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'Is Protesting In Streets The Way To Respond When Matter Is Considered By Court?' : Calcutta HC Asks In Narada Case Against Trinamool Leaders
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked if it was appropriate to have public protests against the arrests of four TMC leaders when their bail applications were being heard by the Court. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee was hearing the CBI's case against the bail granted to TMC leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and...
'Orchestrated Attempt To Frustrate Justice & Stop CBI From Discharging Its Functions': SG Tushar Mehta Tells Calcutta High Court in Narada Scam Case
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has told that the Calcutta High Court that protests by CM Mamta Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak, both at the Trial Court and outside the CBI office, were an "orchestrated attempt" to frustrate the course of justice and to stop CBI from discharging its functions. "There were unprecedented extraordinary circumstances… I don't think anywhere else in...
Narada Case- "Do You Deny CM Sitting In Dharna In Front Of CBI Office"? Asks Court, "It Was A Means Of Democratic Protest": Dr Singhvi
Senior Advocate AM Singhvi today told that the Calcutta High Court that the dharna led by CM Mamta Banerjee outside CBI's office against the arrest of four TMC leaders on Monday in the Narada Scam case was a means of democratic protest. He alleged that the arrests were illegal and people have a right to protest against such unlawful actions of the central agency. Singhvi told the...
Narada Scam Case Hearing : CBI vs TMC MLAs - Live Updates From Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court is hearing the CBI's case against the bail granted to TMC leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Souvan Chatterjee in the #NaradaScam case.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijeet Banerjee is hearing an application by CBI to transfer the bail applications from the Special CBI Court to the High Court, citing the "unprecedented...
Saket Gokhale Files Intervention In Supreme Court Suo Moto COVID19 Case For Impleading PM CARES Fund As Respondent
Activist Saket Gokhale has moved an intervention application in the Supreme Court suo moto case on Covid-19, urging that the PM CARES Fund be made a respondent in the case. He has submitted that PM CARES Fund has been an "important stakeholder" in the procurement and funding of essential supplies and services for the Covid-19 pandemic since last year, when the first...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Alleged Killings Of BJP Workers By TMC In Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for an SIT probe into the alleged killings of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at the hands of people belonging to Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) in wake of the post-poll violence in West Bengal.Filed by Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, the plea seeks directions for disassociation of the West Bengal Government from investigation into...
Andhra-Based News Channel Files Contempt Plea Against Andhra Govt. For Violating SC Order On Coverage Of COVID-19 Pandemic
Andhra-based news channel, TV5, has filed a contempt of court plea against State of Andhra Pradesh, stating that the registration of FIR against media channels amounts to a brazen violation of directions of the Supreme Court in its April 30 order passed in the Suo Moto COVID crisis matter. The contempt plea has been filed in the wake of the FIR that was registered against YSR...
'Clear Instance Of Fence Eating Crops' : Plea In Supreme Court Against Physical Swearing-In Function Of LDF Govt In Kerala Amid COVID
Challenging the move of the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala to hold a physical swearing-in function at the state capital with 500 persons in attendance when the city is under a "triple lockdown" due to COVID, a Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court.The petition filed by KM Shajahan, a political activist, calls the decision for holding physical...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Issues Notice To West Bengal Govt On Plea For CBI/SIT Probe Into Killings Of Two BJP Workers During Post-Poll Violence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition seeking SIT/CBI investigation into the killings of two BJP workers in West Bengal, allegedly by the members of Trinamool Congress on May 2, when the assembly election results were declared.The Court will consider the matter on next Tuesday.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai was considering a writ...
BREAKING : Justice BR Gavai Recuses From Hearing Param Bir Singh's Plea Against Maharashtra Govt Inquiries
Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai recused from hearing a writ petition filed by expelled Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh challenging the departmental inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra Government.The petition was listed today before a vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai. When the matter was taken, Justice Saran told Senior Advocate...
'Class XII Exam Is A Career Defining, Cancellation Will Cause Injustice To Hardworking Students': Plea In Supreme Court
Concerned with the ongoing discussion to cancel the Class XII Board exams, a Maths teacher from Kerala has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in a petition filed by Advocate Mamta Sharma for declaration of result on the basis of students' internal grading. The intervenor, Tony Joseph teaches in Class XII and is concerned about the future of his students. "Class XII Board...