Supreme Court

Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's majority opinion outlined this, setting a High Court appeal deadline before June 30, 2024.

Typically, review petitions under Article 137 of the Constitution focus on specific legal errors or clear mistakes in the records.

The Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud along with Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, and Surya Kant, will determine the constitutionality of the 2019 Presidential Order that revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

In their ruling, the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti referred to the mandate established by the apex court's judgement in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case that upheld the Enforcement Directorate's powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The Supreme Court earlier in the day directed that proceedings in deciding pending defection petitions in the Shiv Sena split case shall be concluded by December 31. The top court has also directed the Maharashtra Speaker to conclude NCP's defection petitions by January 31, 2024.

Making his submission before a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, ASG S.V. Raju, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), said that he had been instructed to say that the ED is considering making the Aam Admi Party an accused in the ongoing investigation in the PMLA case.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra agreed to examine the matter and issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant - a BJP functionary at whose instance an FIR was lodged. 

A bench of CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the plea as withdrawn, remarking that the participation of political parties in the first-level checking (FLC) is merely "one step" of the detailed procedure laid down by the poll body.

Following the Kerala HC order, Faizal faced disqualification as an MP for the second time. After the apex court's stay, Faizal can now continue as an MP.

"We want to clarify that our question yesterday was not to implicate anyone. Suppose if as per the prosecution if A is not being prosecuted can B or C be prosecuted? " he asked, adding that the query was posed in this context.