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The Supreme Court of India warned a petitioner that if narcotics consumption in small quantities is legalised, then drug dealers will peddle substances in smaller quantities too.
The top court refused to entertain a PIL seeking scrapping of certain provisions of the NDPS Act which penalise drug addicts for using banned substances for personal consumption.
The petitioner argued, "It is important to take steps to minimise the stigma and provide health care benefits and facilities of de-addiction to the people affected by substance abuse, rather than subjecting them to punishment under the criminal justice system."
The Supreme Court reportedly said that courts take note of personal consumption angles in cases, and award lesser punishment for drug abuse. The petitioner withdrew the PIL as the court did not wish to hear the matter.

Supreme Court on decriminalising drug consumption: 'Dealers will start peddling...'

SC refused to entertain a PIL seeking scrapping of certain provisions of the NDPS Act which penalise drug addicts for using banned substances for personal consumption.

The Supreme Court of India warned a petitioner that if narcotics consumption in small quantities is legalised, then drug dealers will peddle substances in smaller quantities too.
The top court refused to entertain a PIL seeking scrapping of certain provisions of the NDPS Act which penalise drug addicts for using banned substances for personal consumption.
The petitioner argued, "It is important to take steps to minimise the stigma and provide health care benefits and facilities of de-addiction to the people affected by substance abuse, rather than subjecting them to punishment under the criminal justice system."
The <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/politics/hijab-row-supreme-court-issues-notice-to-karnataka-govt-reprimands-petitioners-1661763917406">Supreme Court</a> reportedly said that courts take note of personal consumption angles in cases, and award lesser punishment for drug abuse. The petitioner withdrew the PIL as the court did not wish to hear the matter.
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A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to take steps to regulate poll manifesto and make political parties accountable for promises made therein.
Filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the PIL seeks direction to the Election Commission to seize the poll symbol and deregister/derecognise the political parties that fail to fulfil their promises made in manifesto.
The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, contended that the Centre and the ECI have not taken steps to regulate political parties’ manifesto.
"Petitioner submits that election manifesto is a vision document to achieve the particular goals if the political party gets elected. It is a published declaration of the intentions, motives and views of the political party and government...
"The political parties must refrain from giving exaggerated promises as it may burden the public money kept in state funds, during times of financial distress. It also agreed that not all promises are corrupt, but many are and so guidelines must be given by election commission," the plea said.
Pointing to a case as example, the petition said the Aam Aadmi Party promised Janlokpal Bill-Swaraj Bill in 2013, 2015 and 2020 election manifesto but did nothing to effectuate them.
This is happening in all states because neither the Centre has enacted a law to regulate the functioning of political parties and their election manifesto nor has the ECI made any guideline, it said.
Referring to another example, the plea said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been repeatedly making the promise to enact a Uniform Civil Code.
"It currently has absolute majority in the Lok Sabha, even if it is short of numbers in the Rajya Sabha. In such a situation, what would be the legal hassle if someone takes the BJP to Court seeking fulfilment of the promise? Let it, at least, introduce a UCC Bill and leave it to the machinations of parliamentary democracy, to be settled in due course.
"An election manifesto is a window for voters to see through a political party's governance agenda to make an informed decision. Voting is a transactional act. Once a vote is cast on the basis of the transactional value the voter sees in the party, a legal contract arguably comes into existence if the said party forms the ruling government," the PIL said.
"Direct and declare that the Election Manifesto is a vision document, a published declaration of the intentions, motives and views of the political party and used to achieve the particular goals, if political party gets elected. Hence, it is statutory and legally enforceable," the plea said.

PIL in SC seeks steps to regulate poll manifesto, make them legally binding

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court, which seeks direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to take steps to regulate poll manifesto and make political parties accountable for promises they make.
Filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the PIL seeks direction to the Election Commission to seize the poll symbol and deregister&nbsp;or&nbsp;derecognise the political parties that fail to fulfil their promises made in manifesto.
The plea&nbsp;contends that the Centre and the ECI have not taken steps to regulate political parties&rsquo; manifesto.
The plea notes that&nbsp;political parties must refrain from giving exaggerated promises as it may burden the public money kept in state funds, during times of financial distress. It also agreed that not all promises are corrupt, but many are and so guidelines must be given by election commission.
Pointing to a case as example, the plea said that Bharatiya Janata Party has been repeatedly making the promise to enact a Uniform Civil Code. The petition noted that BJP&nbsp;is currently has absolute majority in the Lok Sabha, but has not even brought the bill for a discussion in the Parliament.&nbsp;
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Filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the PIL seeks direction to the Election Commission to seize the poll symbol and deregister&nbsp;or&nbsp;derecognise the political parties that fail to fulfil their promises made in manifesto.

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to take steps to regulate poll manifesto and make political parties accountable for promises made therein.
Filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the PIL seeks direction to the Election Commission to seize the poll symbol and deregister/derecognise the political parties that fail to fulfil their promises made in manifesto.
The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, contended that the Centre and the ECI have not taken steps to regulate political parties&rsquo; manifesto.
"Petitioner submits that election manifesto is a vision document to achieve the particular goals if the political party gets elected. It is a published declaration of the intentions, motives and views of the political party and government...
"The political parties must refrain from giving exaggerated promises as it may burden the public money kept in state funds, during times of financial distress. It also agreed that not all promises are corrupt, but many are and so guidelines must be given by election commission," the plea said.
Pointing to a case as example, the petition said the Aam Aadmi Party promised Janlokpal Bill-Swaraj Bill in 2013, 2015 and 2020 election manifesto but did nothing to effectuate them.
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This is happening in all states because neither the Centre has enacted a law to regulate the functioning of political parties and their election manifesto nor has the ECI made any guideline, it said.
Referring to another example, the plea said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been repeatedly making the promise to enact a Uniform Civil Code.
"It currently has absolute majority in the Lok Sabha, even if it is short of numbers in the Rajya Sabha. In such a situation, what would be the legal hassle if someone takes the BJP to Court seeking fulfilment of the promise? Let it, at least, introduce a UCC Bill and leave it to the machinations of parliamentary democracy, to be settled in due course.
"An election manifesto is a window for voters to see through a political party's governance agenda to make an informed decision. Voting is a transactional act. Once a vote is cast on the basis of the transactional value the voter sees in the party, a legal contract arguably comes into existence if the said party forms the ruling government," the PIL said.
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"Direct and declare that the Election Manifesto is a vision document, a published declaration of the intentions, motives and views of the political party and used to achieve the particular goals, if political party gets elected. Hence, it is statutory and legally enforceable," the plea said.

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL against recent 'dharma sansad' in Haridwar

Haridwar 'hate speech': Satyamev turned Shastramev Jayate, says PIL; SC agrees to hear

When asked by the SC bench whether any action had been taken by authorities, the petitioners said that only FIRs had been filed.

Weeks after a so-called 'Dharma Sansad' or religious assembly saw alleged hate speeches being made against the Muslim community, the Supreme Court has taken note. Chief Justice of India said that the top court would take up the matter related to alleged calls for genocide given at the Haridwar event. Representing petitioners who filed a Public Interest Litigation, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal reportedly said that the country's slogan seems to have changed from 'satyamev jayate', which means truth always triumphs, to 'shastramev jayate', i.e. might always triumphs. When asked by the SC bench whether any action had been taken by authorities, the petitioners reportedly said that only FIRs had been filed. The Haridwar event, held between December 17 and 19 last year, had reportedly been organised by religious leader Yati Narasimhanand. Speakers had allegedly called for violence against Muslims. After outrage, the Uttarakhand police filed an FIR against one person - Waseem Rizvi who has converted to Hinduism and calls himself Jitendra Tyagi now. Later, 4 more people were reportedly named - Narasimhanand, Sagar Sidhu Maharaj, Dharamdas, and Pooja Shakun Pandey.

When asked by the SC bench whether any action had been taken by authorities, the petitioners reportedly said that only FIRs had been filed.

Weeks after a so-called 'Dharma Sansad' or religious assembly saw alleged hate speeches being made against the Muslim community, the Supreme Court has taken note. Chief Justice of India said that the top court would take up the matter related to alleged calls for genocide given at the Haridwar event.
Representing petitioners who filed a Public Interest Litigation, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal reportedly said that the country's slogan seems to have changed from 'satyamev jayate', which means truth always triumphs, to 'shastramev jayate', i.e. might always triumphs.
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When asked by the SC bench whether any action had been taken by authorities, the petitioners reportedly said that only FIRs had been filed.
The Haridwar event, held between December 17 and 19 last year, had reportedly been organised by religious leader Yati Narasimhanand. Speakers had allegedly called for violence against Muslims.
After outrage, the Uttarakhand police filed an FIR against one person - Waseem Rizvi who has converted to Hinduism and calls himself Jitendra Tyagi now. Later, 4 more people were reportedly named - Narasimhanand, Sagar Sidhu Maharaj, Dharamdas, and Pooja Shakun Pandey. &nbsp;

Responding to pleas challenging his appointment, Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana told the Delhi High Court on Friday that the petitions are not bonafide public interest litigations
He added the petition were only abuse of the forum of the court for some hidden personal vendetta to derail his career.
He claimed that two organisations Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigations have for some undisclosed reason started selective actions against him. Asthana said that there is a malicious campaign propagated either through tweets or articles or shadow PILs against him. He also added that outside court the people running these organisations spearhead a campaign to malign him.
The Centre had earlier justified Asthana&rsquo;s appointment stating he was given charge because he had the exposure of complexities of governance and nuances of broad canvas policing.

'Hidden vendetta': Delhi top cop tells court on pleas against his appointment

Responding to pleas challenging his appointment, Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana told the Delhi High Court that the petitions are not bonafide&nbsp;PILs

Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana&nbsp;told High Court that petitions challenging his appointment were only abuse of the forum for some hidden personal vendetta to derail his career

Responding to pleas challenging his appointment, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana told the Delhi High Court on Friday that the petitions are not bonafide public interest litigations
He added the petition were only abuse of the forum of the court for some hidden personal vendetta to derail his career.
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He claimed that two organisations Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigations have for some undisclosed reason started selective actions against him. Asthana said that there is a malicious campaign propagated either through tweets or articles or shadow PILs against him. He also added that outside court the people running these organisations spearhead a campaign to malign him.
The Centre had earlier justified Asthana&rsquo;s appointment stating he was given charge because he had the exposure of complexities of governance and nuances of broad canvas policing.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a law student's Public Interest Litigation to suspend the use of "Traffic Light Violation Cameras" amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court also imposed costs of Rs. 2,500 on the petitioner, Utkarsh Trivedi a fourth-year law student.
The petitioner argued that traffic violation cameras deter drivers in front of ambulances to give way as they fear challans. The court stated that the PIL was filed without any homework.
"Every day half a dozen people come to give suggestions to the government," the court remarked, adding that people have started filing PILs based on idea they get while "sipping tea".

Delhi HC dismisses PIL against traffic violation cameras during Covid pandemic

The Delhi High Court dismissed a law student's Public Interest Litigation to suspend the use of "Traffic Light Violation Cameras" amid the Covid-19 pandemic

HC dismisses PIL against traffic violation cameras during pandemic

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a law student's Public Interest Litigation to suspend the use of "Traffic Light Violation Cameras" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court also imposed costs of Rs. 2,500 on the petitioner, Utkarsh Trivedi a fourth-year law student.
The petitioner argued that traffic violation cameras deter drivers in front of ambulances to give way as they fear challans. The court stated that the PIL was filed without any homework.
"Every day half a dozen people come to give suggestions to the government," the court remarked, adding that people have started filing PILs based on idea they get while "sipping tea".

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a law student's Public Interest Litigation to suspend the use of "Traffic Light Violation Cameras" amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court also imposed costs of Rs. 2,500 on the petitioner, Utkarsh Trivedi a fourth-year law student.
The petitioner argued that traffic violation cameras deter drivers in front of ambulances to give way as they fear challans. The court stated that the PIL was filed without any homework.
"Every day half a dozen people come to give suggestions to the government," the court remarked, adding that people have started filing PILs based on idea they get while "sipping tea".

Trouble continues to mount for the BCCI as a Public Interest Litigation has been filed against the Indian board by an advocate in the Bombay High Court for staging the IPL&nbsp;during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The plea, filed by advocate Vandana Shah, states that BCCI should be ordered to tender an unconditional apology to Indians for their tone-deaf and arrogant behaviour.&nbsp;The plea also states that BCCI should be asked to supply oxygen and medical supplies worth over Rs 1000 crores, and whatever profit they have made in this corona-ravaged time by holding the IPL.
After suspending the IPL, a statement from the Indian board read that they tried to bring some positively&nbsp;by staging the cash-rich league.

PIL filed against BCCI for staging IPL during the Covid-19 pandemic

Trouble continues to mount for the BCCI as a Public Interest Litigation has been filed against the Indian board by an advocate in the Bombay High Court for staging the IPL&nbsp;during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trouble continues to mount for the BCCI as a Public Interest Litigation has been filed against the Indian board by an advocate in the Bombay High Court for staging the IPL&nbsp;during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The plea, filed by advocate Vandana Shah, states that BCCI should be ordered to tender an unconditional apology to Indians for their tone-deaf and arrogant behaviour.&nbsp;The plea also states that BCCI should be asked to supply oxygen and medical supplies worth over Rs 1000 crores, and whatever profit they have made in this corona-ravaged time by holding the IPL.
After suspending the IPL, a statement from the Indian board read that they tried to bring some positively&nbsp;by staging the cash-rich league.

Hathras gangrape: What SC said on protection of victim's family

While directing the Uttar Pradesh govt to file an affidavit about the steps taken to protect the witnesses in the case and also inform if the victim&rsquo;s family chosen a lawyer, the Supreme Court termed the&nbsp;Hathras&nbsp;gangrape &lsquo;horrible&rsquo; and &lsquo;shocking&rsquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising who appeared on behalf of some intervenors told the Supreme Court that fair investigation warrants protection of the victim&rsquo;s family and witnesses in the case. The UP govt however argued that the family was already under protection. The SC&nbsp;asked&nbsp;UP govt to submit a report by October 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While saying it will&nbsp;it will ensure that the&nbsp;probe&nbsp;is smooth in the case, the&nbsp;SC&nbsp;bench&nbsp;of&nbsp;Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A&nbsp;S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian&nbsp;also asked to know if the victim&rsquo;s family had chosen a lawyer. &nbsp;
&nbsp;The apex court&nbsp;heard&nbsp;a PIL seeking a CBI or a SIT probe monitored by a sitting or retired Supreme Court or High Court judge. &nbsp;&nbsp;
The UP govt while expressing willingness for a court-monitored CBI probe said that false narratives were being spread in the case with political motive and a CBI probe would ensure vested interests are unable to create such narratives. &nbsp;&nbsp;

While directing the Uttar Pradesh govt to file an affidavit about the steps taken to protect the witnesses in the case and also inform if the victim&rsquo;s family chosen a lawyer, the Supreme Court termed the&nbsp;Hathras&nbsp;gangrape &lsquo;horrible&rsquo; and &lsquo;shocking&rsquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 &nbsp;((GFX TEXT: &lsquo;Protection of victim&rsquo;s pivotal&nbsp;for&nbsp;fair probe&rsquo;&nbsp; SC to UP govt: want it on record if witness protection plan is in place))&nbsp;
&nbsp; Senior Advocate Indira Jaising who appeared on behalf of some intervenors told the Supreme Court that fair investigation warrants protection of the victim&rsquo;s family and witnesses in the case. The UP govt however argued that the family was already under protection. The SC&nbsp;asked&nbsp;UP govt to submit a report by October 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 ((GFX TEXT:&nbsp;SC will &lsquo;ensure that probe in smooth&rsquo;&nbsp; SC to UP govt:&nbsp;has&nbsp;victim&rsquo;s family chosen an advocate?))&nbsp;&nbsp;
 While saying it will&nbsp;it will ensure that the&nbsp;probe&nbsp;is smooth in the case, the&nbsp;SC&nbsp;bench&nbsp;of&nbsp;Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A&nbsp;S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian&nbsp;also asked to know if the victim&rsquo;s family had chosen a lawyer. &nbsp;
&nbsp; The apex court&nbsp;heard&nbsp;a PIL seeking a CBI or a SIT probe monitored by a sitting or retired Supreme Court or High Court judge. &nbsp;&nbsp;
 ((GFX TEXT: UP govt:&nbsp;fake narratives being spread&nbsp;with political motive))&nbsp;&nbsp; UP govt: CBI probe&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure no&nbsp;fake&nbsp;narratives&nbsp;are created))&nbsp;&nbsp;
 The UP govt while expressing willingness for a court-monitored CBI probe said that false narratives were being spread in the case with political motive and a CBI probe would ensure vested interests are unable to create such narratives. &nbsp;&nbsp;

While directing the Uttar Pradesh govt to file an affidavit about the steps taken to protect the witnesses in the case and also inform if the victim&rsquo;s family chosen a lawyer, the Supreme Court termed the&nbsp;Hathras&nbsp;gangrape &lsquo;horrible&rsquo; and &lsquo;shocking&rsquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising who appeared on behalf of some intervenors told the Supreme Court that fair investigation warrants protection of the victim&rsquo;s family and witnesses in the case. The UP govt however argued that the family was already under protection. The SC&nbsp;asked&nbsp;UP govt to submit a report by October 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While saying it will&nbsp;it will ensure that the&nbsp;probe&nbsp;is smooth in the case, the&nbsp;SC&nbsp;bench&nbsp;of&nbsp;Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A&nbsp;S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian&nbsp;also asked to know if the victim&rsquo;s family had chosen a lawyer. &nbsp;
&nbsp;The apex court&nbsp;heard&nbsp;a PIL seeking a CBI or a SIT probe monitored by a sitting or retired Supreme Court or High Court judge. &nbsp;&nbsp;
The UP govt while expressing willingness for a court-monitored CBI probe said that false narratives were being spread in the case with political motive and a CBI probe would ensure vested interests are unable to create such narratives. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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