A bench, led by Chief Justice UU Lalit, held that it is imperative for the top court to come up with an authoritative decision on various aspects of sentencing in cases where the death penalty is a choice of punishment.

Partha Chatterjee was arrested on July 23 after 27 hours of interrogation in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in government schools, in which the ED has thus far recovered cash worth over ₹50 crore. He was the state education minister from 2014 to 2021 when the alleged irregularities took place.

Police said the incident occurred around 11:00 pm on Sunday at a new rat-hole mine located inside a forest area on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The mine is operated by one David Haseng, a resident of Arunachal Pradesh, who is absconding, they added.

According to the officer, Sandeep had been released on bail from Nagaur jail on September 12 in connection with a murder case in 2020 in which he was the co-accused.

Speaking on the occasion, Singh said he was concerned about the state of security in Punjab and felt the need to join hands with a party that is concerned about national interests.

BJP leaders in West Bengal are using the agencies to serve their goals and PM Modi might not be aware of it, she said. “You are possibly not aware that these agencies are no longer under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). They are now controlled by Union home ministry,” Banerjee told the state assembly on Monday.

Settling the legal conundrum, the constitution bench led by Justice Indira Banerjee said: “The majority decision of a bench of larger strength would prevail over the decision of a bench of lesser strength, irrespective of the number of judges constituting the majority.”

Punjab Police on Monday formed a three-member all-women special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations levelled by students of Chandigarh University that a hosteller recorded and leaked objectionable videos of several women students.

“My (Punjab) government is considering reverting to the old pension system,” Mann said in a tweet. “I have asked my chief secretary to study the feasibility and modalities of its implementation. We stand committed to the welfare of our employees.”