Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visits families of Tumkur murder victims
Belthangady: Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visited the homes of three individuals from Belthangady taluk who were killed in Tumkur on Monday, offering condolences to the grieving families.
Arriving in Belthangady on Monday morning, Khader visited the residences of Isak in Maddadka, Imtiaz Yane Siddique in Shirlal, and Shahul Hameed in Ujira, engaging with family members.
Addressing the media, Khader condemned the heinous act and stated that he had already spoken with the Home Minister and senior officials, requesting expedited DNA testing of the deceased bodies for their swift handover to the families. He assured that the police would take necessary legal steps before handing over the bodies.
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Khader stressed on the need for a thorough investigation into the extensive fraudulent network behind the incident to ensure justice. He noted the arrest of the main suspect and urged vigilance to prevent others from falling victim to similar schemes. Authorities have been directed to act promptly in this regard.
KPCC Secretary Rakshit Shivaram, former Zilla Panchayat members Shahul Hameed and Dharanendra Kumar, Block Congress President Nagesh Kumar Gowda, and other leaders were present during Khader's visit.
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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.
