UAPA Being Misused to Confine Political Prisoners Endlessly: PUDR
6 years, 3 months ago

UAPA Being Misused to Confine Political Prisoners Endlessly: PUDR

The Quint  

Welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict on the arrest of the five activists in the Bhima-Koregaon case, the civil rights organization People’s Union for Democratic Rights, reiterated the “obvious flaws" and "possibilities of misuse” in the Unlawful Activities Act. In a 2:1 majority judgment, the Supreme Court, on 28 September, declined to set up a Special Investigation Team, allowing Pune police to go ahead with its probe and further extended the house arrest of the activists for four weeks. The top court was hearing a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others who sought an independent probe into the arrests and immediate release of the five activists – advocate Sudha Bharadwaj, lawyer and author Arun Ferreira, revolutionary poet Varavara Rao and activists Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves – who were arrested on 28 September from across the country and charged under sections of the UAPA for allegedly instigating violence in Bhima-Koregaon protests in January 2018.

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[UAPA] SC's Prabir Purkayastha Judgement Mandating Giving Reasons For Arrest To Accused In Writing Not Applicable Retrospectively: Kerala HC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

[UAPA] SC's Prabir Purkayastha Judgement Mandating Giving Reasons For Arrest To Accused In Writing Not Applicable Retrospectively: Kerala HC

Live Law  

Kerala High Court held that the direction of the Supreme Court in Prabir Purkayastha v State which held that for an arrest under UAPA to be valid the arrestee should be furnished with grounds of arrest in writing, would only need to be applied prospectively. In Prabir Purkayashta, the Apex Court held that the arrest provisions in PMLA & UAPA …

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment
8 months ago

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 15 held that the right to life and personal liberty is the most sacrosanct of fundamental rights while declaring that investigating agencies should provide people arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act with a written copy of information specifying the grounds of their arrest. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta applied its earlier judgment in the Pankaj …

NewsClick founder tells SC he is not supplied with the grounds of his arrest
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder tells SC he is not supplied with the grounds of his arrest

The Hindu  

Online portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, on November 6 told the Supreme Court that investigating authorities should at least supply him with the grounds of his arrest. Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice BR Gavai, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for Mr. Purkayastha, said his plea fell squarely within the ambit of …

Free arrested activists or face ‘jail bharo’, says U.P. Dalit rights group
1 year, 2 months ago

Free arrested activists or face ‘jail bharo’, says U.P. Dalit rights group

The Hindu  

Ambedkar Jan Morcha, an organisation based in Gorakhpur fighting for the rights of Dalits and other marginalised groups, has threatened to launch a ‘jail bharo’ agitation if the Uttar Pradesh government fails to release its members and activists who were arrested following a stir this month. Ten persons, including the organisation’s convener, a retired IPS officer, and a French national, …

Supreme Court issues notice to police on arrest of NewsClick founder under UAPA
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to police on arrest of NewsClick founder under UAPA

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench of Justices B.R. Mishra on October 19 issued notice to the Delhi Police on petitions challenging the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and employee Amir Chakraborty under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Editorial | NewsClick non-case: On the strange case of a terrorism FIR without a terrorist act Initially, the court gave …

NewsClick Case : Chief Editor & HR Head Moved Supreme Court Challenging Arrests In UAPA Case; Seek Urgent Hearing
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick Case : Chief Editor & HR Head Moved Supreme Court Challenging Arrests In UAPA Case; Seek Urgent Hearing

Live Law  

The NewsClick matter has reached the Supreme Court with its Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty filing a Special Leave Petition challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment which upheld their arrest by the Delhi Police in a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda.Senior. The NewsClick matter has reached …

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 a threat to media freedom in India
1 year, 3 months ago

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 a threat to media freedom in India

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 06, 2023 18:01 IST - 5 MINS READ The arrest of the NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief, Prabir Purkayastha and its Human Resources head, Amit Chakraborty under the UAPA has brought into focus the gross abuse of the Act by those in power to curb dissent. This proviso says an accused shall not be released on bail or …

When UAPA Is Invoked, People Continue To Be Behind Bars Even With Little Or No Evidence, That's The Real Tragedy : Rebecca John
1 year, 3 months ago

When UAPA Is Invoked, People Continue To Be Behind Bars Even With Little Or No Evidence, That's The Real Tragedy : Rebecca John

Live Law  

During a panel discussion held to mark the launch of the book, authored by Gautam Bhatia, ‘Unsealed Covers: A Decade of the Constitution, the Courts, and the State, Senior Advocate Rebecca John made strong observations about the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. Section 43 D, which places restrictions on the grounds of bail.” At this, she criticized the Supreme Court’s judgment …

Fearing public revolt, BRS govt 'dropped' UAPA case: TUKV
1 year, 6 months ago

Fearing public revolt, BRS govt 'dropped' UAPA case: TUKV

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Facing an uproar from various people’s organisations, opposition parties and intellectuals and fearing electoral reverses in the upcoming Assembly polls, the BRS government has decided to withdraw the UAPA case against Prof. Haragopal, said Telangana Udyama Karula Vedika chairman Prof. K. Venkatanarayana in a statement in Hanamkonda on Saturday. The people of Telangana would not accept the state government …

How the UAPA is wrecking lives
2 years, 9 months ago

How the UAPA is wrecking lives

The Hindu  

On March 24, a Sessions Court in Delhi denied bail to Umar Khalid as part of a set of cases that have commonly come to be known as “the Delhi riots cases”. The denial of bail to Mr. Khalid highlights an equally serious problem: the broken nature of India’s criminal justice system. Shorn of legalese, the UAPA prohibits a judge …

UN calls for release of Kashmir rights defender Khurram Parvez
3 years, 1 month ago

UN calls for release of Kashmir rights defender Khurram Parvez

Al Jazeera  

Parvez, 44, coordinator of a local human rights group, was arrested on November 22 by India’s anti-terror investigation agency. “We are deeply concerned at the arrest of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez under Indian counter-terrorism legislation, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act,” the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement on Wednesday. Parvez, 44, …

Tripura Violence- SC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging UAPA Against Journalists, 41A Notices To Lawyers, No FIR Against Culprits' By Police
3 years, 1 month ago

Tripura Violence- SC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging UAPA Against Journalists, 41A Notices To Lawyers, No FIR Against Culprits' By Police

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking Independent investigation into the recent communal violence in Tripura and into the complicity and inaction of the police.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna granted liberty to serve the central agency and the standing counsel for the state of Tripura. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice …

Tripura anti-Muslim riots: SC to hear plea seeking quashing of UAPA against lawyers, journalists
3 years, 2 months ago

Tripura anti-Muslim riots: SC to hear plea seeking quashing of UAPA against lawyers, journalists

Firstpost  

Advocates Mukesh and Ansarul Haq, and journalist Shyam Meera Singh have been accused in the FIR lodged at the West Agartala Police Station under the IPC and the UAPA provisions for spreading ‘malicious propaganda with a view to creating hatred between two religious groups’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a plea of two advocates and a …

‘Misused, abused’: India’s harsh terror law under rare scrutiny
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Misused, abused’: India’s harsh terror law under rare scrutiny

Al Jazeera  

UAPA allows authorities to designate someone as ‘terrorist’ and detain them without producing any incriminating evidence. “In fact, it has been misused and abused.” In July, Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, a sitting Supreme Court judge, said the courts must act as the “first line of defence against the deprivation of liberty of citizens,” amplifying the debate about whether the law …

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC
3 years, 7 months ago

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In its anxiety to suppress dissent, the State has blurred the line between right to protest and terrorist activity and if such a mindset gains traction, it would be a "sad day for democracy", the Delhi high court observed on Tuesday while granting bail to three students from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia arrested over a …

'There Exists Rational & Reasonable Doubt On Question Of Prima Facie Case': NIA Court Grants Bail To Students Arrested For Alleged Maoist Links [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

'There Exists Rational & Reasonable Doubt On Question Of Prima Facie Case': NIA Court Grants Bail To Students Arrested For Alleged Maoist Links [Read Order]

Live Law  

The NIA Court at Kochi on Wednesday granted bail to Allan Shuhaib and Thawaha Fazal, who were arrested by Kerala police under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for alleged links with banned Maoist organization.Judge Anil K. Bhaskar observed that the accused were able to bring out a rational and reasonable doubt on the question of prima facie case and therefore bar …

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition
4 years, 4 months ago

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday heard a fresh writ petition filed by 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit under Section 197 of CrPC challenging the sanction granted to to prosecute him in the case where a bomb explosion at Bhiku Chowk in Malegaon, Maharashtra killed six people and injured over a hundred. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared …

Varavara Rao, Speaker Of Truth To Power; Eminent Scholars From All Over The World Seek Release Of Varvara Rao And All Other Bhima Koregaon Accused [Read Statement]
4 years, 5 months ago

Varavara Rao, Speaker Of Truth To Power; Eminent Scholars From All Over The World Seek Release Of Varvara Rao And All Other Bhima Koregaon Accused [Read Statement]

Live Law  

A total of one hundred and forty five eminent scholars and academicians from around the world have appealed for the immediate release of 81-year-old Telugu poet, literary critic Varavara Rao, who tested positive for Covid-19 and has been accused of inciting caste-based violence at Bhima Koregaon which took place on January 1, 2018 along with 10 other activists and. A …

Delhi HC reserves order on Sharjeel Imam's plea against extension of time to probe UAPA case
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC reserves order on Sharjeel Imam's plea against extension of time to probe UAPA case

India Today  

The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam challenging a trial court order granting more time to police to conclude the investigation. Delhi Police opposed Imam’s plea saying there was no infirmity in the trial court’s April 25 order by which the agency was granted three more months, beyond statutory 90 days, to …

‘Why Are Judges Petrified?’: Lawyers on UAPA Use in NE Delhi Probe
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Why Are Judges Petrified?’: Lawyers on UAPA Use in NE Delhi Probe

The Quint  

In the interview, lawyers Mehmood Pracha, Abhinav Sekhri and Colin Gonsalves they help us understand why UAPA is a problematic law. What that means then, is that till the charge sheet gets filed, technically I am fighting with both hands behind my back because I can not know what the allegations are. So automatically I will wait till the charge …

Delhi violence: Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain booked under UAPA, activists Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi arrested
4 years, 8 months ago

Delhi violence: Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain booked under UAPA, activists Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi arrested

Firstpost  

Hussain was arrested earlier in connection with the alleged killing of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma during the communal violence in northeast Delhi. New Delhi: Delhi police has booked suspended Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi over the Citizenship Act, a lawyer said on …

Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha Surrender Before National Investigation Agency In Bhima Koregaon Case
4 years, 9 months ago

Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha Surrender Before National Investigation Agency In Bhima Koregaon Case

Live Law  

Noted academician and Dalit rights scholar Anand Teltumbde and civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence.Teltumbde, the grandson-in-law of Dr B R Ambedkar, surrendered in the Mumbai office of NIA, and. Noted academician and Dalit rights scholar Anand …

Bhima Koregaon : SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender
4 years, 9 months ago

Bhima Koregaon : SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted one more week time to activists Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde to surrender in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra & Indira Banerjee made it clear that there will not be further extension of time. "However, since …

CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

CJI Urged to Change SC Orders on Teltumbde, Navlakha Amid COVID-19

The Quint  

Over 5,000 public intellectuals, civil rights activists and organisations, including Noam Chomsky, Prakash Ambedkar, Gayatri Spivak, Ramchandra Guha, and Arundhati Roy, as well as retired judges Kolse Patil and PB Sawant, have signed a petition to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, asking them to reconsider the order for Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha to surrender …

‘Denial of bail to Navlakha, Teltumbde alarming’
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Denial of bail to Navlakha, Teltumbde alarming’

The Hindu  

Several prominent city-based organisations fighting for human rights and civil liberties called the recent Supreme Court verdict denying anticipatory bail to noted activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha “alarming”. “The top court’s order to deny interim bail is alarming given that the case against the activists is based on very thin evidence,” the statement said, adding that the government was …

SC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

SC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Gautam Navlakha & Anand Teltumbde In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde in the case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah dismissed the special leave petitions filed by them challenging the February 15 judgments of Bombay High. The Supreme …

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance
4 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance

Firstpost  

While some rights activists were arrested in the Koregaon Bhima case by the Pune city police, their rural counterparts had booked Hindutva leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide for allegedly inciting violence. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met senior police officials in Mumbai on Thursday to review the case of violence at …

Activists' arrest in Elgar Parishad case wrong, form SIT to probe police action: Sharad Pawar
5 years ago

Activists' arrest in Elgar Parishad case wrong, form SIT to probe police action: Sharad Pawar

India TV News  

Terming the arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case "wrong" and "vengeful", NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team be set up under a retired judge to probe the action taken by Pune police. "We will demand the chief minister that an SIT headed by a retired judge be instituted to probe the police …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends interim protection to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha till 15 October
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends interim protection to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha till 15 October

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the Koregaon Bhima violence case New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday extended till October 15 the interim protection from arrest granted by the Bombay High Court to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the …

Bhima-Koregaon: Spl UAPA Court Allows Copy Of Forensic Reports To Be Given To Accused Surendra Gadling and Arun Ferreira [Read Order]
5 years, 7 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon: Spl UAPA Court Allows Copy Of Forensic Reports To Be Given To Accused Surendra Gadling and Arun Ferreira [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Special Court designated under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in Pune has ordered copies of forensic reports submitted along with the police report, to be furnished to human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling and activist Arun Ferreira, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case. She also pointed to proceedings pending against Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha, other accused in the case stating …

Activists’ Bhima Koregaon case: media asked to leave court as Ferreira alleges police violence
6 years, 2 months ago

Activists’ Bhima Koregaon case: media asked to leave court as Ferreira alleges police violence

Hindustan Times  

Civil rights activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, all accused of stoking the violence in the aftermath of the Bhima Koregaon event, were sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Pune sessions court on Tuesday. Human rights activist Arun Ferreira alleges police violence in Bhima Koregaon case Accused Arun Ferreira alleged before the court that he …

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC extends relief from arrest for Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Stan Swamy till 21 Nov
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC extends relief from arrest for Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Stan Swamy till 21 Nov

Firstpost  

Last month, the Bombay High Court had directed the Pune Police not to take any coercive action against the activists or arrest them in the Bhima Koregaon case. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended till 21 November the relief granted to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha, professor Anand Teltumbde and priest Stan Swamy from arrest in a case …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to activist Gautam Navlakha, also an accused in the Bhima Koragaon case, on the Maharashtra government’s petition challenging his release from house arrest. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order refusing to give the Pune Police 90 extra days to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet against activists …

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court

Firstpost  

Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune court rejects bail pleas of activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune court rejects bail pleas of activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj

India TV News  

The Pune Sessions Court on Friday rejected bail pleas of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Elgar Parishad case, who are presently under house arrest following the Supreme Court's order in the Bhima Koregaon case. Earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected an urgent hearing on a review petition filed by historian Romila Thapar against the verdict …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune sessions court to hear bail applications of three activists on 26 October
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pune sessions court to hear bail applications of three activists on 26 October

Firstpost  

The five accused were arrested from various cities for their alleged involvement in the violence during the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle. Pune: The Pune Sessions Court will pronounce the verdict on bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, on …

Bhima Koregaon case: Pune Police says govt lawyers studying Delhi HC's order to free Gautam Navlakha from house arrest
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Pune Police says govt lawyers studying Delhi HC's order to free Gautam Navlakha from house arrest

Firstpost  

The Pune police said government lawyers in Maharashtra were studying the Delhi High Court’s Monday order freeing rights activist Gautam Navlakha, held in the Bhima Koregaon case, from house arrest. Pune: The Pune police said government lawyers in Maharashtra were studying the Delhi High Court’s Monday order freeing rights activist Gautam Navlakha, held in the Bhima Koregaon case, from house …

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court ruling on activists 'victory' for Pune police and country, says Fadnavis
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court ruling on activists 'victory' for Pune police and country, says Fadnavis

India TV News  

Hailing the Supreme Court ruling on the arrest of five rights activists, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday called it a "victory for the Pune police and the country." Expressing contentment, the chief minister told the reporters: "We welcome the decision based on Pune police investigations and evidence it collected has been considered valid. In nationwide swoops in August, …

Bhima-Koregaon verdict: BJP's Sambit Patra says SC ruling vindicates govt's stand, exposes Congress' 'shamelessness'
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon verdict: BJP's Sambit Patra says SC ruling vindicates govt's stand, exposes Congress' 'shamelessness'

Firstpost  

Quoting the court’s order, Patra claimed that the fact that a majority judgment has held that the accused were not arrested because of dissent, confirms BJP’s stand Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment on the Bhima-Koregaon arrests, Bharatiya Janata Party said the apex court’s ruling vindicated their stand and exposed the Congress party. Addressing a press conference after the ruling, …

No court-monitored probe in Bhima-Koregaon
6 years, 3 months ago

No court-monitored probe in Bhima-Koregaon

Live Mint  

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition for a court-monitored probe into the arrests of five human rights activists by the Pune police in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, while declining a court-monitored investigation, held, “We are of the considered opinion that it is not a case of arrest …

Bhima Koregaon violence: ‘Activists arrested for Maoist links, not dissent’, rules Supreme Court; declines SIT probe
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: ‘Activists arrested for Maoist links, not dissent’, rules Supreme Court; declines SIT probe

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by Maharashtra Police in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT to probe their arrest. The court was hearing the plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima …

Breaking: Arrests Target Political Dissent, Justice Chandrachud Berates Police In Bhima Koregaon Arrests [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Breaking: Arrests Target Political Dissent, Justice Chandrachud Berates Police In Bhima Koregaon Arrests [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Justice D Y Chandrachud expressed a strong dissent in the Bhima Koregaon case to hold the arrests of five activists to be wholly baseless and politically motivated. While the majority of CJI Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar turned down the plea for a probe by Special Investigation Team, Justice Chandrachud opined that an SIT was necessary as Maharashtra …

Activists arrest: Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea for SIT probe
6 years, 3 months ago

Activists arrest: Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea for SIT probe

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved verdict on petitions filed by Dr Romila Thapar and others seeking a probe by a special investigation team into the arrest of five activists on August 28 in connection with the Bhima Koregaon incidents and seeking their release on bail. While senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Anand Grover and Vrinda Grover pleaded …

Supreme Court reserves verdict on 5 activists’ arrests in Bhima-Koregaon case
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court reserves verdict on 5 activists’ arrests in Bhima-Koregaon case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, reserved the judgment after counsel for both parties including senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, …

Bhima-Koregaon violence: 5 arrested activists to remain under house arrest, Supreme Court to hear matter on Sept 24
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon violence: 5 arrested activists to remain under house arrest, Supreme Court to hear matter on Sept 24

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Government to hand over the complete case diary of Bhima-Koregaon violence case while extending the house arrest of the five rights activists. A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, reserved the judgment after counsel for both parties including senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Harish Salve and Additional Solicitor General …

Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to resume hearing in Bhima Koregaon arrests case, Mulakkal questioning to continue; day's top stories
6 years, 3 months ago

Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to resume hearing in Bhima Koregaon arrests case, Mulakkal questioning to continue; day's top stories

Firstpost  

Bishop accused of raping nun grilled for 7 hours, questioning to continue today, Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan today, Supreme Court to examine evidence produced against five arrested activists today - here are the day’s top stories Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court to resume hearing on Bhima-Koregaon arrests today The house arrest of the five activists was extended by a …

Supreme Court extends house arrest of five ‘Urban Naxals’ till September 19
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court extends house arrest of five ‘Urban Naxals’ till September 19

Op India  

The Supreme Court today extended the house arrest of the five ‘Urban Naxals’ till September 19, who were arrested in connection with the plot to kill the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhima Koregaon violence. According to the reports, the central government had objected to the decision of the top court to entertain the petition filed against the arrests of …

SC Extends House Arrest Of Rights Activists In Koregaon-Bhima Case
6 years, 3 months ago

SC Extends House Arrest Of Rights Activists In Koregaon-Bhima Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Monday said it will examine two days later whether there is material supporting the arrest of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra extended till September 19 the house arrest of the five rights activists--Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha-- at. The …

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court extends house arrest of activists till September 19
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court extends house arrest of activists till September 19

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended till September 19, the house arrest of five rights activists, in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case. The court said it will examine two days later, whether there is material supporting the arrest of the five rights activists. The house arrest of the five rights activists - Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, …

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