The SC, presided over by CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa, along with Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali, took up the plea filed by Ali Khan, aiming to declare the general elections of February 8 as void.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to concerned respondents and also stayed the Parliament Ethics Committee proceedings against West Bengal senior officials in the matter relating to the Sandeshkhali protest.
Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on allegations of irregularities in the vote-counting process, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manoj Sonkar resigned from the post of Chandigarh Mayor on Sunday.
The Supreme Court will hear the plea seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal in connection with alleged sexual assault of women living in Sandeshkhali village tomorrow (February 19).
Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal in the wake of the Sandeshkhali issue, stating that there is a lack of respect for women in the state.
The agency opposed the regular bail plea of Sisodia and submitted that as the curative petition is pending before the Supreme Court, the accused can't move this bail application
"It has never happened before that those who formed a political party were removed from the party. Not only this, but the party symbol was also taken away. This decision was not in accordance with the law. We have approached the Supreme Court in this matter. We will need to increase our pub
The BJP delegation, which met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose after being stopped from visiting Sandeshkhali on Friday, said they will personally interact with the women protesters in the area after securing permission from the Supreme Court.
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his poll promises, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the former is the chief of all liars as he failed to even fulfil what he had promised during his 2014 poll campaign.
A three-judge bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking to declare the February 8 general elections null and void on Monday, as reported by The Express Tribune.