Case filed against MP Tejasvi Surya for allegedly sharing fake news about farmer's suicide
Kannada Dunia, Kannada News editors also booked for spreading fake news
Haveri: A case has been registered at the Savanur police station in Haveri against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, accusing him of spreading false information regarding a young farmer's suicide due to "trouble over Waqf Board property."
FIRs have also been registered against the editors of the Kannada Dunia e-paper and Kannada News e-paper in connection with this matter. The FIR was filed based on a complaint by Sunil Huchhanavar.
It was reported by media outlets Kannada Dunia and Kannada News that a farmer named Rudrappa from the Haranagi village in Haveri district had taken his own life due to distress over Waqf property issues. Tejasvi Surya allegedly shared this false news on his X account, claiming, “Tragedies like these are occurring daily in Karnataka due to CM Siddaramaiah’s and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed’s minority appeasement policies.”
However, Haveri district police conducted a fact-check through their X account, clarifying that the claim about Rudrappa's suicide due to Waqf issues was false. Police Superintendent clarified that Rudrappa took his life after his crop, which he had cultivated with a substantial loan, was damaged due to rain. "The police investigation revealed that Rudrappa was distressed over loan repayment due to crop damage. A report on this was submitted to the Tahsildar, and the government has provided the family with Rs 5 lakh in compensation," the SP stated in the fact-check release.
Following this, Tejasvi Surya deleted his tweet. Nevertheless, FIRs have now been registered against Tejasvi Surya and the editors of Kannada Dunia and Kannada News on the same matter.
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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.
