Constitutional Whispers
There are several troubling aspects to the Apex Court’s interventions in the R G Kar case, argues Debarshi Chakraborty.
There are several troubling aspects to the Apex Court’s interventions in the R G Kar case, argues Debarshi Chakraborty.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Ashish Mishra, the prime accused in mowing down of four farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in October 202, to respond to the allegation that witnesses were being threatened.
Pointing to the low conviction rate in the money laundering cases, a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the trial is yet to commence and, with 183 witnesses to be examined, will take a long time.
Speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association to celebrate ‘Constitution Day’, the Chief Justice lauded the role played by the Bar in making the judiciary a robust institution.
The Rajasthan government has also tendered an apology in the court for reported contempt of the court in the case of land acquisition.
Maudany is the prime accused in 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blast conspiracy case.
The ruling was made shortly after an appeals court upheld a number of access limitations on abortion pills.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Government in the state has scrapped 4 per cent reservation given to Muslims OBCs and divided it between the Vokkaligas and Lingayats.
The government told the apex court that it was apparent that the petitioners just wanted to keep the “the pot boiling” to sully the image of the country.
The Centre has brought on record data from eight states before the Supreme Court to claim that plea alleging increasing attacks on Christians across the country is an "attempt by the petitioners to paint a false picture", and petitions like these are "projected outside the country to say "look Christians are in danger", which is a concern for the government.
