While Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt on Thursday said that he had not sought pardon from five years' sentence handed down by the Supreme Court in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, Zaibunisa Kazi, whose case is similar to Dutt's, has sought one. While her daughter has written to Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju in this regard, some news channels on Thursday aired a video recording which showed Kazi herself appealing...
10:19 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Markandey Katju has kept his word and written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt and 1993 Mumbai blasts case convict Zaibunisa Kazi. Even as Dutt said in a statement that he would not apply for mercy, Katju had earlier promised that, "I will appeal for Dutt and Zaibunisa's pardon. It's true that it was a grave offence and the...
08:49 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Actor Sanjay Dutt's remarks that he will not seek pardon and surrender soon drew varied reactions from political parties with the Congress saying it would not like to interfere in a legal matter while the BJP said he should follow the court verdict. ...
04:10 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Even as actor Sanjay Dutt in a statement said that he would not apply for mercy, Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Thursday said that he would still seek pardon for Dutt and 1993 Mumbai blasts case convict Zaibunisa. "I will appeal for Dutt and Zaibunisa's pardon. It's true that it was a grave offence and the court has given the right judgement. Sanjay has done...
02:34 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Even as actor Sanjay Dutt clarified that he would not seek a pardon in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, Press Council of India chief Justice Katju said he would continue his endeveour. "Pardon can be granted on myriad grounds, on humanitarian grounds and various other grounds. Going to mention that in my letter to the President and the Governor. I am going to continue my endeavour," he said. ...
12:04 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Actor Sanjay Dutt on Thursday broke his silence on his sentencing in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. An emotional Dutt broke down while speaking to the media and said he will surrender in the case and will not seek a pardon. ...
11:06 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and Lok Sabha MP from Rampur Jaya Prada today met Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan, to seek pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt. Dutt, who has already undergone imprisonment of 18 months, was on Thursday sentenced to five years imprisonment in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. "Amar Singh and Jaya Prada met the Governor (on the Sanjay Dutt issue) this evening," a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said....
07:49 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Actress Nandita Das joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the need for stronger anti-rape laws. ...
05:31 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Seeking to check the alarming rise of drug abuse in various parts of the country, government will soon introduce a 'National Policy on Drug Abuse' and has formed an expert committee to suggest guidelines for it. The need to have a National Policy on Drug Abuse was felt for a long time. ...
10:55 AM, Mar 26, 2013
The SC found Sanjay Dutt guilty of acquiring illegal weapons from those blamed for the bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people and was given four weeks to surrender. ...
07:40 PM, Mar 25, 2013
It has been 13 years since the horrific Chati Singhpora massacre took place, which was followed by the alleged fake encounters of five youths in Anantnag's district Pathribal. The victims' families of both the incidents are still awaiting justice. ...
09:18 AM, Mar 25, 2013
The Maharashtra Governor lacks power to pardon Sanjay Dutt, senior lawyer and BJP leader Mahesh Jethmalani today said criticising Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju for his "unseemly haste" in seeking relief for the actor sentenced to 5 years jail for possessing arms during 1993 Mumbai blasts. He said Katju has written a "wholly misconceived" letter to the Governor and others, including Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and I&B Minister Manish...
08:06 PM, Mar 23, 2013
A day after Sanjay Dutt was awarded a jail term of five years in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case by the Supreme Court, the clamour for his sentence to be commuted has grown louder even as others have said that his conviction has been upheld by the highest court of the country and there should be no leniency towards him. Chairman of Press Council of India Justice Markandey Katju said...
10:23 PM, Mar 22, 2013
A day after he was sentenced, the clamour for Sanjay Dutt's sentence to be commuted has grown louder. First press council chief Katju and then members of the film fraternity made public appeals for a pardon for the actor. ...
08:45 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Chairman of the Press Council of India Justice Markandey Katju has made a strong pitch for pardon of actor Sanjay Dutt after Supeme Court's judgement on Thursday in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Amidst growing clamour for Dutt's pardon, Justice Katju said he wants the actor be granted pardon on humanitarian grounds. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Justice Katju said, "I am not questioning the Supreme Court verdict. Have sent an...
03:08 PM, Mar 22, 2013
The Supreme Court on Thursday announced its verdict in the 1993 Bombay blasts case and sentenced actor Sanjay Dutt to five years in jail under the Arms Act. The actor has got support from not just Bollywood but also from political circles. ...
12:02 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Tripura, which has the Agartala bench of the Gauhati High Court, would get a separate high court on March 26, official sources said on Thursday. "The Union Law ministry and Supreme court have agreed to set up a separate high court for Tripura on March 26," Tripura Law Secretary Data Mohan Jamatiya told reporters. ...
07:31 PM, Mar 21, 2013
The court was hearing a PIL alleging that the film was vulgar and showed nude scenes. It sought a ban on the movie. ...
01:37 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Monday told the Supreme Court that before declaring someone as a juvenile it should be assessed that he or she is "emotionally and intellectually" less than 18 years. ...
01:25 AM, Mar 19, 2013
In a horrific incident in Mumbai, three 6-year-old students were chained and paraded around school as punishment for creating ruckus in class. They were also made to clean toilets. The police have now registered a case under the Juvenile Justice Act. ...
07:20 AM, Mar 18, 2013
