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Arvind Kejriwal furnish bail bond, ends six days drama

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Backtracking from his defiant stand, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesdya furnished a bail bond before a court here which ordered his “forthwith release” from Tihar Jail where he spent six days in a case of criminal defamation filed by BJP MP Nitin Gadkari. The drama came to an end after day long activities […]

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Kejriwal’s jail stay extended till June 6, Court chides him

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AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s jail stay was extended till June 6 today as he remained adamant on not furnishing bail bond in a criminal defamation case against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, with a Delhi court chiding him for “legal illiteracy” and asking him to be “sensible”. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha remanded the former […]

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No funds to finance power subsidy, Delhi government to HC

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The city government Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has not made any provision in the budget for funds to finance the subsidy on electricity for people in the capital as promised by the erstwhile AAP regime. Taking into note the submissions of the Delhi government, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice […]

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Centre seeks details from AAP on foreign funding

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The central government Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has sought detailed information from the AAP over allegations of receiving foreign funds, saying this was in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Filing an affidavit before a bench of Acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul, the centre said […]

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Court fines Kejriwal, Sisodia Rs.2,500 for non-appearance

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A court Saturday imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 each on former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP colleague Manish Sisodia after they failed to appear in a defamation case filed against them by Communications Minister Kapil Sibal’s son Amit. Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Kumar Sharma allowed the two Aam Aadmi Party leaders exemption […]

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Sheila Dikshit moves Delhi HC over AAP plea

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Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday moved the high court against the AAP’s plea to withdraw the erstwhile Congress government’s appeal against a trial court order for lodging a complaint against her for alleged misuse of government funds ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. Seeking impleadment in the case, Dikshit also objected to […]

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HC to hear AAP plea over complaint against Dikshit

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The Delhi High Court Monday decided to hear a plea by the now former AAP government to withdraw an earlier petition against a trial court order for lodging a complaint against former chief minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged misusing government funds ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. Justice V.P. Vaish posted the matter for Feb […]

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SC satisfied with police handling of Kejriwal’s dharna

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The Supreme Court Friday expressed satisfaction with the response of the Delhi Police and its handling of the two-day dharna by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Jan 20-21. Accepting the response of Delhi Policean apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh said: “They have acted reasonably fast, and did not […]

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New complaint against Bharti, AAP supports him, BJP demands arrest

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Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, who came under renewed fire on Thursday over his controversial action against an alleged “sex and drugs ring”, was defended by his Aam Aadmi Party, while the BJP demanded his arrest and a Delhi court sought a reply from police on a complaint by another Ugandan woman. The AAP said […]

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PIL against Kejriwal for ‘false affidavit’

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday will hear an PIL against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging he had “suppressed the actual figures of property owned by him”. The PIL filed by NGO Maulik Bharat Trust said that in an affidavit filed before the Election Commission (EC), Kejriwal had not disclosed the actual amount of his […]

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Delhi HC seeks centre’s response on AAP foreign funding

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The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Centre to file reply on a plea seeking inquiry into alleged telephone calls and SMSes made from the U.S. to Delhi seeking support for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the assembly polls. A bench headed by Justice Pradeep Nandrajog asked the Centre to files its response on the […]

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Delhi HC pulls up government, MCD over e-rickshaws

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the state government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for shifting the blame on each other on the issue of e-rickshaws plying on city roads without licences or number plates. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath came down heavily on the Delhi government and MCD. They said […]

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