The Supreme Court of India set aside the Madras High Court’s late-evening interim order staying Tamil Nadu laws on Vice-Chancellor appointments, citing denial of adequate hearing to the State.
The apex court remitted the matter back to the High Court for fresh consideration and asked it to decide the case expeditiously within six weeks.
The Supreme Court of India has sought responses from the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Telangana on a plea challenging a 2023 rule disqualifying advocates with multiple pending serious criminal cases from contesting Bar Council elections. The petitioner argues that disqualification based on mere pendency of cases violates the constitutional principle of presumption of innocence.
