In Ahmedabad city, with failure of server of AMC Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation people face difficulties. 59 Civic centres were connected with main server located at Usmanpura. Many applicants face difficulties in getting certificates pertaining to birth and death registration certificates and in payment of outstanding tax bills issued by AMC. Maintenance contract of AMC server […]
Today in Surat, at Raj Garden, Simada and Varachha PAAS Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti protested against new Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and BJP national president Amit Shah. Effigy of Amit Shah and Vijay Rupani burnt in Patidar dominated areas. It appears there is a dislike by some people over Rupani’s appointment as new Gujarat […]
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today witnessed a demonstration of the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force at Pokhran, in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert. The Exercise, named Iron Fist 2016, was conducted in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. The Air Force displayed the full range of […]
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.