Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has yet to submit documents in a recent traffic violation case, police sources said on Saturday evening. Banerjee was accused of violating the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. Based on that allegation, the Kalighat police sent a notice to the Diamond Harbour MP and requested certain documents.Although the documents were supposed to be submitted to the police station by Saturday, police sources said that they have not received …
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Kochi, July 2 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday declined to grant protection from arrest to the husband of the viral Kumbh Mela artist in the child marriage case registered against him, directing him to seek appropriate relief before the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The order comes as a significant setback to the accused, Mohammed Farmaan Khan, who is facing allegations of contracting a marriage with a minor.The High Court refused to entertain his plea seeking protection from coercive action…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, with Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar alleging that mining leases were being renewed despite pending penalties of nearly Rs 305.97 crore against leaseholders. Addressing a press conference, Singhar claimed that instead of recovering the outstanding amount, the state government was favouring the mining mafia by extending their mining leases. He also referred to proceedings before the G…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) A special court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of retired judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh, the two accused in the death case of model-actress Twisha Sharma, till July 14.Both accused were produced before the court through video conferencing from Bhopal Central Jail.The court passed the order after the expiry of their earlier judicial remand.Following the hearing, both were directed to remain in judicial custody till the next date of hearing.The Cen…
Jabalpur/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday closed defamation proceedings against Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after he expressed regret over remarks made during the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election campaign that allegedly linked Kartikey Singh Chouhan, son of Union Agriculture Minister and former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to the Panama Papers controversy. A single-judge bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agrawal ordered th…
Jabalpur, June 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday reserved its order in a defamation case involving Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Kartikey Singh Chouhan, son of Union Minister and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The matter was heard by a single-judge bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agrawal, which reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from both sides.During the hearing, LoP Rahul Gandhi submitted before the court tha…
Jabalpur, June 24 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a set of guidelines aimed at conserving fuel across the state’s judicial system, asking judicial officers, court staff and advocates to adopt measures such as vehicle pooling, use of public transport and video conferencing without affecting court work.The directions, issued by the Registrar General on Wednesday under the orders of the Acting Chief Justice, will be applicable at the High Court’s Principal Seat in Jabalpur, its benc…
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) As the CBI probe continues into the death of actress Twisha Sharma, her father has filed a complaint in the Madhya Pradesh High Court demanding an inquiry into the role of some lawyers associated with the Legal Aid Defence Counsel scheme.Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, has filed the complaint with the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority and the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Chief Justice Vivek Rusia.He has demanded an inquiry into the conduct of certai…
Bhopal, June 4 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday opposed the proposed renaming of Barkatullah University in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal as ‘Vagdevi Bhojpal University’, alleging that the move was “politically motivated” and “aimed at erasing the legacy of a prominent freedom fighter”. The controversy erupted a day after the university’s Executive Council unanimously approved a proposal to rename the institution, one of the oldest and most significant centres of higher education in Central India.The pr…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on June 2, it approved the proposal for the appointment of Justices Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.“The Supreme Co…