Advocate Abad Ponda argued in the petition filed by Goswami seeking to restrain the magistrate from taking cognizance of the charge-sheet. Ponda informed the bench that he got a message that the magistrate has taken cognizance of the charge-sheet.
Republic TV Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani was arrested by Mumbai Police on Sunday in connection with the alleged television ratings manipulation case. He is the 13th person to be arrested in the case.
Rejecting the plea, the Court has given the petitioners liberty to approach the appropriate High Court. Calling the petition ambitious, a division Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee refused to quash all FIRs against Goswami
The chief justice of India’s statement that the SC is keen on discouraging petitioners resorting to Article 32 has drawn criticism as it is one of the basic features of the Constitution. Perhaps he was alluding to the flood of petitions reaching Court when personal liberty is not taken seriously by High Courts.
In response to a letter written by law student Aditya Kashyap, Attorney General KK Venugopal has granted his consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against comic artist Rachita Taneja, for a cartoon uploaded on her Twitter handle that depicted the Bharatiya Janata Party.....