The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) judicial member Rakesh Kumar and technical member Alok Srivastava to show cause why contempt of court proceedings be not initiated against them for delivering a judgement and breaching Apex court order.
The two individuals are challenging their arrest and detention under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which is related to alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda.
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the petitions moved by NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakraborty challenging their arrest and remand in the UAPA case registered by Delhi Police's special cell. Recently both were arrested in the case
The Patiala House Court of Delhi on Tuesday sent Newsclick's Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty to 10 days of judicial custody.
During the arguments, Kapil Sibal appeared for Prabir Purkayastha and submitted that grounds of arrest are to be given to the magistrate. This is far more serious. To date, we don't have grounds for arrest.
According to the concerned lawyers, Newsclick has moved two petitions. One is seeking quashing of FIR and stating that arresting of accused persons is illegal. Another petition is challenging the Patiala House Court's order sending them seven days of remand.
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited, which owns the news portal NewsClick, and company director Prabir Purkayastha on Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea seeking direction to vacate its interim order asking ED not to take any coercive action
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved Delhi High Court seeking direction to vacate its interim order passed directing ED to not take any coercive action against PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited, which owns the news portal NewsClick, and company director Prabir Purkayastha.
The portal, named SuSwagatam, allows visitors, litigants, counsel, judicial law clerks, staff, parties in the cases, and journalists to apply for electronic passes online.
The bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna noted that the reputation of the plaintiff has suffered as he not only faced a lowering of estimation in the eyes of the public but his character also got maligned with serious allegations of corruption which no subsequent reputation can redress or h
The apex court had on Monday adjourned the hearing on the SEBI plea seeking a six-month extension to conclude the investigation in the Hindenburg Research's report.