Man detained for shooting dead teen daughter, her lover in MP's Morena; bodies thrown into river
Honour killing
Morena, Jun 19: A man along with his kin allegedly shot dead his teen daughter and her lover in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh and threw the bodies in the Chambal river, a police official said on Monday.
Rajpal Singh Tomar (55) has confessed to killing his daughter Shivani (19) and her friend Radhesyam Tomar (21) and throwing their bodies in to the Chambal river on June 3, Ambah police station inspector Vinay Yadav told PTI.
"Tomar and two of his relatives were detained on Saturday and their confessions were recorded. They were picked up on the complaint of Radheshyam's father Lakhan Tomar. State Disaster Response Force personnel and a diver have been deployed for the past two days to retrieve the bodies," he said.
"The SRDF team and the diver have not been able to find the bodies so far. We are also trying to check various running water sites," the official added.
Shivani, from Ratanbasai village, and Radheshyam, from Balupura hamlet, eloped on June 3, he said.
Lakhan Tomar told reporters that five days before Radheshyam went missing, accused Rajpal had called him and asked him to send his son away from the village or face the consequences.
He said he had made the rounds of the local police station and the superintendent of police's office since June 3 seeking action against the accused lest he destroy evidence.
"But the police only registered a missing person complaint claiming the two had eloped," Lakhan alleged.
However, Yadav said a murder case will be registered only after the bodies are retrieved and as per proof and the rule book.
Residents in the vicinity of the river said retrieving the bodies may be difficult as there are crocodiles and gharials in the waterbody.
Chambal river, a tributary of the Yamuna, originates in MP and flows through Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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Ordinance issued to increase number of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38
New Delhi (PTI): The government has promulgated an ordinance to increase the strength of the Supreme Court from the present 34 judges to 38, including the Chief Justice of India.
The law ministry notified the ordinance on Saturday, which amended the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, to increase the sanctioned strength of the top court.
So far, the sanctioned strength of the top court was 34, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI). Now, the number of judges has been increased by four, taking the sanctioned strength to 38.
The top court will now have 37 judges, other than the CJI.
With the apex court having two vacancies at present, and the ordinance coming into force immediately, the Supreme Court Collegium will now have to recommend six names for appointment as judges in the top court.
A bill will be brought in the Monsoon Session of Parliament to convert the ordinance – an executive order – into a law passed by Parliament.
The Union Cabinet had cleared a draft bill on May 5 to increase the number of apex court judges.
The strength of the Supreme Court was last increased from 30 to 33 (excluding the CJI) in 2019.
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, as originally enacted in 1956, put the maximum number of judges (excluding the CJI) at 10.
This number was increased to 13 by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges), Amendment Act, 1960, and to 17 by another amendment to the law.
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1986, augmented the strength of judges from 17 to 25, excluding the CJI.
A fresh amendment in 2009 further increased the strength from 25 to 30.
Article 124(3) of the Constitution lists the qualifications required to become a Supreme Court judge.
An Indian citizen who has either served as a high court judge for at least five years, or as an advocate for 10 years, or is a distinguished jurist, can be appointed to the top court.
The strength of the Supreme Court is increased based on the recommendations of the CJI, who writes to the Union law minister. After consulting the finance ministry, the Department of Justice under the law ministry moves the Cabinet with a draft bill.
