-The Hindu Beniwal’s claim of exclusive right to appoint Lokayukta is not in keeping with spirit of Constitution: Bench The Supreme Court has reiterated that the Governor is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, unless he acts as persona designata i.e., eo nomine under a particular statute or acts in his own discretion under the exceptions provided for in the Constitution itself. Upholding the appointment of...
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Chief Justice warns against people’s anger affecting judicial process -Shubhomoy Sikdar
-The Hindu Inaugurating the first of the five newly announced fast-track courts set up here to try cases related to sexual offence against women, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said he appreciated people’s anger over rape but warned against letting it overwhelm the due process of law. “People’s reaction has been that do not send the accused to trial. Hand them over to us, we will deal with them or hang...
More »Sec 144 CrPC can’t be used just like that: HC
-PTI The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea against imposition of prohibitory orders in and around India Gate during the recent anti-rape stir, saying the legal provision of Section 144 of CrPC may lose its sanctity if invoked without proper procedures. “There are rights to movement and speech and expression, it (Section 144 of the CrPC) cannot be used just like that...otherwise it would lead to loss...
More »Task force set up to review women’s safety in Delhi-Rahul Tripathi
-The Indian Express Amid criticism of the government and the police following the gangrape of the 23-year-old who died on Saturday, the Centre on Tuesday announced a 13-member special task force headed by Union Home Secretary R K Singh to look at “safety issues” of women in the city and “review the functioning” of the Delhi Police on a regular basis. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs,...
More »Panel to ‘fix responsibility’ for gang rape Delhi back to normal
-The Telegraph The government today set up a commission of inquiry to identify lapses that may have led to the bus gang rape and “fix responsibility” even as the capital limped back to normal after a violent weekend. Police let vehicles ply on the 2.5km stretch between India Gate and Rajpath, locked down for the past two days since Sunday’s protests. The decision to set up the commission is the latest among several...
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