Month: October 2019

Coal over-invoicing case: Adani group gets relief from Bombay High Court.

Source – businesstoday.in The Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled in favour of the Adani group by quashing all letter rogatories (LRs) sent by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to several countries, including Singapore, against three group companies in an alleged case of overvaluation of Indonesian coal imports between 2011 and 2015. A letter rogatory

DK Shivakumar bail case: HC blasts ED on law officer’s absence, says agency can’t play hide and seek.

Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Thursday castigated the ED for non-availability of its law officer who was to argue on the bail plea of Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar, arrested in a money laundering case, and said that the agency cannot play “hide and seek” with the court. Justice Suresh Kait

Ayodhya Case: SC Reserves Order, to Conduct Closed-door Proceedings Today on Mediation Panel Report.

Source – news18.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded the daily hearings in the politically sensitive case of the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya and reserved its judgement. The bench heard for 40 days the arguments in the decades-old temple-mosque dispute — the second longest proceedings in its history. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed

A Kerala MLA and his illegal dam.

Source – newindianexpress.com The check dam constructed by Kerala MLA P V Anwar in Malappuram district is a classic case of subversion of the system through a combination of money and political power. The legislator, belonging to the ruling Left front, along with his father-in-law, built the dam as part of his theme park in

Ayodhya hearing: Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan marred his performance in Supreme Court with his needless Arnab Goswami act

Source – firstpost.com The document that Dhavan tore up was a map of Ram Janmabhoomi site that was taken from a book titled ‘Ayodhya Revisited’ written former IPS officer Kishore Kunal and was being presented by the Hindu Mahasabha to buttress their claim of pre-existence of the Ram Temple on the disputed site The legal

Farooq Abdullah’s sister and daughter released after 30 hours in prison

Source: hindustantimes.com The daughter and the sister of former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and 11 other women, who were detained on Tuesday for protesting against abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, were released 30 hours later on Wednesday from the Srinagar Central Jail. Their counsel Altaf Khan said the women were made

3 held for cop attack at Salt Lake stadium

Source: telegraphindia.com policewoman was allegedly grabbed from behind after a clash broke out in the stand of Salt Lake stadium during a World Cup qualifier match on Tuesday night. At least three men were arrested for attacking the policewoman and exchanging blows with cops who tried to stop them from breaking chairs of the gallery,