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The bench stated that providing admissions based on residence-baed reservations would violate the constitutional guarantee of equality and hence, it can't be allowed.

Justice Mithal said allowing interim bail to Tahir Hussain would set a wrong precedent while Justice Amanullah argued that magnitude of offense and gravity is not the only criteria for bail cases.

Dissatisfied with the Delhi HC, which granted him custody parole for filing nomination papers, Tahir Hussain approached the SC for interim bail.

Congress claimed that the Places of Worship Act safeguards ‘secularism’ in India and that the challenge to its constitutional validity is a “malicious attempt” to undermine secularism.

A plea filed by Congress's KC Venugopal seeks strict implementation of one of the provisions of the Places of Worship Act (POWA), which prohibits lawsuits to reclaim a place of worship or to change its character from what it was on August 15, 1947.

The SC questioned the MCD as to how it would deal with all the solid waste by 2027 when it cannot even account for the 3000 tonnes of solid waste generated everyday.

A bench of Justices Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal said it was not inclined to grant bail on medical grounds at this stage and granted liberty to him to approach the trial court.

These anti-India and criminal elements exploit the rights given to them by the Indian democracy to inflict damage on the same.

The masjid committee had approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to the district magistrate to maintain status quo regarding the mosque.

Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid committee moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to ensure that the status quo is maintained with respect to the private well situated near the entrance of the mosque.