Until the ongoing investigation against him is completed, he has been kept away from judicial work.
The recent intervention by the Supreme Court in a sexual assault case has reignited concerns about judicial sensitivity and legal interpretation in cases of sexual violence.
Terming it a “serious matter” and “total insensitiveness” on part of the judge who authored the judgement, Justice BR Gavai heading a bench also comprising Justice Augustine George Masih said, “It is a serious matter. Total insensitiveness on part of the judge. This was at the stage of issuing summons. We are sorry to use such harsh words against the judge.”
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (AHCBA) has raised objections to the Supreme Court Collegium’s decision to transfer Justice Varma to the Allahabad High Court.
On the orders of the Allahabad High Court, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the presence of a mosque team commenced the white washing and painting of the outer walls of Jama Masjid here from Sunday morning.
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday approved white washing and painting in outer walls of Sambhal's Jama Masjid.
The case, which has drawn significant attention, will be heard by a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal at 10 a.m.
Even though the Allahabad High Court has stayed the trial of the Jama Masjid survey, the district authorities have ordered the removal of all encroachments in and around the six protected monuments in the district.
Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Burke has suffered a major setback in the violence that took place during the survey in Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24 when Allahabad High Court refused to quash an FIR registered against him.
Majoritarian logic has no place in a plural society, argue Shivanshu K Srivastava and Nupur Chaurasiya
