A Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court in Delhi on Wednesday ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after accepting the sureties furnished by them, bringing their judicial custody to an end. Assistant Commissioner of Police Ritu Raj, acting as the Special Executive Magistrate, passed the release order after…
The Delhi High Court will hear on Thursday, October 22, a petition filed by All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora challenging preventive proceedings initiated against her by Delhi Police and a notice directing her to furnish a personal bond of ₹10,000 with one surety to maintain peace. Justice Subramonium Prasad listed the matter…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to withdraw their petitions challenging an order extending their judicial custody, after advising them to pursue the remedies available under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Justice Subramonium Prasad permitted the withdrawal after questioning why the petitioners…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the maintainability of pleas filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka challenging the extension of their custody, observing that the matter was still before the court of first instance and asking why they had approached the High Court at this stage. Justice Subramonium…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the investigation into the FIR registered against former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and son-in-law P A Mohamed Riyas in the alleged Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic case for seven days. The Court also permitted the petitioners to pursue their challenge before a Division…
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the need for a legal or regulatory framework enabling dependants of patients in a comatose state to access money held in their bank accounts to meet medical expenses and household necessities. A Division Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to consider a representation by the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) seeking an extension of the deadline for filing nominations for the upcoming urban local body elections. The party has alleged that violence, intimidation and obstruction prevented several of its candidates…
The Calcutta High Court has declined to directly supervise the investigation into the deadly Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal stampede in Kolkata, while permitting the West Bengal government to appoint a retired High Court judge of its choice to head a commission of inquiry into the tragedy. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ravindra V…
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) seeking to restrain authorities from removing its temporary bookstall near Jadavpur Coffee House in Kolkata during the Durga Puja festivities. Justice Partha Pratim Roy declined to grant relief to the party, observing that merely applying for permission and…
All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a police notice directing her to furnish a personal bond of ₹10,000 and undertake to maintain peace, following her detention ahead of a proposed protest in the national capital. The petition seeks the withdrawal of the notice and a stay…