The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its response on plea the challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act (RP Act), 1951, which govern MP/MLA's disqualification due to convictions.
J Deepa, niece of former AIADMK chief, stated since the proceedings stood abated in terms of judgment by the apex court in 2017, Jayalalitha cannot be treated as a convict resulting in the confiscating of properties seized by the prosecution.
The Delhi High court has upheld a life sentence awarded to three persons convicted for murdering a woman by stabbing while committing dacoity in her house in July 2012 in the Rohini area.
The division bench headed by Justice Yashwant Varma directed that Kuldeep Singh Sengar get himself admitted to AIIMS on February 4 and will surrender on February 5.
A division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan gave the decision in favour of suspending the sentences and approved bail of the convicts after surety bonds worth Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 25,000 each were submitted, the report said.
Mufti Suleiman Ali and Imran Hossen have been punished with imprisonment and fines under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and UAPA. In this case, seven accused were earlier convicted and sentenced by the special court.
Imran Khan and his wife requested the court to set aside their conviction and sentences by an accountability court earlier this month and stressed that the verdict lacked credible evidence and suffered from procedural lapses.
Pakistani origin businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana who was convicted for his role in the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai that resulted in the death of 164 people could now be extradited to India. Rana's co-conspirators included, among others, David Headley. Headley pleaded guilty and cooperated agai
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court, Guwahati (Assam), has sentenced two accused to imprisonment in the ABT (Ansarullah Bangla Team) case.