Hearing closed in the case of binding girls on Isha Foundation. Satyendra Jain came out of Tihar Jail after 872 days. Court’s notice to Punjab government after claims of ban on stubble burning machines. What happened this week i.e. from 14th October to 19th October 2024? We have brought to you a weekly round up of some special orders/judgments and observations of the court. Overall, we will tell you about the main news of various courts of India happening this week.
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Court imposed 3 conditions while granting bail to Satyendra Jain
AAP leader and former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been granted bail two years after he was arrested in a money laundering case. A Delhi court, citing Jain’s 18-month long imprisonment, said that the trial has not even started, leave alone it is over. While granting bail, the Rouse Avenue court also cited the Supreme Court judgment in the Manish Sisodia case, which had emphasized the right to speedy trial as a fundamental right. After getting bail in the money laundering case, former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain has said Satyamev Jayate. The court has granted bail to Satyendar Jain on a personal bond of Rs 50,000. Along with this, the court has also imposed three conditions. Satyendra Jain will not be able to contact any witness or person related to the case. Secondly, they will not influence the trial in any way. Apart from this, the AAP leader will be barred from traveling outside India without prior permission of the court.
Isha Foundation gets relief from Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition filed by a father who alleged that his two daughters were brainwashed and imprisoned at the Isha Yoga Center while they were pursuing higher degrees in engineering. The petition was originally filed in the Madras High Court. Taking note of the statements of the 39 and 42-year-old girls, who had testified during the trial that they had voluntarily stayed at the ashram and were free to leave at any time, the court ruled that no further directions were required and Habeas corpus discontinued.
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Paving the way for prosecution of Gurmeet Ram Rahim in sacrilege cases
Supreme Court Punjab and Haryana High Court Incidents related to theft of ‘Bir’ (copy) of Guru Ganth Sahib, putting up of handwritten unholy posters and torn pages of the holy book found scattered in Bargari had taken place in Faridkot in 2015. Released earlier by The lifting of the stay order has paved the way for the prosecution of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in several sacrilege cases. The hearing was stalled for several months due to the High Court’s stay, which has now been removed by the Supreme Court. After which legal proceedings can now proceed.
Supreme Court summons Chief Secretary of Punjab-Haryana
The Supreme Court sought response from the Punjab government on a petition seeking direction to mandatorily attach a special machine to the harvester to prevent burning of paddy straw. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih issued notice to the state government and sought its response on the petition filed by Avtar Singh Phagwara. Phagwara, Non Government Organizations (NGOs) operate complete farming providing complete employment. The petitioner said that the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana has recently invented the sowing cum harvesting machine, which is combined with a combined ‘harvester’ while harvesting paddy. It has been claimed in the petition that with this machine the stubble is spread in the field and wheat crop is also sown.
Child marriage is taking away the right to choose one’s life partner.
The Supreme Court termed child marriage as a social evil and said that due to this the right to choose a life partner of one’s choice is lost. The bench has issued directions in this matter so that child marriage can be stopped. Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said, ‘All children married as minors are deprived of their choice and freedom, right to education. Girls who are married in childhood are deprived of their right to health. This is an insult to the constitutional principles of equality, liberty and freedom of expression. The Supreme Court has said that the Supreme Court has left the matter to the government on whether the Child Marriage Restraint Act will apply to personal law or not.
