Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by senior Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR lodged by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, over allegations relating to multiple passports. A single-judge bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia pronounced the order after reserving its verdict on April 21, following extensive arguments from both sides.The detailed judgment is awaited.During the …
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Hyderabad, April 22 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Minister T. Harish Rao said on Wednesday that the Telangana High Court’s order, barring the state government from taking any action against him and BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on the basis of the P.C. Ghose Commission report, has exposed the political conspiracies of the Congress party.”Truth always prevails”, was how Harish Rao reacted to the High Court orders on their petitions challe…
Hyderabad, April 22 (IANS) In a huge relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former Minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court barred the state government from taking any action against them and two other petitioners on the basis of the report of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission which enquired into alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.The High Court observed that the Ghose Commission did not follow the procedure under…
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Amid the scorching summer heat gripping Telangana, a bitter war of words between Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Leader of Opposition K. Chandrasekhar Rao have generated political heat.At separate public meetings on Monday night, the two leaders exchanged barbs and threw challenges at each other.Addressing a public meeting at Jagtial, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) exuded confidence that his party …
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with a case filed by the Assam Police, even as both sides presented sharp and contrasting arguments during the hearing.Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Khera along with advocate Kamal Narayan Choudhury, argued that the case was politically-motivated and amounted to vendetta.The defence contended that the allegations lacked substantive me…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) A three-member team of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders is in Delhi to hold consultations with legal experts on the party’s next course of action in cases related to alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project and the disqualification of BRS MLAs who allegedly defected to the Congress.On the direction of former Telangana Chief Minister and BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), the three-member team left for the national capital on Monday.The t…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) In a second setback within two days, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant Congress leader Pawan Khera protection from arrest and declined his plea to extend the duration of transit anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR lodged in Assam over his alleged defamatory remarks against the wife of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar declined to grant any interim protection from arrest and asked Pawan Kher…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him transit anticipatory bail in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria passed the interim order while issuing notice on the Assam government’s Special Leave Petition challenging the April …
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the Assam government’s plea challenging the interim relief granted by the Telangana High Court to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, the matter is listed before a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Ch…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the Assam government’s plea challenging the interim relief granted by the Telangana High Court to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, the matter is listed before a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. C…