./ 6 !$ 2%17 177 0(1234 ,1'*',* -,)&$0 !1,)02 $2!, "8 8# 8' 8' ,#$#' 9' ( ' ' 8" ( $ (8( ' # '" # " # $8# " 5 # ,' " $ " #8$ # 8 =# ( 9 = " /!/0 + :0; < '! 2 5 6 & 6765819&:;19< 13: $%&"'!'((%)'*+$,-* 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 $% ! "# P and order in the area. $!'!! Jamia Millia Islamia wit- !(%! nessed protests against against ) the Citizenship Amendment *+!'!! Act (CAA) and the proposed ,!* National Register of Citizens (NRC) but they remained prove that the principle of nat- peaceful with the Delhi Police !.!+ ural justice was violated in the keeping a strict vigil. /00 he Supreme Court on court’s order, which was The main worry of police "$"!1$ TWednesday rejected the adversely affected by the bias of is upcoming Friday. Police, ! review petition of Akshay the judges. along with elders of the com- ! Kumar Singh, one of the four The SC had first intro- munity, in Jamia and 2% !2 convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya duced the concept of curative Seelampur areas interacted !! gangrape- and-murder case petition in 2002. After the Sc with heads of mosques and ! and confirmed the death sen- dismissed Akhsay’s review peti- madrasas in city and urged tence awarded to him in 2017. tion, his counsel sought three them to appeal to locals to With this, the SC has dis- weeks to file mercy petition maintain “peace and harmony”. " " -"". / % missed review petitions of all before the President. Solicitor Police interacted with the four death row convicts in General Tushar Mehta said Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari of % P ! the case. that one week is prescribed Jama Masjid and Mufti (CrPC) in the area. Police on secutive day on Wednesday. A juvenile, who was co- under the law for filing the Muqarram, the Shahi Imam of Wednesday indicated that peo- The protesters, including accused, was convicted by a mercy petition. Fatehpuri mosque, to ensure ple with criminal backgrounds students and local residents, juvenile justice board, and “We are not expressing our peace. Sources said police offi- had been part of the protest and hung a large map of & ' % released from a reformation view in this regard. If as per the cers have impressed upon the could have incited the violence. India outside the university home after serving a 3-year law any time is available to the Shahi Imams and Imams of Meanwhile, anti- gate number 7 showing the term. Another accused Ram petitioner, it is for the petitioner other mosques in the Capital Government posters surfaced places where students from to control it. Don’t play with for Citizens,” and warned “if Singh reportedly committed to avail the remedy of filing not to deliver fiery Friday ser- on the walls of Jamia with other universities across the fire,” the CM said. you go ahead with your designs suicide in Tihar jail. mercy petition within that stip- mons that may further vitiate protest outside the university country are carrying out ontinuing her tirade Reminding him that “you then I will see how you imple- The convicts are left with ulated time,” the bench said. the atmosphere. continued for the third con- protests against the CAA. Cagainst Citizenship are the Home Minister of the ment the law here in Bengal.” the last option of filing cura- Witnessing violence a day Amendment Act (CAA), West country and not just a BJP She said the country was tive petitions, which are rarely earlier in North-East Delhi, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata cadre,” Mamata said “please tense during the demolition of entertained by the court. To get police imposed section 144 of Banerjee on Wednesday tar- take measures to ensure peace Babri mosque but “even a relief from curative petition, Criminal Code of Procedure geted Home Minister Amit in the country and withdraw then things had not come to the petitioners are required to Shah for converting the much the CAA and National Register such a pass.” bandied catchphrase of the BJP — “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas (development for all ! "# together with all)” into “Sabka Saath Sabka Sarvnas (debacle for all together with all).” Even as she walked at the aking serious note of ris- dais of a huge rally for third Ting rape cases in India, consecutive day, Mamata the Supreme Court on ! ! trained her guns at Shah say- Wednesday took suo motu he battle to decide the ing the Home Minister is only (on its own) cognizance for Jaipur: !"2 A special court on TConstitutional validity of !% good at setting the country on assessment of the criminal Wednesday found four accused the Citizenship (Amendment) fire. “Your only job is to justice system in response to guilty in connection with the Act (CAA) will now be fought 2!! set the country afire,” Mamata sexual offences. 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts in the Supreme Court. The SC !" said warning “it is easy to Referring to the grue- that had left 70 people dead and on Wednesday issued notice to ignite fire but very difficult to some 2012-Nirbhaya gang 185 injured. However, one of the Centre but refused to stay !! douse it.” rape and murder case, the the accused was acquitted by the operation of the Act. “The job of the Home top court said it had shocked the court. The court sought response 2 Minister is to douse fire and the conscience of the nation Arguments on quantum of the Centre by the second 44+! not ignite it because it is very ) & % % & % ) ! & # and delay in such matters in of punishment will take place week of January next year on a ! easy to set fire but very difficult ) * " " ,# recent times has created agi- on Thursday. Eight serial bomb batch of pleas challenging the tation, anxiety and unrest in blasts had rocked Jaipur on CAA. The court also said the the minds of people. May 13, 2008. arguments on granting stay A Bench headed by The four —Mohammad can be advanced on January 22, Chief Justice SA Bobde Saif, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi, the next date of hearing. & & ( sought response and status Mohammad Salman and A bench comprising Chief report by February 7, 2020 Saifurrehman were convicted Justice SA Bobde and Justices New Delhi: In a big win for owns some 18 per cent interest purged and Ratan Tata was from all the states and high under IPC sections 302 (pun- BR Gavai and Surya Kant fixed Cyrus Mistry, a company law in Tata Sons. back at the helms of affairs four courts on several aspects in ishment for murder), 307 59 petitions, including those appeals court on Wednesday The remaining 81 per cent years after he took retirement. such cases including probe, (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 collection of evidence, ing hurt by dangerous weapons, Muslim League and Congress man of Tata Sons and ruled that Group companies along with removal before the forensic and medical evi- means), 326 (causing hurt by leader Jairam Ramesh, for hear- After several Opposition appointment of N Tata family members. Mumbai bench of National dence, recording of state- acid attack), 120-B (criminal ing on January 22, next year. MP, including well-known Chandrasekaran as head of Mistry, scion of the wealthy Company Law Tribunal but lost ment of victim and time conspiracy), 121-A (Conspiring Several petitions have been lawyers P Chidambaram and the holding company of over Shapoorji Pallonji family, had and then went in for appeal at frame for trial. to commit certain offences filed challenging the Act. The Kapil Sibal, questioned the con- USD 110 billion salt-to-soft- in December 2012 succeeded the NCLAT. The bench, also com- against State), 124-A (sedition), petitioners including by RJD stitutional validity of the CAA ware conglomerate was illegal. Ratan Tata as the Executive Tatas had cited alleged fail- prising Justices B R Gavai 153-A (promoting disharmony) leader Manoj Jha, Trinamool and said it cannot stand the The National Company reinstatement for four weeks to Chairman of Tata Sons, a post ure of Mistry to “deliver on the and Surya Kant, said it needs and sections of Explosive Congress MP Mahua Moitra, scrutiny of law, it was widely Law Appellate Tribunal allow Tatas to appeal. that also made him the head of promises that he had made at to collate information and Substances Act and Unlawful AIMIM leader Asaduddin expected that SC will have to (NCLAT) held that the group’s Setting aside a lower court all Tata group listed firms such the time of his selection as the status for holistic imple- Activities (Prevention) Act, pub- Owaisi, Muslim body Jamiat adjudicate on the subject. chairman emeritus Ratan Tata’s order, the NCLAT also quashed as Tata Power and Tata Motors. Chairman” and inability to mentation of provisions of lic prosecutor Srichand said. He Ulama-i-Hind, All Assam During the hearing, some actions against Mistry were the conversion of Tata Sons In an overnight coup, he was lead the group in a cohesive rape law and appointed said the court has given bene- Students Union (AASU), Peace lawyers appearing for peti- oppressive and the appoint of into a private company from a removed as the Chairman of manner and failure in provid- senior advocate fit of doubt to the fifth accused Party, CPI, NGOs ‘Rihai tioners sought a stay on the the new chairman illegal. It, public firm. It also directed Tata Tata Sons in October 2016. ing proper guidance and sup- Siddharth Luthra as amicus Shahbaz Hussain and acquitted Manch’ and Citizens Against operation of the newly amend- however, stayed the operation Sons not to take any action Along with him, the entire port to the group as the reasons curiae for assisting it in the him.