NEW DELHI: Today, 3rd Feb, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to lift the stay imposed on the trial in the 2015 sacrilege cases. This trial involves incidents of desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab. The stay had been issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, halting the legal proceedings. Ram Rahim is seeking the vacation of this stay.
The Supreme Court on Friday(8th Nov) has requested responses from the Karnataka Government and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar regarding a CBI petition contesting the state’s withdrawal of consent for a corruption investigation against Shivakumar. The case follows a High Court dismissal of earlier appeals from both the CBI and BJP leader Yatnal.
