The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by Gujarat police against Congress Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi over a social media post with a poem 'Ae khoon ke pyase baat suno' playing in the background.
The Punjab government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has cleared the protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders near Haryana and farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on fast-unto-death, has also broken his fast.
A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan said matter will be heard in the week commencing May 5, 2025, as advocate Prashant Bhushan told the bench that “There has been rampant corruption in the appointment of police chiefs… rampant.”
Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna heading a bench agreed to list the PIL for hearing today or tomorrow after advocate for the PIL petitioner mentioned the matter for an early hearing.
Withdrawing the judicial work from Justice Yashwant Verma, the CJI Khanna asked the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court not to assign him any judicial work for the time being.
The apex court also directed not to give effect to Kundu's transfer as principal secretary, AYUSH by the state government.
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra issued notices to the Centre, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh governments on the plea by the transgender petitioner.
The bench asked the petitioner to hand over the petition to the Attorney General within two days and posted the case for hearing after four weeks.
On December 28, 2023, the Central government notified the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act 2023.
A heavy agenda awaits the Supreme Court as it resumes its working from Tuesday – January 2, 2024 – after two weeks long winter holidays – Christmas and New Year.
