Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Srikant Jena has sought for the withdrawal of the review petition filed by the Union Government after the Supreme Court ruled that the States have the power to levy tax on mines and minerals.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that the matter would be tentatively listed on September 18, following a mention by the senior advocate Kapil Sibal.
DMK, in the petition, said the top court has committed an error apparent on the face of the record by holding that abolition of reservations.
The five-judge bench which will hear the review petitions will be headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and comprises of Ashok Bhushan, S.A. Nazeer, D.Y. Chandrachud and Sanjiv Khanna.
AIMPLB is also expected to file a review petition against the court's decision as its General Secretary said that the trust of Muslims has weakened after the court's decision.
The Jamiat Ulama-i Hind, a prominent petitioner in case, has also decided to file a review petition challenging the Supreme Court’s verdict, Jamiat chief Arshad Madani said.
'In the last 5 years, BJP has got into a bad habit of celebrating every case without analysing it,' said Randeep Singh Surjewala.
A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Ranjan Gogoi, dismissed all the petitions filed into the matter.
The Central government had filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on Monday against the March 20 order
To pacify protesting Dalit groups, the Centre has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the diluting of certain provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
