While A Journalist Spends Time in Jail For Doing His Duty, An Old, Ailing Man Even Unable To Even Sip Water & Dies Behind Bars, What happened to Article 21? Justice Rekha Sharma
During the seminar hosted today by Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) at ISIL, Delhi, former Delhi High Court Judge Rekha Sharma lamented that the Supreme Court has lost its credibility in the eyes of the public. She further expressed concerns that while powerful people are getting bail "on experimental basis", commoners are "withering away unwept, unheard and unsung".
Umar Khalid Withdraws Bail Petition In Supreme Court, To Seek Bail From Trial Court Afresh
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 14) dismissed as withdrawn the petition filed former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid's bail plea in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for Khalid, submitted that the petition is being withdrawn in view of "change in circumstances" and to seek bail afresh before the trial court.
There is a sense that the judiciary will not intercede on behalf of those arrayed against the powers that be; liberty can be truly secured only if a party isn’t brought to power with an overwhelming majority, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
2023: The Year Imprisoned Political Activist Umar Khalid Was Not Heard By The Supreme Court
Umar Khalid's bail petition has been bouncing between different judges of the country’s highest court with no hearing of arguments despite the case being listed 10 times over seven months. In addition to delaying tactics by the State, adjournments and scheduling conflicts, violation of the rules on how cases are assigned to judges further delay the proceedings. Betwa Sharma writes.
Contrary To SC’s Rules Of Assignment, At Least 8 Politically Sensitive Cases Moved To One Judge In 4 Months
An analysis of eight politically sensitive cases shows they were moved to Justice Bela M Trivedi of the Supreme Court over the past four months, even though the rules of assignment say they should remain with the senior judge or before a judge hearing a similar case.
Umar Khalid, the Historian: His Continued Imprisonment Is a Loss to the Academic World
Even for someone who worked extensively on Adivasi history, his thesis 'Contesting Claims and Contingencies of Rule: Singhbhum 1800 – 2000' offers new insights, writes Nandini Sundar.
The Modi government has disappeared Umar Khalid and other political critics from public life using India’s sedition and anti-terror laws. Khalid was among the leaders of a broad-based movement that had emerged to protest Modi’s anti-Muslim policies — and the government was eager to squash its momentum.
1000 Days Without Trial Or Bail For Umar Khalid, Denied Bail Despite False Allegations, Fabrications & Inconsistencies
PhD student Umar Khalid completes 1,000 days in jail without a trial, Article 14 revisited the fabrications, inconsistencies and conjectures that vitiate the Delhi riots conspiracy case but are still not enough for him to get bail because judges, as experts point out, interpret draconian laws in unyielding fashion. Police witnesses against the 35-year-old have been shown as unreliable, unproven allegations have been dropped, and the police have used partial truths and communally tainted arguments in his prosecution.
In Delhi, space for dissent shrinks as police pressure venues hosting civil society events
Since last year, programmes on the incarceration of activists have been cancelled or moved to other venues after police objections citing ‘law and order’.
Umar Khalid Challenged Modi’s Anti-Muslim Agenda. India Accused Him of Terrorism and Locked Him Up. (theintercept.com)
The Modi government has disappeared Umar Khalid and other political critics from public life using India’s sedition and anti-terror laws. Khalid was among the leaders of a broad-based movement that had emerged to protest Modi’s anti-Muslim policies — and the government was eager to squash its momentum.