The Supreme Court is experiencing an unusually heavy workload of PILs since Justice UU Lalit took over as the 49th CJI.
He has pulled out PILs gathering dust from dingy storerooms of the registry to list them along with freshly filed PILs. O
On Monday, as many as 228 PILs are listed for hearing before 15 benches.
The CJI led bench traditionally has had the lion’s share of PIL’s filed in the apex Court.
# Pakistan
India registered a strong protest with the US last week over the latter’s decision to approve a $450 million sustainment package for Pakistan’s aging F-16 fleet.
The package was denied by the Trump administration in 2018.
The US has said the maintenance package won’t include new capabilities, weapons and munitions.
Some analysts are looking at it as a reward for allowing Pakistan’s airspace for counter terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
# Rajya sabha
Ghulaam Ali, a Gurjar muslim from Jammu and Kashmir, was on Saturday nominated to Rajya sabha by the government.
This is perhaps for the first time a Gurjar muslim from region has been sent to the upper house as a nominated member.
# Indo-pacific
India has Chosen to opt out from joining the trade pillar of the Indo-pacific Economic framework (IPEF).
The IPEF has four pillars – trade, supply chains, clean energy-decarbonisation infrastructure and tax&anti corruption.