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'Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Welfare Trust' Has No Relation With 'SC Advocates-On- Record Association' : SCAORA Passes Resolution
The Executive Committee of Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association has called upon the SC Advocates on Record Welfare Trust to desist from using SCAOR in its name along with SCAORA's address in its operations and activities.The Association with a 9:3 majority through its Resolution on July 18th has also asked the Trust to carry out consequential corrections in all records pertaining to...
"Right To Question Govt Is The Essence Of Democracy, Sedition Law Should Be Shown The Door As Soon As Possible": Justice Deepak Gupta
"The time has come that section 124A (of the IPC; on sedition) be held as unconstitutional", said Justice Deepak Gupta on Saturday.The former Supreme Court judge was speaking at a webinar by CJAR- "Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?" In the light of CJI N. V. Ramana's oral observations asking the Centre if it Is...
BREAKING- Pegasus Snooping : Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas Moves Supreme Court For SIT Probe; Says Centre Evasive
Seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team into the reports of snooping of activists, journalists and politicians using the Israeli spyware Pegaus, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas of Communist Marxist Party of India (Marxist) has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court.The petition highlights the statements given by the Union Minister for Electronics and Information...
UAPA & Sedition-Sufficient Amount Of Compensation Has To Be Given To All People Who Have Been Wrongly Arrested And Detained: Justice Madan Lokur
"My view is that the sedition law and the UAPA are not going anywhere, they will remain where they are. And in fact, the NSA is now being added to it to stop people from talking", expressed Justice Madan B. Lokur on Saturday.The former Supreme Court judge was speaking at a webinar by CJAR- "Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our...
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[FULL VIDEO] Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?
Campaign For Judicial Accountability And Reforms (CJAR) and Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) in association with LIVELAW is organising a webinar on"DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?"The esteemed panelists for the webinar are:-1. Justice Madan Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court2. Justice Aftab Alam, Former Judge, Supreme...
Sanction U/S 197 CrPC Required To Prosecute Public Servants If Alleged Act Committed Is Directly Concerned With Official Duty: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that sanction from competent authorities under Section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure is required to prosecute public servants if the alleged act committed is directly concerned with the official duty.The yardstick to be followed is to form a prima facie view whether the act of omission for which the accused was charged had a reasonable connection with the...
Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?
Campaign For Judicial Accountability And Reforms (CJAR) and Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) in association with LIVELAW is organising a webinar on "DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?"The esteemed panelists for the webinar are:-1. Justice Madan Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court 2. Justice Aftab Alam, Former Judge,...
No Disrespect Shown To Judge; No Offence Under SC-ST Act Attracted: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against MP RS Bharathi
The Supreme Court quashed a charge sheet filed against DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act over a speech made by him.The court observed that there is no disrespect shown to Justice Varadarajan. Though he indulged in intemperate rant which should have been avoided, there is nothing in the speech which attracts...
Supreme Court Stands Firm On Khori Gaon Demolitions; Gives 4 More Weeks Time To Complete Evictions
The Supreme Court on Friday granted four more weeks to the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to complete the removal of unauthorized constructions on forest land in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana. A 3-Judge Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar recorded the submissions of Senior Advocate Arun Bhardwaj, AAG of Haryana, who appeared for the Corporation, that all unauthorized...
'May Be An Irregularity, Not An Illegality' : Maharashtra Govt On Special NIA Court Not Taking Cognizance Of Bhima Koregaon Case
The Maharashtra Government and the National Investigation Agency on Friday continued their arguments opposing Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad accused Sudha Bharadwaj's default bail application. The State submitted that in her entire petition Bharadwaj hasn't averred at a single place that she was "denied justice" because a sessions court, and not a special court under the NIA Act,...