Fact-check: Viral photo of Arvind Kejriwal with "wet pants" in ED custody is fake
New Delhi: A photo circulating on various social media platforms purportedly showing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with wet pants has sparked speculation about its authenticity, with claims suggesting it was taken at his residence following his recent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
To verify the accuracy of this claim, an investigation was conducted, including a reverse image search on the photo.
The results of the investigation revealed that the original image dates back to June 2022 and depicts Kejriwal participating in the Tiranga Yatra in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Several news reports corroborated this, confirming the context and timing of the photograph.
It is evident that the viral photo, depicting Kejriwal with wet pants, has been digitally altered from the original image captured in June 2022. Therefore, it can be concluded that the circulating image does not depict a recent event involving Kejriwal's arrest but is rather a manipulated version of an older photograph.
In summary, the photo circulating on social media, allegedly showing Arvind Kejriwal with wet pants, is a digitally altered representation of an older image taken during a different occasion.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
SC refuses to consider listing of plea seeking abolition of collegium system
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider listing of a plea seeking abolition of the collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the plea of lawyer Mathews Nedumpara that his writ petition seeking abolition of the collegium system has to be listed for hearing.
“I have mentioned it several times. The registry has rejected it and is not listing my petition,” the lawyer said.
“The Registrar (Listing) has said that once the Constitution bench has ruled on something, an Article 32 petition (under the Article a plea can directly be filed in the Supreme Court on grounds of infringement of fundamental rights) is not maintainable. There are other remedies against the registrar’s order,” the CJI said.
The review petition against the NJAC judgement was dismissed in the chambers, the lawyers said, adding, “This is about the credibility of the institution. The Collegium system has to go.”
“I am sorry,” the CJI said.
A five-judge Constitution bench, on October 17, 2015, had termed as unconstitutional and set aside the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the 99th Constitutional Amendment which had sought to give the politicians and civil society a final say in the appointment of judges to the high courts and the Supreme Court.
It had held that the independent judiciary was part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
The plea seeking review of the judgement was also dismissed.
The National Democratic Alliance government had passed the NJAC Bill to remove the collegium system, where a group of judges decided who would be judges in the Supreme Court and high courts.
The NJAC had proposed a body comprising six members — CJI, two senior most judges of the Supreme Court, Union minister of law and justice, and two eminent persons.
