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Delhi HC notice to Shashi Tharoor on Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s defamation petition | Latest News India

Delhi HC notice to Shashi Tharoor on Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s defamation petition | Latest News India

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May 20, 2025 02:07 PM IST Chandrasekhar alleged that Tharoor defamed him by making “false” and “derogatory” statements on national television The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s petition challenging the dismissal of his defamation complaint against the Congress parliamentarian. The next hearing in the case will take place on September 15. (Facebook photo) Chandrasekhar alleged that Tharoor defamed him by making “false” and “derogatory” statements on national television, had allegedly tarnished his image by accusing him of bribing voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Tharoor had defeated Chandrashekhar with a margin of over 16,000 votes. A bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought Tharoor’s response, while observing that the matter required consideration. The next hearing in the case will take place on September 15. “Matter requires consideration. Issue notice to the respondent returnable on 15 September,” the court said in the order. Also Read: ‘Not going to say anything’: Tharoor amid Congress’ objections to govt’s …

Supreme Court rejects Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s jail request: ‘You have money to…’ | Latest News India

Supreme Court rejects Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s jail request: ‘You have money to…’ | Latest News India

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Feb 18, 2025 03:31 PM IST A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and PB Varale noted that similar pleas previously filed by Chandrasekhar were dismissed by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar urging to shift him from the Mandoli Jail in the national capital to any other prison, except those in Punjab and Delhi. The court called the repeated pleas “abuse of law”. Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar (ANI file photo) A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and PB Varale noted that similar pleas previously filed by Chandrasekhar were dismissed by the Supreme Court. The bench said Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s grievance was with the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government. Since there would be a change in government, it said, the grievance didn’t survive. “You have money to spend, you keep on taking chances. This is an abuse of the process of law. How can you keep filing the same petition?” the bench said. “We are not inclined to entertain the petition filed under Article 32 of …

SC notice to Delhi govt on Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s plea to be shifted from Mandoli jail | Latest News India

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New Delhi, The Supreme Court has sought response from the Delhi government on a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar seeking a direction to authorities to shift him from Mandoli jail to any other prison except those in Punjab and Delhi. SC notice to Delhi govt on Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s plea to be shifted from Mandoli jail A division bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal issued notice to the A government. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! “Having regard to the allegations made in the writ petition, let the notice be issued to the respondent, returnable on July 19, 2024,” the bench said. Senior advocate Paramjeet Singh Patwalia, appearing for Chandrasekhar, submitted that the petitioner has been put under surveillance with two cameras in order to pressure him to withdraw his complaints. The lawyer told the court that Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation against former minister Satyendra Jain on …

Kerala High Court rejects PIL against Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s election affidavit | Thiruvananthapuram News

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The Kerala High Court on Tuesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) plea alleging that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had not acted on a complaint that the BJP’s Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha elections candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar had filed a false affidavit regarding his income along with his nomination. A panel of Justices V G Arun and S Manu ruled that columnist Avani Bansal’s complaint regarding the returning officer’s decision could not be considered at this stage as the election process had already begun, and an order could not be issued. The Congress had submitted a complaint to the Election Commission against Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology, Jal Shakti, for allegedly giving false information about his financial status in his election affidavit as he had declared “Rs 680 as taxable income” for 2021-2022. Alleging infirmities in the values of assets, investments and income, the Congress said this was a violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the Indian Penal Code. The Election Commission then asked …

Kerala HC dismisses plea against Thiruvananthapuram BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s affidavit on assets and income

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Union Minister and BJP candidate in Thiruvananthapuram for Lok Sabha elections Rajeev Chandrasekhar (file). | Photo Credit: PTI A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on April 23 dismissed a writ petition filed by Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Avani Bansal and another person from Bengaluru seeking a directive to the district electoral officer to pass a reasoned order on their complaint alleging that Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, has filed a false affidavit about his assets and income along with his nomination papers. The Bench comprising Justice V.G. Arun and Justice S. Manu, while dismissing the petition, observed that “the question as to whether the returning officer should have passed a reasoned order cannot be decided at this point of time and no direction can be issued to him to communicate reasons for the decision on the complaint at this point of time.” “The remedy of the petitioners, if aggrieved by the acceptance of the affidavit filed by one of the candidates, is to challenge the …