Delhi High Court dismisses PIL against Centre’s move to observe Samvidhaan Hatya Divas
On Friday, the Delhi High Court rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union Government notification designating June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Divas (Constitution Murder Day). The day is meant to honor those who suffered and resisted the 1975 National Emergency imposed by the Government of India.
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, stated that the July 13 notification by the Central government was not a critique of the emergency proclamation under Article 352 of the Constitution. Instead, it was against “abuse of power and misuse of constitutional provisions and excesses that followed it,” as reported by Bar and Bench. "The notification does not violate or disrespect the Constitution," the Court asserted while dismissing the PIL.
The petition, filed by Samir Malik, argued that the Emergency was declared under Article 352 and thus could not be considered to be done by murdering the Constitution. He also contended that the government's notification was derogatory. However, the Court dismissed this argument, stating that terms like "murder of democracy" are often used by politicians. "We are not inclined to entertain this PIL," the Bench noted, emphasising that the petition lacked merit.
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Navdeep Singh's silver upgraded to gold in men's javelin throw F41 at Paralympics
Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.
Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.
With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.
However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot.
The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.
