According to procedure, a high court judge willing to resign has to send their resignation to the President. If the President approves, they stand discharged of their duties.
The petition said the amendments to the UAPA, which allows the govt to designate individuals as terrorists, infringed upon the fundamental right to dignity.
The court dismissed Chidambaram's plea challenging the Delhi High Court order, saying such offences have to be dealt with differently as they affect the economy.
The Supreme Court passed the order after CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury filed an affidavit on Tarigami's health condition on returning from Srinagar last week.
Four petitions to be heard in different courts Thursday will decide whether P. Chidambaram walks out of CBI custody on bail, is sent to ED custody or sent to judicial custody.
Justice Tahilramani, who upheld convictions in Bilkis Bano rape case, had refused consent to collegium's decision to move her from Madras HC to Meghalaya.
SC had asked the trial court to consider P. Chidambaram’s interim bail request, but Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said it would cause jurisdictional problems.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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