The SC bench said there are some observations in the order which may be well-meaning but passed by the court in anxiety to provide relief to the general public.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the UP govt was taking steps to curb Covid in the state, but to have a 'lockdown by a judicial order may not be right'.
Allahabad HC asked UP govt to shut down private & govt-run establishments for a week in 5 cities. No weddings, religious activities to be allowed. Restaurants, shops to remain closed.
Justice Govind Mathur who retired as Allahabad High Court chief justice on 13 April, is known for taking suo motu cognizance of several issues, including internet shutdowns in UP.
A Varanasi trial court On 8 April allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to study the Gyanvapi Mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
The Gyanvapi management had appealed the HC in 1998 to decide whether a civil suit in the case is barred under a 1991 law. The HC completed hearings only last month.
Decks were cleared for appointment of 11 district judges for Allahabad HC, one for Chhattisgarh HC, 8 for Calcutta HC, among others, which now await law ministry’s notification.
Union minister Kishan Reddy said that since the UP Police was divested of the probe and CBI is carrying out the investigation, there would be no room for apprehensions at this stage.
Navy looking at about 26 multi-role deck-based fighters for its aircraft carrier. Visit by Super Hornets comes close on heels of similar trip by competitor Rafale M of Dassault Aviation.
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.