A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant adjoined the hearing and posted it for October 16, on the request of the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who told the court that there are nine petitions and the Centre has responded to only one and needed time to file replies to other eight pleas.
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would consider listing of the pleas challenging the validity of Exception 2 of Section 375 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and that of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that protects a husband from criminal prosecution for having non-consensual sex with his wife.
A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan ordered a halt to the practice of bulldozer justice until the next hearing on October 1. The ruling came while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the practice of bulldozing the properties of people allegedly involved in criminal cases.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has congratulated Atishi, set to be the new chief minister of Delhi, and has also welcomed the Supreme Court's ban on bulldozers for demolishing houses of accused persons in different crimes.
The Kerala government has informed the Supreme Court that actor Dileep is allegedly attempting to disrupt the trial process in the 2017 actor abduction and sexual assault case and trying to weaken the prosecution’s evidence.
Heading a bench also comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud expressed hope that the Rajya Sabha chairperson would take a “sympathetic” view of the matter.
In its petition, the Kerala government sought a declaration from the apex court that the governor has “failed to exercise his Constitutional powers and duties”
The review petition has been moved by one of the 21 petitioners who had approached the top court seeking legal recognition to the same sex marriage as a step further to September 6, 2018, top court judgment decriminalising the gay sex.
Defending the electoral bond scheme, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the central government, said it was a norm that the ruling party gets a major chunk of donations.
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan was arguing for NGO Association for Democratic Reforms and senior advocate Kapil Sibal talked about the opacity of the scheme.
