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Informing Accused Grounds Of Arrest Constitutional Requirement: Supreme Court

Informing Accused Grounds Of Arrest Constitutional Requirement: Supreme Court

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Last Updated:February 07, 2025, 23:31 IST In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said the requirement of informing grounds of arrest to an accused was not a “formality but a mandatory constitutional requirement”. Supreme Court of India. File Image/PTI In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said the requirement of informing grounds of arrest to an accused was not a “formality but a mandatory constitutional requirement”. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh said non-compliance by the police would amount to violation of fundamental right under Article 22 of the Constitution. “The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory constitutional requirement. Article 22 is included in Part III of the Constitution under the heading of Fundamental Rights. Thus, it is the fundamental right of every person arrested and detained in custody to be informed of the grounds of arrest as soon as possible,” it said. The bench therefore held the arrest of one Vihaan Kumar, represented …

SC junks NGO’s plea on poor condition of Madhya Pradesh schools

SC junks NGO’s plea on poor condition of Madhya Pradesh schools

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Representational image. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has refused to entertain an NGO’s plea on the condition of State-run schools in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked the NGO Social Jurist to approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court. “The petitioner would be at liberty to move the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. The petition is accordingly dismissed with the grant of liberty in the above terms,” the bench said. The NGO, in its petition, attached several pictures to highlight the “poor” conditions, including dilapidated buildings, of as many as five schools in the Khajuraho district of the state. “It is respectfully submitted that these are only samples which clearly indicate that lakhs of students enrolled with Madhya Pradesh government-run schools are studying not only in dangerous school buildings but also studying in school buildings not having adequate desks, benches and adequate water supply,” lawyer Ashok Agarwal, adviser to Social Jurist’, said in his PIL. The …

Sharad Pawar moves Supreme Court against Election Commission order on ‘real’ NCP | Latest News India

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NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar has approached the Supreme Court against the February 6 order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that recognised the faction led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar as the “real NCP” and gave it the right to use the party name and symbol, a clock. NCP founder Sharad Pawar has petitioned the Supreme Court against the ECI order (PTI) Sharad Pawar’s appeal, which is likely to be mentioned to seek an urgent hearing over the next few days, questioned the basis on which the three election commissioners arrived at their conclusion the Ajit Pawar-led faction should inherit the party’s original name and the party symbol. The appeal was filed by advocate Abhishek Jebaraj on Monday. Discover the thrill of cricket like never before, exclusively on HT. Explore now! Lawyer Abhikalp Pratap Singh last week filed a caveat on behalf of Ajit Pawar to ensure no orders are passed on Sharad Pawar’s appeal without hearing his side. Team Sharad Pawar has faulted the ECI order …