The Supreme Court has directed that all petitions challenging Karnataka’s withdrawal of consent to probe Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s disproportionate assets case be heard by Justice Surya Kant-led bench. The CBI and BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal’s pleas are now listed before the new bench.
Today, On 13th August, The Supreme Court observed that the Bihar SIR dispute is “a battle between constitutional entitlement under Article 324 and constitutional right under Article 326,” highlighting the clash between election commission powers and citizens’ right to vote in free and fair elections.
