The seven convicts - S. Nalini, Murugan, Santhan, A.G. Perarivalan, Jayakumar, Robert Payas, and P. Ravichandran - have been in jail since 1991 in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Stalin asked Presient ram Nath Kovind to direct the remission of their sentence and their release.
During the lockdown announcement, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the report pointed out how the police beat migrant laborer’s who were on their way home.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging denial of benefits to people during the Covid pandemic under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna (PMGKA...
Further directions has been sought to the Respondents to formulate and place on record strategy/scheme to prevent the Western Ghats and to file its report before the NGT.
The plea also wants this facility to be extended to patients waiting for major and minor medical procedures and surgeries etc. during the lockdown period.
Earlier, in the same court, Justice Kshetarpal had ordered (in a similar petition): "Petitioner no.1 (Girl) is barely 18 years old whereas petitioner no.2 (Boy) is 21 years old.
Amicus Curiae Rajshekhar Rao said: “Milords similar lines is the Buffer stock, regarding the Surajkund plant, there is some problem. As per now, it is not a glaring issue.