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ROME — Pope Francis’ chief of staff became one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court Thursday, telling a British tribunal about the negotiations at the heart of the Vatican’s so-called “trial of the century,” admitting he filed a false invoice and pointing a finger at his one-time deputy who escaped the scandal unscathed. Archbishop …

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Court denies permission to PDP leader Parra to accompany ailing father outside J&K

A court in Jammu & Kashmir has denied permission to Peoples Democratic Party youth president Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra to accompany his ailing father outside the Union Territory for treatment. “A blanket permission for one year cannot be granted to the applicant to go outside the UT of J&K because not only the trial of the case will be hampered by the …

J&K High Court orders oath be administered to PDP’s Parra as DDC member for elections he won in 2020

The J&K High Court has allowed Peoples Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who was arrested in 2021 with charges framed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, to take oath as a District Development Council member in south Kashmir’s Pulwama. “The court deems it appropriate to observe that if there is no legal restriction or prohibition envisaged under the Panchayat Raj …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bail Granted To J&K PDP Leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir challenging the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order granting bail to PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Parra in a UAPA case over alleged terrorist activities.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka however clarified that it was not giving …

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Bail Orders Should Be Short And Crisp: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked that bail orders should be short and crisp and consist of only two to four pages. The court was hearing a Special Leave Petition moved by Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir challenging the bail granted to PDP leader, Waheed Ur Rehman Parra by the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. Appearing for the …

Court frames terror charges against PDP leader Waheed Parra

A special court has framed terror charges against Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a senior PDP leader and close aide of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, based on a police charge sheet claiming that he was an asset for Pakistan-based terror groups and that his 13-year journey as a journalist and politician from 2007 was a "saga of subterfuge, deceit …

PDP leader Waheed Parra was remanded to 15 days of National Investigation Agency custody on Friday following his arrest earlier this week for allegedly conspiring with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists to get their support during the 2019 parliamentary elections. Parra was taken to Jammu and produced before a designated NIA court in a case related to his alleged "close links" with …