Tag: suo moto

It would be a case of gross violation of basic human and fundamental rights: Allahabad HC takes suo motu cognizance of Hathras gang rape

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident that took place with a dalit girl in Hathras. On Thursday, the court summoned the Additional Chief Secretary, DGP, ADG Law and Order and District Magistrate and SP of Hathras on October 12 and sought clarification from them. The

“These arm chair intellectuals do not recognize the nation’s effort”, SG Mehta on criticism of Centre’s handling of COVID-19 migrant crisis

Proverbial shots were fired during today’s hearing of the suo motu COVID-19 migrant crisis matter before the Supreme Court, as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta called out “prophets of doom” for criticizing the Centre and the Supreme Court. After making submissions on the Centre’s efforts to ameliorate the suffering of migrant workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown,