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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Directions To Hold An Inquiry In Communal Violence Case

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New Delhi: Advocate Vishal Tiwari had filed a plea appealing judicial commission to probe the recent communal violence in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri and in seven other states during Ram Navami. His plea has been rejected by the Supreme Court, on April 26.

The plea was dismissed by a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai.

“You want an inquiry to be headed by former CJI (Chief Justice of India)? Is anybody free? Find out… What kind of relief is this… Don’t ask for such reliefs which can’t be granted by this court. Dismissed,” the judges said.

The advocate, in his plea, had sought directions to hold an inquiry into the communal clashes witnessed by few states of India during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. In addition, the Public Interest Litigation requested that a similar committee be established to investigate the arbitrary actions of ‘bulldozer Justice’ in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh.

“Such actions are absolutely discriminatory and do not fit into the notion of democracy and rule of law,” the petition said.

Earlier this month, people from two communities clashed during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in Jahangirpuri. In the clashes eight policemen and a civilian were injured. So far police has arrested 27 people in connection with violence.

Following the conflicts, bulldozers demolished many concrete and temporary structures near a mosque in the area last week. This action was taken as part of a BJP-led civic body’s anti-encroachment push, which was halted by the Supreme Court.

Before this, clashes broke out in five states while celebrating Ram Navami. The five states are Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

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India: Wholesale Inflation Declines In August, Still In Double-Digit

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In August India’s Wholesale Inflation declined to12.41 per cent from 13.93 per cent

New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation declined further during the month of August to 12.41 per cent from 13.93 per cent the previous month, but continues to remain in double digits, official data released on Wednesday showed.

“Inflation in August, 2022 is primarily contributed by rise in prices of mineral oils, food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas, basic metals, chemicals & chemical products, electricity, food products etc. as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year,” a Ministry of Commerce and Industry statement said. Notably, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation has been in the double-digit for 17 months in a row now.

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The index of primary articles increased by 0.62 per cent to 178.6 (provisional) in August 2022 from 177.5 (provisional) for the month of July 2022.

Prices of Non-food Articles (1.98 per cent) and Food Articles (1.57 per cent) increased in August 2022 compared to July 2022. Prices of Minerals (-1.90 per cent) and Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas (-7.34 per cent) declined in August 2022 as compared to July 2022.

The index for the fuel and power group declined by 4.83 per cent to 157.6 (provisional) in August 2022 from 165.6 (provisional) for the month of July 2022. Prices of Electricity (2.85 per cent) increased in August 2022 compared to July 2022.

Further, prices of Mineral Oils (-7.79 per cent) declined in August 2022 as compared to July 2022.
Meanwhile, India’s retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent the previous month due to a sharp rise in food prices, as per the government data released on Monday.

Retail inflation exceeded the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance band for the eighth consecutive month. With the headline inflation coming above 6 per cent for the eighth month in a row, the RBI is on a brink of failing to meet its inflation mandate.

The RBI is mandated to keep inflation in a range of 2-6 per cent. The RBI is deemed to have failed in its mandate if the average inflation remains outside the tolerance band for three consecutive quarters.

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