During the hearing of the maintainability of Sabarimala reference before the 9-judges bench, CJI SA Bobde, heading the bench, commented that by making a reference, the Court has not 'prejudicially affected anybody's rights'. "Your Lordships may either decline the reference, or de-tag the review from the writ petitions and decide the review in accordance with the law and then place …
After a marathon hearing session which lasted for the entire court hours on Thursday, the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court constituted to answer the questions mentioned in the Sabarimala review reserved orders on the preliminary issue whether a reference is possible in a review petition. "Whether this Court can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a …
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