The Supreme Court Today (August 12th) rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) petition highlighting the delays by High Courts in deciding election petitions. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the fault is not with High Courts since they are overburdened with work and there is shortage of judges.
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader, Udhayanidhi Stalin, over his controversial remarks on ‘Sanatana Dharma’. The apex court’s decision comes in the wake of Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments where he equated Sanatana Dharma with diseases such as dengue and malaria. The Supreme Court’s notice […]