The judge said that apprehension of bias, unsupported by tangible evidence, cannot be allowed to put judiciary itself on trial, or set a precedent that undermines institutional integrity.
From Kejriwal, Sisodia, Sanjay Singh to BRS leader K. Kavitha, Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma's significant rulings in the high-profile case back in spotlight.
This decision is so damaging to the government that efforts will be made to ensure that it does not stand. The prosecution has said that it will file an appeal in the high court.
Judge says policy formulation is inherently experimental, & failure of policy or lawful profit earned by private players under it, doesn't by itself constitute criminality.
Incidentally, the term ‘miscarriage of justice’ was also used by special CBI judge Jitendra Singh two times in his 598-page order discharging the AAP leaders in the case.
For AAP, the corruption taint became a heavy burden given that it was born out of an anti-corruption movement & lacked a strong ideological glue to hold it together.
Court also rapped CBI for filing ‘voluminous charge sheet’ which it said did not support any witness statements and suffered from ‘internal contradictions’.
Special CBI court pulled up probe agency for not backing assertions made in chargesheet, discharged 21 others in case filed in 2022 on Delhi L-G’s recommendation.
ED says raids were conducted at 37 locations across Delhi-NCR. Meanwhile, former education minister Manish Sisodia, who was booked in the case, recorded his statement before officials.
A day after the polling, both parties are on the edge, trying to figure out which way the wave will swing. But one thing is clear. The outcome of this election is going to be a make-or-break for both parties.
Gen Manoj Naravane (retd) said in an exclusive interview with ThePrint that India should focus on having more experts who understand China's psyche and its workings
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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