SC Friday held lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for a couple of tweets where he raised questions about the conduct of CJI Bobde, and some of his predecessors.
When told that other states had opened places of worship, the court added that if the situation improves, "this temple of justice will be the first to open its doors to the public".
The top court had earlier reserved its verdict after Bhushan defended his two allegedly contemptuous tweets saying they were against the personal conduct of judges, not judiciary.
The Official Languages Act stipulates the government to publish rules only in Hindi and English. CJI SA Bobde Thursday said there are people who may not know Hindi or English.
The high court said the Medical Council of India should mandate that doctors write in legible handwriting, preferably capital letters, so as to avoid any confusion.
The Bihar govt also said it was on account of political pressure in Maharashtra that Mumbai Police didn't extend any cooperation to Bihar Police to conduct the investigation.
Justice S.K. Panigrahi pointed out the lack of a central law to deal with witch-hunting. IPC provisions applicable for the crime aren't as effective in deterring criminals, the court said.
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The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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