New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), or any other specialised investigating agency, to probe the alleged attempt to breach security near Parliament during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest over the alleged NEET paper leak. A Division Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia permitted the petitioner to withdraw the plea with liberty…
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Ayodhya, June 29 (IANS) The eight accused arrested in connection with the Ram Temple donation embezzlement probe will be produced before an Ayodhya court via video conferencing on Monday, while police said that it will not seek their custody for now, but in the coming days, after investigators prepare a detailed list of questions for interrogation. Police have also issued notices to around six banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, and Canara Bank, seeking details of the ban…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken a serious view of allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate by the jail superintendent at Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports and concerns raised by Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, a vacation bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava on Friday converted the matter into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for hearing.During the proceedings…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA) was responsible for securing India’s Independence, while also rejecting prayers to accord him the status of ‘National Son’ and to notify his birth anniversary and the INA’s foundation day as national days.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to entertain…
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Monday heard a criminal writ petition filed by the father of a NEET aspirant who died under suspicious circumstances at a girls’ hostel in Patna and disposed of the matter after being informed that the Bihar government has transferred the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A single Judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha, while hearing the petition, observed that since the case has now been handed over to the CBI, there is no need…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has issued a major directive regarding the construction of a barbed-wire fence along the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal. On Tuesday, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen ordered the state government to hand over land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the construction of the fence in nine districts bordering Bangladesh by March 31, said high court sources.It may be noted that t…