Defying Law Ministry's Advice, 62 Criminal Cases against Karnataka BJP MPs and MLAs Withdrawn
4 years, 4 months ago

Defying Law Ministry's Advice, 62 Criminal Cases against Karnataka BJP MPs and MLAs Withdrawn

News 18  

The BS Yediyurappa-headed government in Karnataka has decided to withdraw 62 criminal cases which implicated various BJP leaders, including sitting MPs and MLAs even as the law department advised against it. Among the cases being withdrawn is the one against Law Minister JC Madhuswamy and Tourism Minister CT Ravi, who were accused and charged under IPC sections 143 147 and 339. Some of the other cases withdrawn involve BJP supporters and leaders like Independent MP Sumalatha Ambarish, Yelburga MLA Hallapa Achar, the chief minister’s political secretary MP Renukacharya, former Kagwad MLA KP Megannavar. Law Minister JC Madhuswamy said this is a routine affair by the Cabinet, which at various instances in the past, has withdrawn such cases in ‘public interest’.

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah claims BJP, JDS plotting to undermine Congress government
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah claims BJP, JDS plotting to undermine Congress government

New Indian Express  

HUBBALLI: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the MUDA case was a conspiracy by BJP and JDS to destabilise the Congress government by targeting him personally. “Investigations against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, former ministers Janardhana Reddy, Murugesh Nirani and Shashikala Jolle were completed, but the governor did not give permission to file …

Karnataka HC quashes CBI plea in Deputy CM DK Shivakumar disproportionate assets case
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka HC quashes CBI plea in Deputy CM DK Shivakumar disproportionate assets case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar termed the Karnataka High Court verdict quashing the CBI’s plea in the disproportionate assets case against him, as a victory for the people and the government. “It is more a victory for the people and the government than a personal one,” he told reporters after the HC quashed the application of CBI and BJP …

Disproportionate Assets Case: Relief For D K Shivakumar, Karnataka HC Junks Plea For CBI Probe
4 months, 1 week ago

Disproportionate Assets Case: Relief For D K Shivakumar, Karnataka HC Junks Plea For CBI Probe

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday held as “non-maintainable” a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Congress government’s decision to withdraw consent to it for investigating a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. A division bench, comprising Justices K Somashekar and Umesh M Adiga, also dismissed the plea challenging the State government’s …

Karnataka Congress MLA Alleges BJP Offering Rs 100 Cr to Switch Sides
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress MLA Alleges BJP Offering Rs 100 Cr to Switch Sides

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: In a startling revelation by Mandya Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda on Sunday alleged his party MLAs are being lured by Bharatiya Janata Party through “brokers” to switch their loyalties to as many as 50 Congress MLA by offering each one of them Rs 100 crore. He is one among several Congress MLAs to have received offers from “brokers” having …

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rules out resignation over Governor’s sanction for prosecution in MUDA ‘scam’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rules out resignation over Governor’s sanction for prosecution in MUDA ‘scam’

The Hindu  

Hours after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot sanctioned his prosecution in the alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah termed the decision as ‘unconstitutional and against the law. In his first reaction after the Governor’s decision on August 17, Mr Siddaramaiah said he had not committed any mistake to warrant his resignation. The …

Case filed against LoP Rahul Gandhi for his contentious remarks against Hindus in LS
6 months ago

Case filed against LoP Rahul Gandhi for his contentious remarks against Hindus in LS

Op India  

A case has been registered against Congress leader and the leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur court over his recent anti-Hindu remarks in the Parliament. “A case has been filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The complaint came following Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s contentious remarks in the Lok Sabha on Monday, July 1, where he asserted …

AP Cabinet Swarmed by Crorepatis
6 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Cabinet Swarmed by Crorepatis

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The newly formed Andhra Pradesh Cabinet is swarmed by crorepatis, 25 ministers in all, with the sole exception being minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy from Kondapi. They are N. Chandrababu Naidu Rs 931cr; Ponguru Narayana Rs 824cr; Nara Lokesh Rs 542cr; TG Bharath Rs 278cr; Konidela Pawan Kalyan Rs 164cr; and BC Janardhan Reddy Rs 151cr. Of them, …

‘Counter case against BJP workers in Boliyar stabbing incident filed at the behest of Congress leaders’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Counter case against BJP workers in Boliyar stabbing incident filed at the behest of Congress leaders’

The Hindu  

Demanding a comprehensive investigation into the stabbing of two BJP workers at Boliyar on Sunday night, the saffron party alleged on Tuesday that the Konaje police have filed a counter case against five BJP workers at the behest of Congress leaders. They alleged that the counter case was for shouting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” while the BJP workers were returning …

Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Charges Against Karnataka MLA Vinay Kulkarni For BJP Worker's Murder
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Charges Against Karnataka MLA Vinay Kulkarni For BJP Worker's Murder

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to set aside the criminal charges against the Karnataka MLA Vinay Rajashekarappa Kulkarni. The bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and Augustine Masih dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the MLA against the Karnataka High Court. The bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and Augustine Masih dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by …

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy
7 months, 2 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 …

'No need to hand over Prajwal Revanna's case to CBI,' says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'No need to hand over Prajwal Revanna's case to CBI,' says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the police will conduct a legal investigation into the Prajwal Revanna case and that there is no need to transfer the case to the central bureau of investigation. Responding to the media's questions about Kumaraswamy's request to the Governor to hand over the Prajwal Revanna case to the CBI, the Chief Minister said, …

Modi predicts Patnaik govt’s ‘expiry date’, CM retorts with ‘daydreaming’ jibe
8 months ago

Modi predicts Patnaik govt’s ‘expiry date’, CM retorts with ‘daydreaming’ jibe

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the tone for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s poll campaign in Odisha. The PM during a rally in the state on Monday said June 4 will be the “expiry date” of the incumbent Biju Janata Dal government led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik that has been in power for five terms. The PM’s attack on …

Odisha: 27 per cent candidates in phase one have pending criminal cases
8 months ago

Odisha: 27 per cent candidates in phase one have pending criminal cases

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Of the 243 candidates of various political parties contesting in the first phase of Assembly elections in Odisha, 65 have criminal cases pending against them. The criteria for serious criminal cases, as per the report, includes offences for which maximum punishment is five years or more and if an offence is non-bailable. Around 54 per cent of the …

In Bihar, Congress candidate Ajit Sharma is wealthiest, Independent candidate Pappu Yadav has 41 criminal cases
8 months, 3 weeks ago

In Bihar, Congress candidate Ajit Sharma is wealthiest, Independent candidate Pappu Yadav has 41 criminal cases

The Hindu  

April 17, 2024 10:46 am | Updated 11:22 am IST - Patna Out of a total of 50 candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls on 5 seats in the second phase in Bihar, the Congress candidate from Bhagalpur Ajit Sharma is the wealthiest. In contrast, the Independent candidate from the Purnea seat Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav has a maximum …

Expedite criminal cases against MPs/MLAs: Madras High Court directs T.N. police
9 months, 1 week ago

Expedite criminal cases against MPs/MLAs: Madras High Court directs T.N. police

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, directed the prosecution to expedite proceedings in criminal cases pending against sitting as well as former MPs and MLAs in Tamil Nadu and file a status report before the court, on June 20, 2024. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad issued …

Case filed against Himachal Congress rebel’s father, independent MLA for ‘electoral offences’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Case filed against Himachal Congress rebel’s father, independent MLA for ‘electoral offences’

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel over “electoral offences” related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs voted for the BJP candidate from the state. The development comes almost two weeks after the chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government plunged into …

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers

Hindustan Times  

The opposition BJP MLAs on Tuesday trooped into the well of the Karnataka Assembly here protesting the registration of a case against 40 lawyers in Ramanagara district. Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly R Ashok, former state CM Basavaraj Bommai and other leaders protest against the state government, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Defending …

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers

Hindustan Times  

The opposition BJP MLAs on Tuesday trooped into the well of the Karnataka Assembly here protesting the registration of a case against 40 lawyers in Ramanagara district. Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly R Ashok, former state CM Basavaraj Bommai and other leaders protest against the state government, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Defending …

SC issues notices over disproportionate asset cases against BJP MLA
11 months, 2 weeks ago

SC issues notices over disproportionate asset cases against BJP MLA

Hindustan Times  

Belagavi The Belagavi-based Brasthachar Nirmulan Pariwar, an anti-corruption committee, has taken the disproportionate assets case against Abhay Patil, BJP MLA from Belgaum South constituency, to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has issued notices over a disproportionate assets case against Abhay Patil, BJP MLA from Belgaum South constituency, people familiar with the matter said A Supreme Court bench, consisting of …

Can Chief Minister Pursue A Case Against The State? Madras High Court Asks In Plea For CBI Probe Filed By MK Stalin In 2014
1 year ago

Can Chief Minister Pursue A Case Against The State? Madras High Court Asks In Plea For CBI Probe Filed By MK Stalin In 2014

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday wondered if the Chief Minister of a State can pursue a case against the State itself. The curious question arose when the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy came across a petition filed by the current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin back in 2014, when he was the …

Tamil Nadu guv gave sanction to prosecute ex-AIADMK ministers, SC told
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu guv gave sanction to prosecute ex-AIADMK ministers, SC told

Hindustan Times  

The submission made in the Supreme Court on Monday revealed that the Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi sanctioned the prosecution of former ministers of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam C Vijayabhaskar and B V Ramana over the illegal sale of gutkha. The submission was made during the apex court’s hearing on a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu …

BJP Legislators Demand Thorough Reinvestigation into Soujanya Rape-Murder Case
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP Legislators Demand Thorough Reinvestigation into Soujanya Rape-Murder Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party legislators representing Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, led by party's state president and Member of Parliament for Dakshina Kannada, Nalin Kumar Kateel, have jointly called for a thorough reinvestigation into the tragic case of the rape and murder of Soujanya. "The recent acquittal by the CBI court due to a dearth of evidence has ignited the …

Withdrawal of riot cases under discussion, says Siddaramaiah
1 year, 5 months ago

Withdrawal of riot cases under discussion, says Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: “Withdrawal of cases in DJ Halli and KG Halli riots of Bengaluru city is under discussion at the State Government level,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday. It is said that former minister and Congress MLA Tanveer Sait had written a letter to home minister Dr G. Parameshwar asking him to initiate steps to withdraw cases against …

Karnataka home minister orders to examine cases filed in 2020 Bengaluru riots
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka home minister orders to examine cases filed in 2020 Bengaluru riots

India Today  

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has asked officials to examine the request of a Congress MLA to withdraw cases against "innocent" youths and students, who were arrested under "false cases" in connection with protests and riots in the city's DJ Halli and KG Halli, Shivamogga and Hubballi among other places. "It has been requested that innocent youths and students have …

CBI charge sheet | Centre on political 'witch hunt' against Tejashwi Yadav, says JD(U)
1 year, 6 months ago

CBI charge sheet | Centre on political 'witch hunt' against Tejashwi Yadav, says JD(U)

The Hindu  

A day after the CBI filed a charge sheet against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and others in connection with the land-for-jobs scam, JD national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Central government of running a "witch-hunt" against the RJD leader. The CBI on Monday filed a charge sheet against Mr. Yadav, his father and former …

Karnataka Polls: 30% Congress, BJP Candidates Face Serious Charges; 42% Are Crorepatis
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Polls: 30% Congress, BJP Candidates Face Serious Charges; 42% Are Crorepatis

News 18  

At least 22% of the candidates contesting the Karnataka polls are facing criminal cases and 16% have serious criminal cases against them, according to the report by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Karnataka Election Watch released on Wednesday. 55% CONGRESS, 43% BJP CANDIDATES FACE CRIMINAL CASES The report shows that around 31% candidates from the Congress and 30% from …

How many cases against you were withdrawn, Akhilesh asks Yogi Adityanath
1 year, 8 months ago

How many cases against you were withdrawn, Akhilesh asks Yogi Adityanath

The Hindu  

Reacting sharply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s assertion that riots or curfews were things of the past in the State, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the CM should disclose how many against him were withdrawn after he came to power and if those cases were linked to riots. Were those cases related to riots?” Mr. …

KCR, Stalin and Jagan are CMs with highest number of criminal cases against them: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

KCR, Stalin and Jagan are CMs with highest number of criminal cases against them: Report

India Today  

As Karnataka gears up for the Assembly elections on May 10, the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch has released a report on the current chief ministers in the 28 states and two union territories. MOST CMs FACE CRIMINAL CASES Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR, tops the list with 64 …

Andhra Pradesh CM consented to withdrawing cases against accused in Amalapuram riot case, says MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh CM consented to withdrawing cases against accused in Amalapuram riot case, says MP

The Hindu  

YSR Congress Party Godavari Regional Co-ordinator and MP P.V. Jagan Mohan Reddy had given his consent to withdrawing all the cases registered against the accused in the Amalapuram riots case. Angry protesters set fire to the houses of then Social Welfare Minister Pinipe Viswaroop and Mummudivaram MLA Ponnada Sateesh in Amalapuram town. Viswaroop and Mr. Sateesh had appealed to the …

Data Shows Over 7 Lakh Cases Pending Due To Non Availability Of Counsel In Bihar; Patna High Court Calls Figures Alarming, Seeks Verified Data
1 year, 10 months ago

Data Shows Over 7 Lakh Cases Pending Due To Non Availability Of Counsel In Bihar; Patna High Court Calls Figures Alarming, Seeks Verified Data

Live Law  

The Patna High Court on Friday issued a slew of directions while hearing a Public Interest Litigation dealing with the issue of effective implementation of Chapter XXI-A of the Cr.P.C that pertains to the disposal of the criminal cases through ‘plea bargaining’. The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Partha Sarthy directed the Member …

Allahabad HC Allows Public Prosecutor's Application For 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' Against Lone BSP MLA In UP In A Cheating Case
1 year, 11 months ago

Allahabad HC Allows Public Prosecutor's Application For 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' Against Lone BSP MLA In UP In A Cheating Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday allowed an application of the Public Prosecutor's application for 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' as provided under Section 321 CrPC against the lone Bahujan Samaj Party MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Umashankar Singh in connection with a cheating case.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh noted that the concerned Public Prosecutor had not only considered the facts. …

Gujarat: 40 newly-elected MLAs facing criminal cases, says ADR
2 years ago

Gujarat: 40 newly-elected MLAs facing criminal cases, says ADR

Deccan Chronicle  

AHMEDABAD: As many as 40 newly-elected MLAs in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly have criminal cases pending against them as per their election affidavits, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms and the Gujarat Election Watch. The ADR study shows 26 of the 156 MLAs of BJP, 9 of 17 MLAs of Congress, two of five MLAs of AAP, two of …

'Gujarat Govt Trying To Save Sitting MLA, SPP State's 'Puppet': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Withdrawal Of Prosecution Against BJP MLA
2 years, 2 months ago

'Gujarat Govt Trying To Save Sitting MLA, SPP State's 'Puppet': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Withdrawal Of Prosecution Against BJP MLA

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking withdrawal of the prosecution against the sitting BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh alias Hakubha Jadeja, who is an accused in a 2007 case of mob violence. Referring to the earlier attempt of withdrawal, the court said: "Pursuant to the policy of the State Government, an opinion was called for from the then …

BS Yediyurappa gets SC relief, graft case probe against former Karnataka CM stayed
2 years, 3 months ago

BS Yediyurappa gets SC relief, graft case probe against former Karnataka CM stayed

India Today  

In a big relief to former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the investigation by the state Lokayukta police into allegations of graft against the BJP leader. The petitioner’s plea in the SC challenged the recent high court ruling that reinstated a private complaint against Yediyurappa, his son, and BJP state vice-president BY Vijayendra and others …

SC Stays Proceedings Against B S Yediyurappa in Corruption Case
2 years, 3 months ago

SC Stays Proceedings Against B S Yediyurappa in Corruption Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed proceedings against former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in an alleged corruption case. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued notice to the private complainant on a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order restoring the complaint against Yediyurappa and others. The Karnataka High Court …

Court Closes Case Against BJP Leader Vijayvargiya as MP Govt Does Not Decide on Sanction for Prosecution for 17 Years
2 years, 4 months ago

Court Closes Case Against BJP Leader Vijayvargiya as MP Govt Does Not Decide on Sanction for Prosecution for 17 Years

News 18  

A special court here has closed a case against BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya in an alleged `pension scam’ at the Indore Municipal Corporation as the Madhya Pradesh government did not give sanction to prosecute him and others for 17 years. Judge Mukesh Nath for a special court for cases against MPs and MLAs ordered closure of the proceedings against …

After Rakesh Sachan’s conviction, spotlight back on pending cases against U.P. Ministers
2 years, 4 months ago

After Rakesh Sachan’s conviction, spotlight back on pending cases against U.P. Ministers

The Hindu  

The drama that unfolded during the conviction of Minister Rakesh Sachan in a 30-year-old Arms Act case and issuance of non-bailable warrant against another Minister in the Yogi Adityanath’s Cabinet, Sanjay Nishad, has brought to the fore the issue of pending cases against the Ministers and MLAs in the State. Informed sources in Lucknow suggested that the State government could …

Congress expels 3 Jharkhand MLAs arrested over cash haul
2 years, 5 months ago

Congress expels 3 Jharkhand MLAs arrested over cash haul

The Hindu  

A major political row has erupted over the seizure of cash from three Jharkhand Congress MLAs in West Bengal with the party alleging attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party to destabilise the government in Jharkhand. The Congress on Sunday expelled the three MLAs and a police complaint was registered at Ranchi against the MLAs for allegedly offering money to topple …

CM Eknath Shinde led govt to withdraw cases filed against agitations during Dahi Handi
2 years, 5 months ago

CM Eknath Shinde led govt to withdraw cases filed against agitations during Dahi Handi

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Maharashtra government led by CM Eknath Shinde decided to withdraw all the legal cases filed in connection with the alleged agitations during the Dahi Handi and Ganeshotsav. “In the cabinet meeting today, it has been decided to withdraw all the cases up to March 2022 in political and social agitations in the entire state in connection with …

HC raps AP govt for quashing cases against people’s representatives
2 years, 6 months ago

HC raps AP govt for quashing cases against people’s representatives

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up the state government for the withdrawal of cases booked against people’s representatives without taking court permission and also for violation of a Supreme Court order. Petitioner’s counsel Jada Sravan asked as to how the cases booked against public representatives could be withdrawn based on directions from the DGP and district collector. …

Gujarat: Ahead of Assembly Polls, 10 Cases Linked to 2015 Patidar Quota Stir Withdrawn
2 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat: Ahead of Assembly Polls, 10 Cases Linked to 2015 Patidar Quota Stir Withdrawn

News 18  

Gujarat government has withdrawn 10 cases lodged in connection to the Patidar quota stir, spearheaded by Hardik Patel, of 2015 ahead of Assembly polls later this year. Brahmbhatt said that now except for a sedition case against Hardik Patel, no case regarding the Patidar reservation agitation is pending in the sessions court in Ahmedabad. Hardik Patel demanded that all cases …

Karnataka High Court Seeks Info About Criminal Cases Against MP/MLAs In Which Govt Has Filed Withdrawal Application U/S 321 CrPC
2 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka High Court Seeks Info About Criminal Cases Against MP/MLAs In Which Govt Has Filed Withdrawal Application U/S 321 CrPC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed its Registrar General to furnish fresh information regarding the cases in which the State Government has filed application under Section 321 of Cr.P.C, for withdrawing cases against Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assembly/Council. The direction followed after amicus curiae, Senior Advocate Aditya Sondhi informed the court that the State Government has informed …

Karnataka High Court Seeks Information Regarding Withdrawal Of Cases Against MPs/MLAs
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Seeks Information Regarding Withdrawal Of Cases Against MPs/MLAs

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed its Registrar General to seek information regarding the number of cases withdrawn against legislators, pending or disposed off post September 16, 2020. In the meantime the Registrar General of this court shall seek information regarding the number of cases pertaining to MP, MLA and MLC, in the special session court as well as …

SP Govt. dropped cases against terrorists, targeted Hindus: Adithyanath
3 years, 2 months ago

SP Govt. dropped cases against terrorists, targeted Hindus: Adithyanath

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that cases lodged against “terrorists” were withdrawn during the Samajwadi Party rule, while fake cases were lodged against Hindus. Arti would be performed on terrorists,” Mr. Adityanath said at the “samajik pratinidhi sammelan,” one of the many meetings planned by the ruling party to woo various castes. In contrast, the SP …

Disproportionate Assets: Supreme Court Revives FIR Against Income Tax Commissioner & Her Husband Now A Minister Of AP Govt
3 years, 3 months ago

Disproportionate Assets: Supreme Court Revives FIR Against Income Tax Commissioner & Her Husband Now A Minister Of AP Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has allowed allowed the appeal filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against a High Court judgment that quashed FIR registered by it in a disproportionate assets case against e Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi, a Commissioner of Income Tax and her husband Adimulapu Suresh, who is presently a Minister in the Andhra Pradesh Government. The High Court had allowed …

Tamil Nadu Withdraws 5570 Cases Against Press, Demonstrators Who Protested Against CAA, Farm Laws
3 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu Withdraws 5570 Cases Against Press, Demonstrators Who Protested Against CAA, Farm Laws

Live Law  

The Tamil Nadu government recently issued a Government Order withdrawing a total of 5,570 cases filed between 2011 and 2021 against media personnel and demonstrators who had peacefully protested against various laws and projects in the State.The cases ordered to be withdrawn include those against persons who protested against the 2020 farm laws, the National Register of Citizens,. The Tamil …

Tamil Nadu withdraws 5,570 cases against protesters
3 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu withdraws 5,570 cases against protesters

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu government has formally withdrawn 5,570 cases registered those who protested peacefully against the three Agricultural Amendment Laws and Citizenship Amendment Act as well as controversial projects such as Salem-Chennai eight lane expressway, methane extraction, Neutrino and Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. There are 26 cases against media, 2,831 cases against those who protested against the farm bills, 2,282 against …

'Bias And Malicious Prosecution Cannot Be Ruled Out': Calcutta HC Stays Three Cases Registered Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Orders No Coercive Action
3 years, 4 months ago

'Bias And Malicious Prosecution Cannot Be Ruled Out': Calcutta HC Stays Three Cases Registered Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Orders No Coercive Action

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday has extended interim relief to BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in the context of Crime Investigation Department summons in connection with the probe into the death of his bodyguard Subhobrata Chakraborty. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha on Monday issued a stay order on proceedings initiated against Adhikari in …

UP Govt Withdrew 77 Cases Relating To Muzaffarnagar Riots Without Giving Any Reason: Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

UP Govt Withdrew 77 Cases Relating To Muzaffarnagar Riots Without Giving Any Reason: Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court was today informed that the Uttar Pradesh Government has withdrawn 77 criminal cases, pertaining to the 2013 Muzzafarnagar Riots, without assigning any reasons. Some of these cases pertained to offences punishable with a life term.The development comes in the case concerning speedy disposal of cases against lawmakers, filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. The development comes in the …

SC: HC nod must to drop MP/MLAs\' criminal cases
3 years, 4 months ago

SC: HC nod must to drop MP/MLAs\' criminal cases

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Taking note of various state governments withdrawing criminal cases against MPs and MLAs, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that criminal cases against lawmakers cannot be withdrawn without prior nod from the concerned high court. Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, heading a bench also comprising Justice Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Surya Kant, prohibited state governments from unilaterally withdrawing …

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