The Supreme Court stayed the Madras High Court’s order quashing the appointments of 17 Personal Assistants to High Court judges, granting interim protection to the appointees. The bench passed the interim order while hearing an appeal challenging the High Court’s decision.
The Supreme Court stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the premature release of Mohammed Rashid Khan, convicted in the 1993 Bowbazar bomb blasts that killed 69 people in Kolkata. The Court issued notice on West Bengal’s plea challenging the release, while granting an interim stay on the order concerning the TADA convict.
The Supreme Court stayed portions of the Allahabad High Court judgment against Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad, IAS. The Court suspended directions requiring adverse observations to be forwarded to the DoPT for consideration in future service-related assessments and assignments.
The Supreme Court has stayed the Telangana government’s decision to re-allot land originally given to Patanjali Foods for an oil palm factory zone in Suryapet district. The apex court ordered status quo while hearing Patanjali Foods’ challenge against cancellation of its factory zone under the NMEO–Oil Palm scheme.
