Today, the Supreme Court called out the State of Punjab for the failure of the Punjab Government's panel advocates to appear in matters where notice has been served. A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar hearing an appeal filed by the Punjab Police against the order of the High Court granting regular bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia. On March 4, the Court passed an interim order directing Majithia to appear before the Punjab Police on March 17 for interrogation in a drugs case. The Supreme Court today (March 24) agreed to consider the challenge against the Madhya Pradesh High Court's refusal to direct the production of the Jain Commission Report regarding the 2017 Mandsaur protest shootings before the assembly The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notice in a plea challenging the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which dismissed a petition seeking tabling of the Jain Commission report on the 2017 Mandsaur farmer shooting incident before the legislative assembly. Before the High Court, the petitioner contended that under Section 3(4) of the Commission of Inquiry Act of 1952, the State Government was required to present the findings to the legislative assembly within six months. The petition asked for a writ of mandamus, directing the state to table the report promptly. Justice Oka pointed out that Balaji had been represented by Senior Advocates in all previous hearings in the recall application without raising this objection. He further highlighted that the regular bench of Justice Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan adjourned many matters today to ensure that this case was heard. Justice Oka remarked, “Every time we have heard. So many matters we have adjourned. If this is the stand, we will record that a very unfair stand is taken. Despite expressing displeasure with Balaji's counsel, the bench granted him a final opportunity. Though such an unfair stand is taken, we cannot be unfair to the second respondent. Hence, we grant time of 10 days to the second respondent to file the counter. No further time shall be granted, the court ordered. Justice Oka also emphasized the challenges in constituting special benches. Please remember how difficult it is to constitute benches. We are struggling with time. And we have completely been taken for a ride. This conduct we will not tolerate. And this also brings on record the conduct of the second respondent, he remarked.