698
New Delhi, April 7
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday the plea of the wife of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh authorities to ensure that her husband s life is “protected” in the state besides being accorded fair trial in cases against him.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy, as per the apex court s website, would hear on April 9 the plea of Afshan Ansari, who has also expressed apprehension about possible attempts to eliminate her spouse in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday got Ansari s custody from its Punjab counterpart as per the direction of the apex court. He is accused of heinous crimes in several cases lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh.
Mukhtar Ansari: SC to hear on April 9 plea of Mukhtar Ansari s wife for his protection in UP indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Share This - Nomenclature of the title of the petition filed before the High Court is immaterial.
The Supreme Court observed that a petition styled as one under Article 226 would not bar the High Court to exercise its jurisdiction which otherwise it possesses under a Statute and/or under Article 227 of the Constitution.
In this case, the appellant s contention was that the order of the Wakf Tribunal could not be challenged by way of writ petition before the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution as only a revision in terms of proviso to sub-section (9) of Section 83 of the Wakf Act could be preferred.
SC dismisses plea seeking direction to remove phobia of COVID-19 pandemic
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021, 06:33 PM IST
Share
Synopsis The apex court said the plea, which also sought a direction to the Centre to remove the COVID-19 pandemic warning on mobile phones, cannot be entertained.
The apex court was hearing a plea which had sought direction to the Centre to take measures against the alleged false bogey of corona pandemic being created by some interested persons and by the respondent in the minds of public at large .
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre to take effective measures to remove the phobia of COVID-19 from the minds of citizens, saying it is for the authorities to take appropriate measures for containing the pandemic. The apex court said the plea, which also sought a direction to the Centre to remove the COVID-19 pandemic warning on mobile phones, cannot be entertained.
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Next Week On Justice Eswaraiah s Challenge Against AP HC Enquiry Into Alleged Phone Call Conspiracy
Share This -
x
Dismissing an interlocutory application filed seeking to re-open arguments in the petition of former Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justce V Eswaraiah, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it will pronounce judgment in the case next week, on April 12.
The former High Court judge has filed the petition in the Supreme Court against an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court directing for a judicial inquiry into an alleged phone conversation between him and a District Judge plotting conspiracy against the Chief Justice of the High Court and a sitting Supreme Court Judge.