The Supreme Court has upheld the powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to make arrests under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Court gave this decision while hearing petitions challenging the constitutional rights under PMLA.
Police provide security to devout Hindu activists only after they receive threats. If along with providing security, they took action to create awe in the people giving such threats, the religious fanatics would not dare to even look at Hindus !
For now, the Court refused to hear a fresh plea seeking permission to worship the Shivalinga found in the Gyanvapi area and declined the permission sought for carbon dating of Shivalinga at the site.
The Court has stated that any religion has to be declared as a minority at the State level.
During the hearing of this petition in the Supreme Court, the Court has suspended the arrest till 10th August and the next hearing will be held on 10th August.
While suggesting enacting a law, the court said that the Regular Bail application of the accused should be decided within 2 weeks and the 6 weeks for the Interim Bail application.
The Kerala High Court has observed that it cannot hold a Muslim woman to be the guardian of her minor child’s property, going by the precedents of the Supreme Court.
Issue of Supreme Court admonishing petitioner Nupur Sharma
117 views registered by a group of former judges, bureaucrats, and army veterans from all over the country
Any criticism with regard to any judgement by Supreme Court can be acceptable, but personal attacks on judges is absolutely inappropriate, it should never happen, stated Justice JB Padiwala, the Judge of the Supreme Court.
In an interview to India TV, Justice Dhingra asserted that the SC has no right to make such remarks adding, ”From any point of view the Supreme Court has no right to make such remarks.