Sisodia has been in custody since Febraury and is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enfoecement Directorate (ED).
It also directed the setting of committees by the chief justices of the respective states to constantly monitor old cases pending for more than five years
Supreme Court has directed the Centre and states to take appropriate measures, frame policies and issue directions to ensure that manual sewer cleaning is completely eradicated
The top court said sentencing someone to life imprisonment requires due appreciation of evidence, and it cannot be done mechanically and in a perfunctory manner
This prompts the question of whether the Central government can pass a law recognizing such marriages, regardless of public opinion on same-sex unions.
In its last year's verdict, Supreme Court had upheld the ED's powers of arrest, attachment of property involved in money laundering, search and seizure under the PMLA.
Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, told the apex court that police are looking to take him into custody in the FibreNet case despite his being in custody in the Skill Development scam case.
The Chhattisgarh government had earlier alleged in the apex court that several state excise department officials have complained about ED officials threatening them and their family members with arrest.
