Journalism of Courage
Faux pas at event to unveil Chandrachud photo
It was event to unveil a life-size portrait of late Supreme Court justice Y V Chandrachud. Everything went quite well,except a faux pas. The public relations agency hired by the Pune Bar Association (PBA) sent out the invitation and press releases mentioning late former supreme court justice ‘Y C Chandracud’ instead of ‘Y V Chandrachud’ that stands for Yashwant Vishnu Chandrachud. Seems like the PBA officials did not proofread before sending out the releases.
Judge hearing German Bakery case promoted
Special judge Usha Thakare,hearing the German Bakery bomb blast case,was elevated as principal district and sessions judge and transferred to the sessions court at Chandrapur. Additional sessions judge S V Lathkar will handle cases investigated by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and other cases pending before judge Thakare. Additional sessions judge D R Mahajan has been appointed special judge for trials in cases filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. Thakare is expected to relinquish charge in Pune on March 28. Thakare was expected to frame charges against blast accused Mirza Himyat Baig,on April 5,the next date of hearing.
Bail for author Anand Yadav
Judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) K P Jain-Desarda granted bail to author Anand Yadav,Sunil Mehta of Mehta Publishing House and Yadav’s daughter Swati Mehta,arrested for publishing derogatory text on Sant Tukaram. The bail incidentally came on Tukaram Beej on March 21. Jaisingh Vishwanath More-Dehukar and Jalinder Vishwanath More had registered a private criminal case on June 12,2009 against the three and had demanded Rs 1 crore compensation.
(Compiled by Aaditi Jathar Lakade)
