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The bench said it will hear what the government is doing on the mass movement of migrant workers. It adjourned the hearing by a day after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Centre will file a status report on the steps taken.

On March 23, the apex court had begun hearing cases through video conferencing for the first time in its history. This was done due to the COVID-19 situation — to avoid crowding and make it easier for lawyers and clients to access the court.

Coronavirus latest updates March 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to state governments to ensure that rules and regulations of the coronavirus lockdown are enforced while pointing out that many people were not taking the measure seriously.

The strength of the 230-member Assembly has come down to 206 because of the 22 resignations and two vacancies due to the death of members. The BJP has 107 members.

The verdict comes exactly a month after the SC directed the Centre to ensure that women are given Permanent Commission in the Indian Army, including command postings.

According to the health ministry, the number of confirmed cases in India now stands at 81, with one death till now, a 76-year-old man from Kalaburgi in Karnataka.

The bench initially questioned the state’s move and said its action seems to have been without the force of law. “As of now, there is no law which can back your actions,” Justice Lalit told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

Section 24 (2) of the Act states that an acquisition will lapse if physical possession of the land has not been taken “or” the compensation has not been paid.

In an affidavit later, the Delhi Police accused Mander of instigating violence via a speech and said he is “known for taking contemptuous stand and bringing the judiciary, as an institution, and individual judges in disrepute”. Police urged the court to not only impose exemplary costs but also initiate contempt of court proceedings against him.

S A Bobde urged the court to list it for urgent hearing, claiming that about 10 people were dying on an average everyday in Delhi because of the communal violence.

The bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee decided to hear the plea after the J&K administration told the bench “there was ample material and grounds to issue the impugned order of detention against” the former J&K Chief Minister.

On Tuesday, Justice D Y Chandrachud told lawyers in his court that judges had met Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde to discuss preventive steps.

Democracy, the judges said, is about expression of views but “there are lines and boundaries” for it.

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It framed seven issues to be taken up by the court and fixed February 17 to start the hearing on day-to-day basis.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, termed the death of the infant “really unfortunate”.

The last few years, CJI Bobde said, “have witnessed an accelerated maturing of the Indian arbitration regime and community spurred on by an ever-increasing demand for arbitration services in India”.

On Monday, the nine-judge Bench clarified it won’t be deciding the review petition but only lay down the general law to be followed.