Several former colleagues say Kejriwal is undemocratic. But his loyalists stand stoutly behind him
The Supreme Court on Monday said that averments made against Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha, arising out of entry list at his residence, are "serious" in nature and directed him to respond to the allegations in "black and white".
The Delhi high court on Thursday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in armed forces.
'he Centre has not issued any mandate, the stand of centre is that it should be 100 per cent but it is not a mandate'
The order will be passed by a five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices NV Ramana, DY Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna on a petition filed by a Supreme Court Secretary-General challenging the January 2010 judgment of the Delhi high court.
The Reserve Bank of India has submitted a list of big loan defaulters in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court with a submission that disclosing their names may have "adverse impact" for business and may "accentuate failure of business".
A day after the attack on Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti on Wednesday evening in Varanasi, Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, asking if the Gujarat model was about 'threatening people' and demanded the Election Commission's immediate intervention.
The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it will not take any immediate decision on the appointment of chairperson and members of the Lokpal, virtually indicating that the decision in this regard might be left to the new government after the general elections.
The top court said it is not satisfied with the efforts of the Centre as well as the states on the issue of registration of workers in unorganised sectors.
Dharamvir Gandhi, AAP's member of Parliament from Patiala has spoken out in favour of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
The Delhi high court was informed on Tuesday that a petition challenging the appointment of Gujarat-cadre Indian Police Service officer Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner has also been filed before the Supreme Court.
Gandhi said that some disgruntled members of the party were trying to portray him as anti-party and anti-Kejriwal.
The Jan Lokpal Bill is likely to be approved by the Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday as its draft has almost been finalised by a panel headed by chief secretary.
Notwithstanding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's opposition to security cover, Ghaziabad police have decided to provide 'Z' category protection to him from Monday.
While reserving the verdict, the apex court had said that the pricing details of Rafale jets could only be discussed after it decides on whether to make it public.
The situation has arisen second time since the Bharatiya Janata Party government came to power in 2014.
Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday came out with its manifesto for the December 4 Delhi polls, promising to enact Jan Lokpal Bill in 15 days if voted to power.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to furnish information on the number of offences committed against women in the national capital every month.
The apex court raised the ceiling limit of iron ore mining from 28 MMT to 35 MMT for Ballari district, and from 7 MMT to 15 MMT for Chitradurga and Tumkur districts.
The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a plea of two advocates and a journalist seeking quashing of a criminal case lodged under the harsh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act provisions against them for allegedly bringing facts through social media posts about the 'targeted violence' against the minority community in Tripura.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday refused to furnish a bail bond in connection with a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari before a court in New Delhi which asked if the AAP leader was looking for "some exceptional treatment".
The Aam Aadmi Party government's first 100 days in power in Delhi have been a mixed bag
To bring the perspective of the Central Vigilance Commission order recommending the divesting of powers of Verma and Asthana, Joint Director M Nageshwar Rao has been given the charge to look after the duties and functions of the Director as an interim arrangement, a CBI spokesperson said.
They also took strong objection to Delhi legislator Naresh Balyan being appointed as Haryana affairs in-charge.
Observing that if people file an RTI query, they must know who the defaulters are, the bench asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) why the information on defaulters should be withheld
India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, is witnessing an unprecedented crisis since the last few weeks. At the heart of the crisis is the struggle between its two top bosses -- Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana. As the case continues to play out in the public with allegations being countered with more allegations, here's all you need to know about the feud and its various twists and turns.
A court in New Delhi on Saturday imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 each on top Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for their failure to appear before it in connection with a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal's lawyer son Amit Sibal.
Aam Aadmi Party founder member and former MP Ilyas Azmi on Monday quit the party citing "lack of inner democracy" in the organisation.
Besides, it said, since the regular director has been appointed the main prayer of the petitioner NGO Common Cause stands satisfied.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking stay on arbitration proceedings on a dispute between Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and the government over recovery of cost for developing the country's key natural gas field in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin.
The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the Centre to file a reply on a batch of petitions challenging it.
Three family members of the farmers who were killed in the violence have sought a stay on the February 10 bail order of the Lucknow bench of the high court saying the verdict was "unsustainable in eyes of law as there has been no meaningful and effective assistance by the state to the court in the matter".
The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on certain states for not implementing welfare legislation National Food Security Act, saying that why a state like Gujarat was not implementing the law passed by Parliament.
Vishwas also appeared defiant despite the party's gag order of not talking to the media and said he will keep highlighting the mistakes of the Aam Aadmi Party and say what is right in the interest of the country.
The Supreme Court has asked the CBI to place before it the "files and notings" which purportedly suggest that its Director Ranjit Sinha wants stopping of whole trial against Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL) and three top executives of the Reliance ADAG, who are accused in the 2G spectrum scam case.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant also issued a notice to the Agartala police on the plea filed by advocates, Mukesh and Ansarul Haq, and journalist Shyam Meera Singh against lodging of the FIR.
'We know a day will come very soon when people will realise our fight was for the environment and not against the nation.'
"If the job profile is same, then how you justify different pay? A lot will depend on the job profile. Get instructions on this and put it on an affidavit," a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati who was representing the Centre.
Unfazed by the solicitor general's opinion, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he would write to the Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on plans to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill without the Centre's concurrence.
Most of the recommendations with regard to appointment of judges in high courts were pending with the collegium headed by the CJI, it said.
