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Shourie's plea came hours after the Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, raised concern over the alleged misuse of the sedition law.
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Apex court sources maintained that the plea should have been listed before the bench which is already seized of similar matters, in line with the established practice.
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The apex court on Wednesday dismissed preliminary objections raised by the Centre that documents on which claimed"privilege" cannot be relied upon to re-examine the verdict in the Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
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The plea, which has been filed in the disposed of PIL, said that the note on pricing was not shared with the petitioners.
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During a discussion on 'Save Democracy- Save Constitution' here, Yashwant Sinha claimed that ministerial decisions were being taken "single-handedly" in the NDA government.
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He clarified that he used the word “farzical” for the government, adding that there has been no improvement in the ground situation even after the surgical strike
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In a blistering attack, former Union Minister Arun Shourie said the current economic slowdown was induced by decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government.
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"This is a government by ‘ilhaam' (revelation). The Prime Minister has the 'ilhaam' one night that demonetisation should be done and he does it. In any case, it was a bold step. I have to remind you suicide too is a bold step," Shourie said in an interview with NDTV when asked why in his view, the government went in for demonetisation.
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Former Union Minister Arun Shourie said RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan cannot be blamed for various "wrongs", including keeping the interest rates high, but made clear that he was against targeting of inflation as an objective of monetary policy
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Shourie, in an interview recently, called Modi "a narcissist running a presidential government without any checks and balances".
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In a strong attack, former union minister Arun Shourie on May 6 hit out at Prime Minister Narendra
Modi accusing him of "narcissism" and of running a one-man "Presidential government" the direction of which was "dangerous" for India.
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In an interview to CNN-IBN, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said the party is in a position to sweep the elections in Bihar. Jaitley also reacted to Arun Shourie's remarks against the BJP saying his statement reeks of frustration.
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Kochhar, however, reposed her faith in the government's resolve to get things moving and said the journey from here on will only be "more positive" for the economy.
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Indian politics has no place for technocrats in actual positions of power. They have a future only in support functions, and that too depends on their willingness to play the loyal yes-man to powerful leaders.
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The Chinese leadership has a way of showing two sets of teeth; the smiling one for official occasions, and the snarling one that resides barely below the surface.
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Arun Shourie's core criticisms of the Modi government are the following: that it is directionless, that it is too centralised at the PMO, that the power the troika of Modi, Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah has simply alienated people inside and outside the party.
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Joining the debate on deliverables of the Narendra Modi government on economic front, ace banker Uday Kotak has said that industry and market expectations need to come down from their "sky high" levels and get more attuned to the reality.
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Arun Shourie had soundly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley calling their economic policies directionless. He accused them and BJP President Amit Shah of calling all the shots.
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This is extremely disturbing for reasons that have nothing to do with the court's reasoning. In fact, the verdict and its aftermath show exactly how the verdict will become a political moral hazard for the country.
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The best way to combat a wrong idea or distorted book is to write another view and another book to contest it with facts.
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I feel that divestment is now not going to be possible inspite of the fact that so many of these are just bleeding ulcers and the public sector enterprises and the same attempts would be made to try and improve their performance, former minister Arun Shourie said.
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Chidambaram will seek parliament approval for expenditure for the first quarter of FY15 on February 17, his vote on account will also project revenues and expenditure for the entire year.
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Freeing petroleum products, including kerosene, must be continued by new government to come out of the fiscal mess, believes Arun Shourie and Rajiv Kumar.
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The ministry has circulated an internal file raising fresh queries on Tail Winds even though it has nearly exited from the airline which was a pre-requisite for the deal to go through. Sources say a copy of the note has been sent to the Department of External Affairs. The move comes on the backdrop of MHA‘s nod for security clearance.
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Ratan Tata's reign at Tata Sons ends today. Cyrus Mistry will take over as chairman of the conglomerate that makes tea, coffee as well as software, steel, motor cars and everything in between. CNBC-TV18's Menaka Doshi takes a look at the life and times of Ratan Tata.
