The Supreme Court responded to N12 reporter Amit Segal's report, stating that it views any leaks of the ruling with "great severity," adding that the verdict has not yet been finalized.
Following the passing of the amended 2023 budget last week, the Movement for Quality of Government (MQG) urged in a letter to Baharav-Miara to freeze coalition funds.
Knesset legal representative Yitzhak Beret said that while his office had endeavored to develop its reply by the due date, they needed more time because of the complex nature of the hearing.
One petitioner argued that the law violates Israel's democratic principles.
The sister of the disabled soldier had reportedly claimed that Shraga had charged them NIS 1.5 million for services.
If the petition is accepted, it would be the first time the court heard arguments to abolish a matter of a Basic Law.
A danger of giving this advantage to Interior Ministry appointees would be the reduced autonomy of local government from the state, said petitioners.
"As of today, the arrangement that allows ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students to be exempted from service in the IDF is no longer extant," MQG said.
MQG argued that the budget was undemocratic because it would prevent the Knesset from engaging in further challenges and deliberations on the 2024 budget.
The frequent name changes of ministries in recent years have cost the public millions of shekels.
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