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External Affairs Minister Sushma MPOST BUREAU rat Assembly on Friday passed an Swaraj on Friday sought a report on the issue amendment bill prescribing life from the Indian Ambassador to Poland. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on imprisonment for those found “I have just spoken to the Indian Ambassador Friday dismissed Himachal Pradesh Chief guilty of slaughtering cows. in Poland and asked for a report,” Sushma said in Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife’s plea The Gujarat Animal Preserva- a tweet. “On Wednesday, an Indian student was seeking to quash the disproportionate assets tion (Amendment) Bill also has a Tough provisions beaten to death by unidentified persons, are still case filed against them by the CBI. provision for ten-year imprison- » The bill also bans the trans- at large. The boy had a cut on his head because Justice Vipin Sanghi also vacated the ment for transportation, storage or portation of animals from one he fell after being hit on the edge stall,” a report Himachal Pradesh High Court’s interim sale of beef. It provides for perma- place to another in the night. published in Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, said. order of October 1, 2015, restraining the nent forfeiture of vehicles involved Despite medics and passerby alerting police CBI from arresting, interrogating or filing a in the transportation of progeny of » Those involved in the slaugh- about the incident, the boy couldn’t be saved charge sheet in the case without the court’s cows and beef. ter of cows, calves, bulls and as cops failed to understand the word “beaten”, permission. The bill also bans the transpor- bullocks, would face imprison- the report said. Last month, an Indian engineer “The writ petition is dismissed. Stay is tation of animals from one place to ment up to life, but not less Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in United vacated,” the court said. another in the night. than ten years. States’ Kansas City. AGENCIES Singh has sought directions from the The bill, which seeks to amend court to quash the FIR registered against the Gujarat Animal Preservation onment up to 10 years, but not less Petrol price cut by Rs 3.77/ him and his wife under Sections 13(2) and Act, 1954, by introducing stringent than seven years, for those found 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act punishments, was passed in the to be involved in transportation, litre; diesel by Rs 2.91 and Section 109 of IPC by the CBI on Sep- absence of Congress MLAs, who sale and storage of beef. Earlier, the tember 23, 2015, here and urged the court to were suspended for a day for creat- maximum punishment for the same NEW DELHI: summon records of the preliminary inquiry ing a ruckus in the House. was three years. Petrol price was and the FIR. Introducing the bill, state Home Under this Act, those found on Friday night Virbhadra and his wife Pratibha Singh Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja said, involved in slaughtering cows and cut by Rs 3.77 have claimed in their plea that there was no “Cows not just have religious sig- related crimes are fined Rs 50,000, per litre and the order, direction or judgment by any court Department were not taken before raiding High Court restraining the CBI from arrest- nificance, they also have an eco- besides the jail term up to seven rate of diesel was that had authorised the CBI to inquire, inves- the residence of a sitting chief minister. ing, interrogating or filing a charge sheet in nomic significance in our society. It years. lowered by Rs tigate or register regular cases and exercise The CBI had contended that the allega- the case without the court’s permission. is utmost necessary to increase the In another change, the Guja- 2.91 per litre. The jurisdiction in the territory of Himachal tions against Singh in the case are “very seri- The matter was transferred by the punishment to deter those involved rat Animal Preservation (Amend- cut in rates, effective from Friday midnight, is Pradesh.The chief minister has contended in ous” as a huge amount of money was involved Supreme Court to the Delhi High Court, in the slaughtering of cows.” ment) Bill also proposes that all excluding state levies and the actual decrease in his plea that the raids on his private residence and the state government has shown “over which on April 6, 2016, had asked CBI not As per the bill, those involved in offences shall be considered cogni- prices will be slightly higher. Indian Oil Corp and other premises were conducted with anxiety” in protecting him. to arrest Singh and had directed him to join the slaughter of cows, calves, bulls sable as well as non-bailable. In the (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hin- “malafide intentions and political vendetta” The agency had said it had jurisdiction the probe. and bullocks, would face impris- present Act, such offences are con- dustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) revise rates of by the central investigating agency. to register and investigate the case in Delhi On November 5 last year, the apex court onment up to life, but not less than sidered only “cognisable” and not petrol and diesel fortnightly. AGENCIES He has alleged that CBI had overstepped as the disproportionate assets were allegedly had transferred Singh’s plea from Himachal ten years. “non-bailable”. its jurisdiction in filing the case as the cause acquired by the Congress leader from the Pradesh HC to Delhi HC, saying it was not In the present Act, which was To deter transportation of beef Coal India director R Mohan of action did not arise in the territory of income generated here when he was a Union expressing any opinion on the merits of the amended in 2011, the maximum jail or bovine for the purpose of slaugh- Delhi. minister during UPA regime. case, but “simply” transferring the petition term for such acts was seven years, tering, the state government has Das’ services terminated Singh has also claimed that the permis- Singh had on October 1, 2015, got an “in interest of justice and to save the institu- but not less than three years. proposed to permanently “forfeit” sion of the state government and Home interim order from the Himachal Pradesh tion (judiciary) from any embarrassment”. The bill also proposes impris- vehicles. NEW DELHI: State-owned Coal India on Fri- day announced the termination of the services GRANDSON OF LEGENDARY ACTOR CONTEMPT CASE of one of its directors R Mohan Das with effect SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE from March 30. As a director (Personnel and Industrial Relations) with Coal India (CIL), Das Justice Karnan appears before Supreme Court was responsible for the formulation and imple- mentation of personnel policies of our company, Actor Ronodeep Bose critically MPOST BUREAU the PSU said in a filing to BSE. His services were At the outset, the bench, Prime Minister. A suo motu terminated as per the directions received by the also comprising Justices Dipak contempt proceeding was initi- PSU from the Coal Ministry, it said. Das’s “ser- injured in bike accident NEW DELHI: Controversial Misra, J Chelameswar, Ranjan ated against me. Before hearing vices is terminated w.e.f March 30, 2017 as per Calcutta High Court judge Gogoi, M B Lokur, P C Ghose me, my work was withdrawn. the directions received from the Ministry of OUR CORRESPONDENT Justice C S Karnan on Friday and Kurian Joseph asked Jus- My dignity has been hurt in the Coal...and hence he ceased to be the director of appeared before the Supreme tice Karnan as to whether he eyes of general public. I am also the company,” Coal India informed. However, KOLKATA: Bengali actor and grand- Court which granted him four was willing to tender an uncon- holding a Constitutional posi- the company did not specify the reasons for his son of thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, weeks’ time to respond to the ditional apology and withdraw tion. Do I have any respect, or termination. AGENCIES Ronodeep Bose, was seriously injured contempt notice while rejecting his earlier communications in dignity?” Justice Karnan said. in a major bike accident at New Ali- the submission that his admin- which he had made allegations He said police officials had pore at around 2 am on Friday. One istrative and judicial powers be against various judges. entered his office to serve the of his friends Joydip Banerjee, who restored. As Justice Karnan was not warrant and since he is a sitting In today’s was the pillion rider, was also injured.