The Congress, in its application termed the governor's action as a "brazen unconstitutional" act to appoint "a junior MLA as the pro tem speaker.
The petition has also sought quashing of the decision of the governor to appoint Parrikar as the chief minister.
Investors indulged in buying beaten down blue chips at lower and attractive levels.
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 points to end at 26,396 and the Nifty50 slipped 2 points to end at 8,109.
The vacation bench, comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit, said: "Under what jurisdiction can we extend his detention? In the absence of any law we can't take away the right of a person. If the reformation programme takes 7 or 10 years, can we keep him under detention? Where is the legislative sanction?"
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Mundra fills the vacancy created by the retirement of KC Chakrabarty in April, two months before his five-year tenure was come to an end.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Back in the top half of the league table after a convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils will look to build on the winning momentum when they take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Seeking to counter protests over growing intolerance, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Saturday led a delegation of writers and artistes to the President and the prime minister.
'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi, the common man. They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian discusses his film.
Pavin Rao, a 28-year company veteran, to be second-in-command at Infosys.
Even as they struggle to find the winning formula, laggards Kings XI Punjab will still fancy their chances when they host Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament in Mohali on Monday.
He's betting big on small stores to help him reach 10 million households by FY21, report Abhineet Kumar and Raghavendra Kamath.
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
The Congress said it will observe 'Save Democracy Day' on Friday with party workers and leaders holding protest marches at all district and state headquarters.
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Many people struggle to claim or liquidate investments and insurance policies due to procedural issues.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Santosh Kamath, partner (infrastructure and government services), KPMG in India, expects an extension of a tax holiday for the sector.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
The Pune outfit is presently languishing at the sixth spot in the eight-team standings with just four points.
Delhi University had claimed that unless the roll number of a student is not provided, it would be difficult to search the records.
'If 17-year-old Modi wanted to get out of the marriage, which was imposed on him by a socially backward society and his family, it's not only ethical but his right to walk out of the forced marriage...' 'Jashodaben, a highly conservative woman who understandably, by the social standards of India of the 1960s, opted to remain confined to the marriage instead of kicking Modi out from her life for not starting the marriage in the real sense...''In spite of media pressure, if she does not speak against Modi, it suggests that Modi has not ill-treated her or exploited her after parting ways.' Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt speaks to people in the know about the controversy over Narendra Modi's marriage.
'Harshvardhan Kapoor will go on to become one of the finest Indian actors of this generation,' predicts Sreehari Nair. 'In Bhavesh Joshi, Kapoor treats the movie like a box and tries to break out of it.' 'It's magic to watch a young actor like Kapoor achieve intensity without overextending himself; he can hold a frame while merely being in it.'
Mumbai Indians are all set to open the defense of their title against new outfit Rising Pune Supergiants.
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Investors sought to book profits at attractive valuations after recent run up in last few trading sessions.
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to take the confidence from their Monday night's nerve-wracking one-run victory when they clash with Mumbai Indians.
After visiting two Central Asian countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ufa on Wednesday on a three-day trip during which he will attend the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits.
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On a roll after a poor start, Delhi Daredevils will look to complete a hat-trick of victories on home turf when they take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League encounter, in New Delhi on Saturday.
State government says Infosys is Karnataka's baby and it will give the company full support to stay in the IT Park.
HFCs and banks expect a drop in demand for housing loans in the short-term.
CEOs are not happy with scorecard so far but are ready to invest more as they think one year is too short a time to revive the economy
Narendra Modi is squandering a mandate for change on feeble, unimaginative incrementalism.
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
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