Bhima Koregaon violence: ‘Activists arrested for Maoist links, not dissent’, rules Supreme Court; declines SIT probe
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: ‘Activists arrested for Maoist links, not dissent’, rules Supreme Court; declines SIT probe

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by Maharashtra Police in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT to probe their arrest. The court was hearing the plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest. The majority verdict said the protection of house arrest of the activists will remain in force for four more weeks to enable the accused to seek appropriate legal remedy at appropriate legal forum. The majority verdict disagreed with the PIL by Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activist, with liberty to the accused to seek remedy in appropriate court.

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Accused Doesn't Have Right Of "Pre-Audience" To Dictate Manner Of Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court
5 months, 1 week ago

Accused Doesn't Have Right Of "Pre-Audience" To Dictate Manner Of Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has held that suspects or accused individuals cannot be given a pre-audience to determine the manner or agency of their investigation. Thus, the High Court, aligning with the Apex Court's consistent view, dismissed the petitioners' plea for a directed investigation. Justice Ahluwalia emphasized that the accused does not possess the right to influence …

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 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 | 'Don't Need Shoma Sen In Custody Anymore': NIA Tells Supreme Court; Oral Arguments In Bail Plea Concluded
10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case | 'Don't Need Shoma Sen In Custody Anymore': NIA Tells Supreme Court; Oral Arguments In Bail Plea Concluded

Live Law  

In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency made a surprising admission in the Supreme Court this week regarding former Nagpur University professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen. The top court issued notice in Sen's special leave petition in May last year, along with co-accused Jyoti Jagtap's bail plea. The apex court heard Additional Solicitor General Nataraj's argument against the …

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

Live Law  

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 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

Live Law  

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: 'Show Us Where They Asked People To Pick Up Guns', Supreme Court Tells NIA In Bail Pleas Of Accused
1 year, 10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case: 'Show Us Where They Asked People To Pick Up Guns', Supreme Court Tells NIA In Bail Pleas Of Accused

Live Law  

Show us where the Bhima Koregaon-accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira encouraged others they allegedly ‘recruited’ to pick up arms against the government, the Supreme Court told the National Investigation Agency on Wednesday. My primary duty is to show that there is something and that something is very serious.” Apart from arguing that the evidence against Gonsalves and Ferreira was …

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking probe into killing of a prominent Kashmiri pandit
2 years, 3 months ago

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking probe into killing of a prominent Kashmiri pandit

Firstpost  

The bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar refused to hear the matter saying it had not entertained a similar matter that came before it recently New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a probe into the murder of advocate Tika Lal Taploo in Kashmir valley in 1989 by terrorists. The bench of …

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 …

Ensure fairness in investigation
2 years, 6 months ago

Ensure fairness in investigation

Hindustan Times  

An alleged conspiracy that fomented violence in Maharashtra’s Bhima Koregaon village on January 1, 2018 and led to the death of a 28-year-old man has been among the most high-profile cases in the last decade. The Pune Police, and later the National Investigation Agency, have arrested a raft of activists, lawyers and academics and charged them under the Unlawful Activities …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants Varavara Rao six months interim bail, says 'genuine and fit case'
3 years, 10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants Varavara Rao six months interim bail, says 'genuine and fit case'

Firstpost  

The bail conditions include a direction to the accused in Elgar Parishad case to stay within the jurisdiction of the Mumbai NIA court for the bail period Granting interim bail to ailing poet Varavara Rao for six months on medical grounds on Monday, the Bombay High Court, noting the well recognised fundamental rights of the undertrial to have quality medical …

Constitutional Error To Hold At This Stage That No Ground Exists To Review Aadhaar Verdict: Justice Chandrachud Dissents
3 years, 11 months ago

Constitutional Error To Hold At This Stage That No Ground Exists To Review Aadhaar Verdict: Justice Chandrachud Dissents

Live Law  

It is a constitutional error to hold at this stage that no ground exists to review the judgment, Justice DY Chandrachud remarked in his dissent against dismissal of review petitions challenging Aadhaar verdict.The judge said that if these review petitions are to be dismissed and the larger bench reference in Rojer Mathew were to disagree with the analysis of the …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics

India Today  

About 2,000 academics from top institutions in India and abroad have signed petitions demanding federal authorities stop targeting people critical of the government as part of a widening investigation into caste clashes two years ago. The National Investigation Agency has arrested more than a dozen people, including scholars and human rights campaigners, saying they had ties to Maoist guerrillas and …

SC Rejects Arnab’s Plea to Transfer Cases From Maha Police to CBI
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Rejects Arnab’s Plea to Transfer Cases From Maha Police to CBI

The Quint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 19 May, rejected a request by Republic editor in chief Arnab Goswami, to transfer the investigations into the cases against him for spreading communal hatred to the CBI from the Maharashtra Police. On 11 May, Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah had reserved their judgment on the pleas by Goswami, to transfer the FIRs filed …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde
4 years, 11 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to civil rights activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad, alleged Maoist links case. According to Pune Police, “inflammatory” speeches and “provocative” statements made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on 31 December, 2017 had triggered caste violence at Koregaon Bhima the next …

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance
4 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance

Firstpost  

While some rights activists were arrested in the Koregaon Bhima case by the Pune city police, their rural counterparts had booked Hindutva leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide for allegedly inciting violence. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met senior police officials in Mumbai on Thursday to review the case of violence at …

Activists' arrest in Elgar Parishad case wrong, form SIT to probe police action: Sharad Pawar
5 years ago

Activists' arrest in Elgar Parishad case wrong, form SIT to probe police action: Sharad Pawar

India TV News  

Terming the arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case "wrong" and "vengeful", NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team be set up under a retired judge to probe the action taken by Pune police. "We will demand the chief minister that an SIT headed by a retired judge be instituted to probe the police …

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 …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon case: Justice S Ravindra Bhat becomes 5th judge to recuse himself from Gautam Navlakha's plea to quash FIR
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Justice S Ravindra Bhat becomes 5th judge to recuse himself from Gautam Navlakha's plea to quash FIR

Firstpost  

Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Thursday became the fifth apex court judge to recuse himself from hearing a plea filed by civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the Koregaon Bhima violence case New Delhi: Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Thursday became the fifth apex court judge to recuse himself from hearing a plea filed by civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha, …

Bhima Koregaon case: CJI Ranjan Gogoi recuses himself from Gautam Navlakha's plea challenging Bombay HC's refusal to quash FIR
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: CJI Ranjan Gogoi recuses himself from Gautam Navlakha's plea challenging Bombay HC's refusal to quash FIR

Firstpost  

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi’s recusal in rights activist Gautam Navlakha’s plea on Monday came as the latest development in the Bhima Koregaon case in which five activists, including Navlakha, have been accused of inciting violence and having ‘Maoist-links’ Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi’s recusal in rights activist Gautam Navlakha’s plea on Monday came as the latest development …

Bhima Koregaon: No Evidence Against Arun Ferreira, Targeted For Association With Surendra Gadling, Lawyer Tells Bombay HC
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: No Evidence Against Arun Ferreira, Targeted For Association With Surendra Gadling, Lawyer Tells Bombay HC

Live Law  

Activist and lawyer Arun Ferreira's advocate told the Bombay High Court on Friday that prosecution had no incriminating evidence against his client in the caste-based violence that took place in Koregaon Bhima, Pune and that he was being targeted due to his acquaintance with Surendra Gadling and Indian Association of People's Lawyers. Justice SV Kotwal has been hearing the bail …

Bhima Koregaon case: Accused Surendra Gadling refuses to depose before commission probing Elgar Parishad-Maoist link
5 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Accused Surendra Gadling refuses to depose before commission probing Elgar Parishad-Maoist link

Firstpost  

Surendra Gadling, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, told the commission probing the Bhima Koregaon violence on Friday that he did not want to depose as it would prejudice his case before the trial court Pune, Sep 6 Surendra Gadling, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, told the commission probing the Bhima Koregaon violence on Friday …

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 …

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 …

Koregaon-Bhima Case: SC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Activist Anand Teltumbde
6 years ago

Koregaon-Bhima Case: SC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Activist Anand Teltumbde

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash Pune Police's FIR against civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima violence and for his alleged Maoist links. However, a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S K. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash Pune Police's FIR against …

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: Bombay HC Rejects Professor Anand Teltumbde’s Plea To Quash FIR [Read Judgment]
6 years ago

Bhima-Koregaon: Bombay HC Rejects Professor Anand Teltumbde’s Plea To Quash FIR [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

“We are of the opinion that this is not a case where there is no incriminating material against the Petitioner”The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed Professor Anand Teltumbde plea to quash FIR registered against him in relation to Bhima­-Koregaon incident.Refusing to interfere with the investigation, the bench comprising Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari and Justice Sarang V. “We are of …

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 …

Bhima-Koregaon case: Charge sheet filed against activists
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Charge sheet filed against activists

The Hindu  

The Pune Police on Thursday filed a 5,000-page charge sheet against five activists arrested on June 6 for their alleged linkages with the outlawed Communist Party of India and the Bhima-Koregaon clashes of January 1. On September 2, the court had granted the police a 90-day extension for filing a chargesheet against the Dalit activist-publisher Sudhir Dhawale, human rights lawyer …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC extends relief from arrest for Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Stan Swamy till 21 Nov
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC extends relief from arrest for Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Stan Swamy till 21 Nov

Firstpost  

Last month, the Bombay High Court had directed the Pune Police not to take any coercive action against the activists or arrest them in the Bhima Koregaon case. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended till 21 November the relief granted to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha, professor Anand Teltumbde and priest Stan Swamy from arrest in a case …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to activist Gautam Navlakha, also an accused in the Bhima Koragaon case, on the Maharashtra government’s petition challenging his release from house arrest. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order refusing to give the Pune Police 90 extra days to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet against activists …

Bhima Koregaon : Review Petition Dismissed By Bench Headed By CJI Ranjan Gogoi [Read Order]
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon : Review Petition Dismissed By Bench Headed By CJI Ranjan Gogoi [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the review petition filed against the refusal to order SIT probe in Bhima-Koregaon case in the petition filed by Romila Thapar and few others. The petition was considered in chambers by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud at 1.45 PM on October 26. On …

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court

Firstpost  

Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune court rejects bail pleas of activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune court rejects bail pleas of activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj

India TV News  

The Pune Sessions Court on Friday rejected bail pleas of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Elgar Parishad case, who are presently under house arrest following the Supreme Court's order in the Bhima Koregaon case. Earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected an urgent hearing on a review petition filed by historian Romila Thapar against the verdict …

Koregaon Bhima case: Maharashtra govt moves SC challenging Bombay HC order
6 years, 2 months ago

Koregaon Bhima case: Maharashtra govt moves SC challenging Bombay HC order

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Koregaon Bhima violence case was set aside. The Bombay High Court Wednesday had quashed the lower court’s decision by which the Maharahstra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune sessions court to hear bail applications of three activists on 26 October
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune sessions court to hear bail applications of three activists on 26 October

Firstpost  

The five accused were arrested from various cities for their alleged involvement in the violence during the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle. Pune: The Pune Sessions Court will pronounce the verdict on bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, on …

No urgent hearing of review petition: SC to Romila Thapar on Urban Naxal case
6 years, 2 months ago

No urgent hearing of review petition: SC to Romila Thapar on Urban Naxal case

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday declined an urgent hearing of a review petition filed by historian Romila Thapar in the case of the arrests of five ‘Urban Naxals’ for their alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon violence. According to reports, Romila Thapar had filed a review petition seeking a review of the Supreme Court order of rejecting a SIT probe …

Bhima Koregaon case: Pune Police says govt lawyers studying Delhi HC's order to free Gautam Navlakha from house arrest
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Pune Police says govt lawyers studying Delhi HC's order to free Gautam Navlakha from house arrest

Firstpost  

The Pune police said government lawyers in Maharashtra were studying the Delhi High Court’s Monday order freeing rights activist Gautam Navlakha, held in the Bhima Koregaon case, from house arrest. Pune: The Pune police said government lawyers in Maharashtra were studying the Delhi High Court’s Monday order freeing rights activist Gautam Navlakha, held in the Bhima Koregaon case, from house …

UAPA Being Misused to Confine Political Prisoners Endlessly: PUDR
6 years, 3 months ago

UAPA Being Misused to Confine Political Prisoners Endlessly: PUDR

The Quint  

Welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict on the arrest of the five activists in the Bhima-Koregaon case, the civil rights organization People’s Union for Democratic Rights, reiterated the “obvious flaws" and "possibilities of misuse” in the Unlawful Activities Act. In a 2:1 majority judgment, the Supreme Court, on 28 September, declined to set up a Special Investigation Team, allowing Pune police …

Voices In Opposition Can’t Be Muzzled By Persecuting Those Who Take Up Unpopular Causes: Justice Chandrachud’s 2nd Dissent In The Week
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Voices In Opposition Can’t Be Muzzled By Persecuting Those Who Take Up Unpopular Causes: Justice Chandrachud’s 2nd Dissent In The Week

Live Law  

Unable to agree with the views of the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar “as a matter of principle”, Justice Chandrachud today observed that “dissent is a symbol of vibrant democracy” and “voices in opposition cannot be muzzled by persecuting those who take up unpopular causes” to hold that a Special Investigating Team must be …

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