The five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to impose additional restrictions on the Right to Freedom of Speech of public functionaries, such as MPs, MLAs, Ministers and persons holding high offices by 4:1 majority
Justice BV Nagarathna held demonetisation of the whole series of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes was a serious matter. She's part of other Constitution Benches that will hear important cases, including the electoral bonds case.
More than eight lakh people watched the live streaming of three Constitution Bench proceedings. The landmark decision to live stream will ensure judicial transparency and reveal the hard work of judges