In a major relief for Meghalaya government relating to compensation for custodial deaths, the Supreme Court has stayed a Meghalaya High Court verdict that ordered the State government to pay compensation of up to ₹10-15 lakhs for custodial deaths.
The Supreme Court, on Monday, overturned the Gujarat government's decision to provide remission to 11 convicts involved in the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in the state.
After Supreme Court direction, several dead bodies of victims of Manipur since May 3, lying in the morgues in Imphal valley region for past eight months have been shifted to respective hill district for a dignified burial.
On December 11 (Monday), the Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud also sought an estimate of all illegal immigrants to India, including but not limited to Assam, after March 25, 1971, when the war of Bangladesh began.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure that Aadhaar cards are provided to people who lost their 11-digit unique identification number during the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, even as it emphasised the need for prior necessary verification to ensure that "illegal immigrants" didn't get undue advantage of the exercise.
According to Article 1 of the Constitution, “India, that is, Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” It's crucial to emphasise that Article 1 of the Constitution recognises both 'India' and 'Bharat' as official names for the country.
