Bhima Koregaon arrests: Supreme Court extends house arrest order for activists; next hearing on 12 September
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Supreme Court extends house arrest order for activists; next hearing on 12 September

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The Supreme Court hearing of Romila Thapar’s petition in favour of the five activists arrested in relation to the Bhima Koregaon violence on Thursday was adjourned till 12 September. The Supreme Court hearing of Romila Thapar’s petition in favour of the five activists arrested in relation to the Bhima Koregaon violence on Thursday has been adjourned till 12 September. On 30 August, the Supreme Court had observed that “ dissent is the safety valve of democracy ” and directed that the activists — Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha, Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao — be kept under house arrest. Bar and Bench reported that Justice DY Chandrachud said to Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, that the ACP “insinuated” that the apex court “should not have intervened” in the current stage of the case.

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Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. “It is pertinent to mention that respondent No.5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners on 09.10.2015, subsequent to the report submitted by the …

Supreme Court Grants Two-Week Protection to YSR Congress Media Head
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Grants Two-Week Protection to YSR Congress Media Head

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:The Supreme Court has granted protection to the YSR Congress social media head Sajjala Bhargav Reddy against whom several cases were booked by the state police over his allegedly derogatory posts on social media. The apex court directed Bhargav Reddy to approach the AP high court for interim relief and stayed his arrest for two weeks. Bhargav Reddy in his …

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday shielded YSR Congress Party’s social media head Sajjala Bhargava Reddy from arrest for two weeks to enable him to approach the high court for bail, observing the interim protection was akin to allowing the petitioner to get first aid while the state government was “raining FIRs” on him. Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister …

Supreme Court Stays Arrest To YSR Congress Party's Social Media Head For 2 weeks, Asks him To Approach Andhra Pradesh HC
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1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Stays Arrest To YSR Congress Party's Social Media Head For 2 weeks, Asks him To Approach Andhra Pradesh HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted protection from arrest to YSR Congress Party's social media head, Sajjala Bhargav Reddy to approach the Andhra High Court for appropriate remedy. On this, Justice Kant orally remarked that he partially agreed with what Sibal said but then the Court did not want to bypass the jurisdiction of the High Court. The Court ordered: "The …

‘Police took appropriate action following Koregaon Bhima violence’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Police took appropriate action following Koregaon Bhima violence’

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Special public prosecutor Advocate Shishir Hiray while making the final arguments before the Bhima Koregaon commission hearing on Tuesday said that in the aftermath of the communal riots which took place in Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, the Pune rural police took appropriate legal action as per the procedure. Special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray in final arguments before …

Maneka’s plea against Sultanpur MP’s election: Allahabad HC reserves order on maintainability
5 months, 1 week ago

Maneka’s plea against Sultanpur MP’s election: Allahabad HC reserves order on maintainability

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday reserved its order on the maintainability of the petition filed by former BJP MP from Sultanpur Maneka Gandhi challenging the election of Samajwadi Party MP Rambhual Nishad. Nishad’s election was challenged on the grounds of not disclosing all the pending criminal cases against him at the time of filing his …

Telangana HC Orders Swift Action on Complaint Against CM Reddy
7 months ago

Telangana HC Orders Swift Action on Complaint Against CM Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a private complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over his remarks on the BJP during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign, Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court directed the special court for excise cases at Hyderabad to conduct proceedings and decide the complaint as expeditiously as possible in accordance with the law. The judge was …

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit moved a lunch motion in the Telangana High Court here on Thursday challenging the adjournment to July 6 of its private criminal complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accusing the latter of making provoking and defamatory remarks against it during an election campaign meeting at Khammam a few weeks ago. Represented by its …

Bhima Koregaon Case| Hany Babu Withdraws Bail Petition In Supreme Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Bhima Koregaon Case| Hany Babu Withdraws Bail Petition In Supreme Court

Live Law  

Hany Babu, a former Delhi University Professor, on Friday withdrew his petition in the Supreme Court seeking bail in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged Maoist links. Accordingly, the Court had passed the following order: “The counsel for the petitioner states that there is a change in the circumstance and she would not like to press the present petition and …

Supreme Court Gives UP Govt 8 Weeks To Consider Need For Guidelines On Invocation Of Gangsters Act
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Gives UP Govt 8 Weeks To Consider Need For Guidelines On Invocation Of Gangsters Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on April 19 granted 8 weeks' time to Uttar Pradesh government to consider desirability of laying down some parameters/guidelines in relation to the invocation of the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Act, 1986.The matter was listed before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan, when Additional Solicitor General. The Supreme Court on …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Shoma Sen In Bhima Koregaon Case
9 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Shoma Sen In Bhima Koregaon Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court granted bail to former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, who is booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967 for alleged Maoist links in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.She was arrested on June 6, 2018, and has been under custody since then, awaiting trial. The Supreme Court granted bail to former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, …

Bhima Koregaon Case | Supreme Court Directs Tagging Of Jyoti Jagtap's Bail Plea With Shoma Sen's Appeal
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Bhima Koregaon Case | Supreme Court Directs Tagging Of Jyoti Jagtap's Bail Plea With Shoma Sen's Appeal

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Advocate Aparna Bhat, appearing for Jagtap, said she had no objection to the tagging of the matters but raised concerns about the prolonged period of incarceration. Background Jyoti Jagtap, an activist and member of cultural organisation 'Kala Kabir Manch', and 16 others, including Gonsalves and Ferreira, have been accused by the National Investigation Agency of being responsible for the caste …

Bhima Koregaon | Does Jyoti Jagtap's Case Fit 'Formula' in Which Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira Were Granted Bail? Supreme Court Asks
1 year, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon | Does Jyoti Jagtap's Case Fit 'Formula' in Which Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira Were Granted Bail? Supreme Court Asks

Live Law  

Deciding the bail application of activist and Bhima Koregaon-accused Jyoti Jagtap would involve a determination of whether her case 'fits the formula' in which the bail pleas of co-accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira were decided, the Supreme Court orally observed on Tuesday, while adjourning Jagtap's bail hearing until September 21. Background Jyoti Jagtap, an activist and member of cultural …

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, 8 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 …

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Bail Pleas Of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira
1 year, 10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Bail Pleas Of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira

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The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the bail applications of Bhima Koregaon-accused and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, both of whom have been lodged in jail since August 2018 for alleged offences under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. Arguments of the Appellants Senior advocates Rebecca John and R. Basant, appearing for Gonsalves and Ferreira respectively, over …

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Applications Of Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira To Feb 21
1 year, 11 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Applications Of Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira To Feb 21

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, both of whom have been lodged in jail since August 2018 after their arrest over alleged Naxal links in Bhima Koregaon case. “Tomorrow, we will list it as the first item after any fresh matter,” Justice Bose told Senior Advocate Rebecca John, …

HC orders personal notice to Akbaruddin Owaisi in a case filed against his acquittal
2 years, 3 months ago

HC orders personal notice to Akbaruddin Owaisi in a case filed against his acquittal

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday ordered personal notice to MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in a criminal appeal filed by advocate Karuna Sagar of the BJP legal cell, who challenged the acquittal in a hate speech case passed by the special sessions court for trial of cases against MPs and MLAs. On April 13, the special court had acquitted …

Legal row over B.B. Patil’s election back in High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Legal row over B.B. Patil’s election back in High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The legal tussle over the election of Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil as Zaheerabad MP on a TRS ticket in 2019, has returned to Telangana High Court, following the Supreme Court’s directions issued last month. K. Madan Mohan Rao, who lost to Patil on a Congress ticket, had approached the High with an election petition, which was heard and rejected by …

Supreme Court adjourns bail plea of Vernon Gonsalves in Bhima Koregaon case
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court adjourns bail plea of Vernon Gonsalves in Bhima Koregaon case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for three months the Bhima Koregaon case accused Vernon Gonsalves’ plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s refusal to grant him bail. “We’ll adjourn the case and see what order is passed on framing of charges issue,” the court said. We’ll adjourn the case and see what order is passed on framing of charges issue.’ …

Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Expeditiously Decide Lt Col Purohit's Plea
2 years, 5 months ago

Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Expeditiously Decide Lt Col Purohit's Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Bombay High Court to expedite the hearing in the petition filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit seeking the quashing of the sanction granted to prosecute him in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.Purohit had approached the Supreme Court challenging his prosecution in the case. The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Bombay High Court …

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection Of Varavara Rao; Adjourns Bail Plea To July 19
2 years, 6 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection Of Varavara Rao; Adjourns Bail Plea To July 19

Live Law  

A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia granted the adjournment at a request made by Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta. The SG requested for adjournment and agreed that the interim protection given by the Bombay High Court to Rao from surrender, which is expiring today, can be extended. Rao has approached the Supreme Court …

Will the Sudha Bharadwaj Bail Order Affect the Bhima Koregaon Case as a Whole?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will the Sudha Bharadwaj Bail Order Affect the Bhima Koregaon Case as a Whole?

The Quint  

As soon as the Bombay High Court held on 1 December that Sudha Bharadwaj, the reputed activist and lawyer who is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, was entitled to be released on default bail, certain questions became inevitable. Secondly, will the Supreme Court stay the high court's order before Bharadwaj is produced in the special NIA court in …

Long Pending Criminal Appeal At Allahabad HC: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To File Affidavit Through A 'Responsible Officer' On The Timeline Of Proceedings
3 years, 3 months ago

Long Pending Criminal Appeal At Allahabad HC: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To File Affidavit Through A 'Responsible Officer' On The Timeline Of Proceedings

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday required the state of UP to file an affidavit before it in 2 days through a "responsible officer" in its Home department indicating how many times a 2016 criminal appeal was listed before the Allahabad High Court, how many times an adjournment was sought by the appellant, whether the matter reached for hearing or not, …

Held On Sedition Charge, YSR Congress Party's Elected MP K. Raghu Rama Krishna Raju Moves Supreme Court Seeking Bail
3 years, 8 months ago

Held On Sedition Charge, YSR Congress Party's Elected MP K. Raghu Rama Krishna Raju Moves Supreme Court Seeking Bail

Live Law  

Challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's May 15 order, refusing to entertain his bail application, Kanumuri Raghurama Krishnam Raju, an elected Member of Parliament from Narasapuram Parliamentary constituency in Andhra Pradesh has moved the Supreme Court.He was arrested on Friday on the charges of sedition and was taken to the Crime Investigation Department. Challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's May …

Members of Azad Samaj Party in police custody for protesting outside Ajit Pawar’s residence
3 years, 8 months ago

Members of Azad Samaj Party in police custody for protesting outside Ajit Pawar’s residence

Hindustan Times  

Ten members of Azad Samaj Party were remanded to three days in custody of Pune police by a local court in case of allegedly attacking police officials during a protest held in front of a residence of Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra. The 10 in custody include Bhimrao Dattu Kamble, Abhijit Madhukar Gaikwad, Rafik Rustom Shaikh, Ankit Parshuram …

Arrest Warrant Issued against Bhopal Congress MLA for 'Inflammatory' Speech during Anti-Macron Rally
4 years, 1 month ago

Arrest Warrant Issued against Bhopal Congress MLA for 'Inflammatory' Speech during Anti-Macron Rally

News 18  

A special court in Bhopal on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Congress MLA Arif Masood over an ‘inflammatory’ speech delivered recently to protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammed. The Talaiya Police of Bhopal on Tuesday moved an application in the special court of Judge Pravendra Kumar Singh under sections 82 and 83, following which an …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC asks Bombay HC to expeditiously consider Varavara Rao's bail plea
4 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC asks Bombay HC to expeditiously consider Varavara Rao's bail plea

Firstpost  

The apex court took note of the fact that the bail application has not been heard by the High Court since 17 September and said the matter raises questions regarding the prisoner’s human rights New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bombay High Court to expeditiously consider hearing the plea filed by the wife of Telugu poet and …

Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Not Convinced with Interim Bail Plea for Accused Sudha Bharadwaj on Medical Grounds
4 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Not Convinced with Interim Bail Plea for Accused Sudha Bharadwaj on Medical Grounds

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Bhima Koregaon case accused Sudha Bharadwaj’s counsel if she already has a strong case on merit then why was her bail plea moved on medical ground. Bharadwaj moved the top court challenging a Bombay High Court order, which dismissed her plea to get interim bail on medical grounds amid the ongoing pandemic. Lalit and …

Maratha Reservation : SC To Hear Appeals On Day-to-Day Basis From July 27
4 years, 6 months ago

Maratha Reservation : SC To Hear Appeals On Day-to-Day Basis From July 27

Live Law  

The Supreme Court stated that there will be a day-to-day hearing from July 27 onwards in the plea challenging the Bombay High Court order which upheld the SEBC Act, 2018, that allows for the Maratha community to avail reservation in education and jobs in the State of Maharashtra. The parties were directed to decide amongst themselves the time they would …

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today: Interim order on petitions challenging quota on 15 July
4 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today: Interim order on petitions challenging quota on 15 July

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Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today | Petitioners argue that HC decision is incorrect as the State law has breached the 50% cap on reservation fixed by a Constitution Bench in the Indira Sawhney judgment. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear and pass interim orders on petitioners challenging Maratha reservation next Wednesday, on 15 July, reports have said …

Bhima Koregaon : SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender
4 years, 9 months ago

Bhima Koregaon : SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted one more week time to activists Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde to surrender in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra & Indira Banerjee made it clear that there will not be further extension of time. "However, since …

SC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

SC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah dismissed the special leave petitions filed by them challenging the February 15 judgments of Bombay High. The Supreme …

Malegaon Blast: Plea In SC By Victim's Kin Seeks Speedy Trial Of Case
4 years, 10 months ago

Malegaon Blast: Plea In SC By Victim's Kin Seeks Speedy Trial Of Case

Live Law  

The father of a Malegaon blast victim has moved the Supreme Court in a plea seeking directions for effectuating a speedy trial in the Malegaon blast case by extending the tenure of the Ld. Trial Judge, who is nearing superannuation.The plea contends that a delay in trial of the case is antithetical to Article 21 of the Constitution. Presiding Officer …

CAA Protests : Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing Of Adv Md Shoaib's Habeas Plea Until Next Week On UP Govt Request
5 years ago

CAA Protests : Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing Of Adv Md Shoaib's Habeas Plea Until Next Week On UP Govt Request

Live Law  

The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday posted the Habeas Corpus petition filed on behalf of Lucknow based senior lawyer and president of human rights group Rihai Manch, Mohammad Shoaib, for next week. As per the Petitioner's counsel, Advocate Atul Benjamin Solomon, Advocate Shoaib was kept under house arrest since 5:30 pm on 18.12.2019, without any formal order …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay High Court denies bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay High Court denies bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves

Firstpost  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case. The single-judge bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal was hearing …

Day after closure of sedition case against 49 celebs, Bihar lawyer files protest petition, claims cops acted ‘under political pressure’
5 years, 3 months ago

Day after closure of sedition case against 49 celebs, Bihar lawyer files protest petition, claims cops acted ‘under political pressure’

Firstpost  

After the Bihar police ordered closure of the sedition case filed against 49 personalities, who had signed an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising incidents of mob lynching, the complainant on Thursday filed a ‘protest petition’ against the police Muzaffarpur: After the Bihar police ordered closure of the sedition case filed against 49 personalities, who had signed …

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Reserves Judgement In Bail Pleas Of Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj And Vernon Gonsalves
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Reserves Judgement In Bail Pleas Of Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj And Vernon Gonsalves

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved judgement after conclusion of arguments in bail applications filed by activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Pune police's case against the said accused that they were involved in inciting caste-based violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on January 1, 2018. Senior Counsel Mihir Desai appeared on behalf of Vernon Gonsalves, …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends interim protection to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha till 15 October
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends interim protection to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha till 15 October

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the Koregaon Bhima violence case New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the …

Bombay HC reserves order on Gautam Navlakha's plea for quashing of FIR against him in Bhima Koregaon case
5 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC reserves order on Gautam Navlakha's plea for quashing of FIR against him in Bhima Koregaon case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its order in Gautam Navlakha's writ seeking to quash the FIR filed against him by the Pune police following the Bhima Koregaon violence that took place on January 1, 2018. Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharati Dangre extended the relief of protection from arrest granted to the 65-year-old activist until …

As Bhima Koregaon case accused await bail hearings, families decry dehumanising jail conditions
5 years, 6 months ago

As Bhima Koregaon case accused await bail hearings, families decry dehumanising jail conditions

Firstpost  

Conversations with family members of those accused in the Bhima Koregaon case reveal the problems they face, from the lack of chairs and bedding in jail cells to the long wait for copies of data seized by the police ‘Nyayadhin Bandi Kothdi,’ says a board tucked away in a secluded corner of the Sessions Court complex at Shivajinagar, Pune. In …

What Has Happened A Year After Bhima Koregaon Arrests?
5 years, 7 months ago

What Has Happened A Year After Bhima Koregaon Arrests?

Live Law  

It was exactly a year ago that the Pune police arrested five activists for alleged Maoist links in the Bhima-Koregaon case. Surendra Gadling, a Nagpur-based advocate who had taken up cases of several UAPA accused, Sudhir Dhawale, Dalit activist-writer and founder of Republican Panthers, Mahesh Raut, a TISS alumnus working on tribal rights in Gadchiroli, Shoma Sen, a retired professor …

RSS defamation case: Bailable warrant against Sitaram Yechury for failing to appear before court
5 years, 8 months ago

RSS defamation case: Bailable warrant against Sitaram Yechury for failing to appear before court

India Today  

A Mumbai court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against CPM leader Sitaram Yechury as he failed to appear before the court in a criminal defamation case filed by an RSS worker. The case pertains to an RSS worker and lawyer Dhrutiman Joshi, who had filed a private complaint in a metropolitan magistrate's court in Mumbai in 2017 against Congress …

Court adjourns matter till April 24
5 years, 8 months ago

Court adjourns matter till April 24

Hindustan Times  

The Patiala House Court on Saturday adjourned till April 24 hearing in the bail matter of a woman who was arrested for cheating a man hailing from Haryana’s Jhajjar district of ₹50,000 in lieu of getting him a job at the Supreme Court. In view of the matter, the Investigating Officer Mukesh Antil on April 11 wrote to the Metropolitan …

Bhima Koregaon violence: No relief for arrested ‘Urban Naxals’ as SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing extra time to file chargesheet
5 years, 11 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: No relief for arrested ‘Urban Naxals’ as SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing extra time to file chargesheet

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Bombay High Court order refusing to grant 90 days extension to Maharashtra Police for filing the charge sheet in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, giving no relief to five arrested ‘Urban Naxals’ named in the violence, reports ANI. According to the reports, a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi …

Bhima-Koregaon case: SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing more time to file charges; says activists can now seek regular bail
5 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing more time to file charges; says activists can now seek regular bail

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order refusing to grant 90 days extension to Maharashtra Police for filing the chargesheet in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order refusing to grant 90 days extension to Maharashtra Police for filing the chargesheet in the Bhima-Koregaon …

Bhima-Koregaon activists' arrest case: Sudha Bhardwaj moves Bombay High Court seeking bail
5 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon activists' arrest case: Sudha Bhardwaj moves Bombay High Court seeking bail

Firstpost  

Human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has moved the Bombay High Court to seek bail. Mumbai: Human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has moved the Bombay High Court to seek bail. Chaudhary told the bench that the Pune court while denying the …

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Maharashtra's plea in Koregaon-Bhima case
6 years ago

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Maharashtra's plea in Koregaon-Bhima case

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra government's appeal challenging the refusal of the Bombay High Court to extend the 90-day limit for filing charge-sheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. The top court was hearing an appeal of the state government against the Bombay High Court's order refusing to extend the time limit of 90 days …

Bhima Koregaon violence 'deep-rooted conspiracy', says Bombay HC, dismisses Anand Teltumbde's plea seeking quashing of FIR
6 years ago

Bhima Koregaon violence 'deep-rooted conspiracy', says Bombay HC, dismisses Anand Teltumbde's plea seeking quashing of FIR

Firstpost  

Teltumbde had claimed that he was being falsely implicated in Bhima Koregaon case. Mumbai: The Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon violence, in which several rights activists are being investigated by the Pune Police, was a “deep-rooted” conspiracy which had “extremely serious repercussions”, the Bombay High Court has said. Expressing its satisfaction with the probe agency, the bench said that Pune Police had …

Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Adjourns Hearing To January
6 years, 1 month ago

Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Adjourns Hearing To January

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to January the hearing on the SLP arising out of the October 24 judgment of the Bombay High Court by virtue of which a Pune court’s order granting additional 90 days’ time for further investigation and filing the charge sheet against lawyer Surendra Gadling and other activists accused in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence …

Activists’ Bhima Koregaon case: media asked to leave court as Ferreira alleges police violence
6 years, 2 months ago

Activists’ Bhima Koregaon case: media asked to leave court as Ferreira alleges police violence

Hindustan Times  

Civil rights activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, all accused of stoking the violence in the aftermath of the Bhima Koregaon event, were sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Pune sessions court on Tuesday. Human rights activist Arun Ferreira alleges police violence in Bhima Koregaon case Accused Arun Ferreira alleged before the court that he …

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