Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Naik attended the 131st episode of PM Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat program at the heritage Desai ni Pol in Khadia, Ahmedabad, along with local booth workers. He described the experience of watching the program from the historic BJP stronghold as memorable and inspiring. Naik warmly interacted with […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel participated in the state-level celebration of International Yoga Day organized at the Sangam Sama of Heritage and Development, Vadnagar today and also encouraged Health Minister Hrushikesh Patel, Chairman of Gujarat Yoga Board, other dignitaries and hundreds of yoga-loving citizens to practice yoga and make it a part of daily life, […]
Today, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi assured a visa on arrival facility for Australian tourists and announced a 2 month deadline for the long-pending merger of OCI and PIO status to woo the Indian diaspora from whom he sought support for his ambitious Clean India campaign. Narendra Modi took Sydney by storm, with his […]
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018, and said a court can grant anticipatory bail only in cases where a prima facie case is not made out.
A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said a preliminary inquiry is not essential before lodging an FIR under the act and the approval of senior police officials is not needed.
Justice Ravindra Bhat, the other member of the bench, said in a concurring verdict that every citizen needs to treat fellow citizens equally and foster the concept of fraternity.
Justice Bhat said a court can quash the FIR if a prima facie case is not made out under the SC/ST Act and the liberal use of anticipatory bail will defeat the intention of Parliament.
The top court’s verdict came on a batch of PILs challenging the validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act of 2018, which was brought to nullify the effect of the apex court’s 2018 ruling, which had diluted the provisions of the stringent Act.