SC defers Balwant Singh Rajoana – 1995 killer of Punjab CM Beant Singh – plea for release
Senior advocate Rohatgi, appearing for Rajoana, urged the bench to grant temporary release to Rajoana.
Senior advocate Rohatgi, appearing for Rajoana, urged the bench to grant temporary release to Rajoana.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, announced its second list of 22 candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked Delhi High Court to expeditiously decide the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam charged under the stringent provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the February 2000 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
This came during the hearing of a petition challenging a Gauhati High Court decision that dismissed a PIL seeking accountability for these incidents.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that the State authorities won't take any action till Wednesday - October 23 - on the notices for the demolition of the buildings belonging to persons allegedly involved in the October 13, 2024, Bahraich violence in the state.
On October 11, 2023 the Delhi High Court declined their anticipatory bail plea. Thereafter, they moved the Supreme Court.
The bench said it is a policy decision and the absence of such restrictions would make it difficult for jail authorities to handle affairs at the prisons.
The Supreme Court had ordered the Speaker to announce his decision by January 10 on disqualification petitions filed by the two rival factions of the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray and Shinde against each other.
The bench said that the PIL is not maintainable as the several civil suits on the related issues are already pending consideration.
The senior advocate said that there is an immediate effect on interstate trade and industry and on the consumer, which will have a pan-India effect.
