Justice M.R. Shah

Coming down heavily on the state of Jharkhand for not implementing its last year's directions, the Supreme Court has issued notice to the Standing Counsel of State of Jharkhand, to file an affidavit, as to what steps it has taken in a contempt plea filed by a rape victim.

On the previous hearing the two-judge bench headed by Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah had observed that it doesn’t matter whether there’s an overlap or no overlap because if parliaments intend to occupy a field, then you cannot legislate at the state level at all.

Justice Bhushan asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta whether the government can issue a state-wise advisory that such acts should not be followed by the states, to which Mehta said an advisory of the Central government has already been issued to the states.