-PTI NEW DELHI: Eight out of nine preliminary enquiries (PEs) have been closed by the CBI in its probe into the infamous Radia tapes, which led to a storm in political, business and bureaucratic circles in 2010. Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said nine PEs had been registered by the CBI in its probe in the Radia tapes, pursuant to...
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SC scan on PILs with 'political colour'
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court has decided to examine the constitutional question of whether a political party or a political leader can file a PIL before it. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitav Roy decided to examine the maintainability of such PILs after attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi said that two PILs filed by an NGO-turned-political outfit, Swaraj Abhiyan, and a Chhattisgarh leader cannot be entertained because of the "political...
More »NGO against Asthana's appointment as CBI chief
-Deccan Herald An NGO on Monday approached the Supreme Court against the Union government’s decision to appoint Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as acting director of the CBI. New Delhi: ‘Common Cause’, the NGO through advocate Prashant Bhushan contended that the government in “deliberate dereliction” did not convene meeting of the Collegium comprising the prime minister as chairperson and Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India as members to select...
More »Army Told to Disclose Macchil Fake Encounter Details -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in Following a petition filed by RTI activist, Venkatesh Nayak, the Central Information Commission has ordered the army to disclose the proceedings of its court martial from 2013. The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the army to disclose all proceedings related to the general court martial which was constituted by it in 2013. The court martial was tasked with the trial of the accused in the extra-judicial killing of 3 people...
More »Amid black cash hunt, Supreme Court moved on political gifts -J Venkatesan
-The Asian Age Prashant Bhushan has filed this application in the pending petition challenging the arbitrary appointment of the CVC. New Delhi: Common Cause organisation has approached the Supreme Court regarding bribes paid to prominent politicians by corporate groups, as revealed during the raids by income tax department and the CBI in 2013 and 2014. Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed this application in the pending petition challenging the arbitrary appointment of the chief...
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