Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Apoorva Mandhani December 7, 2018 6:28 pm Change Font Size A Delhi Court on Friday allowed a joint application filed by Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), to end the suit filed by the former against his expulsion from the party. The case pertains to Mr. Jethmalani’s expulsion from the party in May, 2013 for “breach of discipline”, after he openly criticized the party leadership. The suit had alleged that as per the Constitution of the party, the power to expel a member rested with its disciplinary body, and not its parliamentary board. The disciplinary board, was, however not in existence at the time of expulsion. Mr. Jethmalani had hence urged the Court to declare his expulsion null and void, and had sought damages of Rs. 50 lakh. The joint application now stated that BJP President Amit Shah, along with party General Secretary Bhupender Yadav … [Read more...] about Delhi Court Allows Ram Jethmalani & BJP’s Joint Application To End Rs. 50 Lakh Suit Against His Expulsion
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Ram Jethmalani & BJP File Joint Application To End Rs. 50 Lakh Suit Against His Expulsion
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Apoorva Mandhani December 7, 2018 12:19 pm Change Font Size Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), on Thursday, filed a joint application to end the suit filed by the former against his expulsion from the party. The application was filed before the court of additional district court Judge Sumit Dass, Patiala House, New Delhi. The court is expected to consider it and pass its order on Friday. The case pertains to Mr. Jethmalani’s expulsion from the party in May, 2013 for “breach of discipline”, after he openly criticized the party leadership. The suit had alleged that as per the Constitution of the party, the power to expel a member rested with its disciplinary body, and not its parliamentary board. The disciplinary board, was, however not in existence at the time of expulsion. Mr. Jethmalani had hence urged the Court to declare his expulsion null and void, and … [Read more...] about Ram Jethmalani & BJP File Joint Application To End Rs. 50 Lakh Suit Against His Expulsion
Bombay HC Dismisses Sanjay Nirupam’s Petition Seeking BJP MP’s Election To Be Declared Null And Void [Read Judgment]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: nitish kashyap December 1, 2018 5:37 pm Change Font Size The Bombay High Court recently dismissed an election petition filed by Sanjay Nirupam, president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. In the petition filed under Section 100(1)(d)(i) and Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of the People’s Representation Act, 1950, Nirupam had prayed for BJP MP Gopal Shetty’s election in 2014 from the Mumbai North constituency to be declared null and void. Nirupam alleged that Shetty had not disclosed correct information about his assets in the nomination papers filed by him. According to the petition, Shetty owned a plot of land in Borivali and his company, Balaji Construction assigned developmental rights to his wife’s company, namely Jyoti Construction, that constructed a building on the said plot. However, Shetty made no disclosure about the said plot or his assets through the construction company. Justice Mridula Bhatkar … [Read more...] about Bombay HC Dismisses Sanjay Nirupam’s Petition Seeking BJP MP’s Election To Be Declared Null And Void [Read Judgment]
Dharamshala Cricket Stadium ‘Scam’: SC Quashes FIR Against BJP MP Anurag Thakur [Read Judgment]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: ashok kini November 13, 2018 11:39 am Change Font Size ‘The land was given on lease for the purpose of constructing the cricket ground, which may become pride of Himachal Pradesh, at nominal rental.’ The Supreme Court has quashed FIR against BJP MP Anurag Thakur and others alleging irregularities in granting land on lease for construction of Dharamshala cricket stadium. The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan allowed the appeals writ petition filed by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Associations and Anurag Thakur, setting aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court order that had refused to quash the FIR. The bench observed that the elements of criminal intent or criminal acts are lacking in this case. “State of Himachal did not have any cricket ground, much less State of art cricket ground. It is, for this reason, that the land was given on lease for the purpose of constructing the cricket … [Read more...] about Dharamshala Cricket Stadium ‘Scam’: SC Quashes FIR Against BJP MP Anurag Thakur [Read Judgment]
“If Your Client File One More Improper PIL , We Will Ban Him” :SC Dismisses BJP Leader’s Plea For Imposing Rs. 2,000 Upper Limit On Cash Donations To Political Parties
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: MEHAL JAIN November 12, 2018 11:38 am Change Font Size The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S. K. Kaul on Monday dismissed Advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay’s plea seeking a direction to the Central Government to impose an upper limit of Rs. 2,000 per person per year on political donations in cash. He had also prayed that the exemption under Section 13A of the Income Tax Act of 1961 be given only to those political parties which contest elections and win seats in the Parliament or Legislative Assemblies in line with the recommendations of the Election Commission. “With all sense of responsibility, why should we get into it? Is it our domain? Just look at your prayers!”, said the Chief Justice to Senior Advocate Sajan Poovayya appearing on behalf of the petitioner. “The prayers are not drafted well….”, acceded Mr. Poovayya. The bench also came down … [Read more...] about “If Your Client File One More Improper PIL , We Will Ban Him” :SC Dismisses BJP Leader’s Plea For Imposing Rs. 2,000 Upper Limit On Cash Donations To Political Parties