A criminal defamation complaint has been moved in Delhi's Patiala House Court against Congress's Shashi Tharoor over his remark 'Modi is like a scorpion on Shivling' made during an event in Bengaluru.
The complaint, filed through advocate Sandeep Kapur, seeks issuance of notice to Ramani under Section 499 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A five-judge constitution bench had earlier, during the course of hearing, had clarified that a law could not be laid down to bar such politicians from contesting elections.
Besides this, the UTs Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry too have to furnish the information.
The court order followed un-satisfactory information published by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice in its affidavit, which was filed on September 11.
The Supreme Court is dealing on whether a legislator facing criminal trial can be disqualified at the stage of framing of charges in a case. Presently, lawmakers are barred at the time of conviction.
Despite blustery public denials, the fate of Manafort and Cohen has worried the president's inner circle.
The miscreant has been admitted to a hospital.
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which provides for stringent punishment including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years
One criminal held after encounter with Police in UP's Bulandshahr
For many years, mafia, drug dealers and crimes dominated the police files in the state. But in less than a year, the police showed no mercy in eliminating these hooligans and liberate Uttar Pradesh from the dark world of crimes.
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Criminal holds mega roadshow in Allahabad, district administration under question
Of the 2,654 candidates in fray for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections, at least 883 candidates are multi-millionaires and around 645 have criminal cases against them.
Two of a gang arrested who aspired to become criminals
The state police, which is continuing with its encounter spree, posted the message on Twitter on April Fools' Day and warned those who take law in their hands. But ofcourse, it was not plain and simple.
A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel, Navin Sinha and RF Nariman laid down the time limit for the stay of proceedings, saying the legislative mandate of expeditious disposal of a trial should be respected.
The encounters took place in Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Muzaffarnagar districts in 24 hours.
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