-The Indian Express Another demand is that all Dalit activists arrested during the Bharat Bandh should be released immediately and action should be taken against those who opened fire at the protesters. New Delhi: In a demonstration expected to be bigger, and more organised, than the Bharat bandh held on April 2, Dalit and Adivasi organisations from across the country plan to take to the streets on May 1 against the Supreme...
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SC to hear review pleas on SC/ST verdict on May 3
-PTI The Supreme Court will hear the Centre's plea seeking a review of its judgment on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on May 3. Attorney General K.K. Venugopal mentioned the matter for early hearing before a bench comprising Justices A.K. Goel and Deepak Gupta and said he had already filed his written submission in the matter. “The last line of your last order says that list...
More »Govt accepts Supreme Court never made Aadhaar-mobile linkage compulsory
-IndiaToday.in The government on Wednesday, April 25, virtually accepted that it had lied about the Supreme Court mandating that Indians' mobile phone numbers be linked to their Aadhaar. A lawyer representing UIDAI accepted during arguments in the Aadhaar case that there was no Supreme Court order making it compulsory to link Aadhaar with mobile phone numbers. The government's admission in the Supreme Court should be seen against the backdrop of the near-daily messages...
More »In last 5 years, NOTA altogether secured 1.33 crores votes in State Assemblies and Lok Sabha Election
-Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) NOTA (None of the above) was introduced in India through the Supreme Court’s judgment dated 27th September 2013 in WP (C) No. 161 of 2004, (People's Union for Civil Liberties and another Vs. the Union of India and another). The SC directed the Election Commission to make necessary provision in the ballot papers/EVMs and provide a button for 'None of the Above' (NOTA) in EVMs so...
More »Hanging not barbaric, govt tells top court
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court "hanging" as the most suitable mode of execution, rejecting the argument that it was barbaric and instead other methods such as shooting by a firing squad or lethal injection should be explored. "The execution as contemplated under Section 354(5) CrPC is not barbaric, inhuman and cruel as well as in compliance with safeguard No. 9 of the resolution adopted...
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