A local court here on Wednesday rejected an application filed by Sanwar Mal Chaudhary, seeking the cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma in a 13-year-old case related to Gopalganj riots.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest plea seeking setting up of a regulatory board to monitor and manage over-the-top (OTT) and other streaming platforms in India.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust’s plea against the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to terminate its lease of land for the Jauhar University in Rampur.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti posted the matter for hearing on Monday, after advocate appearing for Rajeev Babbar said a copy of the petition was served on them late in the evening on Thursday and sought time to respond to it.
“We are satisfied that there is no error apparent on the face of the record or any merit in the review petitions, warranting reconsideration of the order impugned," the court said.
The apex court, however, points out that there are democratically-elected institutions to look into the situation arising from land sinking and the consequent losses in Joshimath.
The Court deferred the petition for the next hearing on December 2.
A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and sought an urgent hearing in the matter.
A bench of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh dismissed the plea saying it was a "publicity interest litigation ".
The apex court granted two months to conduct the entire exercise, which includes registration of FIRs, arrests made, status of investigation, and the charge sheets filed.
