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Watch | 'Why Can't SC Take Note of Misuse of UAPA and PMLA?': Senior Advocate Mihir Desai

'In order to crush dissent, one of the easiest ways which the government has found is to use UAPA,' said Desai at the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms seminar, in collaboration with The Wire and LiveLaw.
Mihir Desai.
Mihir Desai.
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In a seminar held on February 24 and organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms, in collaboration with The Wire and LiveLaw, senior advocate Mihir Desai questioned why the Supreme Court has refused to take note of the misuse of laws such as the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

“In order to crush dissent, one of the easiest ways which the government has found is to use UAPA,” said Desai.

“You have a situation where people are being put in, not because of any incident which has happened, but over suspicion. And what is the Supreme Court’s response?”

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