SC trashes plea against two real-estate barons
New Delhi: In a relief to real-estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed against the Delhi High Court order quashing criminal proceeding lodged for allegedly threatening Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) chairperson. A bench comprising justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goyal upheld the Delhi High Court order, passed on July 14 this year, quashing the decision of the trial court to take cognisance of the offence against the Ansal brothers and two others.
Maldivian Foreign Min to arrive today
New Delhi: Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon will arrive on Saturday to hold talks with her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj during which she is expected to apprise the External Affairs Minister of the political situation in the island nation. During her talks, Maumoon is expected to brief Swaraj on the internal developments in her country including the recent imposition of 30 day State of Emergency by President Abdulla Yameen which was lifted before time after requests from many countries including the US and Sri lanka and the Commonwealth.
SC to reopen Beant singh murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for trial of three accomplices of Babbar Khalsa militant Jagtar Singh Hawara, the mastermind in the killing of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, by asking its Registry to send judicial records to the trial court.
TN Govt moves SC for kovan’s police remand
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking two-day police custody of ultra-left folk singer Kovan, who was granted relief by the Madras High Court in a sedition case. The State Government challenged the High Court order staying the remand of Kovan to police custody. The 54-year-old Kovan, propagandist singer of ultra-left arts and literary outfit ‘Makkal Kalai Ilakkiya Kazhagam’, was arrested in Tiruchirapalli on October 30 for alleged sedition, uploading “defamatory” electronic content against Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and “disturbing public peace”.