Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, August 22: * SC directed the termination of the mandate of the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) headed by a former apex court judge, appointed by it nearly two months back for managing the affairs of the national football body AIFF.
* SC directed the State Election Commission and the Maharashtra government to maintain the status quo with regard to the poll process for the local bodies in the state.
* SC stayed the operation of the Delhi High Court order relating to the registration of an FIR against BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on a woman’s complaint alleging rape.
* SC sought a response from the Gujarat government on a bail plea by activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame “innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.
* SC agreed to list a plea seeking review of its order upholding the Enforcement Directorate’s powers related to arrest, attachment of property involved in money laundering, and search and seizure under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
* SC extended its status quo until further orders, which had stated that the Delhi High Court-appointed three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) will not take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association.
* BJP leader Subramanian Swamy told SC that the Centre should decide whether it wants to declare ‘Ram Sethu’ a national heritage monument. PTI ABA ABA RKS RKS
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