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Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging the Karnataka government move to scrap 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in the State.

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SG Tushar Mehta: Mr (Mukul) Rohatgi and I have circulated a letter. We are both before the Constitution Bench.

Rohatgi: Interim order may be extended.

Sr Adv Dushyant Dave: Lordships may say until further orders. I can see why they do not want us to take it up. But every day… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Justice Nagarathna: If this is really true, why are such statements being made? There has to be some ... by public functionaries. When matter is sub judice and before this Court, such statements should not be made.

SG: The context and tenor of the statements.

Bench discusses.
Dave: I will place the statement on record. Mr Amit Shah on Monday said ... Mr Mehta knows.

Justice Nagarathna: We are only saying it should not be ...

SG: Any religion based reservation is unconstitutional.

Dave: This was not religion based.

SG: Lordships will have to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Justice Joseph: We cannot permit politicisation like this. When we are ready to hear, we were prepared to hear.

SG: Some judge will have to ...

Order: Ld SG is in a Constitution Bench today and will not be able to assist the Court. He has however assured that the statement… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Dave: They will want to delay ...

SG: Some sanity must prevail.

Order: List on July 25.

SG: Complete politicising ...

Justice Joseph: Public statements on this should not be made

SG: There is none to my knowledge. In manifesto one is entitled.

SC: We have nothing to do… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SG: Though I do not need to say sorry, I apologise for the bad start to your day.

Sr Adv Huzefa Ahmadi: Sometimes we are on receiving end.

SG: I will not respond.

Rohatgi: Ignore it.

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