The Court made the observations while disposing of a contempt petition alleging disobedience of directions passed in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in 2019 for controlling stray animals in Delhi.
Supreme Court today expressed displeasure that the Aam Admi Party (AAP) political office located at Rouse Avenue in Delhi was built over "encroached land" that was originally allotted to the Delhi High Court.
The top court issued notice in a plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 2(1)(s) of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which excludes unmarried women from becoming surrogate mothers.
The Court noted that the accused had not made any prayer for bail and yet, the High Court proceeded to grant him interim bail after "de-reserving" his quashing plea and taking it up in chambers.