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On March 4, the Prime Minister of India posted our story on a very important judgment delivered by the
#SupremeCourtofIndia
- MP’s and MLA’s will not be immune from prosecution, if they indulge in bribery. What an Impetus to democracy!
BREAKING: Judges, army officers and bureaucrats release a statement against the observations made by
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
in
#NupurSharma
’s case. It notes "Such an approach of the Supreme Court deserves no applause and impacts the very sanctity and honour of the Highest Court.”
Former Delhi High Court Judge Justice SN Dhingra has stated in an interview that the comments made by the vacation bench that Nupur Sharma’s comment resulted in the outcome of the unfortunate incident in Udaipur was “irresponsible” (India TV)
BREAKING: A letter has been addressed to the Chief Justice of India to ISSUE appropriate orders or directions to the bench Justice Surya Kant to WITHDRAW their OBSERVATION in
#NupurSharma
case, so that she can get chance of fair trial.
#NupurSharmaControversy
#SupremeCourt
BREAKING: While acquitting 13 RSS workers embroiled in murder case of a CPI(M) worker, Kerala High Court has found that the prosecution attempted to tutor witnesses, collect evidence and form a scripted story. Court has found that there is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE worth its salt
BREAKING The
#SupremeCourt
while dismissing the plea challenging clean chit to
@narendramodi
in Gujarat Riot case has observed that the proceedings have been pursued for last 16 years to keep the pot boiling, OBVIOUSLY FOR ULTERIOR DESIGN.
[BREAKING] Indian historian
@vikramsampath
is approaching the Delhi High Court against historians who wrote to The Royal Historical Society, Twitter Inc, and others for defamatory remarks made against him. Further details awaited.
BREAKING: Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh (J&K&L) High Court orders REOPENING case concerning Nadimarg massacre in which 24 Kashmiri Pandits were brutally murdered in the Pulwama district in March 2003 by Islamist Lashkair-e-Taiba terrorists
#SupremeCourt
dismisses plea by a bank against farmers for recovery of loan. Justice Chandrachud remarks “Go after bigger fish. Such a litigation in Supreme Court will spoil the families of farmers financially.”
BREAKING: 262 Eminent citizens including former High Court judges and Bureaucrats write to
#CJI
asking him to take note of
@Udhaystalin
’s hate speech in terms of the recent order of SC in Shaheen Abdulla Vs Union of India case, in which it directed the governments and police…
Jus In: AAP leader & former councillor Nisha Singh sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for rioting. The local court in Chandigarh convicted 17 people including singh, adding that “there is reason to believe they cannot be reformed” & “likely to be threats to society”[TOI]
“It is irresponsible because it has prejudiced the case of Nupur Sharma in all subordinate courts... Making such an observation without any probe, or hearing of witnesses or hearing Nupur Sharma’s arguments is not only illegal, but also improper”: Justice SN Dhingra
BREAKING: Hindu Sena President, Vishnu Gupta addresses a letter petition to Chief Justice of India to issue direction Justice Surya Kant’s bench to withdraw their statements on
#NupurSharma
pertaining to
#Udaipur
incident.
#SupremeCourt
#NupurSharmaControversy
BREAKING: Hindu Sena intervenes in ongoing Hijab Row before Karnataka HC, says Freedom of religion not absolute in secular democracy. Adds that "Narrative being sought to be built up that India and Hindus have become intolerant" & personal law cannot prevail over Constitution.
BREAKING: Daughter of Royal Family of Kashi's head files Intervention application in plea challenging the Places of Worship Act; seeks reclamation of the alleged illegal structure, Razia Mosque, which is claimed to be the original site of
#KashiVishwanathMandir
Delhi Riots 2020:
@AamAadmiParty
former councillor Tahir Hussain, Riyasat Ali, Gulfam, Shah Alam, Rashid Saifi, Arshad Qayyum, Liyakat Ali, Mohd Shadab, Mohd Abid and Irshad Ahmad, other unknown persons had objective to harm Hindus in their body & property, Delhi Court says
BREAKING: Kerala High Court initiates suo motu case against Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders for calling a one-day statewide bandh in Kerala. Court said that NOBODY can call for a bandh in the state WITHOUT PERMISSION. [ANI]
#PFI
#PFIRaids
BREAKING: Advocate Vineet Jindal has filed a police complaint against filmmaker
#LeenaManimekalai
over the poster of her new documentary. The poster shows Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette.
BREAKING: “Use of Loudspeakers may not be prudent for God to hear prayers, let prayers be conducted in a gentle manner,” says Madras High Court in a plea by man complaining of nuisance by Church due to the use of loudspeakers throughout day and night in Kanyakumari District.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Lawyer Vineet Jindal has received a death threat. An anonymous letter he has received states "Allah ka paigam hai Vineet Jindal, tera bhi sar tan se juda karenge jald hi" (It's Allah's message Vineet Jindal, we will BEHEAD you too)
@VineetJin
BREAKING: JKLF flag bearer and terror accused Yasin Malik pleaded guilty before the NIA court today in a terror funding & secessionist activities case before a Delhi Court. He has been charged under several provisions of the UAPA. Delhi court to hear arguments on May 19 (reports)
“Even the Supreme Court is not above law. Before making such observation against a person (Nupur Sharma), the normal procedure is that charges should have been framed and both the prosecution and defendant should have been allowed to have their say”: Justice SN Dhingra
[Lawbeat Cartoon]
Nandigram Petition: Mamata Banerjee wants her Case reassigned, questions political affiliations of a Judge.
#MamtaBanerjee
By
@vikasopikaso
#JustIn
: A criminal complaint has been filed before the Patiala House Court, Delhi against wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Phogat and Sakshi Malik for pressing "false allegations" of sexual harassment on the then President of WFI, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and for "Hate Speech"…
BREAKING: The
#CalcuttaHighCourt
has ordered a CBI/NIA probe in a plea by the wives of 2 politicians alleging that their husbands were forcibly converted to Islam by a political party as a punishment for supporting a rival political party after they lost in the assembly election.
“Nupur Sharma pleaded that there were nearly 50 FIRs pending against her that needed to be clubbed, because appearing in court could be a threat of life to her. But SC made strong observations against her, based on newspaper and media reports, which was unfair”: Justice Dhingra
Prominent lawyers including Harish Salve, Manan Kumar Mishra, Adish Aggarwala, Chetan Mittal, Pinky Anand, Hitesh Jain, Ujjwala Pawar, Uday Holla, Swaroopama Chaturvedi have written to
#CJIChandrachud
expressing concern over attempts to undermine the judiciary’s integrity.
World News: Imam Khandaker Mohammed Rahman has been held guilty by a Court in United Kingdom on one count of rape of a child under 13, and two counts of sexual assault. Rahman is said to have raped raped a young girl inside a mosque when she visited it [Source: Wales Online]
“Supreme Court in the past had given rulings that judges should stick to the case before them and refrain from making undue observations”: Justice SN Dhingra on comments by Supreme Court against Nupur Sharma (India TV)
BREAKING: Delhi HC issues notice in petition challenging the alleged “arbitrary suspension” of Twitter handle of social media group
@wokeflix_
. Wokeflix says social media platforms like Twitter should be held accountable for arbitrary actions.
@raghav355
appeared for Wokeflix
BREAKING:
@RashmiDVS
approaches Karnataka HC in ongoing
#HijabRow
case. Inter alia avers “alarmed at purported attempt to introduce symbols widely regarded as tending to promote discrimination & exclusion of women in state-run edu. institutions under garb of Freedom of Religion”
#JustIn
: Caste is not carried forward with conversion — Madras HC says Hindu person who converted to Islam not eligible for backward caste reservation
Just In: Delhi High Court has directed Twitter to take down 5 more tweets posted by Ms. Audrey Truschke against historian Dr. Vikram Sampath over alleged plagiarism in his two volume biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
BREAKING: Delhi High Court issues notice in plea by
@AshwiniUpadhyay
challenging constitutional validity of Waqf Act 1995. It is Upadhyay’s contention, inter alia, that the Waqf Act is antithetical to Secularism in India.
Allahabad High Court refuses to quash FIR against Mohd Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, over his tweets calling Yati Narsinghanand, Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'. Zubair has been booked u/S 295-A IPC.
#allahabadhighcourt
#HateCrime
BREAKING: Advocate
@AshwiniUpadhyay
tells
#DelhiHighCourt
that the Court cannot be mute
spectator if followers of Indian religions are being converted to foreign religion by force, allurement.
Upadhyay filed additional affidavit in his plea against forceful religious conversion
🚨 Delhi Court, Karkardooma Courts will hear Umar Khalid’s bail hearing in connection with the Delhi Riots Larger conspiracy case. Prosecutor is arguing currently.
#DelhiRiots
BREAKING: The
#CalcuttaHighCourt
has asked
#WestBengal
to take steps to call for Central forces if the State Police is unable to control the situation at any place. This observation has been made in a plea to deploy Central Para Military Forces in light of recent violence.
BREAKING: Punjab & Haryana HC QUASHES FIRs registered against BJP leader
@TajinderBagga
for asking Delhi CM
@ArvindKejriwal
to apologise for his comments on Kashmiri Hindus. Court says Bagga well within his rights in a democracy & as a party spokesperson to “make people aware”
The statement, having over 100 signatories, notes that “Recent comments by the two judges of the
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
have surpassed the Laxman Rekha and compelled us to issue an open statement.”
#NupurSharma
BREAKING: Karnataka HC grants bail to UAPA accused Saleem Khan, accused of involvement in Terrorist activities & alleged member of Al-Hind. Court says “merely attending jihadi meetings, purchasing training materials & organizing shelters for co-members” not offence under UAPA
A video is doing the rounds on social media in which Justice Indu Malhotra, a former Supreme Court of India Judge has pointed out that Communist Governments all over are overtaking Hindu Temples
BREAKING: When DMK MP and Sr. Adv tried to make submissions in freebies matter. CJI said “As CJI I cannot say anything but the way your party is behaving, the way your minister is talking . Don’t think we are ignoring.”
@arivalayam
@ptrmadurai
BREAKING: The Central Government has declared PFI (Popular Front of India), an outfit accused often of being linked to radical Islam and its associates or affiliates or fronts as an UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATION with immediate effect, for a period of five years [reports]
"It is irony and tragedy of the Indian republic and biggest scar on Indian democracy that criminals like the present accused-applicant are the law-makers": Allahabad High Court denying bail to 5 time MLA from Uttar Pradesh Mukhtar Ansari
BREAKING: PIL in Supreme Court by a Muslim woman through
@AshwiniUpadhyay
seeks that Talaq-E-Hasan and all other forms of Unilateral Extra-Judicial Talaq under Muslim law be declared “void and unconstitutional”, stating that “this inequality” is “abominable in 21st century”
BREAKING: The
#SupremeCourt
has held that “all those involved in such abuse of process, need to be in the dock and proceeded with in accordance with law.”
[BREAKING] Delhi High Court is hearing Indian historian
@vikramsampath
's petition is against historians who wrote to The Royal Historical Society, Twitter Inc, and others for defamatory remarks made against him.
BREAKING: Muslim girl can marry person of her choice when she turns 15 and this will not be in derogation of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, says Punjab And Haryana High Court. 16 year old had sought release from child care agency to reunite with 26 year old husband
Garima Parshad for state of UP: He is NOT a journalist. He is a "fact-checker". He tweets venom. He is being paid for tweets and he has admitted it, saying that every time he maliciously tweets, he receives more. He has admitted that 12 lacs is his monthly quota.
#MohammedZubair
BREAKING: Plea in
#SupremeCourt
seeks directions to ban Halal certified products across India, withdraw Halal Certified products from markets & declare Halal certifications issued since 1974 null & void
“85% forced to consume Halal products for sake of 15%” plea inter alia states
#BREAKING
: PIL in Supreme Court seeks implementation of Common Dress Code in registered and State recognized Educational Institutions in order to secure social equality, assure dignity and promote fraternity, unity and national integration.
#DressCode
#HijabBan
#HijabRow
Kerala High Court has WHOLLY reversed trial court order convicting 13 RSS workers in murder case of a CPI(M) worker, sentencing all to life imprisonment. HC has found that that witnesses are CLEARLY TUTORED, who go on a TIRADE OF EMBELLISHMENTS, about what transpired.
Just In: Bombay High Court orders Woman to pay maintenance to ex-Husband
Court rules both Husband & Wife can claim “Alimony” under section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
The
#KarnatakaHighCourt
has in a judgment recently observed that “It is primarily the task of the Government to govern and in the guise of judicial review, COURTS SHOULD NOT SEEK TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT.”
“In a 100 crore defamation suit filed by
@bharatbiotech
against The Wire & others for articles against “Covaxin”, Court orders takedown & stalls publication of ‘defamatory’ articles in the future”
Lawbeat’s editorial cartoon by
@vikasopikaso
#Temples
: Supreme Court to hear plea seeking direction that Hindus, Jains, Sikhs & Buddhists be permitted "have similar rights to establish, manage & maintain their religious places like Muslims, Parsis, Christians" & formulate a 'Uniform Code for Religious-Charitable Endowments
Prosecutor plays CCTV and his moot point is to substantiate collection of lathis and mobilisation in Chand Bagh Area on 24.02.20. “These are people preparing lathis for a ‘peaceful protest’,” he says
#DelhiRiots
Rajasthan High Court dismisses bail plea filed by
#Ajmer
Dargah Cleric Gauhar Chisti who allegedly provoked a crowd of 3000 people to raise
#SarTanSeJuda
slogan against Nupur Sharma. The video of his speech went viral, which allegedly led to Amravati and Udaipur beheading cases.
Indian Film Director Sajid Kamran Khan sends legal notice to Entertainment & Satire Website
@the_fauxy
over their article stating that all the 12 female
#BigBoss16
contestants nominated themselves for eviction after
#MeToo
accused
#SajidKhan
enters the reality show.
Breaking:
According to reports, NIA has recorded a statement of
#UmarKhalid
stating that he attended the Elgar Parishad meeting in December 2017 at the invitation of former
#BombayHighCourt
judge Justice Kholse-Patil. Khalid has further claimed that he stayed at his residence
Umar Khalid and others part of DPSG. On the group there is a message “Aag lagwane ki poori tayyari hai” (We are entirely ready to light a fire): Prosecutor
#DelhiRiots
BREAKING: Mohammad Zubair, co-founder of portal “Alt News” has been arrested by Special Cell, Delhi Police under Section 153 (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot—if rioting be committed—if not committed) and 295A (Outraging religious feelings of any class)
According to the statement, the observations of
#SupremeCourt
in
#NupurSharma
’s case have “have sent shockwaves in the country and outside. The observations, simultaneously relayed by all news channels in high decibel, are not in sync with judicial ethos.”
A UP Court gives death penalty to two, an auto mechanic and a tailor, in minor's
#gangrape
case.
Court noted that Haleem and Rizwan, the accused persons, not only gang-raped the
#minor
but also intentionally caused such injuries that made her physically & mentally handicapped.
BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Tamil Nadu Government in plea which challenges state government's control over Hindu Temples. The Top Court has also issues notice in plea against
@mkstalin
govt's law allowing appointment of Non-Brahmins as Archaka's
@Swamy39
#Temples
Petitioners such as
@wokeflix_
@bhatadwajspeaks
whose accounts have been “arbitrarily suspended” tell Delhi HC that their accounts have been suspended because they belong to a particular political persuasion & that Twitter may play a partisan role in general elections 2024.
Just In: Delhi HC issues fresh notices against
@vivekagnihotri
,
@ARanganathan72
,
@SwarajyaMag
, others in suo motu criminal contempt petition relating to article alleging “bias” of Justice S Muralidhar for setting aside transit remand order against UAPA accused Gautam Navlakha.
BREAKING: Attorney General KK Venugopal REFUSES to grant consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Justice (retd) SN Dhingra and senior counsels Rama Kumar and Aman Lekhi for their comments on
#SupremeCourt
’s oral observations in
#NupurSharama
’s case.
BREAKING: The
#MadrasHighCourt
has yesterday directed the
#TamilNadu
government to to appoint TEMPLE ARCHAKAS as per the AGAMA PRACTICES. The court has also asked the government to follow
#SupremeCourt
’s orders in this regard.
BREAKING: Sri Krishna Janmabhumi Mukti Aandolan Samiti has moved the Mathura Court in the Krishna janmabhoomi case seeking stop on Namaz that is offered in the Shahi Idgah and on the road next to it. Mosque built on Krishna temple after Aurangzeb destroyed it in 1669, plea states
The court has observed “it appears
to us that a coalesced effort of the of DISGRUNTLED OFFICIALS OF the State of Gujarat along with others was to CREATE SENSATION by making REVELATIONS WHICH WERE FALSE TO THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE”
#NarendraModi
#SupremeCourt
Just In: UAPA accused Sharjeel Imam has approached the Delhi High Court claiming that he is being harassed and assaulted in Jail and that fellow convicts have called him “terrorist” and “anti-national” (reports)
BREAKING: SUPREME COURT ORDERS NO COERCIVE ACTION AGAINST NUPUR SHARMA IN FIRs REGISTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COURT CLARIFIES THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE ARRESTED IN FUTURE FIRs RELATED TO THE SAME EVENT.
#NupurSharmaControversy
#SupremeCourt
🚨Supreme Court bench of Justices Surya Kant & Pardiwala will hear former BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s plea seeking protection from arrest in as many as nine FIRs filed against her in several parts of India for her comments on a religious figure in Islam - Prophet Mohammad.
BREAKING: Madhya Pradesh HC issues notice in plea challenging validity of Waqf Act, 1995. Plea states that the act is against Secularism, Unity & Integrity of India, Waqf is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution and no other community enjoys similar protections
#WaqfAct1995
IMPORTANT: Kerala high court on Friday has directed the state government to take STRICT ACTION against Popular Front of India after a rally saw raising of extremely provocative slogans at a rally in Alappuzha last week where Children were seen issuing threats
BREAKING: Delhi HC issues notice in plea by mother of minor who alleges that social workers of Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief & Prayas ‘indoctrinated’ her Hindu child to Christianity & also got a false FIR of sexual abuse registered through her
BREAKING: A Muslim woman has approached Kerala HC seeking exemption from the mandatory 90-day waiting period, termed ‘Iddah’, for remarrying after divorcing her husband through "Khula" & the Court has granted a stay on the Lower Courts order which barred her from remarrying.
BREAKING: Bombay High Court has suspended life sentence awarded to a man named Nijam Asgar Hashmi who decapitated his girlfriend's cousin, Umesh Ingale, and has granted him bail
BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice in plea by Vishnu Jain seeking declaration of Bigamy/Polygamy as unconstitutional in all religions. Plea states that Muslims are excluded from penal action if they commit the act but others are not in terms of Section 494 of IPC
BREAKING:
#TeestaSetalvad
taken into custody by Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad, a day after the Supreme Court lashed out against her and other co-petitioners for keeping "the pot boiling" on the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
🚨The
#DelhiRiots
Hearing —-
A Delhi Court will continue hearing
#UmarKhalid
’s bail plea today. Yesterday, SPP Amir Prasad exhibited multiple statements deposed before Magistrate to substantiate his argument of “pre-planned violence & mobilisation” by Khalid & Others.
BREAKING:
#SupremeCourt
DISMISSES Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's plea seeking to quash defamation proceedings against him by Assam Chief Minister
@himantabiswa