A Special CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) Court today has extended the stay on the Delhi High Court order which set aside the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the agency against former Amnesty International India chair Aakar Patel.
The petition filed by Tushar Gandhi challenging the Gujarat Government's decision to redevelop the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad at Supreme Court was sent back to the Gujarat High today after the hearing of the matter.
Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, urges Supreme Court to intervene in the redevelopment of Sabarmati Ashram, stating that the over-sized involvement of Gujarat government in the project may lead to the ashram losing the Gandhian ethos it has preserved over the years.
The Supreme Court will hear a petition on February 25, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which had given directions for the eviction of over 10,000 slum dwellers.
The Supreme Court has upheld the interim stay imposed by the High Court on Gujarat government's law prohibiting marriage for the purpose of religious conversion.