1/n (Thread) What exactly did @SudarshanNewsTV submit before SC to prove that there exists a "UPSC Jehad"?
So, @zakatindia is the organization that trains Muslim candiates for UPSC exams
Sudarshan TV claims ZFI recieved donation from Madina Trust UK
2/n @SudarshanNewsTV
claims Dr.Zahid Ali Parvez, Trustee, Madina Trust is also a trustee with the Islamic Foundation. The Times, UK had reported that two Islamic Foundation trustees were on the UN sanctions list of people associated with Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
3/n ZFI has also recieved donations from Muslim Aid (UK). Affidavit says
as per Mr.Sam Westrop, Director of Middle East Forum’s Islamist Watch, Muslim Aid, UK has repeatedly been found involved with a number of terror networks. @zakatindia
4/n @SureshChavhanke further claims that Syed Zafar Mahmood of @zakatindia is closely associated with both Mohammed Jafer Hussain Qureshi and Zakir Naik. It also says that Zakat Foundation India has recieved donations from @ZakatUS
5/n Affidavit says @ZakatUS executive director is Khalil Demir. Khalil Demir has signed the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 990 forms for Benevolence International Foundation (BIF) which US Treasury(U.S. Government) found guilty in the year 2002 for funding Al-Qaeda
UPSC Coaching Centre for Muslims received donations from terrorism linked trusts and organizations: Sudarshan TV tells Supreme Court
Delhi High Court is hearing the petition filed by former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav against a trial court order framing criminal charges against him and his family members in the alleged IRCTC scam case.
The matter is listed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal arguing for Prasad - They [CBI] refer to 2 communications that have no relation to any corrupt practice.
Calcutta High Court to shortly hear petitions concerning the Enforcement Directorate’s recent raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain.
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All India Trinamool Congress and the Enforcement Directorate have filed separate petitions. Justice Suvra Ghosh will hear the matter at 2:30 PM.
Supreme Court hears bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah booked under the UAPA for conspiring to secede Jammu & Kashmir from India.
Bench: Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
Sr. Adv. Colin Gonsalves (for Shah): the chargesheet mentioned a large number of accused persons.
Court: what is the primary allegation?
Gonsalves: yes. I will. I am not there in the main chargesheet. Not in the first supplementary chargesheet. I was added in the second supplementary chargesheet.
Court: you were booked for provocative speeches etc?
Gonsalves: yes and terror funding. The last speech I gave was in 1993. The story of terror funding was one one Mr. Wani was carrying money amounting to 75 lakhs meant for me. Wani was acquitted in the ED matter. I was given bail in the ED matter.
Court: since when are you in custody?
Gonsalves: total custody in and out all together is 40 years. In this last FIRs 6.5 years. The period of custody that I have undergone in all the FIRs is 40 years including detentions.
Supreme Court hears plea by Niranjan Das, an accused in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam case in which FIRs were registered in Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Das seeks transfer of trial in UP FIR to Chhattisgarh liquor scam. Bench led by CJI Surya Kant hears matter.
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appears for Das.
CJI Surya Kant: You are saying the allegations in the two states are similar. But Coordinate bench says that they are state specific
Court notes that in UP FIR, there are co-accused from UP also. If trial is transferred in Das’ case, co-accused in UP also affected.
CJI: What about a (co-accused who is) permanent resident of Noida (if trial is transferrer to Raipur, Chhattisgarh)?
Supreme Court to resume hearing its suo motu case on stray dogs today.
Bench: Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria
#Straydogs #SupremeCourt
On the last hearing, the Court was cautioned to take expert advice in the case so that it doesn’t end up like the recent Aravalli ruling which had to be stayed after concerns were raised about the absence of domain experts in the committee appointed by the Court.
Supreme Court to deliver judgment in a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act("PC Act"), which was introduced through an amendment in 2018 #SupremeCourt
Justice KV Viswanathan: Judgment in Vineet Narain has stated that the Executive on its own cannot foreclose investigation against its own. We have discussed Subhramniam Swamy on Section 6a validity.
Justice KV Viswanathan: We have highlighted the qualitative difference between erstwhile 6a and present 17a.