Law

Maharashtra: Congress accuses BJP of spreading falsehoods on Navneet Kaur-Rana matter

IANS | March 28, 2024 6:47 PM

Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday accused the state Bharatiya Janata Party President Chandrashekhar Bawankule of allegedly committing contempt of the court and violating the model code of conduct by making certain claims on party candidate from Amravati, actress-turned-politician Navneet Kaur-Rana, here on Thursday.

Lawyers write to CJI over group trying to ‘pressurise judiciary’

IANS | March 28, 2024 12:20 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A group of senior lawyers, including Senior Advocate Harish Salve, Bar Council of India Chairperson, Manan Kumar Mishra, in a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), expressed concerns against mounting political and professional pressure through the actions of an interest group, which they alleged was aimed at undermining the judiciary’s integrity.