7 years, 2 months ago

Judge Loya’s Death: Another PIL Filed In Bombay HC Seeking Probe By Commission Of Inquiry [Read Petition]

Live Law

One more public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking constitution of a Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the death of former CBI judge presiding over the Sohrabuddin trial, judge BH Loya.The petitioner, Bombay Lawyers’ Association, has primarily relied on The Caravan’s report dated November 20, 2017, which gives. One more public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking constitution of a Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the death of former CBI judge presiding over the Sohrabuddin trial, judge BH Loya. The petitioner, Bombay Lawyers’ Association, has primarily relied on The Caravan’s report dated November 20, 2017, which gives a detailed account of the mysterious circumstances surrounding Judge Loya’s death alleged by his family members. This is the second PIL filed at the Bombay High Court seeking an investigation into judge Loya’s death, the first one was filed at the Nagpur bench.

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6 days, 2 hours ago

CBI’s closure report in Sushant case holds no legal value: Satish Salian’s advocate

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Subsequent to the CBI’s closure report in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, the National President of the Indian Bar Association, advocate Nilesh Ojha, who is representing Disha Salian’s father in the Bombay high court, issued an official letter, saying that the closure report held no legal value before the court and the court could still take cognisance to …

1 month, 1 week ago

Pasha slams CBI’s ‘implausible’ findings in Walayar case

The Hindu

Former High Court judge and legal commentator Kemal Pasha has lashed out at the Central Bureau of Investigation for its “strangest findings” in the investigation of the unnatural death of two minor girls from Walayar. Mr. Pasha also questioned the CBI’s suicide claim as there was no presence of fibre on the palms of the victims. The former judge added …

3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the decks for a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that left 68 people dead. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the special leave petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Madras High Court judgment ordering the CBI probe. Based on petitions filed by AIADMK …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence Before Appropriate Bench

Live Law

The Chief Justice Arun Bhansali-led Bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the listing of a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking a CBI probe into the violence that erupted last month in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, before a bench with the jurisdiction to hear criminal PILs. The PIL plea also prays for the following reliefs: Appoint a special investigation team, …

9 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: One more PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI/SIT probe

The Hindu

One more public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special Investigation Team into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that has so far claimed 58 lives and left many others hospitalised. Inbadurai had filed a similar PIL petition seeking a CBI probe into the tragedy and …

9 months, 1 week ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear on June 21 a plea for CBI probe

The Hindu

The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a public interest litgation petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that had so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench of the High Court this week, a …

9 months, 1 week ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21

The Hindu

The Madras High Court has decided to hear on Friday, June 21, 2024, two public interest litigations seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi spurious liquor tragedy that has so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench this week, two advocates on …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Court seeks status report in death of accused in Salman Khan house firing case

India Today

The Bombay High Court has sought a status report be filed in the case of an alleged custodial death of one of the accused in actor Salman Khan's home firing case. The court has also directed the preservation of CCTV footage where the accused was kept in the Mumbai crime branch and call data records of police officials who were …

1 year ago

SC dismisses Delhi HC verdict, orders CBI probe into death of Manipuri woman

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi, Mar 26 Unresolved crimes tend to erode public trust in the institutions which have been established for maintaining law and order, the Supreme Court has said while directing a CBI probe into the death of a 25-year-old Manipuri woman who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented house in south Delhi in 2013. The deceased woman's …

1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into Sandeshkhali violence

The Hindu

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village on February 19. When Mr. Srivastava referred to the top court having formed a committee of three former women high court judges to oversee the investigation, relief and remedial measures in Manipur, where also women were sexually …

1 year, 1 month ago

High Court Issues Notices On Plea For Independent Probe Into Alleged Encounter Killings & Custodial Deaths In Punjab During 1984-1995

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to CBI, Central government, Punjab government and the Director General of Punjab Police on a PIL seeking independent probe into alleged 6,733 encounter killings, custodial death and illegal cremation of dead bodies in Punjab during the period of 1984-1995.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice G.S. The Punjab and Haryana …

1 year, 8 months ago

'Doesn't Appear Investigation Was Satisfactory' : Meghalaya High Court Stays Trial In Death Case Of Cop Who Resisted Illegal Coal Racket

Live Law

The Meghalaya High Court stayed the trial in the case related to the death of police officer PJ Marbaniang after expressing doubts about the SIT investigation. The Special Investigation Team, appointed by the court, recently submitted its report, pointing towards the existence of a well-organized network engaged in illegal coal mining, transportation, and related activities. Expressing deep concern over the …

1 year, 11 months ago

Bombay HC stops monitoring rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case investigation

India Today

The Bombay High Court has said that there was no requirement to further monitor the investigation in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case of 2013. READ | Narendra Dabholkar murder: CBI gets 3 weeks to take call on further probe However, lately some of the accused have approached the court against the investigation being monitored when the trial in the case …

2 years ago

PIL plea in Madras HC seeks CBI probe into former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s death

The Hindu

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a court monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the light of the report of Justice A. Arumughaswamy Commission which probed into circumstances that led to her death. Gopaljee, publisher of two editions of a vernacular newspaper, has …

2 years, 3 months ago

Birbhum Massacre Accused Custodial Death: Calcutta HC Restrains CID From Taking Coercive Action Against CBI Officers

Live Law

In an important development, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department not to take any coercive action against officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the Birbhum massacre case. On December 12, Lalan Sheikh, a prime accused in the Birbhum massacre case, was found …

2 years, 7 months ago

Walayar Rape-Death Case: Kerala POCSO Court Directs CBI To Conduct Further Investigation

Live Law

A POCSO Court in Kerala on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct further investigation into the infamous Walayar case which involves the unnatural death of two minor Dalit sisters. The Special Court in Palakkad thereby quashed the charge sheet recently filed by CBI finding the matter to be a case of suicide and allowed the plea moved …

2 years, 9 months ago

BREAKING | Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Transfer Probe To CBI, State Constituted SIT Ordered To File Chargesheet

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022 under mysterious circumstances.The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the …

2 years, 10 months ago

BJP Worker Found Dead In Kolkata: PIL In High Court Suspects Foul Play, Seeks Judicial Intervention

Live Law

A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court on Friday seeking the Court's intervention regarding the death of a 26-year-old BJP worker who was found hanging inside an abandoned building on Friday morning.According to reports, the deceased, identified as Arjun Chowrasia, was found hanging inside a building in North Kolkata's Ghosh Bagan area. A Public …

2 years, 11 months ago

PILs Filed Before Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into 4 Rape Cases Reported This Month In West Bengal

Live Law

A batch of Public Interest Litigation petitions have been filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday, seeking a CBI probe into 5 recent rape cases that are reported in various districts of West Bengal this month. Incidents of rape have been reported to have taken place at Netra and Namkhana villages in South 24 Parganas district, at Pingla in …

3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court allows CBI to probe death of 17-year-old girl in Thanjavur

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the CBI to proceed with the probe into the suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Thanjavur who was allegedly coerced to convert to Christianity. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi issued notice on the appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu DGP challenging the Madras High Court order. The …

3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Chennai Advocate's Plea Against State Police Probe Into His Son's Death

Live Law

On allegations of manipulation by the Tamil Nadu state police, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the challenge to the Madras High Court direction vesting the investigation in the 2011 death of an advocate to the CB-CID. for the petitioner-father and Advocate S. Prabhakar for the Tamil Nadu Advocates' Association and the Madras High Court Bar Association have …

3 years, 2 months ago

Dhanbad judge death: CBI changes investigating team after Jharkhand HC slams agency for laxity

Firstpost

On 28 July, 2021, 49-year-old Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand was allegedly mowed down by an autorickshaw while he was on morning jog New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has changed the team probing the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand, officials said on Saturday. The new team has already reached Dhanbad where they sought the court’s permission to question …

3 years, 2 months ago

CBI Changes Team Probing Murder of Dhanbad Judge After HC's Rap on 'Laxity' in Investigation

News 18

The Central Bureau of Investigation has changed the team probing the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand, officials said on Saturday. The development came after the Jharkhand High Court recently slammed the agency for its “laxity” in probing the murder, and observed that it seemed that the CBI was trying to quit the investigation and even protect the accused. The …

3 years, 2 months ago

CBI changes probe team in judge death case after Jharkhand high court rap

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has changed the entire team investigating the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand two weeks after the Jharkhand high court criticised its handling of the case. The Supreme Court and the Jharkhand high court took suo motu cognisance of the hit-and-run incident in which Anand was killed after CCTV footage showed a three-wheeler …

3 years, 2 months ago

CBI changes entire team probing death of Dhanbad Judge

Hindustan Times

Two weeks after the Jharkhand high court reprimanded the Central Bureau of Investigation for not conducting the investigation properly into the death of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand, the central agency has changed the entire probe team in the case. People familiar with the development confirmed to HT that the members of the Special Investigation Team probing the Dhanbad Judge’s mysterious …

3 years, 2 months ago

Jharkhand HC Asks CBI to Unearth Greater Conspiracy into Dhanbad Judge's Death

News 18

Reprimanding the CBI for not properly conducting the unnatural death case of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand in July last year, the High Court of Jharkhand on Friday said there is a greater conspiracy into the matter which needs to be unearthed. While hearing the case online, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad …

3 years, 2 months ago

Dhanbad judge death: HC junks CBI’s mobile theft theory

Hindustan Times

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the CBI theory that mobile theft could be a possible motive behind the alleged murder of Dhanbad additional judge Uttam Anand in July last year and directed the agency to submit the findings report of all technical investigation done by it to date in the case. Taking up the weekly investigation progress report …

3 years, 4 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri : UP Govt Agrees To Appointment Of Retired Judge To Monitor Probe; Supreme Court Wants SIT Upgraded With IPS Officers

Live Law

The State of Uttar Pradesh informed the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to the appointment of a retired judge to monitor the investigation in the Lakhmipur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 persons, including 4 farmers, who were allegedly mowed down by vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister …

3 years, 4 months ago

SC wants retired HC judge to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri probe

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government’s response to a proposal to appoint a retired High Court judge, possibly who served outside the State, to monitor the probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri murders and violence The court highlighted an urgent need to “infuse fairness and impartiality” into the probe. There is a need to appoint a retired …

3 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Allahabad High Court's Order For CBI Probe Into A 'Custodial Death' Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with an order of the Allahabad High Court transferring the probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The Bench of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Aniruddha Bose dismissed the plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh authorities against the High Court's September. The Supreme Court recently …

3 years, 5 months ago

Dhanbad judge murder case: CBI files chargesheet against auto driver, his accomplice

Firstpost

The 49-year-old judge was allegedly mowed down by a heavy auto-rickshaw while he was s out on jog on the morning of 28 July in Dhanbad New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against two accused in the alleged murder of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand, who was mowed down by an auto-rickshaw on July 28, officials said. The …

3 years, 5 months ago

Dhanbad Judge Murder: CBI Files Chargesheet, Says ‘Pre-planned' Killing; Looking Into 'Larger Conspiracy’

News 18

The CBI on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the alleged murder of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand, stating that it was a pre-planned killing. The CBI had last month lodged two cases regarding the theft of the auto-rickshaw and three mobile phones that were believed to have been used in the alleged murder. The first FIR lodged by the CBI on …

3 years, 5 months ago

Dhanbad judge death: We have got certain leads, CBI tells Ranchi HC

Hindustan Times

The Central Bureau of Investigation informed the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday that they have got “certain leads” in the Dhanbad judge death case, and they are investigating further on those lines, a lawyer participating in the proceedings said. The Supreme Court and the Jharkhand HC had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident, with the HC directing the CBI …

3 years, 6 months ago

No New Fact Discovered by CBI in Dhanbad Judge Death Case; Jharkhand HC Unhappy

News 18

Observing that no new fact has been discovered in the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the death case of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand, the High Court of Jharkhand on Thursday expressed annoyance over the slow pace of the probe. A division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad also expressed unhappiness with …

3 years, 7 months ago

Dhanbad judge death case: CBI submits first status report in HC

Hindustan Times

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted its first investigation status report to the Jharkhand High Court in connection with the death of a Dhanbad judge in a “road accident” in the coal city last month. Both the Supreme Court and the HC had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and the apex court had directed the CBI …

3 years, 7 months ago

Judge Uttam Anand's Killing : CBI's Report Does Not Indicate Anything On Motive, Says Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation on the suspicious killing of Jharkhand judge Uttam Anand does not indicate anything on motive or reason behind the crime. The Bench has directed the suo motu case to be tagged along with another writ petition which was filed before the top Court in …

3 years, 7 months ago

CBI team recreates crime scene as it probes hit-and-run death case of Jharkhand judge

India Today

The Central Bureau of Investigation team, investigating the hit-and-run case in which Dhanbad district and sessions judge Uttam Anand lost his life, recreated the crime scene on Saturday at the site of the incident at Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad. Taking cognizance of a letter filed before the court by the Dhanbad principal district judge in the case, Justice Ranjan …

3 years, 7 months ago

Dhanbad judge death case: Supreme Court says police, CBI 'not helping' judiciary if complaints filed

India TV News

Dhanbad judge death case: Supreme Court says police, CBI 'not helping' judiciary if complaints filed A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant also issued notice to CBI which has taken over the probe into the recent incident of alleged mowing down of a judge at Dhanbad. The Supreme Court on Friday termed the incidents of judges …

3 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand judge death: SC pulls up CBI for not responding to judges' complaints, issues notice

India Today

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the case of the alleged killing of a Jharkhand judge while pulling up the probe agency for not responding to complaints of threats to judges. “There is no freedom to the judges to even file a complaint,” the SC said, adding that police …

3 years, 7 months ago

Judge Uttam Anand Death- 'Feeding Particular Questions To Get Particular Answers Isn't Appreciated': Jharkhand HC Pulls Up IO, SIT Head

Live Law

The Jharkhand High Court, while accepting the recommendations of the State Government and transferring the investigation of the Dhanbad Judge death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, raised several pertinent questions to the Investigating Agency. A bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad perused the affidavit filed by the DGP and head of the Special …

3 years, 7 months ago

Judge death case: SIT submits report, two sent to judicial custody

Hindustan Times

The Dhanbad police on Monday sent the two accused in the additional district judge Uttam Anand death case into judicial custody after questioning. The special investigation team constituted to probe the incident submitted its report with the Jharkhand high court, which is likely to hear the case on Tuesday. Later on Friday, the Supreme Court also took cognisance of the …

3 years, 7 months ago

Dhanbad judge death: SIT submits report, two sent to judicial custody

Hindustan Times

The Dhanbad police on Monday sent the two accused in the additional district judge Uttam Anand death case into judicial custody after questioning, and the special investigation team constituted to probe the incident submitted its report with the Jharkhand high court, which is likely to hear the case on Tuesday, officials said. The high court had taken suo motu cognisance …

3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, July 26 To August 1, 2021

Live Law

Writ Jurisdiction Not For Deciding 'Hotly Disputed Questions Of Facts', Reiterates Supreme CourtCase: Shubas Jain vs. Rajeshwari Shivam Citation: LL 2021 SC 335The Supreme Court has reiterated that a High Court cannot invoke its writ jurisdiction to adjudicate 'hotly disputed questions of facts'.It is not for the High Court to make a comparative. Writ Jurisdiction Not For Deciding 'Hotly Disputed …

3 years, 7 months ago

Dhanbad judge death: Soren govt recommends CBI probe

Hindustan Times

The Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand on Saturday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of Dhanbad judge who died in the coal city on July 28 after being hit by an auto rickshaw while he was on his morning walk. HT Image “The death incident of judge Uttam Anand has been transferred to CBI for further …

3 years, 7 months ago

Dhanbad judge murder case: Jharkhand govt recommends CBI probe

India TV News

Jharkhand government has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the alleged killing of Additional District Judge Uttam Anand, in Dhanbad. On Friday, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the "sad demise" of a judge in "gruesome incident" of being allegedly mowed down by a vehicle while on morning jog on July 28 at Dhanbad and sought …

3 years, 8 months ago

Dhanbad judge death: 2 held, vehicle seized; ADG heads SIT probe

Hindustan Times

The Dhanbad police have recovered the auto rickshaw that hit the additional district and sessions judge Uttam Anand that led to his death on Wednesday morning and arrested two persons who were allegedly riding the vehicle at the time of the incident. The police on Thursday also formed a 14-member special investigation team headed by additional director general of police …

3 years, 8 months ago

'Accountability Required': Uttarakhand High Court Orders CBI Probe, Transfer Of Jail Guards, Departmental Proceedings Against SSP In Custodial Death Case

Live Law

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the custodial death of a 35 year old prisoner at the Haldwani Sub-Jail. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea filed by the prisoner's wife seeking a transfer of investigation from the Haldwani police station, Nainital to the CBI citing wilful negligence on part of the …

4 years, 5 months ago

PIL Filed in Calcutta HC Seeking Transfer of Manish Shukla's Murder Case Probe to CBI

News 18

A PIL was filed before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking transfer of BJP leader Manish Shukla’s murder case probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The petitioner claimed that acts of the West Bengal government and its police in investigating Shukla’s death have eroded the confidence of the common man in the law and order machinery of the …

4 years, 5 months ago

SC to Hear PIL for Court-monitored CBI Probe into Sushant's Ex-manager Disha Salian's Death

News 18

The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager Disha Salian, along with the agency’s probe into the death of the Bollywood actor, as both are “inter-linked”. “A week later, on the morning of June 14, Sushant Singh Rajput allegedly died by suicide which creates suspicion,” …

4 years, 7 months ago

‘Sushant Singh Rajput’s case should be probed by CBI, Mumbai Police buying time to ensure evidence is destroyed’: lawyer

Hindustan Times

Vikas Singh, the lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput’s father KK Singh, has said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has endorsed the family’s demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the case. A bench of Bombay High Court will hear a public interest litigation seeking transfer of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation on …

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