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.
The plea is listed before a vacation bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Sandeep Mehta. Sisodia is facing prosecution by the CBI and the ED under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act respectively in the Delhi excise policy scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has opposed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand, stating that it is based on material in possession of the agency.
Jain had sought extension of the bail in a money laundering case on medical grounds.
Issuing a notice on the bail plea by Sanjay Singh, a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta sought a response from the Centre’s anti-money laundering agency.
Earlier on December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court had rejected the review petition of Manish Sisodia against a top court order October 30, 2023, order refusing him bail in the excise policy scam case.
