BREAKING: Justice Abhay S Oka, former judge of the #SupremeCourt says the Election Commission @ECISVEEP doesn't have the power to decide who is a citizen of India and who isn't. He says the #SupremeCourt should reconsider its decision upholding the constitutionality of Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of electoral rolls
Protest that no one can see or hear isn’t a protest.
Under Art. 21 ICCPR, the UN Human Rights Committee (General Comment 37, paras 22 & 55) says peaceful assemblies should be held “within sight and sound of their target audience” and must not be “relegated to remote areas”.
In #NewIndia, Hindu Kranti Dal "activists" coming to CP with swords and lathis are released on bail the same evening. But young people trying to unfurl the tiranga at Jantar Mantar are sent to Tihar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation is watching. The world is watching.
@kushgrwl But why do you need a lawyer to explain your statement? You made it. You explain it.
And if a lawyer does try to explain it, I am #SlowClapping for them already.
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Dinesh Dwivedi had some strong words for Delhi Police and Supreme Court after his detention Saturday. Watch #ThePrintGroundReport by Mayank Kumar @mayankreports
#BREAKING : Woman lawyer moves Supreme Court alleging she was forcibly detained and manhandled by four female police personnel during the October 10 protest by advocates in Delhi.
Advocate Swaty Singh Malik alleges she suffered bruises, was forced into a poorly ventilated police bus and had her poster carrying the Constitution's Preamble torn by police.
She has sought intervention in the pending contempt proceedings concerning the detention of lawyers, alleging violations of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 22 of the Constitution.
Members from Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association gathers at media park in solidarity with the bars who were reportedly mistreated by the police during the ongoing CEC protests.
They observed a minutes silence at 1:15 pm