2012 Delhi gang rape: Petition in SC by one of the accused Mukesh challenging rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind will be heard shortly by a 3-judge bench. @htTweets
#DelhiGangRape2012: Arguments being made by Sr Counsel Anjana Prakash on scope of powers or President to commute death sentence to life imprisonment under Article 72 of Constitution. She submits that the manner in which the power is exercised can be subject to judicial review.
#DelhiGangRape2012: Execution of sentence should also be as per Constitutional principles, Mukesh tells Supreme Court.
#DelhiGangRape2012: Mukesh's counsel argues that records relating to Mukesh's conviction were not placed before President when he was considering the mercy plea.
#DelhiGangRape2012: Mukesh argues that records relating to his case were not placed before the President when he was considering Mukesh's mercy plea.
#DelhiGangRape: Mukesh says he was sexually abused repeatedly in jail.
#DelhiGangRape: His brother Ram Singh who was the prime accused was murdered in jail, says Mukesh.
#DelhiGangRape: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta begins submissions for state.
#DelhiGangRape: The President was not sitting in appeal over the judicial decision of courts, submits Mehta.
#DelhiGangRape: Allegations of sexual abuse in jail assuming it to be true cannot be a ground for grant of mercy by President, submits Tushar Mehta.
#DelhiGangRape: Mukesh was never kept in solitary confinement. Every convict is sometime kept in a separate cell. That is not solitary confinement. Solitary confinement means completely cut off from the world, says Mehta.
#DelhiGangRape: Even during times when he was kept in a separate single cell, he was allowed to come out to the yard during scheduled hours just like any other convict, says Mehta.
#DelhiGangRape: The quick decision taken by President is because delay in deciding mercy plea has a dehumanising effect on convict as held by Supreme Court, says Tushar Mehta.
#DelhiGangRape: Mukesh's counsel takes objection to affidavit filed by Joint Secretary of Home Ministry, says it is evasive does not give details about the records which were transmitted to President.
#DelhiGangRape: Senior counsel Anjana Prakash raises strong objection that the state submitted on affidavit before SC that Mukesh was not kept in solitary confinement but those facts were not transmitted to the President.
#DelhiGangRape: Anjana Prakash submits that solitary confinement was a ground for commutation in Shatrughan Chauhan and Dharam Pal.
#DelhiGangRape: Supreme Court reserves order in plea by Mukesh challenging rejection of mercy plea by President, will pronounce its verdict tomorrow. @htTweets
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
Sudarshan News and media regulation: Hearing commences before Supreme Court.
Centre has filed a fresh affidavit calling for regulation of digital media before the court takes up issue of regulation of TV channels.
Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi is appearing on behalf News Broadcasters Federation which has sought impleadment in the matter.
Rohatgi says NBF is the largest body of tv channels in India with 160 members from different parts of the country.
He submits News Broadcasters Association is not representative of news channels and seeks permission to file an affidavit to put forth a self-regulatory mechanism.
Hearing against Sudarshan News commences before the Supreme Court.
Sanjay Hegde enters appearance on behalf of Zakaf Foundation of India.
"I have a watching brief in this matter. We are not a party to this matter," says Hegde.
Justice DY Chandrachud tells Hegde that Sudarshan News has raised substantial issues against Zakaf Foundation.
"But we are not here to investigate into your client. But Sudarshan News has sought to justify their programme on the grounds of your source of funding"
Sudarshan News and UPSC Jihad: Hearing commences before Supreme Court.
Sr. Counsel Anoop Chaudhuri appearing for petitioner says Sudarshan news has filed an affidavit with vague allegations and submits he wants to file a rejoinder.
Shyam Divan says it was difficult to file a detailed affidavit in two days. We (lawyers) are all in different locations.
We were ambushed by various applications/ interventions, he submits.
Sudarshan News files affidavit before Supreme court defending its programme Bindas Bol and the use of the term "UPSC Jehad".
The affidavit largely focuses on foreign funding received by Zakat Foundation, an orgnisation which supports civil service aspirants.
Sudarshan News has claimed that some such funds received by Zakat Foundation are from terror-linked organisations.
The organisations/ individuals named in the affidavit are Madina Trust, Muslim Aid (UK), Zakat Foundation of America and Zakir Naik
The affidavit says the TV channel has no ill-will against any particular community or individual and do not oppose selection of any meritorious candidate
"There is no statement or message in the four episodes broadcast thatmembers of a particular community should not join UPSC"
Supreme Court raises grave concerns about the manner in which debates are conducted by certain television channels.
Justice KM Joseph says many times panellists are not allowed to speak and anchor takes up most of the time and panellists are also half-muted.
Supreme Court berates Sudarshan news.
Here is one anchor who says one particular community is trying to gain access to UPSC. Can anything be more insidious than such claims. Such allegations affect stability of country and also casts aspersions on credibility of exam.
In the UPSC exam, all are subject to same tests, interviews and are assessed by same persons. But the insinuation is one community is trying to infiltrate the UPSC. Can such allegations without factual basis be allowed, asks Justice DY Chandrachud?