"Rajasthan is the only state where no demand was raised to change the PCC president in seven years. We knew that nothing is happening here. We knew he is 'nikamma' (worthless) and 'nakara' (idle), still we did not question this in the interest of the party," Gehlot told reporters.
The 19 MLAs were sent notices Tuesday by the Speaker after the Congress complained that they had defied a party whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings.
A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices R Subhash Reddy and A S took note of the submission of the main opposition party of the state that speaker has not been taking any decision on the MLAs for last three years and issued notices to him, assembly secretary and 11 lawmakers including O Panneerselvam.
Following objection from petitioners who claimed conflict of interest.
Besides the Centre, the varsity administration had also filed a separate plea against the high court verdict on the issue.
AG's view in the long-pending case related to the Aircel-Maxis deal has come in less than two months of the Narendra Modi government taking charge at the Centre.
A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government while seeking their replies on a plea alleging "excessive" use of pellet guns in the state.
A bench headed by the CJI took note of the submission of sr advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the rebel MLAs.
Mallya is a fugitive from justice in India, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court.
With the Modi government facing the arduous task of fulfilling its promise of getting back black money stashed abroad, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Friday said all amounts deposited in foreign banks by Indian citizens can't be termed as black money and that it is not a crime to open such accounts.
The Centre expressed its inability before the SC in formulating the draft Memorandum of Procedure for appointment of judges.
The fresh appointments are to be made to the Allahabad, Calcutta, Delhi, Rajasthan and the Bombay high courts, among others.
The AG said that due to Aadhaar, government has saved over Rs 50,000 crore on the schemes to benefit the poor as well as the pension schemes.
The apex court also said the poll panel can go ahead with its scheduled hearing on Friday itself.
The apex court, however, made it clear that the swearing-in and the government formation in the state would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it.
The apex court also put forth questions why loans were given to Mallya when he was a defaulter.
The judgment also stated that it would also be applicable to bars, pubs and restaurants as drunken driving leads to fatal road accidents.
The BJP MP in her plea alleged that Gandhi has attributed his personal remarks to the top court and tried to create prejudice.
Following the order, the Peace and Harmony Committee of the Delhi Assembly deferred its proceedings, and said it would notify the further course of action and the next date of sitting in due course of time.
Tamil Nadu government's standing counsel Yogesh Kanna confirmed the development and said the state has urged the apex court that it should be heard if anyone challenges the newly promulgated ordinance.
The Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi, on Friday, asked the Supreme to recall its order on the BCCI in the case regarding the Lodha recommendations to be followed by the Indian cricket board.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made it clear that the government would come to the negotiating table only if the recognised parties participate in the dialogue and not the separatist elements.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accept Centre's preliminary plea that petitions challenging the new law on appointment of judges in higher judiciary.
Senior advocate K K Venugopal's name has been cleared for appointment as the Attorney General for India, following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer.
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The Lokpal chairperson, all of its eight members and support staff are being allocated space in the hotel premises.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the Italian government contended before a bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir that NIA, which has been asked by the Centre to probe the case, has no jurisdiction to conduct the investigation as the charges which have been slapped on the marines are not covered by the NIA Act.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday voiced concern over the damage to public property during agitations, saying the country cannot be held to ransom and that it will lay down parameters for fixing accountability for the losses.
The order came on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme.
In a relief to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, the Delhi high court Wednesday stayed the execution of non-bailable warrants issued against him in 2008 for his alleged anti-Bihari remarks.
The apex court, however, allowed the West Bengal unit of the BJP to continue with its proposed public rallies and meetings under its "Ganatantra Bachao Yatra".
Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's order directing it to deposit around Rs 185 crore (Rs 1.85 billion) with the Income Tax Department as tax deducted at source (TDS) from its employees' wages.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings against former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case.A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi also issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on Shah's plea -- contending that Prajapati murder case is part of Sohrabuddin Sheikh's fake encounter case and they should be heard together.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the army asking why it had maintained silence over allegations of rape and murder against its personnel in Manipur and questioned the state government for not proceeding with these cases against them.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the appeal before a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh, which asked him to approach the Registry for listing it for hearing on Friday itself.
Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, arrested for his alleged role in air hostess Geetika Sharma's suicide case, was on Monday denied bail by the Delhi high court.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed alleged Naxal sympathiser Soni Sori, arrested for allegedly helping the outlaws in Chhattisgarh, to be shifted from a Raipur jail to one in Jagdalpur.
'Where in parliamentary democracies around the world do political parties drag Supreme Court judges in the middle marches of the night to decide who will rule?' asks Sunil Sethi.
The names have been returned to Centre.
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