During the hearing in the Supreme Court on the Maharashtra crisis, the Election Commission declared its decision to allot the election symbol to the Eknath Shinde group valid. The Court raised questions about the Governor’s decision and said the threat to security should not be the basis for trust vote.
Foreign law firms and foreign lawyers will be able to practice in India after the Bar Council of India granted permission for such operations.
Former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti were granted bail in a jobs-for-land case. The next hearing will be on March 29.
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on alleged illegal detention of CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami.