Former High Court Judge Arrested

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal, directors of Gurugram-based realty group M3M, in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bribery case against a former judge and others.

Controversial former judge, Justice CS Karnan, arrested in December last year for allegedly making vulgar comments against women and remarks against judges, was granted bail by the Madras High Court on Tuesday.

A former High Court judge, CS Karnan, was arrested Wednesday over offensive comments he allegedly made against woman judges and wives of judges, which were posted on YouTube.

A Punjab and Haryana high court judge today recused from hearing the anticipatory bail plea of former director general of police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini, who has been charged for abduction and disappearance of a junior engineer in 1991. The development comes a day after police claimed Mr Saini has gone underground to evade arrest in the case.

The BJP today accused the Congress of trying "its best to save" fugitive businessman Nirav Modi who faces extradition proceedings in a UK court. The ruling party cited the statement of a former high court judge, who is also a Congress member, in the arrested diamond merchant's defence to attack the opposition party.

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday accused the Enforcement Directorate of leaking its document on charges against him to the media and blindsiding him with the allegations. Mr Chidambaram also alleged that the Enforcement Directorate's note was "copy-pasted" by the Delhi High Court, which denied him anticipatory bail last week, calling...

The centre today opposed former Union Minister P Chidambaram's petition for interim protection from arrest by investigation agencies, saying that any such order by the Supreme Court would hinder the ongoing probe into a case of "monumental" money laundering involving INX Media.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram was denied protection from arrest today in the INX Media case with a Delhi High Court judge saying "the facts of the case prima facie reveal that the petitioner is the kingpin, the key conspirator."

Six men, including the domestic help, were arrested in connection with a robbery case at the residence of former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in southeast Delhi's New Friends Colony, police said Thursday.

Karnataka's most senior anti-corruption officer, its Lokayukta, was hospitalized today after he was stabbed repeatedly at his office in Bengaluru. Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty, a former high court judge who was named the state's anti-corruption ombudsman last year, was attacked by a man who went to him with a complaint and was told that the case ha...

Controversial former judge IM Quddusi has asked a trial court in Delhi to investigate the leak of transcripts of phone conversations between him and two other accused in the medical college bribery scam. The former Orissa High Court judge is out on bail after his arrest last year in connection with allegations of bribing judges.

Arrested former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan was taken to a state-run hospital this evening when he complained of chest pain after he was brought from Chennai and sent to the Presidency correctional home in Kolkata.

Former High Court judge CS Karnan will land in Kolkata shortly and will be taken straight to the city's Presidency Jail. His request to suspend a six-month prison sentence for contempt of court was rejected this morning by the Supreme Court.

Former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan must serve six months in jail, the Supreme Court said today, refusing his request to suspend the sentence given to him by the top court in May.

Almost six weeks after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest for contempt of court, former High Court judge CS Karnan, who retired last week, was arrested today at Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore by the West Bengal Police. He will be flown to Chennai tonight, brought to Kolkata tomorrow and sent to Presidency jail.

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal, directors of Gurugram-based realty group M3M, in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bribery case against a former judge and others.

Controversial former judge, Justice CS Karnan, arrested in December last year for allegedly making vulgar comments against women and remarks against judges, was granted bail by the Madras High Court on Tuesday.

A former High Court judge, CS Karnan, was arrested Wednesday over offensive comments he allegedly made against woman judges and wives of judges, which were posted on YouTube.

A Punjab and Haryana high court judge today recused from hearing the anticipatory bail plea of former director general of police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini, who has been charged for abduction and disappearance of a junior engineer in 1991. The development comes a day after police claimed Mr Saini has gone underground to evade arrest in the case.

The BJP today accused the Congress of trying "its best to save" fugitive businessman Nirav Modi who faces extradition proceedings in a UK court. The ruling party cited the statement of a former high court judge, who is also a Congress member, in the arrested diamond merchant's defence to attack the opposition party.

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday accused the Enforcement Directorate of leaking its document on charges against him to the media and blindsiding him with the allegations. Mr Chidambaram also alleged that the Enforcement Directorate's note was "copy-pasted" by the Delhi High Court, which denied him anticipatory bail last week, calling...

The centre today opposed former Union Minister P Chidambaram's petition for interim protection from arrest by investigation agencies, saying that any such order by the Supreme Court would hinder the ongoing probe into a case of "monumental" money laundering involving INX Media.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram was denied protection from arrest today in the INX Media case with a Delhi High Court judge saying "the facts of the case prima facie reveal that the petitioner is the kingpin, the key conspirator."

Six men, including the domestic help, were arrested in connection with a robbery case at the residence of former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in southeast Delhi's New Friends Colony, police said Thursday.

Karnataka's most senior anti-corruption officer, its Lokayukta, was hospitalized today after he was stabbed repeatedly at his office in Bengaluru. Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty, a former high court judge who was named the state's anti-corruption ombudsman last year, was attacked by a man who went to him with a complaint and was told that the case ha...

Controversial former judge IM Quddusi has asked a trial court in Delhi to investigate the leak of transcripts of phone conversations between him and two other accused in the medical college bribery scam. The former Orissa High Court judge is out on bail after his arrest last year in connection with allegations of bribing judges.

Arrested former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan was taken to a state-run hospital this evening when he complained of chest pain after he was brought from Chennai and sent to the Presidency correctional home in Kolkata.

Former High Court judge CS Karnan will land in Kolkata shortly and will be taken straight to the city's Presidency Jail. His request to suspend a six-month prison sentence for contempt of court was rejected this morning by the Supreme Court.

Former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan must serve six months in jail, the Supreme Court said today, refusing his request to suspend the sentence given to him by the top court in May.

Almost six weeks after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest for contempt of court, former High Court judge CS Karnan, who retired last week, was arrested today at Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore by the West Bengal Police. He will be flown to Chennai tonight, brought to Kolkata tomorrow and sent to Presidency jail.