For Haryana Violence Petition, A Rare Move By Supreme Court Chief Justice
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud - who was leading a constitution bench - went to his chamber, examined the documents related to the application and quickly formed a special panel of judges for the Haryana case.
In an unusual move, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court - a special panel of at least five judges that can rule on matters involving the constitution - was interrupted as Chief Justice DY Chandrachud rostered an urgent hearing for a petition on the riots in Haryana's Nuh district on Wednesday.
The court halted the constitution bench's discussions on the now-scrapped Article 370 of the constitution - which gave special rights to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir - to take up a request calling for a ban on rallies held by right-wing groups Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
Following the violence that has claimed six lives, including two security personnel, and triggered widespread vandalism and arson, petitioner journalist Shaheen Abdullah's lawyer, CU Singh, approached Justice Aniruddha Bose on Wednesday morning, requesting an early hearing.
