and social media posts against the judiciary in connection with the Delhi excise case. Tiwari said this action sends a clear message that no one , no matter how powerful or how loudly he claims to be an ‘aam aadmi’, is above the law or the dignity o…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it would initiate contempt proceedings after “extremely vilifying and defamatory” material was allegedly circulated against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in connection with the hearing of the excise policy case involving AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others.A single-judge Bench of Justice Sharma made the remarks while hearing a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging a trial court or…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the discharge of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in the alleged excise policy corruption case, saying that it was awaiting consent from certain counsel proposed to be appointed as amici curiae. A single-judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma deferred the matter to May 11, observing that the court was waiting for cert…