Speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association to celebrate ‘Constitution Day’, the Chief Justice lauded the role played by the Bar in making the judiciary a robust institution.
The Rajasthan government has also tendered an apology in the court for reported contempt of the court in the case of land acquisition.
"What happens is, if you win the elections, EVMs are not tampered with," the apex court pointed out.
The court refused to undertake an “exhaustive examination” of the prayers challenging the insertion of ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ in the preamble of the constitution by the forty-second amendment to the constitution in 1976.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the steps taken to control and combat toxic air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government and police to immediately set up checkpoints at all 113 entry points to the city to monitor the entry of trucks carrying only essential supplies.
"If this is about environmental concerns, why cannot the NGT (National Green Tribunal) hear it? Why should everything come directly to the Supreme Court," the bench asked.
Chief Justice Chandrachud asked, “Have the policemen (who handed over the victims to the mob as per their statements) been interrogated? What is the DGP of the state doing?”
The petitioners against the Pen Monument had sought to stall the construction citing environmental concerns and the livelihood of the fishermen.
The reply document stated that subsequent to his conviction, the Congress leader, in a press conference, said that he would never apologise "as he was not a Savarkar but a Gandhi".
Says need to restore confidence in Constitution, and rule of law
