Tag: Hathras

Hathras gangrape: CBI seeks more time to complete inquiry, HC fixes January 27 as next hearing date

Source:-https://scroll.in The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sought more time from the Allahabad High Court to conclude its investigation into the Hathras gangrape case, reported PTI. The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court fixed January 27 as the next date of hearing. The central agency also failed to submit any status report of

Why is SC discouraging Article 32,which Ambedkar said was ‘heart & soul’ of the Constitution?

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The honourable Supreme Court of India felt really hurt the other day. How could people, especially pesky journalists, be unfair to it? The esteemed Chief Justice of India aimed his remarks at the lawyer of journalist Siddique Kappan, in jail since October 5 for the terrible crime of trying to get to Hathras in

SC issues notice on plea against arrest of Kerala scribe on way to Hathras

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging the arrest of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V

‘U.P. govt. wanted Muslim scapegoats to divert attention from Hathras case’

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com Shakhavat Kha, the maternal uncle of research scholar Atiq-ur-Rehman, says he was detained by the police in Mathura only because the Uttar Pradesh government wanted Muslim “scapegoats” to divert attention from the rape case of a Dalit girl in Hathras. “These are Muslim boys. So they [police] made them scapegoats,” Mr. Kha told The

Supreme Court discourages use of Article 32 in scribe case

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court said on Monday it was trying to discourage the use of a provision that allows incarcerated people to directly approach the top court against violation of their fundamental rights as it felt that high courts were well-equipped to deal with such matters. In a case pertaining to Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan,

Hathras gang-rape: Plea in Allahabad HC seeks earlier date of hearing, security for victim’s family

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com A letter has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking an earlier date of appearance for the Hathras gang-rape victim’s family, so that they can narrate their version of facts without being subjected to any pressure or coercion, legal news website BarandBench.com has reported. The plea filed by advocate Kuldeep Rai also seeks

Allahabad High Court expresses concern over no action against Hathras DM

Source:-https://www.business-standard.com The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday reserved its order in the Hathras case, while expressing concern over the Uttar Pradesh government not taking any action against District Magistrate Pravin Kumar for fairness of the probe. The state government, however, assured the court of a decision in this regard by November 25,