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2012 Delhi gangrape case: Fresh death warrants issued for convicts; all 4 to be hanged on 20 March at 5.30 am
•The advocate for the four death row convicts in the Delhi gangrape and murder case also told the court that there was no legal impediment for court in proceeding to fix the date of execution.
2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi govt recommends rejecting mercy plea of Pawan Gupta; MHA to forward petition to president for consideration
•The Delhi government on Monday recommended rejecting mercy petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case.
2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convicts won't be hanged tomorrow, rules court; Pawan Gupta filed mercy petition with president
Fp Staff •The four convicts —Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — were scheduled to be hanged at 6 am tomorrow at Delhi's Tihar Jail.
Justice Indu Malhotra appointed to in-house inquiry panel to probe sexual harassment allegations against CJI
•Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra was Thursday appointed as a new member of the in-house inquiry panel set up to examine the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, following the recusal of Justice NV Ramana.
Amid sexual harassment charges against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Chelameswar's 'remote control' theory makes a comeback
Shishir Tripathi •At a hearing related to the sexual harassment charges against the CJI, the bench indicated that there were attempts being made to remote control, influence and intimidate the judiciary.
CJI sexual harassment case: Coddling of Utsav Bains, treatment of Ranjan Gogoi's accuser reveal structural sexism
Gaurav Jain •The contrast between the two hearings can’t have been starker and offers a startling view into the structural sexism at play here, and the absurd differences in how both parties are being treated in the highest court of the land.
'Suits BJP to say I ran away': Vijay Mallya cites Narendra Modi's remark to affirm recovery of bank dues
•Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Sunday quoted an interview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assert that the government has already recovered more than what he allegedly owed to banks
JNU sedition case: Delhi Police claims yet to get government sanction to prosecute; court questions hurry to file charges
Fp Staff •The Delhi Police has to get the Delhi government's nod before prosecuting in sedition cases, as mandated under the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, the Aam Aadmi Party government is yet to give a go ahead in this case
AMU sedition case shows Indians are quick to get offended, makes compelling case for deletion of provision
Adits •The chain of events in the sedition case against AMU students are themselves a compelling case for deletion of the offence of sedition from the statute book.
Shashi Tharoor alleges Arnab Goswami 'stole' confidential documents in Sunanda Pushkar case; Delhi court orders FIR
•A Delhi court has ordered registration of an FIR against news channel Republic TV and its editor Arnab Goswami on a complaint of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor alleging theft of confidential documents