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THE HINDU
DELHI Regd.
CITY EDITION DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08
20 Pages₹12.00 RNI No. UPENG/2012/49940
Vol.14 No.232
Printed at >> Chennai >> Koimbatore >> Bihar >> Noida >> Vishakhapatnam >> Gurugram >> Kolkata >> Tirupati >> Lucknow >> Delhi
IN BRIEF SC grants bail to former Central govt.
advises Indian
nationals to leave
T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji Lebanon, considers
naval evacuation
He was arrested in case linked to ‘cash-for-jobs scam’ when he was Transport Minister; court cites
delay in trial and says he has already undergone a substantial part of the sentence under PMLA
Kallol Bhattacherjee
NEW DELHI
Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI
NC, PDP blame The Supreme Court must not be used as the
Centre for lower on Thursday grant “sole metric for denial of
turnout in poll ed bail to DMK bail or for wholesale
leader and former Tamil breach of constitutional
SRINAGAR Nadu Minister V. Senthilba right to speedy trial”.
The National Conference and laji in a money laundering Justice Oka said the trial
Peoples Democratic Party on case linked to the cash-for in the scheduled o•ences
Thursday blamed the Centre jobs ‘scam’, saying liberty had not even reached the
for the lower voter turnout cannot be withheld as a Out of jail:
jail: DMK leader and former Minis-
stage of framing of charges.
ter V. Senthilbalaji after his India has “strongly ad
in the second phase of the form of punishment. release from Puzhal prison in Chennai on There was no possibility of
Jammu and Kashmir election vised” its nationals to leave
ABench of Justices A.S. Thursday. AKHILA EASWARAN the trial commencing in Lebanon. An advisory is
on Wednesday. Oka and Augustine George the near future. The exis sued by the Embassy of In
Masih noted that Mr. Sen- cluding even within a rea tence of proceeds of crime dia in Beirut has advised
thilbalaji had been incar sonable time of three or at the time of the PMLA Indian citizens not to tra
Poll for Standing
cerated for over 15 months. four years appeared to be trial can be proved only if vel to Lebanon, which has
Committee seat
The three •rst information completely ruled out. Mr. the scheduled o•ence is es been targeted by Israeli
in MCD put off
reports (FIRs) and several Senthilbalaji had already tablished, the court ob bombing raids over the
chargesheets covering undergone a substantial served. “If the appellant’s past three days.
NEW DELHI
scheduled o•ences, in part of the prescribed sen detention is continued, it O•cial sources have
The election for the last
remaining seat on the cluding criminal conspira tence under the Preven will amount to an infringe said the Union govern
Municipal Corporation cy, cheating and corrup tion of Money Laundering ment of his fundamental ment is contemplating na
of Delhi’s Standing Committee tion, have arraigned over Act (PMLA). right under Article 21 of the val evacuation of Indian
was postponed on Thursday 2,000 accused and more The Bench observed Constitution of speedy nationals from Lebanon in
after a high-voltage drama than 600 witnesses. that stringent conditions trial,” Justice Oka noted. view of the deteriorating
that continued till The judgment authored enumerated in bail provi security situation there.
late night. by Justice Oka noted that sions such as Section 43D Lebanon hosts around
even in ideal conditions, (5) of the Unlawful Activi 3,000 Indians at present,
the possibility of the trial of ties (Prevention) Act and sources said.
scheduled o•ences con Section 45 of the PMLA
Karnataka government on in the allotment of 14 MU
Karnataka govt. withdraws general
Thursday withdrew its ear DA (Mysore Urban Deve
consent for CBI, says agency ‘biased’
lier noti•cation granting lopment Authority) sites to
The Hindu Bureau unrestricted permission to his wife, after a Bengaluru
BENGALURU the agency to conduct taken at a meeting
probe in the State. presided over by Mr. Sid
Accusing the Central Bu The Cabinet decision daramaiah, Mr. Patil said,
reau of Investigation (CBI) came amid calls for a CBI “In the case of the Chief
of being “biased and pre investigation against Chief Minister, the Special Court
judiced” in its investiga Minister Siddaramaiah ov has directed a Lokayukta
tion into various cases, the
Dark clouds hover over Mumbai on Thursday, a day after heavy rain battered the city, a•ecting tra•ic.
EMMANUAL YOGINI
er the alleged irregularities inquiry.
