‘Pure Harassment’: Aparna Sen, Benegal React to Sedition Charges
5 years, 3 months ago

‘Pure Harassment’: Aparna Sen, Benegal React to Sedition Charges

The Quint  

Filmmakers Aparna Sen, Shyam Benegal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan have expressed disappointment after a Muzaffarpur court ordered an FIR for sedition to be lodged against them and the other celebrities who wrote an open letter to PM Modi regarding the growing incidents of mob lynching, police said. The case was lodged after Chief Judicial Magistrate Surya Kant Tiwari passed an order in response to a petition filed two months ago by local advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha. “The CJM had passed the order on 20 August, accepting my petition upon the receipt of which an FIR was lodged today at the Sadar police station here,” Ojha said. He said nearly 50 signatories of the letter, including historian Ramchandra Guha, actor Konkona Sen Sharma and filmmaker Mani Ratnam, were named as accused in his petition in which they allegedly “tarnished the image of the country and undermined the impressive performance of the prime minister” besides “supporting secessionist tendencies”.

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'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana
1 month, 1 week ago

'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana

Live Law  

While hearing a PIL filed against ex-Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over his allegations of impropriety against former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court today remarked that people should be sensitive atleast towards the judiciary. In the context of the main matter, Justice Kant posed to the petitioner's counsel, "who has advised you to unnecessarily …

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress Leaders
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress Leaders

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive post made on X, by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress. As per the prosecution case on April 19 MCC Nodal officer of Gandhinagar informed the complainant …

Rampant For Political Rivals To Drag Opponents In Case To Ruin Political Career: Rajasthan HC Asks SP To Monitor Probe In FIR Against Sarpanch
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rampant For Political Rivals To Drag Opponents In Case To Ruin Political Career: Rajasthan HC Asks SP To Monitor Probe In FIR Against Sarpanch

Live Law  

In a plea for quashing an FIR filed against a Sarpanch, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed the Superintendent of Police to personally monitor the investigation observing that in an era where it was rampant for political rivals to drag their opponents in a case to damage their political career it was appropriate to direct the police …

Rajasthan HC clears accused of charges under SC/ST Act in 2011 ‘casteist slurs’ case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan HC clears accused of charges under SC/ST Act in 2011 ‘casteist slurs’ case

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday dismissed charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, against four individuals accused of using derogatory language toward public officials during an encroachment inspection in Jaisalmer. Justice Birendra Kumar observed that the alleged terms used — ‘bhangi’, ‘neech’, ‘bhikhari’ and ‘mangani’ — were not casteist slurs and therefore did not meet the …

3 cases against Ravi, Bommai, Simha, seer over provocative speeches
1 month, 4 weeks ago

3 cases against Ravi, Bommai, Simha, seer over provocative speeches

Hindustan Times  

Three separate cases were filed on Monday against former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP leaders CT Ravi and Pratap Simha, and a prominent pontiff, following allegations of provocative speeches that incited religious tension. As such, two separate cases have been filed, and investigations are underway.” The accused have been booked under Section 196/1A of the BNS, that pertains to promoting …

Nashik court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over remarks on Savarkar
3 months, 1 week ago

Nashik court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over remarks on Savarkar

The Hindu  

A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district has summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nashik, Deepali Parimal Kaduskar, issued a process to Mr. Gandhi on September 27, noting that the "statement made against a patriotic person prima-facie seems to be …

Police to probe alleged false case, torture of Bollywood actor in A.P.’s NTR district
4 months, 1 week ago

Police to probe alleged false case, torture of Bollywood actor in A.P.’s NTR district

The Hindu  

A Mumbai-based Bollywood actor and a doctor by profession alleged that the Ibrahimpatnam police of the NTR Police Commissionerate had filed a false case against her and her family members and arrested them in February this year. The Home Minister, Vangalapudi Anitha, told the media that the police received an online complaint on the alleged false case and torture. It …

Criminalising words: on allegedly divisive speeches
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Criminalising words: on allegedly divisive speeches

The Hindu  

The grant of sanction to prosecute writer-activist Arundhati Roy and academician Sheikh Showkat Hussain for alleged “unlawful activity” in a case dating back to 2010 is unwarranted. Saxena, who had accorded sanction in October 2023 to prosecute the Booker Prize-winning writer and the former Kashmir University professor, respectively, for allegedly divisive speeches and imputations against national unity, has now given …

Hate speech: Karnataka HC stays FIRs against Shobha, Tejasvi
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hate speech: Karnataka HC stays FIRs against Shobha, Tejasvi

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday stayed the First Information Report and further proceedings against Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje for allegedly promoting feelings of enmity between the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The court also stayed two more FIRs and further proceedings against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for allegedly disturbing …

Sharjeel Imam calls his Delhi Riot speech 'Gandhian', police opposes bail plea
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharjeel Imam calls his Delhi Riot speech 'Gandhian', police opposes bail plea

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Delhi Police opposed the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam filed in the Delhi High Court. The bail plea was submitted in a sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case filed against Sharjeel Imam for his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January …

FIR lodged against Silchar-based writer over book on Manipur violence
1 year, 1 month ago

FIR lodged against Silchar-based writer over book on Manipur violence

The Hindu  

A case has been registered against a Silchar-based writer on charges of "promoting enmity between groups" through his book 'Manipur Files', which is based on the ethnic violence in the northeastern state, police said on November 28. The FIR was lodged at Porompat police station in Imphal East district on November 25 by Kangleipak Kanba Lup youth leader Luwangcha U. …

FIR registered against U.P. Congress chief for promoting enmity over BHU ‘molestation’ incident
1 year, 2 months ago

FIR registered against U.P. Congress chief for promoting enmity over BHU ‘molestation’ incident

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday registered a First Information Report against U.P. Congress president Ajay Rai on a complaint from the Banaras Hindu University unit chief of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad for allegedly promoting enmity. According to the complaint submitted to police by ABVP office-bearer Abhay Pratap Singh, Mr. Rai accused the members of the RSS-linked outfit of being …

​Karnataka HC quashes case against Nadda, says 'reckless registration of crime' based on absurd allegations
1 year, 4 months ago

​Karnataka HC quashes case against Nadda, says 'reckless registration of crime' based on absurd allegations

India TV News  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings in a case against BJP national president JP Nadda in connection with an election speech ahead of the Assembly polls in May, and called it a “reckless registration of crime." A complaint was lodged by an election officer at the Harapanahalli police station on May 9 under Section 171F, alleging that …

Delhi Court Summons Ashok Gehlot in Defamation Complaint by Union Minister Sekhawat
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi Court Summons Ashok Gehlot in Defamation Complaint by Union Minister Sekhawat

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday summoned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a criminal complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat seeking his prosecution for alleged defamation, saying the Congress leader made imputations knowing and intending to harm his reputation. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal said the accused prima facie made defamatory imputations against the …

Where anyone can be accused of sedition
1 year, 6 months ago

Where anyone can be accused of sedition

The Hindu  

French author Andre Gide once said, “Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.” This captures the current state of the debate on sedition in India. The 279th Law Commission Report, laying down the grounds for retaining sedition, is starkly symbolic of how “nobody listens.” The Commission has …

HC seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against addition of sedition charge
1 year, 7 months ago

HC seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against addition of sedition charge

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Delhi Police to respond to student activist Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking the dismissal of a supplementary chargesheet that introduced charges of sedition and ‘hate speech’ in a criminal case related to his alleged objectionable speech delivered at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019. The challenge to the police’s supplementary chargesheet was regarding the …

Supreme Court Grants Time To Delhi Police To Respond To Brinda Karat's Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP Leaders For Alleged Hate Speeches
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Time To Delhi Police To Respond To Brinda Karat's Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP Leaders For Alleged Hate Speeches

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted time to the Commissioner, Delhi Police to file a counter affidavit in a plea filed by Communist Party of India leader Brinda Karat seeking registration of FIR against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for allegedly delivering hate speeches in 2020. A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was considering the …

Common For Politicians To Comment On Each Other, Public Figures Can’t Be Thin-Skinned: Aaditya Thackeray On Defamation Case By Shinde Faction Leader
1 year, 8 months ago

Common For Politicians To Comment On Each Other, Public Figures Can’t Be Thin-Skinned: Aaditya Thackeray On Defamation Case By Shinde Faction Leader

Live Law  

Opposing a defamation case filed by Eknath Shinde-faction leader Rahul Shewale, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it is a regular practice for politicians to comment on each other’s conduct in political discourse and that public figures cannot be allowed to be thin-skinned “as it would entirely stifle all criticism of them.”Thackeray said …

Watch| 'Sedition case...': BJP's Giriraj Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi for Cambridge University comments
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch| 'Sedition case...': BJP's Giriraj Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi for Cambridge University comments

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday demanded a sedition case be filed against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly insulting the Parliament and India's democracy during his visit to the United Kingdom earlier this month. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader's demand echoed those by his colleagues today as the second half of the Budget session kickstarted with ruling BJP upping pressure on …

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption
1 year, 10 months ago

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption

The Hindu  

A magistrate court will pass an order on Apri 1 on an application by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking permanent exemption from appearing in ongoing defamation proceedings against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh secretary. Advocate Narayan Iyer had filed an application on behalf of Mr. Gandhi, seeking permanent exemption. He had said, “RSS people killed Gandhiji and today their …

DC Edit | Dissent, even if unseemly, should not lead to arrest
1 year, 10 months ago

DC Edit | Dissent, even if unseemly, should not lead to arrest

Deccan Chronicle  

The timely and resolute intervention of the Supreme Court to prevent the incarceration of Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for cases registered against him over his comment that was critical of the Prime Minister has spared our blushes seeing as we call ourselves the oldest democracy in the world. It also issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh and Assam governments to …

‘Objective was to harm Hindus': Court frames charges against ex-AAP councillor Hussain in 2020 Delhi riots
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Objective was to harm Hindus': Court frames charges against ex-AAP councillor Hussain in 2020 Delhi riots

Firstpost  

In scathing observations, a Delhi court while framing charges against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and others in the 2020 Delhi riots case, said all the accused targeted Hindus with an “objective to harm them in every possible manner”. New Delhi: In scathing observations, a Delhi court while framing charges against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and others in the …

Alleged Remarks Against UP CM | Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Samajwadi Party Leader Anurag Bhadouria
2 years, 1 month ago

Alleged Remarks Against UP CM | Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Samajwadi Party Leader Anurag Bhadouria

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today refused to quash an FIR registered against Samajwadi Party Leader Anurag Bhadouria for allegedly making insulting and objectionable remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and late Mahant Avaidyanath during a TV Debate show.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Renu Agarwal rejected his plea seeking the quashing of his FIR and a …

'Objective was to harm Hindus': Charges framed against ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in Delhi riots case
2 years, 2 months ago

'Objective was to harm Hindus': Charges framed against ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in Delhi riots case

India Today  

A Delhi court on Saturday framed charges against former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. "Tahir Hussain, Shah Alam, Nazim, Kasim, Riyasat and Liyakat are liable to be tried for offences u/s 505, 307, 120b and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, in respect of incident related to Ajay Goswami," the …

HC directs CBI to submit report of probe conducted against IPS officer Seemant Kumar Singh
2 years, 6 months ago

HC directs CBI to submit report of probe conducted against IPS officer Seemant Kumar Singh

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit a report on the investigations carried out against Seemant Kumar Singh, Additional Director-General of Police, in connection with his role in illegal mining cases as he had served as the Superintendent of Police of Ballari during 2010. Sandesh issued the direction after the State government …

PIL petition seeking action against Eknath Shinde ‘politically induced’: Bombay High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

PIL petition seeking action against Eknath Shinde ‘politically induced’: Bombay High Court

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the plea seeking action against dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other rebel Ministers was ‘a politically induced litigation’ and said it would hear the plea if ₹1 lakh was deposited as security. Karnik dismissed the public interest litigation petition filed by journalist, lawyers and students Utpal Chandawar, Abhijeet Ghule-Patil, Neelima Vartak, …

PIL plea in HC seeks FIR against the Thackerays, Raut
2 years, 6 months ago

PIL plea in HC seeks FIR against the Thackerays, Raut

The Hindu  

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday seeking registration of First Information Report against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut. The PIL sought a direction to restrain all the three from making any statements against the members of the legislative assembly who are …

PIL Seeks FIR Against Uddhav, Aaditya Thackeray and Raut for Sedition
2 years, 6 months ago

PIL Seeks FIR Against Uddhav, Aaditya Thackeray and Raut for Sedition

News 18  

A public interest litigation seeking the registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, minister Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for sedition and breach of public peace was filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday amid a standoff between the MVA government and the rebel Sena MLAs. The petition, filed by Pune-based social worker …

Maharashtra Political Crisis : PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks FIR For "Public Nuisance" & "Sedition" Against CM Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut And Aditya Thackeray
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Political Crisis : PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks FIR For "Public Nuisance" & "Sedition" Against CM Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut And Aditya Thackeray

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking registration of an FIR against the CM of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackarey, his son Aditya Thackarey and close aide MP Sanjay Raut for alleged "public nuisance" and sedition. Petitioner Hemant Patil, who claims to be a social and political activist from Pune, has further sought to restrain them from organising …

Using the loopholes: Delhi HC disallows filing of FIRs against BJP leaders
2 years, 6 months ago

Using the loopholes: Delhi HC disallows filing of FIRs against BJP leaders

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST Amid the controversy surrounding a BJP spokesperson’s comments about Prophet Mohammed on national television some weeks ago, which got her suspended from the party, the Delhi High Court passed a recent order that disallowed the filing of FIRs against two prominent leaders of the same party in a different context. On June 13, …

Defamation case | Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearance
2 years, 6 months ago

Defamation case | Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearance

The Hindu  

A Thane court, on June 18, allowed exemption from appearance to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation suit filed by an RSS activist. Bhiwandi Judicial Magistrate First Class L. C. Wadikar allowed the application for exemption for the day and adjourned the matter for August 6, Mr. Gandhi's counsel advocate Narayan Iyer told PTI. “In his application, Mr. Gandhi …

What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?
2 years, 7 months ago

What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?

Deccan Chronicle  

Samjho ki sedition law gaya! No matter what squeaky noises are made by India’s law minister, the articulate and cute Kiren Rijuju, about some vaguely defined “lakshman rekha”, as of now, the citizens of India have won a major victory, thanks to the learned and wise Supreme Court judges who have installed an unambiguous protective apparatus, pending the Centre’s review. …

'Govt Doing What Nehru Couldn't': Centre tells Supreme Court on Re-examining Sedition Law
2 years, 7 months ago

'Govt Doing What Nehru Couldn't': Centre tells Supreme Court on Re-examining Sedition Law

News 18  

India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on Tuesday, found a mention in the Supreme Court during the hearing of pleas challenging the sedition law. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was representing the petitioners arguing about the misuse of sedition law, said that former PM Nehru had echoed similar thoughts regarding Section 124A, which criminalises sedition. We are trying to do …

From Disha Ravi to Arundhati Roy, Supreme Court sedition law stay to impact several high-profile cases
2 years, 7 months ago

From Disha Ravi to Arundhati Roy, Supreme Court sedition law stay to impact several high-profile cases

India TV News  

Highlights Disha Ravi, was arrested on February 14, 2021 for allegedly helping the farmers on Farm Laws protest JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar was charged under section 124A of IPC Journalist Siddique Kappan was also charged with sedition while reporting on the Hathras Rape Case In the wake of the Supreme Court order staying the registration of FIRs, ongoing …

Explained: How successive state and central governments have defended sedition law in the past
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: How successive state and central governments have defended sedition law in the past

Firstpost  

From the Aseem Trivedi case of 2012 to the Rana couple incident of 2022, different parties have used the contentious legislation and defended it, despite opposition from other corners After calling sedition a “good law” and telling the Supreme Court that there was no need to strike it down, the Centre on Monday climbed down from its previous stance, saying …

Repeal the sedition law
2 years, 8 months ago

Repeal the sedition law

Hindustan Times  

Liking a social media post; cheering a team in a cricket match; criticising government policy or leaders – these are some of the grounds on which have authorities slapped sedition charges on Indian citizens in the past five years, underlining how the stringent provision, a relic of colonial-era law-making, was increasingly being used as a tool by governments of various …

Petition filed in Bombay High Court seeks FIR under charges of sedition against Raj Thackeray
2 years, 8 months ago

Petition filed in Bombay High Court seeks FIR under charges of sedition against Raj Thackeray

Firstpost  

The petition was filed by a Pune-based activist, Hemant Patil and is likely to be mentioned for an urgent hearing today Mumbai, Maharashtra: A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Maharashtra government and Mumbai police to register an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray under the charges of sedition and creating …

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'
2 years, 8 months ago

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'

Firstpost  

The Apex court last year had asked the Centre why it was not repealing the colonial-era law used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress the freedom movement, as it expressed concern over the misuse of the provision A Supreme Court bench is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity …

Navneet, Ravi Rana charged with sedition: A look at cases when Maharashtra govt invoked sedition
2 years, 8 months ago

Navneet, Ravi Rana charged with sedition: A look at cases when Maharashtra govt invoked sedition

India Today  

Independent MP from Amravati, Navneet Rana, and her husband, Ravi Rana, an MLA from Badnera constituency, have been arrested by the Khar police for creating enmity between two groups and sedition charges were invoked. Our concern is misuse of the law and no accountability of the Executive.” Here are some of the prominent sedition cases filed in Maharashtra: KANGANA RANAUT …

At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges, Possibility Of Accused Person's Acquittal Not To Considered, Rather It Is To Be Seen Whether Prima Facie Case Is Made Out Or Not: Rajasthan HC
2 years, 8 months ago

At The Stage Of Framing Of Charges, Possibility Of Accused Person's Acquittal Not To Considered, Rather It Is To Be Seen Whether Prima Facie Case Is Made Out Or Not: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court observed that medical evidence cannot be doubted, that too, at the stage of framing of charges, where as per the settled law laid down by the Supreme Court, the possibility of acquittal of the accused person are not to be taken into consideration, rather it is to be seen whether prima facie case is made out …

Karnataka Court Orders Probe Against Minister KS Eshwarappa For Alleged Hate Speech, Sedition
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka Court Orders Probe Against Minister KS Eshwarappa For Alleged Hate Speech, Sedition

Live Law  

A Special Magistrate's Court in Bengaluru on Wednesday issued a direction under section 156 of CrPC, directing the local Police to investigate a private complaint filed against State Minister of Rural Development, KS Eshwarappa, alleging offence of Sedition and promoting religious enmity. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Preeti J in its order said, "This complaint is referred to SHO of Doddapete …

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Proposes Day To Day Hearing Of Trial Against Sharjeel Imam In Anti-CAA Speeches Case
2 years, 9 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Proposes Day To Day Hearing Of Trial Against Sharjeel Imam In Anti-CAA Speeches Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday proposed day to day hearing of the trial against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat today formally framed charges against Imam in his presence and read out and explained …

Delhi Riots: HC Seeks Political Leaders' Stand on Pleas to Implead Them in Proceedings Seeking FIR
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Riots: HC Seeks Political Leaders' Stand on Pleas to Implead Them in Proceedings Seeking FIR

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Monday sought the stand of several political leaders, including Anurag Thakur, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others, on pleas to make them parties to proceedings seeking FIR and investigation against them for allegedly delivering hate speeches leading to the February 2020 riots amidst protests against the …

Criminal complaint filed against CM Charanjit Channi over remarks on migrants
2 years, 10 months ago

Criminal complaint filed against CM Charanjit Channi over remarks on migrants

Hindustan Times  

Amid furore over Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s purported remarks against migrants, a criminal complaint was filed in a Ludhiana court on Friday by the son of a migrant labourer from Bihar. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi had made some objectionable comments against migrants during a rally in Ropar, in the presence of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi. …

Sedition charge on Cong's Ajay Rai in Varanasi over remarks on Modi, Adityanath
2 years, 11 months ago

Sedition charge on Cong's Ajay Rai in Varanasi over remarks on Modi, Adityanath

India TV News  

Highlights Cong leader Ajay Rai has been booked for for sedition. Congress candidate in Uttar Pradesh Ajay Rai was on Saturday booked for sedition for allegedly making a hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said here. He was also booked for alleged violation of the model code of conduct and COVID-19 protocols during …

RSS's Defamation Case : Day To Day Trial To Commence Against Rahul Gandhi From Feb 5
2 years, 11 months ago

RSS's Defamation Case : Day To Day Trial To Commence Against Rahul Gandhi From Feb 5

Live Law  

The trial in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will be heard every day starting February 5, a Thane court decided on Saturday. The court held that the case against Gandhi fell under the same category and hence needs to be taken up on priority, fast-tracked and heard …

Delhi court slaps sedition and UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi court slaps sedition and UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam

Op India  

Delhi’s Karkardooma court Monday slapped a fresh sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam over his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January 16, 2020, respectively. Sharjeel Imam was arrested by Delhi Police on 28th January 2020, from Bihar over inflammatory speeches against the Citizenship Amendment Act, …

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in 2019. “Charges are being framed under sections 124, 153A, 153B, 505 of Indian Penal Code, and Section 13 of UAPA,” Additional …

Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat framed charges under Sections 124A, 153A,. A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating …

SC issues notice to Centre, states on plea on alleged hate speeches made in Haridwar, Delhi
2 years, 11 months ago

SC issues notice to Centre, states on plea on alleged hate speeches made in Haridwar, Delhi

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches during two events held recently in Haridwar and the national capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana issued notice on the plea filed by journalist Qurban Ali …

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