The Supreme Court has today issued a notice to the Gujarat Government regarding former police officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s appeal against his conviction and life sentence in a 1990 custodial death case. Bhatt, along with other officers, was found guilty of custodial torture following communal riots. The case will be heard alongside related appeals.
BJP SC/ST MPs met with PM Modi to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on “creamy layer” in SC/ST reservations, requesting non-enforcement. PM Modi assured support for their position. The Court’s ruling allows sub-classification of SCs and STs for reservation benefits, with six justices in favor and one dissenting. This ruling overruled the earlier EV Chinnaiah decision.
Supreme Court Affirms: Article 20(1) Doesn’t Restrict Retrospective Application of Procedural Changes in Criminal Trials In a pivotal judgment, the Supreme Court has clarified that procedural changes in criminal trials, introduced after an offence is committed, are not barred from retrospective application by Article 20(1) of the Constitution. This article prohibits the imposition of ex […]
