The Supreme Court was hearing the PIL challenging the poll panel’s communications whereby the maximum number of electors per polling station had been increased from 1200 to 1500.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna assumed office as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, following Justice DY Chandrachud’s tenure. The oath of office was administered by President Droupadi Murmu in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Dismissing the plea, a bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta said they were not convinced to interfere with the High Court order which had also refused to stay the trial.
Setting aside the Madras High court order cancelling the bail, earlier granted to 'Sattai' Durai Murugan on November 2021, a bench observed that he could not be said to have misused the liberty granted to him.
The observation from the bench came as Stalin, seeking the clubbing of the multiple FIRs registered against him across the country, relied on the top court judgments in the matters relating to media persons in support of his plea
Justice Chandrachud said this is a national capital and severe air pollution levels do not send good signals across the globe.
It was clearly mentioned in the advertisement that the persons having visual and hearing disabilities more than 60 percent were not eligible to apply.
Only green firecrackers will be allowed for two hours on Diwali in Himachal Pradesh as per the orders of the SC to reduce the impact on the environment in the state.
Sanghaik while addressing a webinar on the Right to Information Act in which students from HP University and other colleges participated, said the right to information is a fundamental right.
The appointment of High Court judges in India is governed by a very sound convention backed by the memorandum of procedure under which for elevating an individual to the High Court, the Chief Justice of the High Court in consultation with two of his senior-most colleagues in the Court needs to recommend names for appointment to the Chief Justice of India, the Union Law Minister, the Chief Minister, and the Governor of the respective State.
