Defamation suits against Kepala Batas MP to be heard in September

PETALING JAYA: The hearing of the defamation suits filed by several DAP leaders against Kepala Batas MP Dr Siti Mastura Muhammad (pic) has been fixed for six days in September. George Town High Court judge Justice Datuk Quay Chew Soon fixed Sept 2, 3, 7, 18, 19 and 20 when the case came up for … Read more

NCP split: Sharad Pawar attends disqualification petition hearing; MP Sunil Tatkare cross examined

Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday attended the hearing at Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan of the disqualification petitions filed in connection with the split in the party in July last year after Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined the Ekanth Shinde government. The former Union minister was present for an hour at the hearing, … Read more

Hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to Jan 24 by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till January 24 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal deferred … Read more

Supreme Court quashes remission for convicts in Bilkis Bano gangrape case: Key points of verdict | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven family members during the 2002 riots in the state.Court’s DecisionA bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan deemed the PIL challenging … Read more

DA Case: HC Adjourns Hearing on Plea Against Withdrawal of Sanction to Prosecute Shivakumar to Jan 5

Karnataka Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar (PTI file) The bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna acceded to the request and adjourned the hearing The High Court of Karnataka on Friday adjourned to January 5 the hearing on a petition challenging the withdrawal of the sanction to prosecute Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in a disproportionate … Read more