The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that without considering the facts of the case, "the question as to whether the allegations in the FIR or complaint prima facie constitute any offence or make out a case against the accused, cannot be decided".
There are a few months to go before Justice N.V. Ramana will take over as India’s 48th Chief Justice. That is the trajectory of the senior most puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of India as per convention and judicial precedent.
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the stay order passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the government's decision to trifurcate the state capital in view of the ongoing case in the High Court.