Special Courts Judge Arrested

A special bench of three Supreme Court judges will hear arrested Jharkhand leader Hemant Soren's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested suspended Panchkula special court judge Sudhir Parmar as part of a money laundering investigation against him linked to charges of alleged bribery, official sources said.

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested the nephew of a suspended judge, who was posted in a Panchkula special court, as part of a money laundering probe linked to a bribery case against the judicial officer, official sources said on Friday.

The ED arrested Sadanand Kadam, a Mumbai-based cable operator, in Mumbai on Friday night. It produced him before a special holiday court of judge S M Tapkire.

The National Investigation Agency arrested an absconding accused in the murder case of Amravati pharmacist Umesh Kolhe from premises of a Mumbai court, where his lawyer claimed, he had come to surrender before the special judge hearing the matter.

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, told Bombay High Court through her lawyer on Tuesday that judge who remanded her to custody following her arrest in 2018 had "pretended" to be a designated special judge.

A Delhi court Thursday granted protection from arrest to former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis cases filed by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate, saying that charges against them were not of grave magnitude as the alleged money laundered is a "paltry amount" of Rs. 1.13 crore compared to the money purportedly rece...

A special court in Delhi on Friday took exception to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) producing former union minister P Chidambaram for the third time since his arrest in the INX Media case and called its arguments asking for his custody to be extended "vague".

Rakesh Asthana, the CBI Number 2, will be investigated in the bribery case, the Delhi High Court said today.The judge refused to cancel the case filed against Special Director Rakesh Asthana, CBI Deputy Superintendent Devender Kumar and alleged middleman Manoj Prasad, andalso removed the interim protection given to Mr Asthana against criminal proce...

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, was produced before a Delhi court today. Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Mr Michel inside the courtroom for 15 minutes after the agency sought his custodial interrogation.

A Delhi court today allowed the CBI plea seeking permission to take signature and handwriting samples of Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman who has been chargesheeted and arrested in the graft-tainted AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar passed the order after Michel's counsel said he had no objections to the ...

Delhi's Patiala House Court today dismissed the bail application of Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Santosh Snehi Mann denied bail to Prasad saying it was not a fit stage to grant him relief....

A Delhi court today rejected bail plea of Ashish Pandey, son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmaker arrested for brandishing gun in a hotel in the national capital. Special Judge Suni Rana dismissed the bail application of Pandey who was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the court yesterday, till November 5, after the police said that he was...

Judge BH Loya's death will not be investigated further, the Supreme Court ruled today, dismissing a petition by the Bombay Lawyers Association to review its earlier decision.

The decision to stop further inquiry into the death of judge BH Loya will be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The court agreed to take up the matter and revisit its decision of April 19 after a petition was filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association. The court, however, has decided to give the matter a private hearing "in chamber".

A special bench of three Supreme Court judges will hear arrested Jharkhand leader Hemant Soren's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested suspended Panchkula special court judge Sudhir Parmar as part of a money laundering investigation against him linked to charges of alleged bribery, official sources said.

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested the nephew of a suspended judge, who was posted in a Panchkula special court, as part of a money laundering probe linked to a bribery case against the judicial officer, official sources said on Friday.

The ED arrested Sadanand Kadam, a Mumbai-based cable operator, in Mumbai on Friday night. It produced him before a special holiday court of judge S M Tapkire.

The National Investigation Agency arrested an absconding accused in the murder case of Amravati pharmacist Umesh Kolhe from premises of a Mumbai court, where his lawyer claimed, he had come to surrender before the special judge hearing the matter.

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, told Bombay High Court through her lawyer on Tuesday that judge who remanded her to custody following her arrest in 2018 had "pretended" to be a designated special judge.

A Delhi court Thursday granted protection from arrest to former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis cases filed by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate, saying that charges against them were not of grave magnitude as the alleged money laundered is a "paltry amount" of Rs. 1.13 crore compared to the money purportedly rece...

A special court in Delhi on Friday took exception to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) producing former union minister P Chidambaram for the third time since his arrest in the INX Media case and called its arguments asking for his custody to be extended "vague".

Rakesh Asthana, the CBI Number 2, will be investigated in the bribery case, the Delhi High Court said today.The judge refused to cancel the case filed against Special Director Rakesh Asthana, CBI Deputy Superintendent Devender Kumar and alleged middleman Manoj Prasad, andalso removed the interim protection given to Mr Asthana against criminal proce...

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, was produced before a Delhi court today. Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Mr Michel inside the courtroom for 15 minutes after the agency sought his custodial interrogation.

A Delhi court today allowed the CBI plea seeking permission to take signature and handwriting samples of Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman who has been chargesheeted and arrested in the graft-tainted AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar passed the order after Michel's counsel said he had no objections to the ...

Delhi's Patiala House Court today dismissed the bail application of Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Santosh Snehi Mann denied bail to Prasad saying it was not a fit stage to grant him relief....

A Delhi court today rejected bail plea of Ashish Pandey, son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmaker arrested for brandishing gun in a hotel in the national capital. Special Judge Suni Rana dismissed the bail application of Pandey who was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the court yesterday, till November 5, after the police said that he was...

Judge BH Loya's death will not be investigated further, the Supreme Court ruled today, dismissing a petition by the Bombay Lawyers Association to review its earlier decision.

The decision to stop further inquiry into the death of judge BH Loya will be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The court agreed to take up the matter and revisit its decision of April 19 after a petition was filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association. The court, however, has decided to give the matter a private hearing "in chamber".