New Delhi, March 26 -- : A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was on Thursday filed in the Supreme Court by Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC), a think tank, seeking its directions for notification of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution.
The PIL, filed by advocate Virag Gupta, sought the apex court's directions to "safeguard the Rule of Law in India, which is being threatened by arbitrary actions of states and local authorities", during the menace of coronavirus.
The plea sought a direction for notification of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution, which pertains to the provisions of financial emergency.
Gupta has sought an urgent hearing into the matter through video conferencing...