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SC verdict on demonetisation: A 5-judge Constitutional Bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer today said there has to be restraint in matters of such a policy and the court cannot supplant the wisdom of the executive by a judicial review of its decision. However, Justice B V Nagarathna strongly differed from the majority judgment by invoking the RBI Act, saying the scrapping of high-value currency notes should have been done through legislation and not by a notification.

The majority judgment noted that the move, which came six years ago, had 'reasonable nexus' with the objectives it sought to achieve and that it is 'not relevant whether the objective was achieved or not.'

The NJDG report shows a total 68 election petitions, 2357 writ petitions and 57 public interest litigations pending in the High Court of Manipur.

The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to hear a batch of PILs challenging the law on the electoral bonds for funding of the political parties that is pending since 2015.

EXERCISING extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court last month directed the release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s six assassins, including four members of the LTTE, a Sri Lankan terrorist organisation. The Central Government has filed a review pet