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Jul 29 • 17 tweets • 2 min read
#BreakingNews
#DelhiHighCourt to hear @ArvindKejriwal bail application in the case filed against him by @CBIHeadquarters concerning #liquorpolicyscam
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna to preside over the matter.
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@ArvindKejriwal @CBIHeadquarters Special Counsel DP Singh, appearing for CBI: Kejriwal is the 'sutradhaar' of the entire excise scam. I will show facts proving the same.
May 9 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
#BREAKING Bareilly Court delivers historic verdict, sentencing a woman to 4.5 years in prison for false testimony and false rape accusations. Court justifies sentence, matching it to accused man's time served
"It is highly objectionable to use police and court as medium to achieve one's illegal objective," court said emphasizing fair treatment for both genders
May 7 • 42 tweets • 6 min read
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing #ArvindKejriwal's plea challenging ED arrest and remand in #liquorscamcase
Court will also consider the question of interim bail owing to ongoing #elections
Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta takes up the matter.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju and Senior Advocate AM Singhvi are present before court.
#ArvindKejriwal #SupremeCourt
Apr 9 • 21 tweets • 3 min read
#BREAKING_NEWS
The Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Delhi High Court to deliver the verdict on the petition of Arvind Kejriwal.
#ArvindKejiwal #ArvindKejriwalArrest #LiquorScamCase @aap @ArvindKejriwal @dir_ed
The Chief Minister of Delhi had challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate concerning the liquor excise policy scam. To read details - ()lawbeat.in/top-stories/ex…
The court is yet to assemble. Meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju and Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi have arrived.
Apr 9 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
#JUSTIN
#SupremeCourtOfIndia's detailed order on STAYING #AllahabadHighCourt decision of striking down #madarsa Act notes that State does have a legitimate public interest in ensuring that students should receive qualitative education so that they can have a dignified existence.
SC: If the PIL's purpose is to ensure that secular education is provided in Madarsas, suitable directions may be issued to ensure that students are not deprived of the quality of education that is made available by the State in other institutions.
#MadarsaACT #SupremeCourtOfIndia
Mar 28 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Prominent lawyers including Harish Salve, Manan Kumar Mishra, Adish Aggarwala, Chetan Mittal, Pinky Anand, Hitesh Jain, Ujjwala Pawar, Uday Holla, Swaroopama Chaturvedi have written to #CJIChandrachud expressing concern over attempts to undermine the judiciary’s integrity.
As per the letter, pressure tactics of this group is most obvious in political cases, particularly those involving political figures accused of corruption.
"These tactics are damaging to our courts and threaten our democratic fabric..", CJI has been told.
Mar 27 • 34 tweets • 5 min read
🚨#BREAKING: Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on allegations of Money Laundering and Conspiracy in connection with Delhi’s controversial Liqour Policy introduced by AAP led govt & his subsequent remand before Delhi HC #ArvindKejriwalaArrested
ASG Raju For ED seeks time for reply, says no copy served to him
Abhishek Manu Singhvi appears for the arrested CM: We filed plea on 23rd March and defects were cured, we were informed of notified defects on 26th march. No reason to file a reply
Dec 11, 2023 • 15 tweets • 2 min read
#Article370 VERDICT TODAY
A five-judge CONSTITUTION BENCH of the #SupremeCourtOfIndia will be pronouncing shortly the judgment in pleas challenging ABROGATION of Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
#CJIDYChandrachud led Constitution Bench to assemble soon.
Vacation Bench of #SupremeCourtofIndia to hear appeal filed by Trinamool Congress MP #AbhishekBanerjee against Calcutta High Court's order passed in the teacher’s recruitment scam case allowing CBI and ED to question him.
Senior Advocate AM Singhvi appears on behalf of Banerjee.
Singhvi: There are three orders I want the bench to see. The order of April 24..
SC: All this is over, I have seen every document. After this court's order, the CJ changed the bench. High Court has said that it cannot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#BREAKING: #DelhiHighCourt dismisses pleas moved by Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Wadra, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other charitable trusts challenging the IT authorities' decision to transfer their tax assessments to the central circle. #IncomeTax#RahulGandhi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
While dismissing the petition a division bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma observed that transfer was in accordance with law.
The bench also clarified that it did not examine the matter on merits. #IncomeTax#RahulGandhi#SoniaGandhi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
May 24, 2023 • 9 tweets • 9 min read
#JustIn: A criminal complaint has been filed before the Patiala House Court, Delhi against wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Phogat and Sakshi Malik for pressing "false allegations" of sexual harassment on the then President of WFI, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and for "Hate Speech"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The plea states that the allegations made by the accused persons against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh are FALSE and connected with DIRECT OR INDIRECT way by any INFLUENCE AND PERSONAL GAIN. #DelhiCourt#wfi#wfiprotest#wrestlers
May 24, 2023 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Author Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72 ) to appear before the #DelhiHighCourt to tender his unconditional apology in the suo-motu criminal contempt case initiated against him in connection with relief provided by Justice S. Muralidhar to UAPA-accused Gautam Navlakha.
#DelhiHighCourt hearing a plea by TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal's daughter Sukanya Mondal in the money laundering case registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with the multi- crore Cattle Smuggling Case. #CattleSmuggling#AnubrataMondal#SukanyaMondal
Counsel appearing for Sukanya Mondal submits that it's a quashing petition, seeking the quashing of the ED complaint as well as consequential proceedings. #DelhiHighCourt#CattleSmuggling#sukanyamondal
May 17, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Advocate Ajay Gautam seeking direction for taking immediate action and remedial steps needed to eliminate the contagious viral disease known as 'Lump Skin Disease'.
Court had earlier directed the Delhi Government to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Advocate Ajay Gautam appears in person, submits images of cows being cut into pieces before burial.
He argues they are doing cruelty to these cows. After they are dead, they are cutting them into pieces and then burying them, this is not dignified burial. #Cows… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
May 17, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a plea by NGO, Social Jurist, a civil rights group (@socialjurist) seeking directions to expedite the finalization process of the Delhi School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2015, so far as it relates to the prohibition of screening procedure in the matter… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Earlier, the court asked the petitioner's counsel Advocate Ashok Agarwal to show them a provision of law that states that the court can issue a writ of mandamus to the government. @socialjurist
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May 17, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Dil Afza vs. Rooh Afza
#SupremeCourtOfIndia hears plea challenging Delhi High Court's order restraining Sadar Laboratories from using the trade mark ‘SHARBAT DIL AFZA’. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sadar Laboratories: Dil and Rooh are different, they have different meaning..
Tension escalated in the state after the High Court ordered the inclusion of Meetei/Meitei community of the State in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Indian Constitution as a "tribe" of Manipur.
SG Mehta: Let peace and tranquility be our priority...the required steps are being taken..
Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves: So many villages are being attacked...
Adv Bhushan: Expert Committee has submitted its report. SEBI has been investigating Adani for many years. One was in 2016 and then in 2021. Unless SEBI puts down on record what has happened in those investigations..