Delhi High Court to pronounce today judgment in Delhi police’s plea against discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 2019 Jamia violence case.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will pronounce the verdict at 10:30 AM. Order was reserved on March 23 last week after a detailed hearing of more than two hours.
Court: Prima facie, as seen in the video, the respondents were in the first line of the mob. They were raising slogans of Delhi police murdabad and were violently pushing the barricades.
Court frames charges against 9 accused persons including Sharjeel Imam, Asiq Iqbal Tanha and Safoora Zargar under various offences including rioting of IPC.
Court has charged Mohd Qasim, Mahmood Anwar, Shahzar Raza Khan, Umar Ahmad, Mohd. Bilal Nadeem, Sharjeel Imam and Chanda Yadav under sections 143,147,149,186,353,427 of IPC. They are discharged of rest of the offences as per FIR.
Delhi HC quashes summoning order issued against online portal The Wire’s Editor and Deputy Editor in defamation case filed by ex JNU professor Amita Singh.
Singh had alleged that the publication imputed that she prepared dossier depicting JNU is a “Den of Organised Sex Racket”.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani quashed the summoning order dated January 07, 2017 issued by a MM Court.
The court observed that it was unable to discern as to how the subject publication can be said to have defamed Singh.
In her complaint, Singh referred to an article published by The Wire and alleged that its Editor did not verify the authenticity of the Dossier and used it for monetary benefits of its magazine, thereby defaming her reputation.
Petitioner: They should atleast give us a 6 month window. After 6 months, the rule can be implemented in a just and fair manner. Technology is always an enabler, it cannot be a disabler.
Over 350 lawyers from #SupremeCourt and various HCs issue a statement condemning the comment of Law Minister Kiren Rijiju that "few retired judges belong to anti-India gang".
"Such hectoring and bullying are unbecoming of the high office held by the Minister", the lawyers say.
"By threatening retired judges, the Law Minister is clearly sending a message to every citizen, that no voice of dissent will be spared.
We may remind the Minister that criticism of the government is neither against the nation, nor unpatriotic, nor “anti-India” "- statement adds
Some of the signatories of the statement. #SupremeCourt
CJI DY Chandrachud: ASG has submitted that Jharkhand has submitted report. Chattisgarh is yet to file compliance. Mr Sodhi says that Chattisgarh has already complied. Copy of the same shall be furnished to ASG during the next week.
Adv Gonsalves: Since 2020 attacks on Christians have increased. Tehseen Poonawala guidelines said that nodal officers must see if the FIR is registered. Nodal officers are notified but nodal officers are registering not a single case.