The atmosphere in Courtroom 6 today was in stark contrast to what it was yesterday morning when the Congress and JDS leaders had knocked the doors of the Supreme Court for a midnight hearing in the Karnataka elections matter. A jam-packed courtroom was thronged by lawyers and journalists even 45 minutes prior to the sitting of the Court. The bench comprising Justices AK Sikri, SA Bobde, and Ashok Bhushan sat at around 10.40, ten minutes later than the usual. Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for the petitioners while Attorney General KK Venugopal appeared for the Union of India. […]
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