Indira Jaising

Since Feb 2020, Varavara Rao Has Spent 149 Days In Hospitals: High Court Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 2, 2021

Of the 365 days since last February, jailed activist-poet Varavara Rao spent 149 days in the hospital, his counsel Indira Jaising told the Bombay High Court Monday to highlight his poor health condition and push for interim bail in the Elgar-Parishad-Maoist links case.

Conditions Of Varavara Rao's Detention Cruel, Inhuman: High Court Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 20, 2021

The conditions of poet Varavara Rao's detention are "cruel, inhuman, and degrading", senior lawyer Indira Jaising told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, and urged it to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to release him from prison.

"Not As Large-Hearted As...": Nirbhaya's Father On Forgiving Convicts

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Nirbhaya's father on Saturday said senior lawyer Indira Jaising should be "ashamed" of suggesting pardon for the four death row convicts in his daughter's gangrape case and said his family isn't as "large-hearted" as Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

"How Dare Indira Jaising Suggest...": Nirbhaya's Mother Slams Lawyer

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday January 18, 2020

Asha Devi, mother of the 23-year-old medical student who was raped and fatally injured by four men on a bus in Delhi in 2012 triggering an unprecedented outpouring of public anger, has hit out at senior lawyer Indira Jaising for requesting her to "forgive" the convicts and stop their execution.

450 Tear Gas Shells Fired: Indira Jaising To High Court In Jamia Hearing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 20, 2019

The Delhi High Court was on Thursday appraised that "450 tear gas shells were fired" at the protesters who were staging a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 15.

Foreign Funds Case: Top Court Asks Indira Jaising, Anand Grover To Reply

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 14, 2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from NGO Lawyers Collective and its founding members Anand Grover and Indira Jaising on a plea by the CBI challenging the Bombay High Court order granting protection from coercive action against them in an alleged FCRA violation case.

Anand Grover, Indira Jaising Get interim Protection In Foreign Funding Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 26, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the CBI from taking any coercive action against NGO Lawyers Collective and its founding members, senior lawyers Anand Grover and Indira Jaising.

Bar Association Of India Condemns CBI Raids On Indira Jaising, Anand Grover

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

The Bar Association of India (BAI) Monday condemned CBI searches at the residence and offices of senior advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, saying they amount to an "assault" on the independence of lawyers "engaged in constitutionally protected activities".

"To Humiliate, Silence": Lawyer Indira Jaising's Group Slams CBI Raids

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 12, 2019

Raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation against senior lawyers Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover were "illegal, malicious and a blatant abuse of law", their NGO said on Friday, accusing the BJP-led government at the centre of being rattled by their "fierce independence and advocacy for human rights".

"Gross Abuse Of Power": Lawmakers Write To PM Against Indira Jaising Raid

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday July 11, 2019

Over 20 members of parliament on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, protesting the Central Bureau Investigation's (CBI) raids against senior lawyer Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover, who are accused of violating a law on foreign funding.

Sitaram Yechury Questions CBI Raids On Indira Jaising

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the government of "targeting" former additional solicitor general Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover hours after the CBI began raids at their residences and offices.

"Targeted For Rights Work," Says Lawyer Indira Jaising After CBI Raids

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday July 11, 2019

Senior lawyers Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover were raided on Thursday by the CBI, which has accused them of violating a law on foreign funding.

CBI Registers Criminal Case Against Law-Based NGO, Names Senior Lawyer

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

CBI has registered a criminal case against a Delhi-based NGO, Lawyers Collective, for alleged violations of the FCRA rules, officials said.

Indira Jaising Alleges "Victimisation" After Top Court Notice To Her NGO

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2019

Senior lawyers Indira Jaising and Anand Grover Wednesday cried foul over a Supreme Court notice to them and their NGO, Lawyers Collective, on a plea alleging FCRA violation by them, and said they are "deeply disturbed by the turn of events".

Indira Jaising Objects To Advocate Utsav Bains' Car Entry Into Top Court

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 25, 2019

Indira Jaising protested inside the Supreme Court against the "special privileges" to advocate Utsav Bains.