The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Ashish Mishra, the prime accused in mowing down of four farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in October 202, to respond to the allegation that witnesses were being threatened.
Pointing to the low conviction rate in the money laundering cases, a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the trial is yet to commence and, with 183 witnesses to be examined, will take a long time.
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.
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.
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Ram temple construction committee's two-day meeting under the chairmanship of Nripendra Mishra began here on Sunday.
Dismissing the PIL, the bench said that the top court should not become some kind of an appellant authority for such matters.
