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Supreme Court again criticises Centre on issues relating to judicial appointments
The issue of delay in appointment of judges despite the recommendation of the collegium was heard in the Supreme Court in November.

The Supreme Court of India has again slammed the Center for returning its recommendations for appointment of judges in various courts. The top court said that sending back the names sent to the government for the second time was in violation of its earlier direction.
The Apex Court gave strict advice to the Central Government and without even mentioning that they had struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC), the top court also said that the Parliament has the right to make laws, but the laws made are subject to the scrutiny of the court. It is important that the law laid down by this court is followed, otherwise people will follow the law which they think is right.
For the unversed, a tussle has been going on between the Central Government and the Apex Court regarding sending back the file of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court collegium. In November, the government was reported to have returned 20 files on the appointment of judges to the collegium. It was also said that the collegium should reconsider these names.
Reportedly, the government had sent back the files to the collegium on November 25. Not only this, strong objection was also raised about the recommended names. Of these 20 files, 11 were fresh files and 9 were re-sent by the Supreme Court Collegium.
The issue of delay in appointment of judges despite the recommendation of the collegium was heard in the Supreme Court in November. The Supreme Court acknowledged that there has been a delay of months by the Center in considering the appointment of judges proposed by the collegium. The Supreme Court remarked that the government appears to be unhappy that the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) has not passed the constitutional muster.
Earlier also SC had said that collegium system is working well, don’t derail it. They also said that it has become a fashion for retired judges to comment on earlier decisions of the Collegium, whereas the Collegium is the most transparent institution. A bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice CT Ravikumar had observed that the collegium does not function on the basis of someone having excessive interest in the private life of others and also said that they do not want to comment on the statement of former judges.
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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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