New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition by a Bollywood production house who sought an extension of time for actor Sanjay Dutt to surrender so that he could finish the shoot for its films. The two films that Dutt is currently shooting for are 'Policegiri' and 'Vasooli'.
Dutt is to surrender on May 15 in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. Dutt was held guilty by the TADA court in 2007 under the Arms Act for possession of an automatic rifle, but he was acquitted under the stringent TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act), with the trial judge observing that he was not a "terrorist". The court accepted his confessional statement that he had procured the weapon for self-defence during the riots.
The Supreme Court, on March 21, 2013, had dismissed Dutt's appeal, but reduced the prison term to five years from six years. Dutt had been directed to surrender on April 18, but he sought more time in view his professional commitments.
He was granted another four weeks' time by the apex court on "humanitarian grounds". The Supreme Court had relied on this judgement while deciding the appeals filed by convicts of the 1993 blasts case. Dutt has served 18 months in prison during the trial, and has to undergo a jail term of three-and-a-half years. ...
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11:36 AM, May 14, 2013
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. ...
11:20 PM, Apr 17, 2013
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. ...
10:41 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Sanjay Dutt, who had earlier been asked by the court to surrender by April 18 wanted six months' extension to complete his film projects before surrendering to undergo his prison term. ...
10:16 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Sanjay Dutt, who had earlier been asked by the court to surrender by April 18 wanted six months' extension to complete his film projects before surrendering to undergo his prison term. ...
09:44 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Five convicts in the 1993 Bombay blasts case on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court, seeking more time to surrender. This comes after the apex court gave actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender in the case. The convicts who approached the apex court are Zaibunissa Kazi, Altaf Ali Sayeed, Essa Memon, Yusuf Khan, and Yusuf Nulwalla. Dutt, who had earlier been asked by the court to surrender...
07:43 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. The actor, who had earlier been asked by the court to surrender by April 18 wanted six months' extension to complete his film projects before surrendering to undergo his prison term. The court observed that the producers should have realised and considered that one such case was coming up...
10:55 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: A petition has been filed by a journalist in Bombay High Court alleging gross abuse of position by the Chairman of Press Council of India Markandey Katju and pleaded that the relevant law be amended to allow removal of a PCI chief. The Ministry of Law and Justice, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Union Government and Press Council of India through its Secretary have been made respondents in the...
09:53 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar who has been awarded death sentence in connection with the 1993 Delhi bomb blast case. Katju's letter comes close on the heels of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court rejecting the plea of Bhullar, a Khalistani terrorist and death row convict Bhullar in a judgement...
08:25 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Hyderabad: Pakistan is "a fake country", and one day will reunite with India along with Bangladesh, Press Council of India chairperson Justice (Retd) Markandey Katju said in Hyderabad on Sunday. He also said that whereas today an overwhelming majority of Hindus and Muslims were "communal", it was not so a century ago. "A fake country was created in the name of Pakistan. It is an artificially created entity by the...
12:51 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Hyderabad: "Discrimination" against Muslims is giving rise to a feeling of injustice among them, Press Council Chairman Markanedya Katju claimed on Sunday and rebuked the media for what he described as "demonising" Muslim community through "irresponsible" journalism. "Whenever a bomb blast occurs or such incident takes place, within an hour or so many TV channels start showing that an email or SMS has come from the Indian Mujahideen, JeM or...
04:45 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Hyderabad: Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Saturday appealed to Andhra Pradesh government to release Abdul Qadeer, a former police constable who is in jail for last 22 years for gunning down a police officer. Katju submitted a letter to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy urging him to pardon the 51-year-old former constable on humanitarian grounds. Katju pointed out that Abdul Qadeer has already spent 22 years...
04:48 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Hyderabad: Justifying his decision to appoint a panel on fixing minimum qualification for journalists, Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju on Friday said the aim was not to "muzzle" the media but to improve the standards as there are a lot of "mediocre" professionals in the field. "There are a lot of mediocre journalists these days and the quality of journalism has fallen. So we have constituted a committee headed by...
04:53 PM, Apr 05, 2013
PCI Chairman Markandey Katju has trashed the "sons-of-the-soil" theory, saying people propagating such concept should be ostracised. "What is this sons-of-the-soil theory of some of the political leaders here (in Maharashtra)? Who do they think are the original inhabitants of this land? Even the Marathis are from outside. Their theory of only Marathi people being sons of (the) soil is completely anti-national and clearly violates constitutional provisions," he said. ...
01:57 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju, spearheading efforts to seek pardon for 1993 Mumbai blast convicts Sanjay Dutt and Zaibunnisa Kazi, has sought suspension of their jail sentences as long as his appeal is pending before the President. In an appeal sent to the President, the Prime Minister and the Home minister, Justice Katju has sought that Dutt and Kazi should not be jailed till his appeal for grant...
10:24 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Maharashtra Governor has forwarded expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's letter, seeking pardon for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, to the state Home Department, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said on Sunday. ...
08:54 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Maharashtra Governor on Sunday forwarded expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's letter seeking pardon for Sanjay Dutt to Maharashtra State Home Department. The Bollywood actor, who has already undergone imprisonment of 18 months, was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Supreme Court in 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. ...
02:42 PM, Mar 31, 2013
India is not a full-fledged democracy as 90 per cent of its people vote like sheep and cattle, Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju said in New Delhi on Saturday. ...
06:23 PM, Mar 30, 2013
The debate over actor Sanjay Dutt's pardon continues to polarise top jurists even as the actor himself has refused to seek clemency. While Dutt said he is ready to surrender and go to jail, others are still pushing for his pardon. ...
10:14 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Amidst the clamour to seek a pardom for him, actor Sanjay Dutt broke his silence on Thursday. An emotional Dutt broke down while speaking to the media and said he will surrender in the case and not seek a pardon. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 28, 2013
