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Madras HC confirms jail term for kin of Sasikala in DA case

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The Madras High Court today upheld a CBI court order convicting son-in-law and daughter of jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala’s sister in a Rs 1.68 crore disproportionate assets (DA) case registered two decades ago. Justice G Jayachandran dismissed appeals filed by S R Baskaran, a Reserve Bank of India employee, and his wife B […]

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SC sets aside exoneration of ex-TN minister in DA case

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 In a setback to DMK veteran K N Nehru, the Supreme Court has paved the way for further investigation into the alleged disporportionate assets of his son and set aside his exoneration in the case. The apex court has set aside the order of the Madras High Court exonerating Nehru, a former transport minister, and […]

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HP CM says DA case political vendetta,Digvijaya blames Jaitley

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Top Congress leaders today termed as “political vendetta” the disproportionate assets case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife and even alleged that the case was filed at the instance of Union Minister Arun Jaitley. While 82-year old Virbhadra Singh himself said the case was a fallout of “political vendetta” and he […]

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Court summons HP CM Virbhadra Singh,wife as accused in DA case

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was today summoned as accused by special court which took cognisance of the CBI charge sheet against him for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth around Rs 10 crore. Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh was also summoned as accused. They have been asked to appear on May 22 before the court […]

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SC declines Sasikala’s plea for time to surrender in DA case

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain AIADMK chief V K Sasikala’s plea seeking more time to surrender for undergoing jail term in the disproportionate assets case. “We do not intend to pass any order on this. We are not going to change anything in the judgement,” a bench headed by Justice P C Ghose […]

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SC convicts Sasikala in DA case, dashes her bid to be TN CM

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AIADMK chief V K Sasikala was today convicted in a corruption case by Supreme Court which dashed her ambition to become the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, as the verdict holding her guilty of entering into a conspiracy with late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa would bar her from electoral politics for the next decade. The apex […]

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Ex-Delhi Police DCP gets two-year jail in DA case

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A former Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police was today awarded a two-year jail term by a special court in a 2001 case for amassing assets worth over Rs 10 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna handed down the punishment to 1993-batch IPS Bhupinder Singh Bola and also […]

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DA case probe against Virbhadra Singh, others complete: CBI

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CBI today told Delhi High Court that its investigation in a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others was “complete” and it wanted to file the charge sheet in the matter. The agency told Justice Vipin Sanghi that a case was made out against Virbhadra and others and since […]

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DA case:Karnataka questions cash as gifts to Jaya on birthdays

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Karnataka government today raised questions in the Supreme Court about crores of rupees allegedly received as gift by AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister JJayalalithaa from party cadres on her birthdays, saying these earnings cannot be said to be from “lawful source of income”. Continuing his arguments, senior advocate Dushyant Dave, who is appearing […]

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MP: Suspended DIG jailed in DA case

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Suspended Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Umesh Gandhi was sent to jail here after a court rejected his bail plea in a disproportionate assets case. Special Judge Kashi Nath Singh yesterday turned down the bail plea of Gandhi, his wife Archana and brother Ajay Gandhi, who was posted as guard at Sehore district jail – also accused […]

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DA case: SC to commence hearing agst Jaya’s acquittal on Feb 2

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The Supreme Court today decided to commence final hearing from February 2 on various appeals including the one filed by Karnataka against acquittal of AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and others in the disproportionate assets case. “We will start the hearing from February 2 and will hear the matter on February […]

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DA case: 88-yr-old ex-joint secretary jailed for a year

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An 88-year-old former joint secretary in the Ministry of Commerce has been sentenced to one year in jail by a Delhi court in an over 30-year-old case for amassing disproportionate assets of over Rs 23 lakh. The court awarded the jail term to Krishan Bahadur, resident of East of Kailash here, saying that if people […]

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