While the court had permitted only green firecrackers, Chowdhury questioned the government's failure to ensure compliance, saying that the ongoing suffocation faced by citizens reflects a gap between orders and ground reality.
AG granting consent for criminal contempt action against the lawyer says such behaviour "strikes at the very foundation of the justice delivery system".
Shinde was speaking at the inauguration of the new Civil and Criminal Court building in Mandangad, Ratnagiri district, where he highlighted Justice Gavai's humility, integrity, and dedication to upholding the values of equality and justice enshrined in the Constitution.
These remarks were made during a book release ceremony of 'The Great Legal Luminary Dr Br Ambedkar'. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde were also present in the ceremony.
Addressing the audience at the book release ceremony of 'The Great Legal Luminary Dr BR Ambedkar', CM Fadnavis highlighted the significant reforms undertaken under Justice Gavai's guidance.
AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi criticised state BJP governments' bulldozer actions, accusing them of 'defying' Chief Justice of India BR Gavai's guidelines and urged them to adhere to the Constitution.
"He still maintains that he doesn't accept the Constitution. We gave him a copy of the Constitution... He still has no remorse... Such people will become destructive to the country... The police also accompanied us inside," Lanke said.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking CBI investigation into the death of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consumption of toxic cough syrup.
Kejriwal also condemned the recent incident of a shoe-hurling attempt at the Chief Justice of India. "When a shoe was thrown at the Chief Justice of the country, their trolls on social media are insulting Dalits, even abusing Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Where have these people brought India toda
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list an application seeking extension of timeline for mandatory registration of all Waqf properties, including Waqf-by-users under the UMEED portal.
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Thursday expressed that his brother judge Justice K Vinod Chandran and himself were "shocked" by the shoe-hurling attempt made by a 71-year-old lawyer Rajesh Kishore on Monday. The CJI however also added that it is now a forgotten chapter for t