Tag: UAPA

Delhi riots: High court asks police to submit case diary on FIR against Natasha Narwal, others

Source:-.hindustantimes The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the city police to file the case diary pertaining to the FIR against several people, including Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal, who have been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for their alleged involvement in the north-east Delhi riots. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, while hearing Narwal’s

Retired Kerala HC Judge Alleges Security ‘Abruptly Withdrawn’ for Criticising Govt.

Source – news18.com Kochi: The Kerala police on Saturday ‘abruptly withdrew security provided to retired High Court judge Justice B Kemal Pasha, who had been vocal against the CPI(M)-led LDF governments failure in handling various cases, sources said here. The judge alleged that the security was withdrawn for raising his voice against the policies of

Latest amendments endanger democracy

Source: news.yahoo.com The latest amendment to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), with the simultaneous dilution of the Right to Information Act, 2005 by allowing the Modi government to fix the tenure and salaries of the information commissioners while downgrading the Constitutional status of the chief information commissioner— spells danger to democracy. And with the

Zakir Naik’s IRF moves Delhi High Court against order upholding organisation’s ban under UAPA

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: Controversial preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a tribunal’s order upholding the Centre’s decision to ban the organisation under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The matter came up for hearing before a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal, who recused herself