‘Cockroach Janta Party’s X account stays blocked’: Delhi HC denies immediate restoration, sends CJP’s plea for review
The High Court granted four weeks for the Centre to file a detailed affidavit responding to the allegations raised in the petition.
The High Court granted four weeks for the Centre to file a detailed affidavit responding to the allegations raised in the petition.
The matter came up before the Delhi High Court after club members, the Staff Welfare Association and other parties challenged the Union government’s order directing the club to hand over possession of the property situated in the high-security Lutyens’ Delhi zone.
The petition was mentioned before Justice Avneesh Jhingan on Monday by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who sought an urgent hearing on behalf of club member Vijay Khurana. The Delhi HC agreed to take up the matter on May 26.
The PIL was filed by Rubika Thapa, who also claimed that some of these applications were allegedly linked to immoral trafficking, prostitution, substance abuse, illegal arms trade, extortion rackets and organised criminal networks.
A bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Arora was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Vaibhav Singh. The plea alleges that Kejriwal, Sisodia, journalist Ravish Kumar, and others recorded and circulated court proceedings on social media without permission.
The Delhi HC issued notice to former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and 21 others on the CBI appeal challenging the trial court's order that discharged all 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy case.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the remarks while denying bail to a man accused in a rape case registered under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Justice Prathiba M Singh, in a judgment on Wednesday, said no arbitrator could now be appointed on the grounds that MMTC’s claim stood extinguished as it took four years in impleading the legal representatives of the late respondent (L C Madan) in the proceedings.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju told the apex court that Banerjee is a potential accused in the coal scam and the ED needs to interrogate him in Delhi.
The Centre's statement comes while opposing a plea filed by WhatsApp and Facebook in Delhi High Court against the new IT rules.
