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A day after retiring, former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana is in the dock for helping to secure five acres of land worth Rs250 crore at Hyderabad’s Hi-Tech City for an international arbitration and mediation centre (IAMC) and soliciting business for it while holding the highest judicial office.

As many as 65 legal professionals have urged the Centre to ask the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to probe Ramana’s role in the “misuse of public funds and assets by the Telangana government, overlooking procedure and propriety".

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court judgement in a matter pertaining to the alleged hate speech of 2007 involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said it is not necessary to go into issue of denial of sanction in this case.

The legal questions of sanction will be kept open to be dealt with an appropriate case, the bench also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and C T Ravikumar said. In its verdict delivered in February 2018, the high court had said it has not found any procedural error either in the conduct of an investigation or in the decision-making process of refusal to grant sanction to prosecute.

Chief Justice of India-designate, Justice UU Lalit on Friday (August 26) announced the list of reforms that he is planning to introduce during his tenure. Among other reforms, Justice Lalit mentioned that he will look forward to having at least one Constitution Bench functioning throughout the year. 

While bidding a farewell to Chief Justice NV Ramana during an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Justice Lalit said that he wants to work on the listing of cases to make it clear and transparent. 

Apart from that, he also mentioned the need for a clear regime for mentioning urgent matters before respective benches and one Constitution Bench functioning throughout the year. 

PM Modi to inaugurate Sabarmati Iconic Riverfront FOB in Gujarat

Keeping the interest of tourists and visitors in mind, another attraction has been added with the construction of a foot-over bridge between Ellis Bridge and Sardar Bridge. This 300-metre bridge connects the east and west side of the Sabarmati Riverfront.

"This bridge will provide connectivity to Multi Level Car Parking and various public development on East and West Bank from plaza between Flower Park and Event Ground at West Bank to proposed Art / Cultural / Exhibition Centre on East Bank," a statement said.

Conceding that even though mosques are important to the Muslim community, the Kerala High Court today observed that it is not necessary as per the holy Quran that there be a mosque in every nook and cranny, Bar and Bench reported. The court was hearing a petition seeking to change a commercial building to a Muslim place of worship so as to enable Muslims in the vicinity to access a mosque to offer prayers five times a day. 

Refusing to grant permission, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan of the Kerala High Court noted that the state already has a large number of religious structures and the ratio of religious structures to population is already very high.