Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing of Pleas Over Political Freebies
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
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The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no urgency to hear the matter against freebies promised by the political parties during election campaigns.
With states after states competing to offer freebies, a report has suggested that the Supreme Court-led panel could cap such welfare schemes at 1 per cent of the state's GDP or 1 per cent of its own tax collection.
The report suggests that the apex court panel fix a band, say 1 per cent of GSDP or 1 per cent of state own tax collections or 1 per cent of state revenue expenditure for these welfare schemes.
On his last day as the Chief Justice of India, CJI NV Ramana is all set to pronounce judgments in five high profile cases.
The case before the Supreme Court on freebies promised by political parties before elections will now be heard by a Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud.