New Delhi: The Supreme Court will take up Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's review petition on Friday. Dutt had sought a review of the March 21 judgement upholding his conviction and five years jail in 1993 Bombay serial blasts case.
A bench of P Sathasivam and BS Chauhan, which had delivered March 21 verdict, will take up the review plea in chamber. It will also consider similar pleas made by other six convicts in the case. Other six convicts, who filed review petitions are Yusuf Mohsin Nulwalla, Khalil Ahmed Sayed Ali Nazir, Mohamed Dawood Yusuf Khan, Shaikh Asif Yusuf, Muzammil Umar Kadri and Mohd Ahmed Shaikh.
It will also consider similar pleas made by six other convicts in the case. The Supreme Court had on April 17 granted Dutt four weeks' time to surrender before jail authorities. Dutt has to be in jail for 42 months so that he can finish his sentence.
The apex court had reduced to five years the six-year jail-term awarded to him by a designated TADA court in 2006, ruling out his release on probation saying the "nature" of his offence was "serious". Dutt was convicted by the TADA court for illegal possession a 9 mm Pistol and a AK-56 rifle which was part of the consignment of weapons and explosives brought to India for co-ordinated serial blasts that killed 257 people and injured over 700....
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08:46 AM, May 10, 2013
Manchester: Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title was slightly delayed on Wednesday after being forced to twice come from behind to draw 2-2 at West Ham. With second-place Manchester City beating Wigan 1-0, United's advantage over their neighbour was reduced to 13 points with five games to go for the leaders. Antonio Valencia scored his first goal in a year to first pull United level by canceling out...
02:17 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Cairo: Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's retrial was indefinitely adjourned on Saturday after the presiding judge withdrew from the case and referred it to a lower court, triggering angry protests in the courtroom. Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah announced his decision to recuse himself minutes after the retrial opened at a Police Academy on the outskirts of Cairo, citing "embarrassment" over the proceedings, according to state-run news agency MENA. Abdullah said...
05:57 PM, Apr 13, 2013
In a major relief for former President Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldivian High Court on Monday stayed temporarily the trial against him in an abuse of power case till it decides legitimacy of the bench of the lower court. The temporary injunction was granted after Nasheed's counsel challenged the legitimacy of the bench, asking the High Court to declare the composition of the Hulhumale Court bench unlawful. ...
07:05 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Egyptian prosecutors questioned Egypt's most popular television satirist on Sunday over allegations that he insulted President Mohamed Mursi, a case regarded by his critics as new proof of a crackdown on dissent. ...
06:55 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Egypt on Wednesday invited Indian investments in the country, and said it also proposes to establish a free economic zone for Indian companies. ...
03:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Egypt on Tuesday pushed for India to join its ambitious Suez Canal corridor project as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi met in New Delhi for talks to forge closer cooperation in economic and other fields. ...
06:20 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrives in New Delhi on Monday on a three-day visit, after a short stopover in Islamabad, to boost bilateral ties with India, especially in trade. ...
02:38 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over the political instability in Maldives and hoped that it will have "free, fair and credible" elections in September, which India would support. With Maldives witnessing a tussle between the Waheed government and former President Mohamed Nasheed, Singh said India wants all stakeholders in the island nation to resolve the issues "through dialogue". ...
08:00 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed walked out of the court without being sentenced to a jail term after the hearing against him was deferred for at least four more weeks. The case was deferred on the request of his lawyers. ...
07:10 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The political crisis continues in Maldives, taking India unawares. Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will be produced in court on Wednesday after he was arrested by the police after a local court issued a warrant. ...
08:49 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday detained in the island country's capital Male in connection with a case of abuse of power. Nasheed is likely to be produced on Wednesday. ...
02:37 PM, Mar 05, 2013
A day after Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed walked out of the Indian High Commission in, the Maldivian government on Sunday made it clear that there was no deal with India and that the case against him would continue as normal. ...
05:12 PM, Feb 24, 2013
After 11 days of taking refuge at the Indian High Commission in Male, former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Saturday walked out of the mission thanking India for the hospitality and kindness it showed to him. ...
10:16 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Saturday stepped out of the Indian High Commission in Male, where he took refuge on February 13 after police attempted to arrest him. A court in Maldives had ordered Nasheed's arrest after he missed a February 10 court appearance in a case relating to accusations that he illegally detained a judge during the last days of his rule, police spokesman Hassan Haneef said. ...
04:53 PM, Feb 23, 2013
A high-level team of officials from Ministry of External Affairs arrived here on Wednesday to "assist" Indian High Commission to resolve the situation arising out of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed taking refuge in the Indian Mission for the eight day in a row. ...
04:45 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Deadline for President Mohamed Nasheed to appear before a Magistrate Court in Male ends on Wednesday and the President, who is holed up in the Indian High Commission since past seven days, can be arrested if he fails to show up for the hearing. ...
08:39 AM, Feb 20, 2013
With less than 24 hours left for Mohamed Nasheed to be produced by police before a Court in Male, India today said it would be the "happiest" if the situation arising out of ex-Maldives President taking refuge in its Mission for the seventh day in a row is resolved. Nasheed, who is holed up in the Indian High Commission to evade an arrest warrant, is scheduled to be presented before...
10:44 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Stepping up pressure on India, Maldives on Monday pressed for facilitation of the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed against whom a fresh court warrant was issued on the sixth day of his stay at the Indian High Commission here. However, India is unlikely to ask Nasheed to leave because it feels it was up to the Maldivian leader to take a call, sources said in New Delhi. ...
10:40 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Monday could prove to be a crucial day for former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed as a former defence minister in his cabinet is to depose against him in a magistrate court. Nasheed remains holed up in the Indian High Commission in Male. ...
10:29 AM, Feb 18, 2013
