The Central government on Wednesday defended the inclusion of non-Muslims in Waqf Councils and Boards, arguing before the Supreme Court that these bodies perform largely administrative and secular functions, making such inclusion constitutionally valid and non-infringing upon religious rights.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday vehemently contested the Supreme Court order allowing activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in Bhima Koregaon case, to be placed under house arrest.
However, reacting to the SG's remarks, convicts lawyer AP Singh said to the court, "Why only in this case there is a hurry? Justice hurried is justice buried."
The National Conference (NC) has engaged former Solicitor General of India, Gopal Subramaniam, to intervene on behalf of the party in the hearing of Article 35A in the Supreme Court on 27 August.
