Delhi High Court division bench sought response from the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI) in a plea by two lawyers, wherein it is alleged that the practice of offering freebies as part of electoral promises could sway away a vast majority of electorates.
New Delhi (ILNS): Today, the Supreme Court judge, Justice UU Lalit recused himself from hearing the contempt case filed against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and his government for making allegations against sitting judges of the Apex Court and High Court.
The growing and steady barrage of ad hominem public attacks on sitting senior judges reveal how the Supreme Court has become an arena for target practice by politicians and opportunists from within and outside.