JAYA DA CASE: REPlY ON REMOVAl OF SPP SOUGHT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition by DMK leader K Anbazhagan seeking removal of the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the disproportionate assets case of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa which is being heard by the Karnataka High Court. The bench headed by Justice Madan B lokur refused to stay the HC proceedings but sought response from Jayalalithaa on the legal question whether SPP appointed for conducting trial was entitled to continue appearing at the appeal stage. The matter will be heard next on March 18.
UBER: SC TO HEAR VICTIM’S PlEA TODAY
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a plea by the victim of the Uber rape case opposing a Delhi High Court decision to recall 13 witnesses for cross-examination by the accused. Stating that the HC order amounts to a retrial, the victim said in her appeal that 28 witnesses have deposed before the trial judge and the accused was resorting to delay trial by first changing his lawyer and then seeking fresh cross-examination of witnesses. The accused Shiv Kumar Yadav had raped the victim after she boarded his taxi on December 5 last to return home from work.
SC TO HEAR PlEAS ON COllEGIUM SYSTEM
New Delhi: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing on a bunch of petitions questioning the validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission which seeks to replace the collegium system of appointing judges for Supreme Court and High Courts. Noted jurist Fali Nariman will open arguments for Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association in the proceedings which will begin at 2 pm before a bench of Justices AR Dave, J Chelameswar and Madan B lokur. In all, seven petitions have been filed alleging the constitution of NJAC to be unconstitutional.
CISF WOMEN COMMANDOS TO HElP lATE COMMUTERS
New Delhi: Apart from providing security to women travelling in the Metro trains, the CISF's women commandos are also providing help to women commuters who require it for getting public transport late at night. According to Director General Arvind Ranjan, the women commandos are there to help them get public transport from outside the Metro premises.
"For the safety of women passengers, a team of women commandos trained in martial art has been deployed in Delhi Metro. "They help women commuters travelling late at night in getting other public transport for their home in addition to providing them security inside the Metro premises," Ranjan said.