Amritpal Singh, who heads the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit and has styled himself after slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, was jailed along with nine of his associates under the NSA.
Such petitions are ordinarily based on the sole ground of apprehension of threat predicted against the disapproving parents or other close relatives of the girl only, as the decision of the couple is rarely opposed by the family members of the boy, said the court.
The Collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took the decision in its meeting held on October 7 and the resolution was uploaded on the apex court website on Friday.
Recognising the gravity of the crime, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday heard on priority petitions of the victim's family and the six convicts in the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who once owned assests worth crores and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, has been classified classified as 'unskilled labour' as per the jail manual. As per jail rules, an unskilled labour is paid Rs 40 for their daily work in jail.
New Delhi, Sep 21: Chief justices of three high courts, including that of Delhi, were appointed today. Justice Darmar Murugesan (61), a judge of the Madras High Court was elevated as Chief Justice of Delhi
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