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Top court issues guidelines on processing of mercy petitions | Latest News India

Top court issues guidelines on processing of mercy petitions | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Monday laid down a comprehensive set of guidelines to ensure the swift and efficient processing of mercy petitions by death-row convicts, marking a significant development in the legal framework surrounding capital punishment and underlining the adverse effects of delays on both the convicts and societal confidence in justice. The Supreme Court also directed state governments to frame office orders or executive guidelines outlining the standard operating procedures for dealing with mercy petitions. (HT Photo) In its landmark judgment, a bench comprising justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and AG Masih emphasised that delays in executing death sentences, particularly those arising from administrative inefficiencies, violate the fundamental rights of convicts under Article 21 of the Constitution. The ruling came while the court upheld a Bombay high court decision to commute the death sentences of two convicts in the 2007 Pune BPO rape and murder case to 35 years of imprisonment. The convicts, including the driver of the office cab, brutally assaulted and murdered a young woman after abducting her. They were initially …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing petitions on Election Commission Appointment Law – India TV

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing petitions on Election Commission Appointment Law – India TV

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Image Source : PTI CJI Sanjiv Khanna Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing petitions challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice from the panel responsible for appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). The petitions challenge the validity of Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Act, 2023. A bench comprising CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the matter when the CJI informed the advocates representing the petitioners that he could not continue with the case. The senior lawyers, including Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Prashant Bhushan, expressed no objection to the CJI continuing to hear the case. However, Justice Khanna, who assumed office as CJI after Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s tenure, decided that the case would be listed before a new bench after the winter recess, starting January 6, 2025. The petitions challenge the provisions of the 2023 Act that remove the CJI from the appointment panel. Instead, the law grants …

SC to hear petitions challenging validity of ‘Places of Worship Act 1991’ on Dec 4 – India TV

SC to hear petitions challenging validity of ‘Places of Worship Act 1991’ on Dec 4 – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/REPRESENTATIVE Supreme court The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will conduct the hearing. A total of six petitions have been filed in this case, including one by the World Bhadra Pujari Purohit Federation, Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Ashwini Upadhyay, and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind. While one group has called for the Act to be struck down, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has filed a petition in support of the law. Recently, following a lower court’s decision, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind had written to the Supreme Court urging for an early hearing. The case stems from a survey conducted by a court commissioner at the historic Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal. The Places of Worship Act, 1991, which prohibits the conversion of any place of worship and mandates the maintenance of the religious character of a place of worship as it stood on August 15, 1947, was challenged in the …

Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Review Of Its Sub-Quota Judgment

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected 10 petitions to review its August decision on permitting sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among backward communities. “Having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review… has been established. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed.” Applications to list the review petitions in open court were also rejected. On August 1 a seven-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ruled 6:1 in favour of allowing states to sub-categorise reserved category communities to “ensure that government-sponsored social welfare schemes and benefits reach more backward groups”. Justice Bela Trivedi dissented. Ultimately, though, the bench overturned a 2004 decision – handed down by a five-judge Constitution Bench – in the EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh case. The court held states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications to grant reservation for uplift of those flagged as more socially and economically backward than others …

SC dismisses petitions seeking review of judgment – India TV

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Image Source : FILE PHOTO Supreme Court In a significant development, the Supreme Court dismissed petitions on Friday seeking a review of judgment that allowed the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes. During the hearing of the matter, the apex court said there was no error in its earlier judgment.  The top court said that having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. “No case for review… has been established. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed,” the court said.  On September 23, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar said his outfit has filed a review petition challenging the Supreme Court verdict upholding the sub-classification of Schedule Castes. In a majority verdict last month, the Supreme Court held that states are empowered to make sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for granting quotas inside the reserved category to uplift more underprivileged castes. A seven-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud held that the further sub-classification of SCs and STs by states can be permitted to ensure …

SC to hear petitions shortly seeking court-monitored probe into allegations – India TV

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Image Source : FILE PHOTO Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear at 1 pm a batch of petitions seeking court-monitored investigation into the allegations of use of animal fat to make laddus which were served as Prasadam at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala. The development comes after a bunch of petitions were filed last week over the matter.  On Saturday, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) visited Tirupati to begin its investigation into the issue of adulteration in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) ‘Prasadam Laddu’. Later, the SIT held a meeting at Padmavathi Guest House in Tirupati to probe allegations of adulteration in Tirumala Laddoo Prasadam. The row over the Tirupati Prasadam began after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claimed that substandard ingredients, including animal fat, were used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus, the Prasdam offered at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, during the previous YSRCP government. Earlier, YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy accused CM Naidu of “blatantly lying” about the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam, adding …

Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Seeking Probe Into Row Over Tirupati Laddoos

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Both Mr Swamy and Mr Reddy have requested a court-monitored probe into the adulteration allegations. New Delhi: After roiling the political arena for over a week, the row over animal fat allegedly being used to make the famed Tirupati laddoos will now be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday. The petitions have been filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman YV Subba Reddy, who is a Rajya Sabha MP from the YSR Congress Party. The party has been the focal point of attacks since Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claimed last week that animal fat was used to make the sought-after laddoos given as ‘prasad’ by the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati under the previous YSR Congress government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy. Both Mr Swamy and YV Subba Reddy have requested a court-monitored probe into the allegations and their petitions will be heard by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan.  In his Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed earlier this week, the BJP leader …

Supreme Court junks review petitions against Article 370 verdict | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court has declined to review its December 2023 judgment, which unanimously endorsed the Union government’s August 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir. Article 370 was removed through a presidential order issued on August 5, 2019. (ANI) Centre misleading people’: Opposition’s ‘Article 370’ jibe at BJP after J&K twin terror attacks Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Considering a bunch of review petitions assailing the judgment, a five-judge bench found “no error apparent on the face of the record” that could warrant a relook at the verdict. “The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed,” said the bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. The other members of the bench included justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant and AS Bopanna (since retired). The review petitions were considered by the judges in their chambers through circulation on May 1. The order was, however, released on Tuesday. Those approaching the court seeking …

Supreme Court Rejects Review Petitions Against Article 370 Verdict

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“Having perused review petitions, there is no error apparent on face of record,” it said (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of review pleas filed against the Constitution Bench verdict upholding the revocation of Article 370 as valid. “Having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review under Order XLVII, Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed,” a bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, said. Further, the 5-judge Bench, also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, and A.S. Boppana, dismissed the applications seeking listing of the review petition in open court and seeking permission to appear and argue in person. The review petition, filed under Article 137 of the Constitution, against the decision rendered on December 11, said that the impugned judgment should not have left open the question of whether the Parliament can extinguish the character of statehood by converting a state into one or more Union Territories. In its …

HC reserves judgment on criminal revision petitions of SP leader Azam Khan, kin

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The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on three connected criminal revision petitions filed by senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his wife Tanzeen Fatima and son Abdulla Azam Khan challenging the seven-year imprisonment awarded to them by a sessions court in October 2023 in the alleged forgery case related to Abdullah`s birth certificate. Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh reserved the judgment after hearing the counsel for the appellants and the state government. According to the prosecution, the case dates back to January 3, 2019, when Akash Saxena, who is now the BJP MLA from Rampur, alleged in a police complaint that Azam Khan and his wife got two birth certificates made for Abdullah. Subsequently, the session court, Rampur on October 18, 2023, awarded seven years` imprisonment to the couple and their son in this case. They filed the present criminal revision petitions before the high court, challenging the conviction and sentence. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, …