A top court bench made it clear that it will not issue any interim stay on the publication of the survey unless a prima facie case is made out. The court was informed the survey was completed by the Bihar government on August 6. The bench said the thought process gone into carrying out the survey must be recorded on the file.
The Supreme Court has referred the challenge to the Centre s Services Ordinance by the Delhi government to a constitutional bench, which will include five judges. The decision was made when a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha heard the case. On May 19, the Centre promulgated the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023.
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the speaker of Maharashtra legislative assembly on the plea filed by Shiv Sena MLA Sunil Prabhu seeking an expedited adjudication of the disqualification petitions filed against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs. The plea has accused the speaker of deliberately delaying the proceedings even after the verdict of the apex court on May 11, 2022.
Writing the judgment, CJI Ramana noted the disturbing trend of dowry deaths accounting for 40-50% of homicidal death of women in India and said it was because of the “pestiferous nature of dowry harassment, wherein married women are being subjected to cruelty because of covetous demands by husband and his relatives”.