The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central government on a plea challenging the law barring married couples from having a second child through surrogacy if they have a healthy first child.
No one has any right to distort facts in comments made on social media, the Supreme Court said while issuing a contempt notice to AIUDF leader Karim Uddin Barbhuiya over a Facebook post.
The Court was hearing a petition by AAP Councillor Kuldeep Kumar who alleged fraud in the decision by RO Anil Masih to declare BJP Manoj Sonkar (now resigned) as the Chandigarh Mayor on January 30.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a two-year imprisonment sentence imposed on a doctor for storing a "small quantity" of certain allopathic medicines at his clinic without requisite licenses.
A Constitution bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will begin hearing next week the case concerning the legal validity of the electoral bonds scheme that facilitates anonymous donations to political parties.