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  • Suspension of IOA will not hamper Indias participation in next Olympics: Govt.

    Suspension of IOA will not hamper Indias participation in next Olympics: Govt.

    NEW DELHI: The government has assured the Allahabad High Court that India will ensure the participation of the country in the next Olympics.

     

    Additional Solicitor General K C Kaushik told the Lucknow bench of the Court that sports persons will not suffer irrespective of whether the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) amends its Constitution.  

     

    In the public interest litigation filed by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and his wife Nutan relating to suspension of IOA from the International Olympics Committee (IOC), Kaushik told Justice Imtiyaz Murtaza and Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya that the participation will be ensured even if suspension is not revoked.

     

    The next date of hearing is 21 October. IOC suspended IOA in December 2012 for not complying with the directions to suitably amend its Constitution and again recently directed IOA to amend its constitution by 31 October.

     

    The petitioners had asked the Sports Ministry to be directed to use its authority to ensure that IOC directions are complied in the prescribed period and Indian sports person participate in Olympics.

  • Sports ministry gets notice to ensure compliance of IOC directions by IOA

    Sports ministry gets notice to ensure compliance of IOC directions by IOA

    NEW DELHI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Union Sports Ministry on a public interest litigation filed by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and social activist Nutan Thakur to ensure compliance by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) of the directions issued by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

    After hearing arguments of petitioners’ counsel Asok Pande, the bench of Justice Imtiyaz Murtaza and Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya directed the Sports Ministry to present facts related with the matter within one week.

    According to the petition, IOC suspended IOA in December 2012 for not complying with the directions to suitably amend its constitution for introducing integrity, ethics and good governance in sports and reiterated it again during its meeting in Buenos Aires on 4 September directing IOA to amend its constitution by 31 October.

    Amitabh and Nutan said that participation in the Olympics is associated with not only sports but is also linked with the nation’s sentiments and has ramifications in international diplomacy and prestige, hence the sports ministry be directed to use its authority to ensure that IOA complies with the IOA directions in the prescribed period.

  • Kamal Khan gets a breather on his comments on YouTube

    Kamal Khan gets a breather on his comments on YouTube

    NEW DELHI: A Lucknow court has dismissed the petition filed by UP cadre IPS officer Amitabh Thakur for wanting to file a first information report against producer-actor-director Kamal R Khan with regard to alleged remarks against two scheduled castes in a comment about the film Raanjhana.

     

    Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Manish dismissed the petition alleging the objectionable criminal comments were made in a Video on YouTube. The petition was filed after the police refused to register an FIR. Thakur had given an FIR to Gomtinagar police station, Lucknow and SSP, Lucknow saying that Khan’s comments are clearly casteist in nature and constitute an offence under section 3(1)(x) of the SC, ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.

     

    The ACJM said that an offence under the SC/ST Act is made only when it is aimed at a particular individual which is not the case here, and so no cognizable offence is being made.

     

    In the 09.40 minute video review uploaded on YouTube on 20 June, Khan said: “Sir, I don’t know whether you are from UP or not, but I am. In the whole of UP, you will find cobblers and sweepers who look like Dhanush but you will not find such single rotten Brahman as him in entire UP.” He also made some other extremely improper personal comments against the actor Dhanush.

     

    Khan has earlier invited controversies with his film Desh Drohi and his presence in Bigg Biss 3, is once again in trouble.

     

    In his very first film Desh Drohi, Khan indirectly referred to the Shiv Sena through his dialogue “Jitni nafrat humhare liye tumhare dil main hain , usse zyada pyar tumhare liye humare seene main hain. Kabhi UP Bihar aake dekhna, mehman ko bhagwan samajhte hain hum.”

     

    This resulted in the film being banned in Mumbai for two months.

  • Who can recommend sportspersons for National Awards, ask Lucknow-based petitioners

    Who can recommend sportspersons for National Awards, ask Lucknow-based petitioners

    NEW DELHI: Who has the authority to recommend names for sports awards – the National Sports Federation or any organisation dealing with sports?

     

    That is the question raised in a writ petition filed in Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, challenging the recommendations of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) for batsman Virat Kohli for Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance and ex Captain Sunil Gavaskar for Dhyan Chand award for life time achievement.

     

    The petitioners IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and social activist Dr Nutan Thakur say only the National Sports Federation (NSF) can make recommendations for the national sports awards.

     

    Furthermore, BCCI is not one of the 51 NSFs recognised by the Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry. BCCI is an unrecognised private body which does not want to become a NSF and yet wants to have all advantages of NSF, the petitioners say.

     

    Based on this, Amitabh and Nutan have prayed the High Court to direct the Sports Ministry not to entertain the recommendations of awards made by BCCI.

  • Sahara India asked to file reply in two weeks on SEBI Ad case

    NEW DELHI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked Sahara India and Subrata Roy Sahara to file within two weeks its reply to the public interest litigation alleging that a full page advertisement dated 17 March 2013 by Sahara India Parivar alleged to be against the provisions of law.

    Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Dr Satish Chandra passed the order on the PIL filed by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and social activist Nutan Thakur which says that a private person and a private organisation have openly denigrated and accused Sebi, which is a statutory body established to safeguard the interests of investors and to act as the market regulator.

    The ad has also allegedly criticised Justice B N Agarwal’s conduct while both Sebi and Justice Agarwal are only performing their official duty. The matter is still sub-judice before the Supreme Court and hence these people could have presented their grievance there.

    This act of criticising Sebi through an ad prima-facie is alleged to be a criminal misconduct under sections 186 and 189 IPC and provisions of Companies Act 1956.

    The petitioners’ counsel Ashok Pande sought a complete ban on all advertisements where any constitutional or statutory body is criticised. He also asked for enquiry into the issue and necessary subsequent legal actions against Sahara India Parivar and Subrata Roy.

  • PIL against Sahara ad reportedly denigrating Sebi

    PIL against Sahara ad reportedly denigrating Sebi

    NEW DELHI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court is expected to hear later this week a public interest litigation alleging that a full page advertisement dated 17 March 2013 by Sahara India Parivar and Subrata Roy Sahara are against the provisions of law.

     

    The PIL filed by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and social activist Nutan Thakur says that a private person and a private organisation have openly denigrated and accused Sebi, which is a statutory body established to safeguard the interests of investors and to act as the market regulator.

     

    The ad has also criticised Justice B N Agarwal’s conduct while both Sebi and Justice Agarwal are only performing their official duty. The matter is still sub-judice before the Supreme Court and hence these people could have presented their grievance there.

     

    This act of criticising Sebi through an ad prima-facie is alleged to be a criminal misconduct under sections 186 and 189 IPC and provisions of Companies Act 1956.

     

    The petitioners have sought a complete ban on all advertisements where any constitutional or statutory body is criticised. They have also asked for enquiry into the issue and necessary subsequent legal actions against Sahara India parivar and Subrata Roy.

     

    The PIL is expected to be heard on 22 March before the Bench of Chief Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice D K Arora.

  • OMG, Paan Singh Tomar receive awards for spreading social messages

    OMG, Paan Singh Tomar receive awards for spreading social messages

    NEW DELHI: Akshay Kumar starrer Oh My God which was a satire on religious hypocrisy has been given the best Hindi film award for its impact on Indian socio-cultural life.

    The award has been given by the Lucknow-based Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS). This is the second year that the IRDS has announced awards for films concerned primarily with social issues. A jury headed by social activist IPS officer Amitabh Thakur selected the awards.

    Actor Irrfan Khan has been named the best male character for his role as the soldier-athlete turned dacoit Paan Singh Tomar. Veteran actress Sridevi gets the best female character award for her role as the linguistically troubled Shashi Godbole in the film English Vinglish.

    Dibakar Banerjee gets the best director award for Shanghai presenting intricate web of politics, finance and society. Vicky Donor which deals with sperm donation and is written by Juhi Chaturvedi gets the best story award, while the “Mehngaai” song by A M Turaz from Prakash Jha‘s Chakravyuh has been named the best song for depicting the hardship of rising prices.