Judge Loya died on 1 December 2014 while attending a wedding with fellow judges in Nagpur. At the time, he was the special judge in the trial for the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Shiekh.
Protesters from the region, including the families of the accused, are demanding a CBI probe, and contesting the J&K Police investigators’ chargesheet.
State BJP leaders also feel that acceding to PDP’s demand for the two ministers’ resignation has sent the wrong signal to its electorate in the Jammu region.
The judge, Ravinder Reddy, is alleged to have granted bail to an accused out of turn in Nov 2017, which led to an official complaint against him in the HC.
Family of the 8-year-old victim is seeking the shift amid alleged threats to themselves and their lawyers. Court directs state to provide police protection.
The UP home secretary said the state police would continue the probe until the CBI took up the case, adding that the investigation agency would take a call on Sengar’s arrest.
The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.
With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
Judges cannot lie. Their word must be treated as the gospel truth. Questioning a judge amounts to contempt of court. These are sweeping observations. In a democracy, each custodian of public power can and ought to be questioned, be willing to have her conduct examined. The process of scrutiny and questioning needs to be accompanied by decorum and courtest while dealing with a judge, but it should be penetrating.
We must respect the judgment. It is now the law of the land. However, there was no need to pass strictures or threaten criminal contempt proceedings against the petitioners. They made their case. The apex court, in its wisdom, found it devoid of merit.
Judges cannot lie. Their word must be treated as the gospel truth. Questioning a judge amounts to contempt of court. These are sweeping observations. In a democracy, each custodian of public power can and ought to be questioned, be willing to have her conduct examined. The process of scrutiny and questioning needs to be accompanied by decorum and courtest while dealing with a judge, but it should be penetrating.
We must respect the judgment. It is now the law of the land. However, there was no need to pass strictures or threaten criminal contempt proceedings against the petitioners. They made their case. The apex court, in its wisdom, found it devoid of merit.