{"id":48977,"date":"2017-07-12T07:02:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T01:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=48977"},"modified":"2017-07-12T07:02:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T01:32:34","slug":"centres-stand-sought-plea-sit-probe-sunandas-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/centres-stand-sought-plea-sit-probe-sunandas-death","title":{"rendered":"Centre&#8217;s stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48754\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/inadequate-jail-terms-undermine-public-confidence-law-hc\/delhi-high-court-80\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?fit=301%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"301,167\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"delhi high court\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?fit=301%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-48754 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Centre's stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda's death\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?resize=150%2C83&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/delhi-high-court.jpg?w=301&amp;ssl=1 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Centre&#8217;s stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda&#8217;s death<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Delhi High Court today sought to know the stand of the Centre on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy&#8217;s plea for a court-monitored probe by the CBI-led SIT into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor&#8217;s wife Sunanda Pushkar.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of Justices G S Sistani and P S Teji, who did not issue notice in the matter, has said that it needs to hear the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the CBI and the Delhi Police on the plea.<\/p>\n<p>The court has fixed the matter for hearing on July 20.<\/p>\n<p>Swamy has alleged that &#8220;inordinate delay&#8221; has been caused in the investigation &#8220;which is a blot on the justice system&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a five-star hotel in south Delhi here on the night of January 17, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delhi High Court today sought to know the stand of the Centre on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy&#8217;s plea for a court-monitored probe by the CBI-led SIT into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor&#8217;s wife Sunanda Pushkar. 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