Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court for review of its verdict clearing Finance Minister P Chidambaram of all charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said the decision does not “warrant any reconsideration.” “We have perused the averments contained in the review petition and have gone through [ Read More ]
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JPC questions CBI for showing leniency to PM and ChidambaramThe leniency shown by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Attorney-General Goolam Vahanvati, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and the former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, and its clear reluctance to investigate their roles in the 2G scam, on Tuesday prompted members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) to call for the immediate arrest [ Read More ] CBI shielding Chidambaram, petitioner tells Supreme courtThe Supreme Court was Wednesday told that the probe into the 2G scam by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was ‘less than honest’ as it failed to examine the role of the then finance minister and present Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the fixing of spectrum price. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation [ Read More ] Swamy petition wants Chidambaram named co-accused in 2G caseJanata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Thursday moved a fresh application before a special trial court seeking directions to make a co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case. The petition before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), presided over by Judge O.P. Saini, also wanted Chidambaram’s testimony to be recorded [ Read More ] Supreme Court relief for Chidambaram on Ramdev crackdownIn an apparent relief to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue notice to him on a plea that he sanctioned the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters post midnight June 4. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swanter Kumar, while [ Read More ] ABVP slams Chidambaram for defending Ramdev crackdownThe Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Thursday slammed Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s defence of the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and said the action was “undemocratic and dictatorial”. Sunil Ambekar, national organising secretary of the RSS-affiliated student body, said Chidambaram was “helplessly” trying to defend his undemocratic and dictatorial misdeeds at Ramlila ground. [ Read More ] Jat leaders head to Delhi to meet ChidambaramWhile the Jat community continues to disrupt rail services here demanding quotas in government jobs, president of the All India Jat Arakshan Samiti (AIJAS) Yashpal Malik left for Delhi along with other Jat leaders Saturday to hold talks with the central government over their demand. ‘A delegation of 15-20 Jat leaders will meet Home Minister [ Read More ] No legal action against Arundhati: ChidambaramHome Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said no action according to law could be taken against author-activist Arundhati Roy for her alleged seditious speech on Kashmir last month. “Section 124(A) (related to sedition) of the (Indian Penal Code) IPC is for deterrence and punishment.law and true interpretation of law is that unless there is direct [ Read More ] Inquiry ordered into defamation plea against ChidambaramA local court here Monday ordered an inquiry into a defamation complaint filed by a godman against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his recent remark related to “saffron terrorism”. Metropolitan Magistrate M.G. Dave ordered the inquiry under section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code after complainant Swami Nijanandtirth produced evidence supporting his plea. The [ Read More ] |
