The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Centre’s plea challenging the direction issued by Karnataka High Court to increase supply of oxygen in the state to 1200 MT.
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Delhi Jal Board to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board and make a representation relating to the amount of water which is not sufficient to Delhi.
The two-judge bench comprising Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah pronounced its judgment in the Election Commission's plea against the Madras High Court's oral observations.
The bench then directed the state to initiate fresh steps in recovering the costs from the petitioner, that could be gathered from the arrears of land revenue.
The petitioner says that the said writ was last listed before the court in March 2019 and since then it has not been listed, despite many applications for listing. Moreover, the matter is for final hearing as a counter and rejoinders have already been placed.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Election Commission’s plea against the oral observations made by Madras High Court that ECI was "singularly responsible" for the Covid second wave in India and should be tried for "murder charges".