Arrest Of Activists And Lawyers In Bhimakoregaon Case: SC To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow [Read The Written Submissions For The Petitioners]
6 years, 3 months ago

Arrest Of Activists And Lawyers In Bhimakoregaon Case: SC To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow [Read The Written Submissions For The Petitioners]

Live Law  

Supreme Court of India will pronounce the Judgment Tomorrow on petitions filed by Five eminent citizens led by Professor Romila Thapar against "arbitrary arrests" of human rights defenders including Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha citing "Maoist links" in the Bhimakoregaon case.Protesting the "arbitrary" arrests, the petition said the arrests were made without a shred of evidence and. Supreme Court of India will pronounce the Judgment Tomorrow on petitions filed by Five eminent citizens led by Professor Romila Thapar against "arbitrary arrests" of human rights defenders including Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha citing "Maoist links" in the Bhimakoregaon case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Khanwilkar and Chandrachud ordered the house arrest of the five rights activists–Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha– at their respective homes till the disposal of the petition. "Issue appropriate direction, directing an independent investigation into arrest of these human rights activists in June and August 2018 in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence," the petition said.

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‘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 …

‘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 …

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Court Remands Bhibhav Kumar To Four Days Of Judicial Custody
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Court Remands Bhibhav Kumar To Four Days Of Judicial Custody

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bhibhav Kumar to four days of judicial custody in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal of Tis Hazari Courts passed the order after Kumar was produced in court on the expiry of five days of police remand. Today, the Delhi Police sought four days of …

Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Twenty20 Party Leader Sabu Jacob And 5 Others In Case Filed By CPI(M) MLA
2 years, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Twenty20 Party Leader Sabu Jacob And 5 Others In Case Filed By CPI(M) MLA

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday restrained the police from arresting Twenty20 party leader Sabu M Jacob and five other accused in a case registered under the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act based on a complaint filed by Communist Party of India MLA P V Sreenijin.Justice Kauser Edappagath allowed the investigation to proceed but granted. The Kerala High Court …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends Varavara Rao's interim protection, to hear his bail plea on 19 July
2 years, 6 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends Varavara Rao's interim protection, to hear his bail plea on 19 July

Firstpost  

Rao was arrested on 28 August, 2018 from his Hyderabad residence and is an under-trial in the case for which an FIR was lodged by Pune police on 8 January, 2018 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities Act New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear Bhima Koregaon case accused P …

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 …

Remand of Anantha Babu extended up to July 15
2 years, 6 months ago

Remand of Anantha Babu extended up to July 15

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The SC, ST Special Court Judge extended the remand of suspended ruling party MLC Anantha Uday Bhaskar alias Anantha Babu up to July 15. In the interim, AP Bar Council member and Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Association state president Muppalla Subba Rao has filed a petition on behalf of Veedhi Nooka Ratnam, mother of Veedhi Subrahmanyam, before the AP …

Sudha Bharadwaj's 3 Co-Prisoners Tested COVID Positive : Daughter Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Release On Medical Grounds
3 years, 8 months ago

Sudha Bharadwaj's 3 Co-Prisoners Tested COVID Positive : Daughter Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Release On Medical Grounds

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj's latest medical report from the Maharashtra Government on a plea seeking her interim release on medical bail from Byculla women's prison. The petition filed by her daughter Maaysha Singh, invoking Article 226 of the Constitution, states that the sixty-year-old Bharadwaj, who has diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and a history …

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 …

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 …

CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19

The Quint  

Over 5,000 public intellectuals, civil rights activists and organisations, including Noam Chomsky, Prakash Ambedkar, Gayatri Spivak, Ramchandra Guha, and Arundhati Roy, as well as retired judges Kolse Patil and PB Sawant, have signed a petition to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, asking them to reconsider the order for Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha to surrender …

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 …

High court allows Bhim Army to hold meeting at ground near RSS HQ
4 years, 10 months ago

High court allows Bhim Army to hold meeting at ground near RSS HQ

India TV News  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the Bhim Army to hold a meeting of its workers at Reshimbagh Ground here on February 22, but imposed certain conditions. The petition, filed by Bhim Army Nagpur district chief Praful Shende through his lawyer Firdos Mirza, said the outfit had got permission from the CP and Berar Education …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Koregaon Bhima case: Telugu poet Varavara Rao taken into custody by Pune Police
6 years, 1 month ago

Koregaon Bhima case: Telugu poet Varavara Rao taken into custody by Pune Police

India TV News  

Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused of having Maoist links, was taken into custody Saturday by Pune police from Hyderabad in a case related to Elgar Parishad conclave, a senior official said here. On October 26, Pune police had taken into custody co-accused Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, while Sudha Bharadwaj was taken into custody the next day. Left-leaning activists Rao, …

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 …

HC Adjourns Hearing On Gautam Navlakha’s Plea Until 21 Nov
6 years, 2 months ago

HC Adjourns Hearing On Gautam Navlakha’s Plea Until 21 Nov

The Quint  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, 1 November, adjourned until 21 November the hearing on civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha’s plea seeking quashing of the FIR in the Bhima Koregaon activists’ arrest case, news agency ANI reported. On 29 October, the Supreme Court had issued a notice to Navlakha on Maharashtra government’s plea which challenged the Delhi High Court order …

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: SC Issues Notice To Gautam Navlakha On Maharashtra Govt.'s Plea Against His Release
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: SC Issues Notice To Gautam Navlakha On Maharashtra Govt.'s Plea Against His Release

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S. K. Kaul and Justice K. M. Joseph on Monday issued notice on the SLP preferred by the government of Maharashtra against the Delhi High Court order releasing activist Gautam Navlakha from house arrest five weeks after he and four other rights activists were taken into custody in connection with …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Sudha Bharadwaj, 2 others sent to police custody; SC rejects Romila Thapar's review petition
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Sudha Bharadwaj, 2 others sent to police custody; SC rejects Romila Thapar's review petition

India TV News  

A Pune court on Saturday remanded rights activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, accused of having Maoist links, in police custody till November 6. District and Sessions Judge K D Vadane sent the two activists to police custody after district government pleader and public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar argued in the court that since all the accused were under …

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 …

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 …

Koregaon Bhima: Prosecution submits email exchanges between arrested ‘activists’ and top Maoists
6 years, 2 months ago

Koregaon Bhima: Prosecution submits email exchanges between arrested ‘activists’ and top Maoists

Op India  

On Monday, opposing the bail application of the five accused activists in the Bhima-Koregaon case Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, in the Bhima Koregaon case, the prosecution submitted ‘intercepted email communications’ exchanged between top CPI fugitive leader Ganapathy aka Chandrasekhar and Varavara Rao as per reports. Public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar, arguing before Sessions Judge …

Bhima Koregaon violence: While activists' arrests make headlines, Telangana workers jailed for similar charges languish
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: While activists' arrests make headlines, Telangana workers jailed for similar charges languish

Firstpost  

Families of five workers arrested over alleged Maoist links by Maharashtra ATS, have been struggling in anonymity even though the arrest of 10 well-known activists with the same charges and linked to the Bhima Koregaon violence made it to the headlines Earlier this year, on 12 January, 15-20 people wearing civil dress barged into Rajita Karera’s house in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar …

Bhima Koregaon violence: What happened on 1 January and the events that followed
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: What happened on 1 January and the events that followed

Firstpost  

On 31 December, 2017, a conference called Elgar Parishad was held in Shaniwar Wada near Pune to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon-Bhima. On 31 December, 2017, a conference called Elgar Parishad was held at Shaniwar Wada near Pune to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon-Bhima. In a joint statement, the activists stated that …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Plea filed on Sudha Bharadwaj's behalf in Punjab and Haryana HC withdrawn to take up other remedies
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Plea filed on Sudha Bharadwaj's behalf in Punjab and Haryana HC withdrawn to take up other remedies

Firstpost  

A Habeas Corpus petition filed on behalf of Sudha Bharadwaj, one of the five rights activists arrested on 28 August in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case, before the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been withdrawn on Wednesday, with the liberty to take up other remedies as per law. The habeas corpus petition that was filed in the Punjab …

Bhima Koregaon: Habeas Corpus Petition For Sudha Bharadwaj In Punjab & Haryana HC Withdrawn With Liberty To Seek Other Legal Remedies
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: Habeas Corpus Petition For Sudha Bharadwaj In Punjab & Haryana HC Withdrawn With Liberty To Seek Other Legal Remedies

Live Law  

The Habeas Corpus petition filed on behalf of activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Punjab and Haryana High Court was withdrawn today, with liberty to seek other legal remedies available under law.The petition before the court had been filed by Ankit Grewal, as next friend of Ms. Bharadwaj, on August 28, when the Pune police carried out searches at multiple places …

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 …

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court ruling on activists 'victory' for Pune police and country, says Fadnavis
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court ruling on activists 'victory' for Pune police and country, says Fadnavis

India TV News  

Hailing the Supreme Court ruling on the arrest of five rights activists, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday called it a "victory for the Pune police and the country." Expressing contentment, the chief minister told the reporters: "We welcome the decision based on Pune police investigations and evidence it collected has been considered valid. In nationwide swoops in August, …

Bhima-Koregaon verdict: BJP's Sambit Patra says SC ruling vindicates govt's stand, exposes Congress' 'shamelessness'
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon verdict: BJP's Sambit Patra says SC ruling vindicates govt's stand, exposes Congress' 'shamelessness'

Firstpost  

Quoting the court’s order, Patra claimed that the fact that a majority judgment has held that the accused were not arrested because of dissent, confirms BJP’s stand Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment on the Bhima-Koregaon arrests, Bharatiya Janata Party said the apex court’s ruling vindicated their stand and exposed the Congress party. Addressing a press conference after the ruling, …

No court-monitored probe in Bhima-Koregaon
6 years, 3 months ago

No court-monitored probe in Bhima-Koregaon

Live Mint  

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition for a court-monitored probe into the arrests of five human rights activists by the Pune police in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, while declining a court-monitored investigation, held, “We are of the considered opinion that it is not a case of arrest …

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 …

Breaking: Arrests Target Political Dissent, Justice Chandrachud Berates Police In Bhima Koregaon Arrests [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Breaking: Arrests Target Political Dissent, Justice Chandrachud Berates Police In Bhima Koregaon Arrests [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Justice D Y Chandrachud expressed a strong dissent in the Bhima Koregaon case to hold the arrests of five activists to be wholly baseless and politically motivated. While the majority of CJI Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar turned down the plea for a probe by Special Investigation Team, Justice Chandrachud opined that an SIT was necessary as Maharashtra …

Bhima Koregaon activists' arrest case: SC orders four more weeks of house arrest, rejects demand for SIT probe
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon activists' arrest case: SC orders four more weeks of house arrest, rejects demand for SIT probe

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday said that the interim order passed by the court for house arrest of activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case shall continue for four more weeks. The apex court gave out the verdict rejecting a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of the five arrested rights activists and …

Supreme Court reserves verdict on 5 activists’ arrests in Bhima-Koregaon case
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court reserves verdict on 5 activists’ arrests in Bhima-Koregaon case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, reserved the judgment after counsel for both parties including senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, …

Bhima-Koregaon violence: 5 arrested activists to remain under house arrest, Supreme Court to hear matter on Sept 24
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon violence: 5 arrested activists to remain under house arrest, Supreme Court to hear matter on Sept 24

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Government to hand over the complete case diary of Bhima-Koregaon violence case while extending the house arrest of the five rights activists. A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, reserved the judgment after counsel for both parties including senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Harish Salve and Additional Solicitor General …

Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to resume hearing in Bhima Koregaon arrests case, Mulakkal questioning to continue; day's top stories
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Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to resume hearing in Bhima Koregaon arrests case, Mulakkal questioning to continue; day's top stories

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Bishop accused of raping nun grilled for 7 hours, questioning to continue today, Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan today, Supreme Court to examine evidence produced against five arrested activists today - here are the day’s top stories Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court to resume hearing on Bhima-Koregaon arrests today The house arrest of the five activists was extended by a …

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