1. Leave granted.

1. The Court has taken up these proceedings suo motu in the context of an order dated 17 July 2024 passed by Justice Rajbir Sehrawat, Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, while entertaining a contempt proceeding titled...

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

1. Leave granted.

1. This writ petition has been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner-People's Rights and Social Research Centre, a Delhi-based non-governmental organization, seeking intervention of this Court in...

1. Heard.

A. Heard learned Amicus Curiae, Sh. Siddharth Luthra, and the learned counsels appearing for the respective parties.

1. By the impugned judgment and order dated 5th August, 20211, the High Court of Judicature at Calcutta dismissed an application2 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19733 preferred by the petitioners.

1. Heard.

1. Section 3(3)(b)(i) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 19571 provides that the Lieutenant Governor2 of National Capital Territory of Delhi3 shall nominate 10 persons with special knowledge in municipal administration to...