New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday clarified the context behind the Supreme Court’s earlier remarks asking lawyers not to “waste” the top court’s time while seeking an urgent hearing on petitions relating to the alleged police action against student protesters, saying the apex court had never refused to hear the matter and that no properly instituted petition had been before it at the time. Speaking to NDTV, CJI Kant said the Supreme Court could never den…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday refuted media reports claiming that he had refused to list a petition relating to the alleged police action against student protesters during the recent ‘Sansad Chalo’ march, clarifying that no writ petition had been filed before the Supreme Court and that only a letter representation had been submitted.Making the clarification in open court, CJI Kant said reports suggesting that the apex court had declined to hear the m…
Etawah (UP), May 17 (IANS) An individual, accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, was injured in a police encounter in the Barhpura area of Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district, officials said on Sunday. According to the officials, the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when a six-year-old girl, the daughter of a labourer, went out to pluck mangoes near her home. “The accused lured her into the bushes and subjected her to sexual assault. Upon receiving news of the incident, the victi…