News for 'Haryana High Court'

SC asks Sidhu to face trial in 2009 poll related case

SC asks Sidhu to face trial in 2009 poll related case

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

SC asked Sidhu to face trial for seeking assistance of a government servant during the 2009 general elections.

Sukhbir Badal's car damaged, four hurt as SAD-Cong workers clash

Sukhbir Badal's car damaged, four hurt as SAD-Cong workers clash

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal's bullet-proof car was damaged and four people were injured in a clash between Congress and Akali workers during the filing of nomination papers for the Jalalabad municipal polls in Fazilka on Tuesday, officials said.

Do you question a rape survivor?

Do you question a rape survivor?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

I am only suggesting greater sensitisation and understanding of adults' sexual and lifestyle choices, says Shekhar Gupta.

Take action as per law over R-Day violence: HC to Centre, police

Take action as per law over R-Day violence: HC to Centre, police

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

Harman Preet Singh had claimed in his petition, filed through advocates Ashima Mandla and Mandakini Singh, that Delhi Police on January 27 said that it has detained over 200 persons in connection with the violence in the national capital on January 26 and 22 FIRs have also been registered thus far.

Won't allow anyone to spread bad blood in Punjab: Amarinder Singh

Won't allow anyone to spread bad blood in Punjab: Amarinder Singh

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said no loss of life was reported in any of the minor incidents reported in some parts of Punjab.

Mirchpur Dalit killings: HC rejects bail pleas of 3 convicts

Mirchpur Dalit killings: HC rejects bail pleas of 3 convicts

Rediff.com15 May 2012

The Delhi high court on Tuesday denied bail to three persons, convicted along with 12 others in the 2010 Mirchpur Dalit killings case. A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and S P Garg dismissed the interim bail applications of convicts Kulwinder, Dharambir and Ramphal, after perusing the reports furnished by the senior superintendent of police of Hissar district in Haryana.

Godman Ram Rahim held guilty of rape

Godman Ram Rahim held guilty of rape

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

Justice Jagdeep Singh read out the verdict as soon as the special CBI Court began the hearing on the case on Friday.

New SIT to supervise probe in 186 anti-Sikh riot cases set up

New SIT to supervise probe in 186 anti-Sikh riot cases set up

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

The court had on Wednesday held that the previous SIT had not carried out further probe into these 186 cases in which closure reports were filed

HC rejects Singhvi as witness in case against Anna

HC rejects Singhvi as witness in case against Anna

Rediff.com7 May 2012

The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a plea for its directions to make Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi a witness in a case against activist Anna Hazare for allegedly instigating public against state.

Geetika suicide case: Kanda moves Delhi HC for bail

Geetika suicide case: Kanda moves Delhi HC for bail

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

Absconding former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda on Monday moved the Delhi high court for anticipatory bail in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, four days after his bail plea was dismissed by a lower court.

Pilot gets 4-day breather, no action till next week on disqualification move

Pilot gets 4-day breather, no action till next week on disqualification move

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

The division bench of the court, hearing the dissident MLAs petition against the Speaker's notices, adjourned Friday evening. It fixed the next hearing for 10 am on Monday. The counsel for the Speaker assured the court that no order shall be passed on the notice till 5.30 pm on Tuesday.

Dera's IT head arrested for tampering with evidence

Dera's IT head arrested for tampering with evidence

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

Vineet Kumar had changed several hard disks before the search operation at its headquarters in Sirsa.

JBT scam: SC dismisses Chautala's plea for extension of bail

JBT scam: SC dismisses Chautala's plea for extension of bail

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed convicted former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala's plea seeking extension of bail given to him on medical grounds in teachers' recruitment scam, saying opinion of a high-level medical board shows his hospitalisation is no more required.

JBT scam: HC seeks CBI response on Vidya Dhar's plea

JBT scam: HC seeks CBI response on Vidya Dhar's plea

Rediff.com8 Mar 2013

The Delhi high court on Friday sought CBI's response on the plea of Indian Administrative Service officer Vidya Dhar, awarded 10 years imprisonment along with former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala in the Junior Basic Trained teachers scam, against his conviction and jail term.

BJP won't take Gopal Kanda's support: Prasad

BJP won't take Gopal Kanda's support: Prasad

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

"I want to clarify one thing that the BJP is not going to take the support of Kanda," he told reporters in Chandigarh.

Self-styled godman Rampal acquitted, but to remain in jail

Self-styled godman Rampal acquitted, but to remain in jail

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Rampal won't walk free as he is facing several other charges including murder.

Delhi hospitals grapple with limited oxygen supply

Delhi hospitals grapple with limited oxygen supply

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

'The oxygen crisis is at its worst. It is adding more pressure on the functioning. No one is able to help'

After 5 decades in India, Chinese soldier who crossed over to visit home

After 5 decades in India, Chinese soldier who crossed over to visit home

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Wang Qi, now 77, was caught when he entered the Indian territory shortly after the Sino-India War of 1962. He was later released from jail.

'Delhi's Wuhan facility': Sibal slams Centre over Raj crisis

'Delhi's Wuhan facility': Sibal slams Centre over Raj crisis

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

The Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of making efforts to topple the Gehlot government by indulging in horse-trading.

HC directs Chautala to appear before it on Saturday

HC directs Chautala to appear before it on Saturday

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala appeared in a Delhi court on Friday in connection with a disproportionate asset case.

'Every day you wake up to see who was arrested last night'

'Every day you wake up to see who was arrested last night'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

'If you talk about any kind of equality, you are under attack.'

Didn't get justice: Deceased's family on Samjhauta acquittal

Didn't get justice: Deceased's family on Samjhauta acquittal

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Jawid said he also did not get compensation of Rs 10 lakh announced by the Centre as the DNA samples between Shabbir and his family did not match.

Explore if Bhagat Singh can be declared martyr: CIC to MHA

Explore if Bhagat Singh can be declared martyr: CIC to MHA

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said government facilitates freedom fighters and gives pension but revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh are not even give the status of a martyr leave aside any financial support to their families.

Godman Rampal medically fine, to be produced in court

Godman Rampal medically fine, to be produced in court

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Ten days, 6 deaths and after scores were injured, controversial godman Sant Rampal was arrested on Wednesday night from his ashram - Satlok Ashram in Hisar, Haryana.

Job Quotas In Private Sector?

Job Quotas In Private Sector?

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Rather than a blind reproduction of the government template, a more productive way of enforcing affirmative action in the private sector could be to emulate an American model, suggests Kanika Datta.

JBT scam: CBI tells HC Chautala was the main conspirator

JBT scam: CBI tells HC Chautala was the main conspirator

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday on Tuesday contended before the Delhi high court that former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala was the "main conspirator" in the junior basic trained teachers' recruitment scam of 2000.

Dera chief gets lifer for journalist's murder

Dera chief gets lifer for journalist's murder

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing.

'What we are seeing today is 'who the accused is' matters'

'What we are seeing today is 'who the accused is' matters'

Rediff.com29 May 2023

'The law is neither able nor willing to function the way the legal machinery is envisaged.'

JBT scam: HC seeks CBI reply on 2 convicts' plea

JBT scam: HC seeks CBI reply on 2 convicts' plea

Rediff.com4 Feb 2013

The Delhi high court on Monday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation on the bail pleas of two persons who were sentenced, along with former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, in a teacher recruitment scam case, challenging their conviction and jail term awarded to them.

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

The most strident criticism of UP's anti-conversion ordinance has come from the judiciary with several retired Supreme Court and high court judges having described it as being violative of Article 14 (Right to Equality), 15 (Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion), 21 (Right to Life) and 25 (Freedom of conscience) of the Constitution, points out Rashme Sehgal.

Asaram case verdict tomorrow, MHA asks 3 states to stay alert

Asaram case verdict tomorrow, MHA asks 3 states to stay alert

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

Centre asked Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana governments to tighten security as the three states have a large number of followers of Asaram.

Delhi govt claims Centre 'stalled' doorstep ration delivery scheme

Delhi govt claims Centre 'stalled' doorstep ration delivery scheme

Rediff.com5 Jun 2021

The Delhi government on Saturday claimed the Centre has 'stalled' its ambitious doorstep delivery of ration scheme that would have benefitted 72 lakh ration card holders in the national capital and termed the move 'politically motivated'.

SC proposes 3-member panel to probe IPL spot-fixing scandal

SC proposes 3-member panel to probe IPL spot-fixing scandal

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected BCCI's suggestion for setting up a special committee to probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal and proposed a three-member panel headed by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal to examine the issue.

Airhostess suicide: HC reserves order on Kanda's bail

Airhostess suicide: HC reserves order on Kanda's bail

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

Absconding former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda's anticipatory bail plea was opposed in the Delhi high court on Tuesday by the police, which said his custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth the conspiracy leading to the suicide of his former employee Geetika Sharma.

Chautala shifted to Gurgaon hospital for heart surgery

Chautala shifted to Gurgaon hospital for heart surgery

Rediff.com23 May 2013

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving jail term for his involvement in teachers recruitment scam, was Thursday shifted from RamManoharLohiaHospital to a private hospital in Gurgaon for undergoing pacemaker implant surgery.

Senior Dera official held for inciting violence after Ram Rahim's conviction

Senior Dera official held for inciting violence after Ram Rahim's conviction

Rediff.com10 Sep 2017

Efforts continued to trace Dera chief's adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan.

Set up medical board to examine Chautala: Delhi HC

Set up medical board to examine Chautala: Delhi HC

Rediff.com16 May 2013

The Delhi high court on Thursday ordered setting up of a medical board to examine the health condition of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who along with 54 others is serving a jail term in the 2000 teachers' recruitment scam.

SC absolves ballistic expert of perjury charge in Jessica murder case

SC absolves ballistic expert of perjury charge in Jessica murder case

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

It observed that an expert, in such a situation, could not have given a different opinion and said, "It was unjust to attribute any motive to Manocha that he changed his original stand in the written opinion."

HC reserves order on petition against Vadra-DLF nexus

HC reserves order on petition against Vadra-DLF nexus

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday reserved its order on the maintainability of a writ petition filed by a local activist -- seeking a probe into allegations of irregularities against Robert Vadra relating to his land transactions with real estate major DLF in Haryana.

Pak court rejects Indian lawyer's petition for Geeta's custody

Pak court rejects Indian lawyer's petition for Geeta's custody

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

A Pakistani court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by an Indian lawyer and social worker seeking custody of a deaf and mute Indian girl stuck in Pakistan for over a decade, refusing to issue orders for her "forced repatriation".