Supreme Court to hear plea of Chhattisgarh government against the refusal for examining of additional witnesses by the Judicial Commission set up to probe the 2013 #JheeramGhati naxal attack in which in which 29 people, including leaders of state INC, were killed. #SupremeCourt
Senior Adv Abhishek Manu Singhvi:
incident took place in May 2013 after which a special judicial commission was constituted. Till then 67 witnesses were examined. A new government was formed in Dec 2018.
Singhvi: Additional term of reference were given but for seven months nothing was done and no additional witnesses were examined. In October last year two witnesses were examined but did not examine the six witnesses which were sought by officer in-charge or state
Singhvi: Director of Jungle warfare was not examined.
Justice Ashok Bhushan: But commission has said in September that it will not examine any new witnesses after Oct 1, 2019
Singhvi: state has filed an affidavit on Sept 30
SC: but you are saying is not in the order
Singhvi: Commission is not allowing witnesses to file an affidavit. Cana commission do this?
SC: commission said those who wanted to be examined will file an affidavit but no one did
Singhvi:This is such an important incident why cannot they examine five witnesses. This is not something cast on stone.
SC: Commission said those who want to be examined shall file their affidavit but no one filed. How can they be examined now
Singhvi: state filed the affidavit
SC: That was not the order of commission but it said that those who want to be examined shall file their affidavits
Singhvi concedes.
Singhvi: court is right that state filed but witnesses did not filed the affidavit
SC: you wanted the expert witness to be examined but commission did not agreed. You may have extended commissions tenure but it has closed the proceedings
Appeal dismissed.
Jheeram Ghati Naxal Attack case: Supreme Court dismisses Chattisgarh government plea seeking examination of additional witnesses [Read full story] #SupremeCourt
Supreme Court hears a petition urging for the postponement of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams
Sr Adv Madhavi Divan: There are students from Kalahandi and other rural areas who will not be able to appear for the exams on 8th and 14th May since elections are on. It can be on 7th and 13th may.
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Divan: We are not asking for a bulk postponement. If there is a bunch of candidates from Rajouri. Now they can only come by public transport and with security issues it is impossible to travel and public buses also withdrawn during elections. Hostels are also being asked to vacate. One we are asking postpone and if not possible then atleast allow an out option so that one does not suffer if they are not appearing on May 8 and May 14
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Divan: Other option can be to increase centres. Delhi, Mumbai students will not suffer. But those coming from north east etc who need to travel states have to suffer. Petitioners are candidates who will not be affected but this plea is for the public interest.
Former High Court judge and Senior Advocate Dr S Muralidhar to shortly deliver a lecture as part of Rakesh Endowment Lecture series for Justice and Equity.
The theme is 'Guilty Till Proved innocent: Dark Areas of Criminal Jurisprudence'
G Sundar, Director of Roja Muthiah Research Library, delivers the welcome address.
Delhi High Court castigates Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government and AAP led MCD for its failure to provide textbooks to over 2 lakh students.
Court says Delhi govt is only interested in appropriation of power and by not resigning, despite his arrest, Arvind Kejriwal has put personal interest over the national interest.
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A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora made these scathing remarks while dealing with a PIL raising the issue that the students studying in MCD schools have not received textbooks and are studying in tin sheds because of the logjam in the civic body.
ACJ Manmohan also commented on the conduct of Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj and said that he had turned a blind eye to the plight of students and is shedding crocodile tears.
Senior Advocate Pramila Nesargi makes submissions for petitioner: Written statement has been filed. The facts are admitted. The contentions raised under ... are not there in the written statement.
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Nesargi: Election of all 135 persons elected to Karnataka Assembly should be set aside.. I want the entire election of Karnataka to be set aside. That is the object with which election petition has been filed.
Is Arvind Kejriwal deliberately eating mangoes and sweets to spike sugar level and create ground for bail?
Delhi court to examine Tihar Jail report shortly after ED's allegations.
Hearing to start at 2PM.
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Yesterday, ED's Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain had informed the Rouse Avenue Court that the details came to be known after the agency wrote to Tihar jail and sought information about Kejriwal's diet and the medicines being taken by him.
Kejriwal's lawyers have refuted ED's allegations and said that these are merely allegations for the media.
They have alleged that ED does not want Kejriwal to even have home cooked food which has been allowed by the Court.