Tag: Criminal cases

Woman judge escapes bid on life in Behampur, Odisha

The police foiled the attempt on the life of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) by a person who is on bail with four criminal cases pending against.

November 28, 2022

Govts should take HC nod before withdrawing cases against MPs/MLAs: SC

A bench headed by chief justice N.V. Ramana said: "We are not against the withdrawal of cases if there is a malicious prosecution. But this needs to be examined by the judicial officer in the high court. If the high court agrees then the cases can be withdrawn".

August 25, 2021

Criminal cases registered against wetland encroachers

Green activists are however of the view that large areas are under unlawful and environmentally-damaging prawn cultivation.

June 20, 2021

Politicians yes, but bureaucrats too

The Supreme Court must enlarge the ambit of its direction to fast-track cases against elected representatives to include bureaucrats, say NARENDER HOODA and SEEMA SINDHU.

December 18, 2020

Recent report shows 74% Delhi MLAs millionaires, three-fifth face criminal cases

There has been a sharp jump in the number of MLAs with registered criminal cases.

February 13, 2020

Jharkhand polls: Congress has 67% candidates with criminal cases in second phase

The data was released by the Jharkhand Election Watch and ADR by analysing the self-sworn affidavits of all 260 candidates who are contesting the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections.

December 3, 2019

Bereft of morals

The greatest cause of concern in the current scenario is that in most cases, the bureaucrats who keep their hands under the table and the politicians who change parties as frequently as we change clothes, are regular guys who behave normally till they get a whiff of money.

November 21, 2019

SC overturns clean chit to Devendra Fadnavis in poll affidavit case, Maharashtra CM to face trial

The Bombay HC had dismissed the plea that sought annulment of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' election to the Assembly alleging non-disclosure of two pending criminal cases against him.

October 1, 2019

SC notice to Maharashtra CM for ‘not declaring’ criminal cases against him

The Bombay High Court had earlier dismissed the plea of one Satish Ukey seeking annulment of Fadanavis's election to the Maharashtra Assembly.

December 13, 2018

130 candidates facing criminal cases in fray for Chhattisgarh polls

599 candidates are school dropouts while 9 are illiterate. Only 111 female candidates are contesting in the second phase.

November 13, 2018

122% rise in candidates with criminal cases in Bihar

According to the latest report of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), around 70 per cent of the 40 Lok Sabha Members from Bihar have criminal cases pending against them.

September 27, 2018

SC seeks details of cases against MPs, MLAs

The top court also asked states/UTs and Registrars General of all high courts to place before it the "precise number" of pending cases required to be transferred to the special courts meant to deal exclusively with cases involving lawmakers.

September 13, 2018

After HC remark on drugs cases, Amarinder pulls up law office

Taking a serious view of the concerns expressed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court over the manner in which final reports are being filed by the prosecution in drug-related offences, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday directed Advocate General Atul Nanda to pursue the matter ensure that there is no laxity on this...

July 5, 2018

Crorepatis and criminals in K’taka poll fray

Analysis of candidates fielded by the BJP, Congress and JDS shows the parties’ scant regard for transparency and the electorate for the 12 May Assembly polls as some of their candidates have serious criminal cases against them. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms, an independent body which conducted the analyis, the time has come...

April 19, 2018

MHA told to publish data of IPS officers with criminal cases

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to publish data on criminal cases against Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, an RTI activist said on Friday. The direction was given by Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad in an RTI appeal filed by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur. While the MHA had denied...

March 23, 2018

Trials of Truth~a chronicle of landmark criminal cases

Addressing a gathering of former and sitting judges and senior lawyers, Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi launched Trials of Truth book by the additional solicitor general, Supreme Court Pinky Anand and Ms Gauri Goburdhun on Monday. The book, which has compiled some of the landmark criminal cases of the country including Rajiv Gandhi murder case, Nithari...

February 27, 2018

Criminal cases against 47 new legislators in Gujarat, 22 in Himachal: ADR

As many as 47 (26 per cent) of the newly-elected MLAs in Gujarat and 22 (32 per cent) in Himachal Pradesh have criminal cases against them, election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Tuesday. The ADR, which analysed the self-sworn affidavits filed of the MLAs from both states where results for assembly elections...

December 20, 2017