[Delhi Riots 2020 Case] Delhi High Court Denies Bail to Accused Shahrukh Pathan

The Delhi High Court today (22nd Oct) denied bail to Shahrukh Pathan, recorded aiming a firearm at a police officer during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. Despite spending four years in jail and the maximum sentence being ten years without reported injuries, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma emphasized the seriousness of the charges.

“It is Not Our Job to Define, You do it Yourself”: SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Definitions of Words in the Preamble

Today(on 14th August), The Supreme Court of India dismissed a PIL filed by Shivam Mishra seeking definitions of terms in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Mishra argued that he did not understand terms like “fraternity” and would be adversely affected without clear definitions.