Hemant Soren drops plea against arrest after SC questions ‘conduct’

The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised Hemant Soren for his “blameworthy conduct” of not disclosing complete facts in a plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) even as the former Jharkhand chief minister’s counsel withdrew the plea. A vacation bench headed by Justice Dipankar Datta verbally observed that Soren had availed “parallel remedies” … Read more