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SC appoints Salman Khurshid as amicus curiae in triple talaq hearings

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The bench of Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice S.K. Kaul permitted Khurshid to file his written submissions in the case.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked former Union Minister and senior lawyer Salman Khurshid to assist it as amicus curiae in hearing a batch of pleas challenging the validity of practices like “triple talaq”, “nikah halala” and polygamy among Muslims.
The bench of Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice S.K. Kaul permitted Khurshid to file his written submissions in the case
When the senior advocate said the time for filing written submission is already over, the bench said, “We will take it on record. It’s not an issue.” He also said he intended to file certain pleadings in the case.
From May 11, a Constitution bench of five judges would commence hearing a batch of petitions challenging “triple talaq”, “nikah halala” and polygamy among Muslims.
It is said that the bench will conclude the hearing on the pleas filed by Muslim women during the summer vacation. The apex court, however, had made it clear that they would only be looking to the legal aspects of the triple talaq practice without touching controversial subjects like uniform civil code.
The BJP-led Central government has been asking for a ban of the practice as Muslim women are at the risk of being abandoned by their husbands without going for any legal proceedings.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged last month in Delhi that the members of the Muslim community to not politicize the issue.
“Reformers from the Muslim community itself will come forward to fight what (our) Muslim daughters have to go through (in the name of triple talaq), they will find a way out,” said the PM during an event in the capital recently.
“I also request the Muslim community, don’t look at this issue through a political lens, don’t let it go that route,” PM Modi said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Odisha train accident: 101 bodies still to be identified, 200 injured undergoing treatment
According to Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways, Rinkesh Roy, almost 200 patients are still being treated in various hospitals throughout the state of Odisha.

In the tragic triple train accident of Odisha, which took the lives of 278 people, living over 1000 injured. Out of 278 who died, 101 bodies are still to be identified, according to the officials.
According to Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways, Rinkesh Roy, almost 200 patients are still being treated in various hospitals throughout the state of Odisha.
The toll stayed at 275 since the Odisha government did not modify it. Rinkesh Roy responded figures do change over time when questioned about it.
The number of death had previously been put at 288. On Sunday, the Odisha government changed it to 275 after admitting that some remains were tallied twice. The chief minister of West Bengal and a former minister of the railway, Mamata Banerjee, disputed the statistics, claiming that 61 residents of her state died and another 182 were still missing. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) also said, 80 out of the 193 total bodies were recognised, and 55 of them were given to the relevant families.
However, train movement resumed late Sunday night with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who has been sleeping at the site to oversee restoration work, and with other senior officials. This was 51 hours after the triple train collision and barely five hours after the damaged rails were rebuilt.
The horrific accident took place on June 2, when the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express was coming from Shalimar to Chennai when it collided with a halted goods train on the adjacent track, resulting in one of the deadliest rail accidents in the nation. The rear carriages of the Coromandel Express then drifted off onto the third track.
The last two coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, which was coming by at the same time, were knocked down by a few coaches of the Coromandel Express.
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Security beefed up at Golden Temple on Operation Blue Star’s 39th anniversary
On June 6, 1984, the Indian Army entered into the Golden Temple to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindarwale and his followers who had sought inside the Golden Temple complex, the news spread that Bhindarwale had hidden huge amount of arms and ammunitions inside the complex.

On the occasion of the 39th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, the security has been beefed up at the Golden Temple and all across Amritsar city as preventive measure for any unwanted situation.
DCP Law and Order Parminder Singh Bhandal said security forces in uniform as well as in civil has also been deployed across the city and inside the temple.
Bhandal said the decision is taken to prevent any kind of disturbance in the law and order situation in the city adding that large number of police personnel have been posted at different locations in the city.
Earlier Additional DGP Arpit Shukla had appealed people to maintain peace in Punjab and strict action will be taken against those involving in spreading rumours.
The prayers at the Gurdwara is going as per the usual course.
On June 6, 1984, the Indian Army entered into the Golden Temple to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindarwale and his followers who had sought inside the Golden Temple complex, the news spread that Bhindarwale had hidden huge amount of arms and ammunitions inside the complex.
Operation Blue Star was the codename of the military operation of the Indian Army, which was ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Reports say, hundreds of civiilians including soldiers lost their lives in this operation.
Months later on October 31, 1984, Gandhi was assassinated at her official residence in Delhi by two of her personal Sikh bodyguards, who fired around 30 bullets on her.
Earlier in the day, protestors were seen raising pro-Khalistan slogans with Bhindarwale’s posters at the Golden Temple.
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Delhi Police records statement of 12 people at WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh’s home in UP’s Gonda
According to the specifics, the police showed up at Singh’s house to interrogate 12 persons, including the supporters, about the charges of sexual harassment against him.

The Delhi Police today reached the home of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. According to the specifics, the police showed up at Singh’s house to interrogate 12 persons, including the supporters, about the charges of sexual harassment against him.
The Delhi Police gathered the names, addresses, and identification cards of the witnesses at the scene for evidence.
In relation to the sexual harassment claims made against the WFI chief, 137 people have so far given statements to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). However, it was unknown if Singh was also questioned by the police at his home.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which carries a maximum seven-year prison sentence upon conviction, was cited in one of the two FIRs the Delhi Police had previously filed against the WFI chief on April 28 at the Connaught Place police station.
He was charged in the FIRs that were filed in response to a Supreme Court decision under several Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including assaulting a lady to violate her modesty (section 354), sexual harassment (354A), and stalking (354D), all of which carry two- to three-year prison sentences.
Additionally, some of the complainants said Singh approached them while promising to help them in their jobs in exchange for sexual favours.
Singh has refuted every accusation and stated that if even one of them is found to be true, he will hang himself.
Meanwhile, yesterday wrestlers Sakhee Mallik and Bajrang Punia returned to their jobs in railways. They said, they will continue the protest but also do their jobs. This comes after meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Saturday night where wrestlers raise their demands against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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