A local court here on Wednesday rejected an application filed by Sanwar Mal Chaudhary, seeking the cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma in a 13-year-old case related to Gopalganj riots.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest plea seeking setting up of a regulatory board to monitor and manage over-the-top (OTT) and other streaming platforms in India.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust’s plea against the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to terminate its lease of land for the Jauhar University in Rampur.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti posted the matter for hearing on Monday, after advocate appearing for Rajeev Babbar said a copy of the petition was served on them late in the evening on Thursday and sought time to respond to it.
“We are satisfied that there is no error apparent on the face of the record or any merit in the review petitions, warranting reconsideration of the order impugned," the court said.
Rajeev Suri has challenged the change in land use of plot number one from recreational area to residential, saying the authorities have not demonstrated any public interest in the proposed change.
The Counsel appearing for petitioner Mathew Thomas urged the bench to hear his arguments in the matter in detail. However, the bench responded that it was not keen on entertaining the plea.
Citing a quote by Swami Vivekananda, Judge Aggarwal said: "We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think; Words are secondary; Thoughts live; they travel far."
Twitter ex-India MD was summoned in connection with a probe into the video which went viral showing a Muslim elderly man being thrashed by some young men after he was forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram". The police said the video was an attempt to incite communal violence.
His judicial custody expires on Thursday and the NCB is likely to file an application seeking extension of the custody before the Special NDPS court judge VV Patil.
