Bin the frivolous
More critical than the fine imposed by the Supreme Court last Friday is the concern articulated by the Bench over what it calls the “mushroom growth of frivolous litigation petitions that should be nipped in the bud”.
More critical than the fine imposed by the Supreme Court last Friday is the concern articulated by the Bench over what it calls the “mushroom growth of frivolous litigation petitions that should be nipped in the bud”.
A bench of the Supreme Court granted liberty to the petitioner, Anil Deshmukh, to file an application seeking an early hearing in his bail plea pending before the Bombay High Court.
His lawyer had mentioned the matter for an urgent hearing before a Supreme Court vacation bench against the impending threat of demolition to Jauhar University as part of a condition of his bail.
The CoA headed by former Supreme Court judge AR Dave also comprises SY Qureshi, ex-Chief Election Commissioner and Bhaskar Ganguly, former captain of the Indian football team.
The Supreme Court, in its order, said that Shivling area will be protected. Muslims' right to prayer, religious observances not to be disturbed inside the Gyanvapi mosque. The trial court judge's directions that only 20 people will pray namaz etc will not operate now.
"Before they ask to sensitise others, they've to sensitise themselves first. They're not sensitised. This is something which is spoiling the whole atmosphere" a the apex court observed referring to the controversial Haridwar Dharam Sansad.
Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant stay after hearing a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Central government to trade 5 per cent of its shareholding in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Citing the SC order, the officials, on condition of anonymity, said the Supreme Court has only said it “expects" that nobody will use Section 124A till the Central Government decides on the matter, and has not stayed the provision of sedition.
The Supreme Court today said that the elections to municipal bodies be announced in two weeks in the state.
The Supreme Court said today in a landmark decision on India's Covid vaccine policy that no one can be forced to take the vaccine.
