🚨Delhi Court expected to decide whether Umar Khalid will be granted bail in case(s) concerning Delhi Riots 2020 larger conspiracy at noon. #DelhiRiots#UmarKhalid
EXCLUSIVE: Delhi Court rejecting @UmarKhalidJNU's bail in #DelhiRiots larger conspiracy case finds that Khalid was a recurrent name from the beginning of the conspiracy through till the riots, was a member of various groups and participant of crucial meets.
Delhi Court notes @UmarKhalidJNU's reference to former US President Donald Trump's visit to India in his Amrawati speech on Feb 17, 2020, finds him instrumental in creation of Jamia Coordination Committee. #DelhiRiots
Delhi Court says that "From a broad reading of all the statements (of witnesses and protected witnesses) the role of accused @UmarKhalidJNU in the context of conspiracy and riots is apparent." #DelhiRiots
Court relies on protected witness GAMA's statement that he saw @UmarKhalidJNU giving provocative speeches in the protest sites. Devangana, Natasha, Tasleem and Gul were also present there and making provocative statements.
GAMA further stated that after violence began they sought shelter and were taken in by one Professor Apurvanand who lived near DU, and said that they were "to bring the govt to its knees," and "to make it a Hindu-Muslim issue". #DelhiRiots
Court also referred to protected witness DELTA'S statement talking about the Old Seelampur Central area protest site where again Gulfisha Fatima, Devangana, Natasha, Sohail, Tasleem and Khalid were there, provocative speeches were given, plan was made for road block with ladies.
DELTA also stated that at the same protest site, they had failed to block the road initially. Use of code words Iike "Eid par Nainital jana hai" (Road block karna hai), "aaj chand raat hai" were used. "Andolan khoon maangta hai", was also used in the speeches.
Roads were blocked on the pretext of candle marches, according to the order, and AAP's Tahir Hussain was found giving money on various protest sites, stating it would be used for riots. #DelhiRiots
The Court also referred to protected witness HELIUM's statement that Khalid and his father were found in Jantar Mantar in a protest. Khalid's father said he comes from Jahangirpuri, where "there are a lot of Bangladeshi" and to "education them" and "fight against CAA-NRC."
🚨Calcutta High Court’s Suo Motu case hearing concerning #BirbhumMassacre expected at 2 PM.
Yesterday Court directed State of West Bengal to submit a status report on probe into incident in which homes were set ablaze & 10 persons including women & children were charred to death
Petitioner says that inspite of directions by court yesterday, CCTV cameras not installed
"Police and CM @MamataOfficial has been visiting the place of incident today - they have announced "packages", this is a way to influence witnesses" #BirbhumMassacre
Petitioner: The incident can be compared with 2002 in Gujarat.
Another Petitioner now highlights the various incidents of violence in Bengal. #BirbhumMassacre
#SupremeCourt hearing plea by Mumbai's former top cop Param Bir Singh seeking transfer of cases of alleged misconduct and corruption to Central Bureau of Investigation.
Senior Advocate Puneet Bali appearing for Singh submitted that I have prepared a note, want to show the shocking aspect.
Bench: Whole case is shocking.
Bali: My officers were asked to collect Rs. 100 Crores from the bars.
Bali: Maharashtra Government moved against the High Court order, also an FIR was registered on a complaint of a Bookie.
BREAKING: #KarnatakaHighCourt in a judgment today has said that "A brutal act of sexual assault on
the wife, against her consent, albeit by the husband, cannot but
be termed to be a rape." #MaritalRape
The bench penned that "Such sexual assault by a husband on
his wife will have grave consequences on the mental sheet of the
wife, it has both psychological and physiological impact on her."
"Such acts of husbands scar the soul of the wives. It is, therefore, imperative for the law makers to now “hear the voices of
silence”," the bench added.
BREAKING: Calcutta High Court registers suo moto case in the incident of Rampurhat, Birbhum district where several homes were set ablaze. Chief Justice bench to hear the case today at 2pm. #BengalBurnings
Allegedly, following killing of TMC leader Bahadur Shaikh at Bogtui village in Birbhum district, several houses were set ablaze in Rampurhat in which eight people, including women & children, were charred to death @ISalilTiwari reports #bengalviolence lawbeat.in/top-stories/br…
🚨Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Prakash Srivastava & Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj expected to shortly assemble & take up its Suo Motu Case registered in light of the gruesome murders where homes were set ablaze & bodies were charred beyond recognition #BengalBurnings
#SupremeCourt hearing case pertaining to sexual abuse in Muzzafarnagar Shelter Homes. Counsel submits that the Patna High Court has taken cognisance in a matter where a girl was trapped. He submits that CBI probe has been ordered into just one case.
ASG Madhavi Divan appears for CBI submits that they have moved an application. #SupremeCourt . She submits that “investigation is over.”
Divan: There is no investigation which is now pending, as far as the main case is concerned 19 persons have been convicted.
#SupremeCourt to hear matter pertaining to alleged “inaction” of Court-appointed Supervisory committee regarding safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam. #Mullaperiyar#DamSafety
J Khanwilkar: This is not adversarial, please don't consider it as a adversarial litigation. We are not going to decide here the political issues. We'll give opportunity to everyone.