INS Imphal completed her port visit to Mauritius and left Port Louis on 14 Mar 25. The ship was at Mauritius to participate in the 57th Mauritius National Day celebrations, representing India with a marching contingent, the Indian Navy band and flypast by two MH 60R helicopters. Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister was the […]
Today on account of International Women’s Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address National Convention of Women Sarpanch at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. While addressing women sarpanchs at convention PM said by 2019, we will mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. He always said India lives in the villages. Cleanliness is more important […]
Two days back Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and other areas of Saurashtra received heavy rainfall of up to 22 inches in a single day, creating flood-like situation in many villages. The deluge wrecked many houses and at some places people’s homes were filled with water up to five feet. Household articles, cooking utensils and grains etc. […]
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.