A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar while hearing the petitions observed that being socialist in the Indian sense is understood only to be a "welfare state."
Rajoana was awarded the death sentence for his involvement in the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh on August 31, 1995 at Chandigarh.
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih also directed Delhi-NCR states to immediately constitute teams for monitoring steps/actions which are required under GRAP-IV.
A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told the Ajit Pawar faction that they must fight the elections under their own identity and refrain from using Sharad Pawar’s name during the electioneering.
The opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh has received a boost in the bypoll campaigning following the Supreme Court's adverse comnent on the Yogi government's bulldozer action and putting a break on this trend
The poser from the bench came as Solicitor General, representing the Central government, asserted that the Central government has the power to extend the tenure.
The petition also sought revocation of the exemption of the chief minister from personal appearance granted to him in criminal cases.
The order holds that the powers entrusted to the governor cannot be taken recourse to to thwart the normal course of lawmaking by the state legislatures.
The Chief Justice Chandrachud sought the names as his initial suggestion of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Harish Salve to talk to each other and decide on the name was received with reservations given the prevailing complexities.
“Why should people who violate the law get economic benefits,” asked the apex court.
