Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday. Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against Sameer Sharad Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, and prima-facie agreed that the National Investigation Agency had not obtained the requisite sanction in 2011 from the then Central government before filing the chargesheet. Kulkarni in his appeal has challenged the trial in the Special NIA …
In a notable judgment, the High Court of Kerala has discharged alleged Maoist leader Roopesh of charges under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code on the ground of irregularities in the order granting sanction for prosecution.The Court was considering three revision petitions filed by Roopesh challenging the orders of the Sessions. In …
The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph on Monday asked the Bombay High Court to consider the question of the validity of the sanction for the prosecution of Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in connection with the Malegaon blasts.The bench was hearing the SLP …
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