SC to hear April 16 pleas challenging law on appointment of CEC/ECs
Bhushan told the bench that the petitioner NGOs would not take long in presenting its arguments.
Bhushan told the bench that the petitioner NGOs would not take long in presenting its arguments.
The Supreme Court, on Monday, adjourned for April the hearing on a batch of cross -petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 and others defending and seeking proper and effective enforcement of the 1991 law that prohibits the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.
The Rajasthan Government has prayed before the High Court for dismissal of the petitions filed against the decision of abolition of two districts - Gangapur City and Neem Ka Thana.
The court's decisive action allowed the survivor, who is 21-22 weeks pregnant, to undergo an abortion at the Bilaspur district hospital, while also preserving critical DNA evidence to aid in the prosecution of the accused.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has received a clean chit from the Central agency in the Rs 371-crore skill development corporation scam for which he had spent 53 days in prison last year.
In the last hearing of the matter, the top court had asked the Maharashtra government to make a reasonable offer of compensation to the person who was illegally deprived of his land, failing which it would summon the presence of the Chief Secretary.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra agreed to hear the matter on Friday on a mentioning by an advocate, Anas Tanwir, seeking an urgent hearing.
The petitioner had questioned the allotment of land worth around Rs 5 crore per acre to the director for Rs 5 lakh per acre.
Doctors at a private hospital here have restored hearing ability of an 18-year-old boy who lost it after excessive earphones use.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday restricted live coverage of events outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex, where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will be arriving for a court hearing, the media reported.