Delhi HC rejects PIL seeking jail governance for CM Kejriwal

May 9, 2024

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking suitable arrangements for CM Arvind Kejriwal to govern from jail. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner. The PIL had also aimed to restrain Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva from exerting...

SC order on bail plea of Kejriwal on Friday

May 9, 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will deliver its order on granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam on May 10. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who headed the bench which heard Kejriwal’s petition against his arrest...

HC extends Sisodia’s judicial custody to May 15

May 8, 2024

The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The court also scheduled May 15 for further arguments on framing of charges in the case. Both the Central Bureau of Investigation...

Court extends Kejriwal’s judicial custody till

May 8, 2024

The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam till May 20, 2024. Kaveri Baweja, the Special Judge for CBI and ED, has extended Kejriwal’s custody till May 20 following his appearance before the...

No immediate relief to Kejriwal

May 8, 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta rose without pronouncing an order on granting him interim bail to enable him to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. The bench reserved its order...

Excise Policy Case: No Bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha

May 7, 2024

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday dismissed the bail applications filed by BRS leader K. Kavitha in corruption and money laundering cases being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja,has dismissed the applications,...

SC stays opening of road outside Mann’s residence

May 4, 2024

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the opening of a road outside Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Chandigarh for an experimental period. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, presiding over the bench, noted the opposition from both the Centre and the Punjab government to the...

Hany Babu withdraws bail plea in Supreme Court

May 4, 2024

Delhi University’s associate professor Hany Babu on Friday withdrew his bail plea in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case from the Supreme Court. A bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal acknowledged the submission of Babu’s lawyer, who mentioned that five other co-accused had already been granted bail in the...

SC says it will consider bail plea of Kejriwal on account of polls

May 4, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would consider on Tuesday hearing arguments on the interim bail plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case on account of the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. During the gearing on Friday, a bench of Justices...

Suspense continues over Congress pick in Amethi, Rae Bareli

May 3, 2024

With just one day left for filing nominations for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress maintained the suspense on the party’s candidate in Amethi and Rae Bareli. However, sources said Rahul Gandhi is all set to contest from Amethi. Party’s old guard and Sonia Gandhi loyalist...