elhi remained relatively Dpeaceful on Wednesday amid heightened tension and with the police and Central forces staging flag march in Northeast Delhi’s Seelampur and Jafrabad to maintain law and order in the areas. Jamia Millia Islamia wit- nessed protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) but they remained ural justice was violated in the peaceful with the Delhi Police court’s order, which was keeping a strict vigil. he Supreme Court on adversely affected by the bias of The main worry of police TWednesday rejected the the judges. is upcoming Friday. Police, review petition of Akshay The SC had first intro- along with elders of the com- Kumar Singh, one of the four duced the concept of curative munity, in Jamia and convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya petition in 2002. After the Sc Seelampur areas interacted gangrape-and-murder case and dismissed Akhsay’s review peti- with heads of mosques and confirmed the death sentence tion, his counsel sought three madrasas in city and urged awarded to him in 2017. With weeks to file mercy petition them to appeal to locals to this, the SC has dismissed before the President. Solicitor maintain “peace and harmony”. review petitions of all the four General Tushar Mehta said Police interacted with death row convicts in the case. that one week is prescribed Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari of A juvenile, who was co- under the law for filing the Jama Masjid and Mufti (CrPC) in the area. Police on secutive day on Wednesday. accused, was convicted by a mercy petition. Muqarram, the Shahi Imam of Wednesday indicated that peo- The protesters, including juvenile justice board, and “We are not expressing our Fatehpuri mosque, to ensure ple with criminal backgrounds students and local residents, released from a reformation view in this regard. If as per the peace. Sources said police offi- had been part of the protest and hung a large map of India out- home after serving a 3-year law any time is available to the cers have impressed upon the could have incited the violence. side the university gate number term. Another accused Ram petitioner, it is for the petitioner Shahi Imams and Imams of Meanwhile, anti- 7 showing the places where stu- Singh reportedly committed to avail the remedy of filing other mosques in the Capital Government posters surfaced dents from other universities fire,” the CM said. you go ahead with your designs suicide in Tihar jail. mercy petition within that stip- not to deliver fiery Friday ser- on the walls of Jamia with across the country are carrying Reminding him that “you then I will see how you imple- The convicts are left with ulated time,” the Bench said. mons that may further vitiate protest outside the university out protests against the CAA. ontinuing her tirade are the Home Minister of the ment the law here in Bengal.” the last option of filing curative Continued on Page 4 the atmosphere. continued for the third con- Continued on Page 4 Cagainst the Citizenship country and not just a BJP She said the country was petitions, which are rarely Witnessing violence a day Amendment Act (CAA), West cadre,” Mamata said “please tense during the demolition of entertained by the court. To get earlier in North-East Delhi, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata take measures to ensure peace Babri mosque but “even a relief from curative petition, police imposed section 144 of Banerjee on Wednesday tar- in the country and withdraw then things had not come to the petitioners are required to Criminal Code of Procedure geted Home Minister Amit the CAA and National Register such a pass.” prove that the principle of nat- Shah for converting the much for Citizens,” and warned “if Continued on Page 4 bandied catchphrase of the BJP — “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas (development for all together with all)” into “Sabka Saath Sabka Sarvnas (debacle New Delhi: Taking serious for all together with all).” note of rising rape cases in Even as she walked at a India, the Supreme Court on huge rally for third consecutive Wednesday took suo motu day, Mamata trained her guns (on its own) cognizance for at Shah saying the Home assessment of the criminal jus- he battle to decide the Minister is only good at setting tice system in response to sex- Jaipur: A special court on TConstitutional validity of the country on fire. “Your only ual offences. Wednesday found four accused the Citizenship (Amendment) job is to set the country afire,” Referring to the grue- guilty in connection with the Act (CAA) will now be fought Mamata said warning “it is easy some 2012-Nirbhaya gang 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts in the Supreme Court. The SC to ignite fire but very difficult rape and murder case, the top that had left 70 people dead and on Wednesday issued notice to to douse it.” court said it had shocked the 185 injured. However, one of the Centre but refused to stay “The job of the Home conscience of the nation and the accused was acquitted by the operation of the Act. Minister is to douse fire and delay in such matters in recent the court. The court sought response not ignite it because it is very times has created agitation, Arguments on quantum of the Centre by the second easy to set fire but very difficult anxiety and unrest in the of punishment will take place week of January next year on a to control it. Don’t play with minds of people. on Thursday. Eight serial bomb batch of pleas challenging the A Bench headed by Chief blasts had rocked Jaipur on CAA. The court also said the Justice S A Bobde sought May 13, 2008. arguments on granting stay response and status report by The four — Mohammad can be advanced on January 22, February 7, 2020 from all the Saif, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi, the next date of hearing. States and High Courts on Mohammad Salman and A Bench comprising Chief several aspects in such cases Saifurrehman — were convict- Justice SA Bobde and Justices New Delhi: In a big win for owns some 18 per cent interest purged and Ratan Tata was including probe, collection of ed under IPC sections 302 BR Gavai and Surya Kant fixed Cyrus Mistry, a company law in Tata Sons. back at the helms of affairs four evidence, forensic and med- (punishment for murder), 307 59 petitions, including those appeals court on Wednesday The remaining 81 per cent years after he took retirement. ical evidence, recording of (Attempt to murder), 324 (caus- filed by the Indian Union restored him as executive chair- is held by Tata Trusts and Tata Mistry challenged the statement of victim and time ing hurt by dangerous weapons, Muslim League and Congress man of Tata Sons and ruled that Group companies along with removal before the Mumbai frame for trial. means), 326 (causing hurt by leader Jairam Ramesh, for hear- MPs, including well-known appointment of N Tata family members. bench of National Company The Bench, also compris- acid attack), 120-B (criminal ing on January 22, next year. lawyers P Chidambaram and Chandrasekaran as head of Mistry, scion of the wealthy Law Tribunal but lost and then ing Justices B R Gavai and conspiracy), 121-A (Conspiring Several petitions have been Kapil Sibal, questioned the con- the holding company of over Shapoorji Pallonji family, had went in for appeal at the NCLAT. Surya Kant, said it needs to col- to commit certain offences filed challenging the Act. The stitutional validity of the CAA USD 110 billion salt-to-soft- in December 2012 succeeded Tatas had cited alleged fail- late information and status for against State), 124-A (sedition), petitioners, including by RJD and said it cannot stand the ware conglomerate was illegal. Ratan Tata as the Executive ure of Mistry to “deliver on the holistic implementation of pro- 153-A (promoting disharmony) leader Manoj Jha, Trinamool scrutiny of law, it was widely The National Company reinstatement for four weeks to Chairman of Tata Sons, a post promises that he had made at visions of rape law and appoint- and sections of Explosive Congress MP Mahua Moitra, expected that SC will have to Law Appellate Tribunal allow Tatas to appeal. that also made him the head of the time of his selection as the ed senior advocate Siddharth Substances Act and Unlawful AIMIM leader Asaduddin adjudicate on the subject. (NCLAT) held that the group’s Setting aside a lower court all Tata group listed firms such Chairman” and inability to Luthra as amicus curiae for Activities (Prevention) Act, pub- Owaisi, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, During the hearing, some chairman emeritus Ratan Tata’s order, the NCLAT also quashed as Tata Power and Tata Motors. lead the group in a cohesive assisting it in the matter. PTI lic prosecutor Srichand said. He All Assam Students’ Union lawyers appearing for peti- actions against Mistry were the conversion of Tata Sons In an overnight coup, he was manner and failure in provid- said the court has given bene- (AASU), Peace Party, CPI, tioners sought a stay on the oppressive and the appoint of into a private company from a removed as the Chairman of ing proper guidance and sup- fit of doubt to the fifth accused NGOs ‘Rihai Manch’ and operation of the newly amend- the new chairman illegal. It, public firm. It also directed Tata Tata Sons in October 2016. port to the group as the reasons Shahbaz Hussain and acquitted Citizens Against Hate. ed law. however, stayed the operation Sons not to take any action Along with him, the entire for his sacking. him. PTI After several Opposition Continued on Page 4 of the order with respect to against Mistry, whose family senior management too was Continued on Page 4 be around 26 million tonne in day. “Mills in Uttar Pradesh, the the 2019-20 marketing year as country’s largest sugar pro- fter onion, potato, milk, tea compared to 28 million tonne ducing State, have manufac- Aand coffee, now sugar price in 2018-19. Sugar marketing tured 2.12 million tonne of the is set to impact your kitchen year runs from October to sweetener till December 15, up bill. The prices of sugar in the September. Mills had produced from 1.89 million tonne in the retail market have increased 7.05 million tonne of sugar in last year. The UP mills had from 33-34/kg in November the same period of the 2018-19 begun crushing operations a to 38/kg in December across marketing year. week earlier in the current the country. The prices are Sources in the Department season,” it said. expected to increase 10 to 20 of Consumer Affairs said sugar Similarly in Karnataka, the per cent further due to short- prices may increase in the third largest sugar producing fall in output and increase in coming days due to increase in State, the production declined export. export and shortfall in pro- to 1.06 million tonne till As per the data, India’s duction this year. It is expect- December 15 of this year from sugar production stood at 4.58 ed that sugar prices may 1.39 million tonne in the same million tonne till December 15 increase 10 to 20 per cent in the sugar mills in India have done a sharp fall in production in Sugar production recorded tonne in Andhra Pradesh and period a year ago. of the ongoing marketing year, coming days. The shortfall in deals to export two million Maharashtra, the country’s sec- at 1,52,000 tonne in Gujarat, Telangana combined. The “The production in down 35 per cent from the last production is attributed to tonnes this year, nearly a third ond largest sugar producer. 1,35,000 tonne in Bihar, 75,000 Indian Sugar Mills Association Maharashtra and Karnataka is year, owing to sharp fall in out- drought, delayed monsoon and higher than the previous year Mills were able to manufacture tonne in Punjab, 73,000 tonne (ISMA) has also said 406 sugar lower than last year due to the put in Maharashtra and floods in the sugar producing due to shortage in several 7,66,000 tonne as against 2.9 in Tamil Nadu, 65,000 tonne in mills were crushing sugarcane fact that mills in these States Karnataka. States. countries. million tonne in the same peri- Haryana, 35,000 tonne in as on December 15, as against started late by one month and Production is expected to According to officials, As per data, there has been od a year ago. Madhya Pradesh and 30,000 473 mills on the year-ago same one week, respectively,” it said.