At one time, it was said that political parties like the Congress were being excessively advised by lawyers at the expense of politics. Now power politics dominates. The law is only there to be observed in the breach
Senior Congress leader and former minister Ajay Maken has moved the Supreme Court, asking it to make government bodies ensure that slum dwellers are rehabilitated before the removal of 48,000 illegal dwellings (jhuggis) alongside railway tracks in Delhi.
The Supreme Court today dismissed BJP MLA Madan Dilawar's plea challenging speaker CP Joshi's recognition of the ‘merging’ of 6 BSP MLAs with congress.
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to the CBI and ED to investigate the alleged selling of a painting of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor for Rs 2 crores by Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Milind Deora.
The Supreme Court today refused to interfere in the matter regarding Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Speaker CP Joshi’s order merging six BSP MLAs with the ruling Congress party in September 2019, because the case is pending before the Rajasthan High Court.
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow BJP leader Madan Dilawar’s challenge of Rajasthan High Court’s refusal to stay the Speaker’s decision to let 6 BSP MLAs merge with Congress.
Six MLAs, who were elected to the Rajasthan Assembly on BSP tickets, but later merged with the Congress, have approached the Supreme Court seeking a transfer to the top court a petition filed in the Rajasthan High Court.
A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court seeking to stop the payment of salaries, allowances and other benefits of those MLAs who have been staying at hotels for the last two weeks amid the political crisis in the state.