Mahua Moitra’s urgent hearing plea seeking protection from ‘egg attacks’ rejected by Calcutta High Court
Justice Sougata Bhattacharyya observed, "Such cases are being filed in gallons," before rejecting Mahua Moitra's plea.
Justice Sougata Bhattacharyya observed, "Such cases are being filed in gallons," before rejecting Mahua Moitra's plea.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a plea filed by Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia, challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s refusal to grant him regular bail in a corruption case alleging possession of disproportionate assets.
During the hearing of the bail plea, Padmakumar’s counsel argued that his custody was no longer required in the investigation and that the decision to allow moving the gold-plated sheets outside for maintenance was a collective decision taken by the board.
Jaiswal, who is on the run, had moved a petition for anticipatory bail.
In an affidavit, the police described the riots as a “deep-rooted, premeditated, and orchestrated conspiracy,” asserting that they were timed to coincide with the visit of the then US President Donald Trump to India.
Pankaj was arrested by the CBI on Sunday from his native village in Bilaspur district. He was produced before the CBI court in the state capital on Monday, where the agency sought five days’ custody.
The bail petitions are listed before a Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice N V Anjaria. The same Bench will also hear the bail pleas of Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the larger conspiracy case.
The Rajasthan High Court on Friday denied bail to Naresh Meena, the main accused in the violence and arson that followed the infamous SDM-slapping incident in Samaravta (Tonk) village on November 13-14 last year.
A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sanjay Kumar refused to interfere with the High Court’s March 2025 order, which required Michel to disclose the address where he intended to stay after his release.
A fresh bail petition filed by fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi against his extradition was rejected by the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, London on Thursday.
