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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 18, 2024 To November 24, 2024

Live Law

Citation Prem Lal Anand and Ors. Case Details: State of Haryana v. Amin Lal through Legal Representatives Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 900 The Supreme Court reiterated that the State cannot claim adverse possession over the property of private citizens. Case Details: Sonu Agnihotri v. Chandra Shekhar and others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 910 While expunging from a judgment of the Delhi High …

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1 month ago

Supreme Court Criticises ICICI Bank For Not Defreezing Newsclick's Bank Accounts Despite Stay On Tax Recovery Steps

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By an order dated August 9, the Court disposed of a plea filed by NewsClick for a stay on the income tax demand and directed that pending disposal of the appeal filed before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, there shall be a stay of further recovery of an outstanding amount. The division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Economic Charges: A Growing Trend of Abuse to Silence Media

The Hindu

A new report from the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) flags the growing trend of governments resorting to false charges of financial crimes to silence the press. The report, titled 'Misuse of economic charges to silence, threaten and attack the press: Review of case studies', documents eight different cases of media under attack for their independent journalism, including that …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: August 2024

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Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during August 2024. Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bibhav Kumar's Bail Plea Case Title: BIBHAV KUMAR Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI, SLP No. S. 106 Evidence Act | Accused Can't Be Asked To Discharge Burden Of Proof When Prima Facie Case Wasn't Established By …

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7 months ago

Read how NewsClick chargesheet ties China, Delhi Riots and Congress together

Op India

On the 5th of December 2019, a conspiracy to burn Delhi began to be hatched, leading eventually to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. Witness statements incriminating NewsClick and Prabir Pukayastha in Delhi anti-Hindu Riots and funding to Sharjeel Imam The Delhi police included the testimonies of several protected witnesses, named ‘Gama’, ‘Gama2’ and ‘Gama3’ in its charge sheet. He also used …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Malign motive: On the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder

The Hindu

The Supreme Court of India’s order invalidating the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha is much more than a technical outcome based on the failure of the Delhi police to furnish the grounds for his arrest in writing. As if invoking the Unlawful Activities Act against the web portal was not malign enough — the case seems fictional …

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7 months, 1 week ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released from Tihar after getting bail

The Hindu

NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha was released from the Tihar Jail on May 15, hours after the Supreme Court declared his arrest “invalid” and a Delhi court granted him bail. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur directed Mr. Purkayastha’s release on furnishing bail bonds worth ₹1 lakh, on the condition that he shall not contact the witnesses and approvers associated …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court grants bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha after ‘invalid’ arrest; conditions imposed

The Hindu

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha in an Unlawful Activities Act case, after the Supreme Court declared his arrest “invalid”. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur directed Mr. Purkayastha’s release on furnishing bail bonds worth ₹1 lakh, on the condition that he shall not contact the witnesses and approvers associated with the case. …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on May 15 held that the right to life and personal liberty is the most sacrosanct of fundamental rights while declaring that investigating agencies should provide people arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act with a written copy of information specifying the grounds of their arrest. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta applied its earlier judgment in the Pankaj …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Why was NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalidated by the top Court?

The Hindu

The story so far: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on May 15 ordered the release of online portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha from custody after concluding that his arrest and remand under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 by the Delhi Police were “invalid in the eyes of law”. This, Mr. Sibal argued, violated the Supreme Court’s …

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7 months, 1 week ago

India's top court orders release of journalist held in illegal funding case

Hindustan Times

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Sudipto Ganguly India's top court orders release of journalist held in illegal funding case NEW DELHI, - India's Supreme Court has ordered the release of the founder-editor of a news portal accused by police of receiving illegal funding from China, saying his arrest was invalid more than seven months afterwards, his lawyers said on Wednesday. The …

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7 months, 1 week ago

SC orders NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s release

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of web portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested in October 2023 under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for allegedly receiving funds from Chinese firms, saying he was not provided the grounds of arrest and a copy of the remand application. The bench cited the October …

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7 months, 1 week ago

SC passes release order to NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case

Op India

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared invalid the arrest and subsequent remand of NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities Act. Purkayastha had approached the apex court, challenging his arrest under the Unlawful Activities Act over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda. The High Court had rejected …

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7 months, 1 week ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalid, says Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it felt “no hesitation” to declare the arrest and remand of 74-year-old journalist and online portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act by the Delhi Police as “invalid in the eyes of law”, requiring his release from custody. Justice Mehta said there was no “rhyme or reason” for not …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Bhima Koregaon violence accused Gautam Navlakha granted bail: How courts have been kind to him

Op India

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Urban Naxal Gautam Navlakha in connection with his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad Bhima Koregaon case citing the mounting cost of house arrest and the inordinate amount of time to complete the trial. All co-accused have been granted bail.” In one fell swoop, the judiciary not only granted relief to Gautam …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

NewsClick UAPA Case: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Approver Amit Chakraborty

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered release of NewsClick Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty seeking bail after turning approver in the UAPA case registered following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order allowing Chakraborty's plea seeking his release in the case.”Therefore, having considered the facts. The Delhi High Court on Monday …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese government was ultimate paymaster of NewsClick: Delhi Police charge sheet

The Hindu

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have charged NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources head of the news portal Amit Chakraborty for allegedly acting at the behest of the “Chinese State,” their “ultimate paymaster.” The charge sheet filed under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Act, is primarily based on the police’s interpretation of strings of email exchanged between Mr. Purkayastha, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

NewsClick received funds from China to provoke violence in India, routed funds to Teesta Setalvad

Op India

Fresh and explosive revelations have come to the fore in the NewsClick case as witnesses who have worked with the media portal have made some shocking statements during the investigation. This helped Teesta Setalvad to earn nearly Rs 3 lakh for ‘Sabrang India’, more than Rs 1 crore for her employees, and Rs 39 lakh for personal use by her …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive on NewsClick-China case: How Prabir Purkayastha and Neville Roy Singham spoke about ending democracy, taking lessons from Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood

Op India

The Delhi Police Special Cell filed a chargesheet on 30th March in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case against Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and editor of NewsClick, who was apprehended by the authorities on 3rd October 2023 along with Human Resources chief Amit Chakraborty for receiving illicit funding from China that was transferred via the United States. What the FIR …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in NewsClick Chinese propaganda case

Hindustan Times

A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the Delhi police special cell in the NewsClick case, accusing the news portal of allegedly running Chinese propaganda with the intention of undermining India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on October 3 last year. Purkayastha …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Why the haste?': SC asks ED why Newsclick founder was not informed about remand order

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate regarding its failure to notify the lawyer of Newsclick founder and EIC Prabir Purkayastha before the agency's intention to seek his remand in a UAPA case filed against him. "It is a big haste to have the remand order passed on October 4, at 6 am, without informing him," …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition leaders, activists express solidarity with Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders and activists on Saturday expressed solidarity with Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha and accused the ruling BJP of crushing dissent. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury, party leader Brinda Karat, CPI general secretary D Raja, AAP leader Gopal Rai, former IAS officer and activist Harsh Mander, and senior journalist P Sainath were among those who expressed solidarity with …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police file charge sheet against NewsClick in UAPA case

The Hindu

The Delhi Police on March 30 filed its first chargesheet against news portal NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha, in a case lodged under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, following allegations that they received funds through Chinese firms to spread pro-China propaganda. The chargesheet against NewsClick came nearly six months after the Delhi Police arrested Mr. Purkayastha …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police files chargesheet against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha

Op India

The Delhi Police Special Cell filed a chargesheet on 30th March in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case against Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and editor of NewsClick, who was apprehended by the authorities on 3rd October last year along with Human Resources chief Amit Chakraborty for receiving illicit funding from China that was transferred via the United States. Special Cell …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 18, 2024 To November 24, 2024

Supreme Court Criticises ICICI Bank For Not Defreezing Newsclick's Bank Accounts Despite Stay On Tax Recovery Steps

Economic Charges: A Growing Trend of Abuse to Silence Media

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: August 2024

Read how NewsClick chargesheet ties China, Delhi Riots and Congress together

Malign motive: On the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released from Tihar after getting bail

Delhi court grants bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha after ‘invalid’ arrest; conditions imposed

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment

Why was NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalidated by the top Court?

India's top court orders release of journalist held in illegal funding case

SC orders NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s release

SC passes release order to NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalid, says Supreme Court

Bhima Koregaon violence accused Gautam Navlakha granted bail: How courts have been kind to him

NewsClick UAPA Case: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Approver Amit Chakraborty

Chinese government was ultimate paymaster of NewsClick: Delhi Police charge sheet

NewsClick received funds from China to provoke violence in India, routed funds to Teesta Setalvad

Exclusive on NewsClick-China case: How Prabir Purkayastha and Neville Roy Singham spoke about ending democracy, taking lessons from Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood

Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in NewsClick Chinese propaganda case

'Why the haste?': SC asks ED why Newsclick founder was not informed about remand order

Opposition leaders, activists express solidarity with Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha

Delhi Police file charge sheet against NewsClick in UAPA case

Delhi Police files chargesheet against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha