Latest revelation in Pegasus controversy comes a day before a 2-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana is scheduled to hear a batch of PILs seeking a probe into the matter.
Justice Arun Mishra, who retires from SC after a 6-year tenure, had frequent run-ins with the Bar, including in the recent Prashant Bhushan contempt case.
In 2018, a 3 -judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had overruled a judgment passed by another 3-judge bench of the court in 2014, causing controversy.
On 3 December, Justice Mishra while hearing a case had warned senior lawyer Gopal Shankarnarayanan of contempt & conviction if he did not stop repeating arguments.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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