Opposing the bail plea, the complainant's lawyer said Bhardwaj had not been arrested illegally and that four FIRs had been registered in connection with the case. The lawyer said these included cases invoking the SC/ST Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
The Supreme Court said it will monitor the safety of PGs, private hostels and student housing in Delhi after the Satya Niketan collapse. The focus will be on illegal construction and non-conforming commercial use of residential land.
According to the chargesheet filed by the NIA, the Red Fort blast was a suicide bombing carried out by Umar Un Nabi, who allegedly detonated an IED inside his i20 car, killing 15 people. The chargesheet states that the Red Fort was chosen as a target because it was seen as a "symbol of the Indian state".
Swatantra Bhardwaj, who was detained from his house in Bulandshahr on Friday following protests by the CJP and the opposition, was later sent to one-day police custody.
The NIA made the claim before a Delhi court while seeking permission to interview US mercenary Matthew Aaron VanDyke and Ukrainian Kaminskyi Viktor inside Tihar Jail, where they are currently lodged. The agency's application was approved on August 31.
Special Judge (PC Act) Digvinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order, providing relief to Jain after his arrest by the Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB).
The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to cancel FIRs against paper leak protesters over incidents between July 20 and 25, barring states and UTs from registering fresh cases. It allowed the Centre and Delhi Police to proceed against 2,873 persons. The court also ordered a compensation framework, while CJP praised the move as "historic."
CJP spokesperson and co-convenor Saurav Das made the statement before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant after the Centre gave assurances on the demands, including the withdrawal of cases against student protesters, that had triggered the September 5 march call.
The Supreme Court declined to pass any immediate order against the CJP's September 5 protest march in Delhi. It said law and order was for the authorities to manage, while allowing the petitioner to return if the situation turns alarming.
The Delhi Police has told the Supreme Court it no longer wishes to pursue 13 FIRs linked to student protests held in the capital between July 20 and 25. The police has sought permission to file a fresh FIR against 2,873 individuals with serious criminal antecedents.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim relief to Dehradun gym owner 'Mohammed Deepak' by pausing proceedings in the FIR against him over his confrontation with Bajrang Dal members.
The Delhi High Court has given three slum clusters near the Prime Minister's residence six weeks to vacate, with the government directed to relocate the residents.
The Supreme Court has reconstituted the bench hearing review petitions against its 2022 PMLA judgment. The new bench will examine whether the ECIR must be shared and how Section 24 shifts the burden of proof.
YR Sadashiva Reddy has asked BCI Chairman Manan Mishra to resign within 15 days and convene a Special Meeting. The letter also seeks an independent audit of BCI and BCI Trust PEARL-First accounts and a halt to payments from law colleges.
The Supreme Court has formed a High-Powered Committee headed by former SC judge Justice R Subhash Reddy to probe police excesses and violence during last month's Delhi student protests. The panel will also examine alleged violence by protesters, targeted violence, harassment and molestation of women protesters, and whether police used force lawfully and proportionately.
Goa government had challenged the 10-year sentence for Tejpal, seeking life imprisonment and arguing that the punishment does not adequately reflect the gravity of the offences.
Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain's arrest in the alleged Delhi Jal Board tender scam has revived focus on the ED's findings, which accuse him of involvement in manipulating tender specifications. The ED alleged Rs 17.70 crore in proceeds of crime, while the ACB has alleged Rs 5 crore in hawala and banking transactions.
India Today TV accessed the Goa government's Supreme Court plea challenging Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal's 10-year jail term by the Bombay High Court in a 2013 rape case. The government called the sentence "inadequate and disproportionate".
In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, Delhi Police said the scale of the crowd during the Jantar Mantar CJP agitation and the violence that followed the breaching of barricades necessitated the use of graded force.
In its affidavit, the Bihar government denied the use of excessive force during the NEET-UG protest. It told the Supreme Court that the constable fired four AK-47 rounds in the air after getting "trapped" in a crowd, adding that none were hurt in the incident.
