The Supreme Court was pronouncing the verdict on a batch of petitions that had challenged the Union Government's November 8, 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes.
While Kapil Sibal mouthed platitudes about the Independence of the Judiciary, he has been at the forefront of casting aspersions on the integrity of the apex court.
Supreme Court dismissed a review plea filed by Bilkis Bano against its May 2022 decision giving the go-ahead for the remission of convicts who had raped her
The plea contended that the state had violated the Articles 25, 26 and 29 of the Constitution of India by appointing Executive Officers in the temples of Tamil Nadu.