A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan could not take up the batch of pleas for hearing due to paucity of time and fixed the matter for hearing on January 9, 2024. It asked parties to remain crisp in their arguments.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate K K Venugopal, alleging delay on the part of the governor in granting assent to eight bills.
This is not a commission or a committee, but a special task force. The Supreme Court will be monitoring the progress of the task force, Kishan Reddy said
The Supreme court heard the writ petition filed by Andhra Pradesh challenging the fresh terms of reference given by the union government to the KWDT-II
Last week, Tejashwi Yadav's counsel had informed a trial court in Ahmedabad that he has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the criminal defamation case
The CJI said that now with the help of lawyers' bodies, the time gap in the listing of fresh matters after their filing in the top court has been significantly reduced.
Arif Mohammed Khan is the third Governor to face similar petitions in the top court alleging delay in clearing of bills, after Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and Punjab's Governor Banwarilal Purohit.