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.
These policemen including some officers, had publicly flogged about a dozen Muslims held following a skirmish with them.
It has frequently been propagated that Nehru was a champion of the highest democratic values. But history tells us something entirely different. He was always intolerant of press‘s scrutiny of his government. He was also deeply annoyed with the court‘s resistance to restrain critical observations made in the press
The apex court issues notice on challenge to Section 8A of RP Act.
When the state government could allocate Rs 1,100 crore on publicity in the last three years, it could earmark funds for RRTS projects, said the apex court.
The bench kept pending the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) application for an independent evaluation of Satyendar Jain’s ailment by All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi.
