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The Leaflet
SC Says Can’t Pass Blanket Order on Appointment of CBI Director
21 Oct 2021
The top court was hearing the NGO which had filed the plea concerning the appointment of the regular CBI director before the appointment of the present chief.
Damayantee Dhar
Ex-BJP MP From Gujarat Convicted of RTI Activist's Murder, Gets Bail
04 Oct 2021
The High Court has suspended the rigorous life imprisonment of Dinu Bogha Solanki, convicted of murdering RTI activist Amit Jethwa.
The Leaflet
CBI Takes over Probe in Gangster Ankit Gujjar Death in Tihar Jail
12 Sep 2021
This follows a direction from the Delhi High Court that on September 7 transferred the probe to the CBI.
PTI
Delhi HC Says Tihar Inmate Died due to Custodial Violence, Transfers Probe to CBI
08 Sep 2021
If the allegations raised by the deceased’s family regarding the extortion of money in the prison were correct, ‘it is a very serious offence’ requiring in-depth investigation, the court said.
PTI
HC Seeks Centre, Asthana's Stand on PIL Challenging Appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner
01 Sep 2021
The plea, filed through advocate B.S. Bagga, also sought initiation of steps for appointing Delhi Police Commissioner strictly in accordance with the direction issued by the Supreme Court earlier.
PTI
ADGP Bhaskar Rao Files Protest Petition against CBI Closure Report in Phone Tapping Case
01 Sep 2021
The case had caused quite a furore in administrative and political circles as it pertained to the purported conversation between Rao and Faraz Ahmed allegedly seeking the Congress top leadership's…
PTI
Asthana's Appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner 'Illegal', in 'Direct Contravention' of SC Ruling, Says Congress
28 Jul 2021
'What do they fear? What does Mr. Asthana have against Modi and Shah? His appointment coming after his name was revealed among the list of those snooped upon using NSO's Pegasus begs us to ask the…
The Leaflet
Can’t Keep Accused in Custody Indefinitely, Says SC; Grants Bail
28 Jul 2021
The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to an accused in the 2011 abduction and murder of a nurse in the Rajasthan health department, Bhanwari Devi as the accused had already undergone eight and a…
Newsclick Report
Ex CBI Chief Alok Verma Added to Pegasus List Hours After Dismissal, Says Report
23 Jul 2021
The numbers of Alok Verma, his family members, and two other senior CBI officials Rakesh Ashthana and A.K. Sharma were part of the Pegasus Project database.
Neelambaran A
Anti-Sterlite Protest Killings: Enquiry Stranded after Three Years of Police Action
30 Jun 2021
The police action that killed 12 people on May 22, 2018, created a national outrage, as the protests against the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Copper were peaceful. One more person was killed the…