The court said it doesn't approve of authorities using 'muscle power' against any citizen, and noted that the BMC was unauthorised to take such action.
Varavara Rao's lawyer Indira Jaising claimed his health was 'fast deteriorating', and there was a legitimate apprehension that the 81-year-old poet might die in prison.
The order was pronounced by a bench comprising justices S.S. Shinde & M.S. Karnik. Goswami also filed a regular bail plea before Alibaug sessions court for release from judicial custody.
HC clarifies pendency of petition would not stop Goswami from approaching a sessions court for bail and that if such an application is filed, ‘it should be decided within 4 days’.
Arnab Goswami filed a habeas corpus petition seeking ad-interim relief. But the court remained firm that the other side has to be heard before it issues any order.
Since 2018, stringent UAPA rules, SC’s Zahoor Watali order, NIA takeover and allegedly ‘inadmissible’ evidence has made sure that all accused remain in custody.
A division bench of justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik said if such a summons is issued then Goswami shall appear before the police and cooperate with the investigation.
Mumbai Police have summoned Republic TV's chief financial officer S Sundaram for investigation and already arrested owners of Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema channels in the case.
Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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