The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena had filed a plea before the apex court seeking direction to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to take an expeditious decision on the disqualification petitions pending against rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. The Supreme Court has sought a response to the plea in two weeks. Supreme Court Issues Notice to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker on Uddhav Thackeray s Plea on Disqualification of Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on May 31 a plea seeking directions to cancel Class 12 examinations in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari.
UPDATE: Admissions are open at Manipal (MAHE)
At the outset, the bench asked petitioner Mamta Sharma whether she has served the copy of the plea to the counsel representing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
When the petitioner said she will serve the copy of the petition to the parties, the bench observed, “You do it. We will have it on Monday (May 31)”.