Amendment was done just to muzzle criticism & questioning of central govt & to stifle dissent from what it puts out in regard to affairs of state, petitioners had contended.
However, SC grants permission for Maharashtra govt to appeal against acquittal because of its own earlier judgment that reversed the first Bombay HC order setting Saibaba free.
The state government, in its plea before the apex court, dubbed the high court order as perverse, illegal, and arbitrary which deserves to be set aside.
Striking down the bond scheme on 15 February, the court had ordered the bank to furnish details of purchasers and redeemers by 6 March. The bank wanted time till 30 June.
Two vacancies of election commissioners have arisen following the resignation of Arun Goel and Anup Chandra Pandey’s retirement. Plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur
SC indicted ex-Uttarakhand forest minister Harak Singh Rawat & a DFO for diverting forest land for non-forest use, felling over 6,000 trees in buffer zone of Corbett National Park.
Speaker Narwekar declared Shinde-led faction 'real Shiv Sena' by relying on 'legislative majority'. SC wondered Thursday if decision went against its 2023 judgment in the case.
Professor had moved SC against Bombay HC order holding him liable for putting up WhatsApp status critical of abrogation of Article 370 & wishing Pakistan 'happy independence day'.
Acquitting the 6 in Maoist links case, HC wondered how charges were framed against DU prof Saibaba in absence of valid sanction. Police also failed to explain delay in his arrest, HC said.
Noting that 'nuisance' of stray dogs was increasing day by day, the court also directed state government to give licences to individuals interested in maintaining stray dogs.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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