#SupremeCourt to hear plea challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner along with a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the judgment of Delhi High Court upholding his appointment.
Central Government in its affidavit justifying the appointment, informed the Supreme Court that the appointment has been made considering the extremely challenging situations in the National Capital.
Adv Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner submits that the office report says that affidavits has been submitted by the respondents, I can argue it today as it'll not take much time.
Justice Chandrachud- The difficulty is that today #neetpg2021counselling matter is listed and it is urgent, we want to reach that, so we can keep it for some other day.
Bhushan- I understand that.
The bench to take up the matter after the GST matter.
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Delhi High Court is hearing a plea by Sathish Babu Sana, linked to meat exporter Moin Qureshi's corruption and illegal gratification case. Sana was granted interim protection in the case previously by the Court.
Sana challenges a Look Out Circular issued against him.
Sana: I'm a person who has gone abroad 19 times and returned to the country since registration of the case. I've always presented myself whenever called for investigation.
Founder and Editor of The New Indian has moved the Delhi High Court against @Twitter for blocking access to her handle @AartiTikoo allegedly "for calling out the actions of Kashmiri Islamists on Twitter for threatening her cousin."
The contents of her tweet according to her plea, were: "My brother @TikooSahil who lives in Srinagar, being openly threatened by jihadi terrorists sitting in Kashmir-India, their handlers in Pakistan, UK, US. Is anyone watching?"
(contd.)
"Are we sitting ducks waiting to be shot dead by Islamists or will you crackdown on them? @HMOIndia"
Maninder Singh, Sr.ADV: I have 2 submissions. It is not merely a law and order problem. It is squarely falling in the Special Protection Group Act #PMOIndia . Section 14 says “assistance to the group shall be the duty of every ministry of central or State Government”
Singh: This fell for your lordships consideration with regard to a former PM who was under trial for corruption and the place of the trial had to be shifted. Even if the PM wants to wave the protection, he cannot do that. He does not have the right #PMOIndia
Justice Chandrachud dictating order- There is a challenge in the petition to the notification issued by the Director General of Health Services.
The notice takes effect from 2021-2022.