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.
The top court said that it is the duty of the State to protect the Wildlife Sanctuary and it may affect the entire Ecosystem and the ecological environment in the locality.
The top court said such laws have great potential of being abused and misused.
Pronouncing the order that paved the way for the RSS to now go ahead with its public programmes and route marches across the state, the apex court declared, “All appeals dismissed.”
The constitution bench is hearing pleas by two students - Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi - seeking to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy in India.
During the mentioning of the cases, the Chief Justice is very soft spoken while engaging with lawyers and has rarely lost his cool during the court proceedings.
