India News: The SC-bench, comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala & Manoj Misra, also issued notice to the Centre, Election Commission (EC) and th
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
The SC bench said that the worries raised by the petitioner, BJP's Ashwini Upadhyay, 'that under the guise of welfare, fiscal responsibility is dispensed with', must be considered.
Supreme Court on Friday said that freebies at cost of taxpayers money may push the state towards imminent bankruptcy . It also ordered the listing of pleas raising the issue of the practice of political parties promising freebies before a three-judge bench