The Supreme Court has refused video conferencing in the Ahmedabad blasts appeals, citing grave security risks to judges and witnesses. The Court directed the Gujarat HC to ensure uninterrupted in-person arguments for defence counsel.
The Supreme Court heard a PIL seeking statutory backing to curb pharma freebies to doctors under UCPMP. The Bench questioned enforcement while SG Tushar Mehta assured, “It’s a tiger with teeth.”
The Delhi High Court has set aside the CIC’s 2017 order directing Delhi University to disclose PM Modi’s 1978 BA degree records. Justice Sachin Datta upheld DU’s appeal citing privacy over political interest.
The Delhi High Court will rule on DU’s plea challenging the CIC order to disclose PM Modi’s 1978 BA degree details. Judgment expected at 2:30 pm.
The Supreme Court will hear Punjab’s plea against the Governor referring two bills to the President. SG Tushar Mehta said, “Since this involves the same constitutional questions, let all such matters be heard together before the Constitution Bench,” but Singhvi objected.
Supreme Court pulled up NHAI after a 12-hour traffic jam on Kerala’s NH-544, questioning toll charges for poor roads. CJI Gavai also said, “The city becomes paralysed if it rains for two hours.”
The Centre told the Supreme Court that fixing timelines for President and Governors to act on Bills would upset the constitutional balance, stressing such powers are “non-justiciable.” SG Tushar Mehta warned that judicial overreach could trigger “constitutional disorder.”
During the Supreme Court’s hearing on the controversial Delhi–NCR stray dogs case, Justice Vikram Nath asked senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi about his cropped video feed, prompting Singhvi’s witty reply, “It is the technology, Milord !” The court has reserved its order on petitions challenging the August 11 directive to relocate all stray dogs to shelters.
The Supreme Court closed the IMA’s case against Patanjali over misleading ads and lifted its stay on the Centre’s deletion of Rule 170. AYUSH medicine ads can now run without prior State licensing approval.
Today, On 7th August, The Supreme Court, while hearing review pleas against its 2022 verdict upholding ED’s powers, criticised Enforcement Directorate and remarked “You cannot act like a crook, you have to work within the four corners of law,” stressing legal accountability.
