The apex court took the affidavit of the Centre detailing the guidelines on record and asked Mehta to serve the copy to petitioner advocate M L Sharma and amicus curiae Rakesh Dwivedi, who is assisting the court in the matter.

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As per the list, the top court would hear 5,298 cases during the vacation, which would end on July 2.

The government told a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud that they would file an affidavit within two weeks giving details of recommendations and its decision on the issue.

Essar has been seeking electricity duty exemption for its power plant set up at Hazira but the Gujarat government had rejected its demand, as it sold power to other entities.

The clampdown continued across major cities while long queues of tipplers were visible outside vends still selling liquor.

A three-judge bench had on March 8 last year referred various PILs including the one filed by Upadhyay to the Chief Justice of India, saying questions like can a lawmaker facing criminal trial, be disqualified at conviction stage or at the framing of charge in a case have to be decided by a larger bench.

The Bench said the government was already taking steps to curb blackmoney and the petitioner could approach the high court concerned with his grievances.

A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar dismissed the petition filed by an NGO which claimed that 20 million illegal immigrants from Bangladesh have taken shelter in India.

The order of Supreme Court on the liquor ban has taken liquor business in Chandigarh a massive hit following hundreds of skilled women and men losing jobs and many owners looking at an undetermined future.