The Supreme Court will on Friday granted Bail to civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and for having links with the Naxalites. Earlier, Sen, 61, has challenged a Chhattisgarh high court order that rejected his Bail plea on February 10. He sought Bail contending that the trial court had erred in convicting him without substantial evidence. Sen had filed a petition in the...

Enforcement Directorate has begun attaching Madhu Koda and his friends’ properties, mostly flats and land in Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra, valued at over Rs 300 crore. Armed with an April 6 approval order from the adjudicating authority for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the directorate is sticking to the higher valuation even though 2007 revenue department assessments pegged the properties’ worth at around Rs 130 crore. “This is...

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing rightsactivist Dr. Binayak Sen's petition seeking Bail and suspension of the life sentence awarded to him by a trial court and confirmed by the Chhattisgarh High Court on charges of conspiracy to commit sedition and providing assistance to those said to be Naxalites. A Bench of Justices H.S. Bedi and C.K. Prasad posted the petition for hearing to April 18 on a request for...

The Supeme Court on Monday adjourned civil liberties activist Binayak Sen's Bail plea till Friday on the Chhattisgarh government's request. The Chattisgarh government standing councel said he would need two days time to brief a senior advocate on opposing the Bail plea of Binayak Sen. Binayak Sen has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites. Sen, 61, has challenged the order of the Chhattisgarh high court, which...

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the Bail plea of civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites. Sen, 61, has challenged the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court, which had rejected his Bail plea on February 10. A professional doctor and a pass-out of the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Sen has sought Bail contending that the trial...