The Supreme Court on Friday considered the Centre’s submission that proceedings to extradite businessman, Vijay Mallya, is going on in London and said the contempt case against him would proceed only when he is produced before it. A bench comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit took note[Read More…]
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Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur tenders unconditional apology in Supreme Court
Former BCCI president, Anurag Thakur on Thursday tendered a fresh unconditional apology in the Supreme Court. Thakur, Member of Parliament from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, was asked by the Supreme Court on 7 July to tender an apology in explicit terms to get relief from the contempt proceedings initiated against[Read More…]
Setback for Centre, Supreme Court puts nationwide stay on cattle slaughter rules
On Tuesday, the Apex Court ruled that the Madras High Court order of putting Centre’s cattle trade rule on hold will cover the entire country. The Madras high court order had put on hold the Centre’s notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, a decision[Read More…]
Farmers shouldn’t be forced to repay loans, Supreme Court tells TN govt
The Supreme Court has said to the Tamil Nadu government that the farmers reeling from drought should not be pressured for recovery of loans. The government should restrict if a financial institution is found to be doing so, the SC added. “The government’s approach should be preventive rather than compensatory[Read More…]
SC stays Uttarakhand HC order to give ‘human status’ to Rivers Ganga, Yamuna
On Friday, the Supreme Court stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order to declare river Ganga and Yamuna as a juristic person and as a living entity. Earlier, the Uttarakhand government had moved the Supreme Court, challenging the High Court order to grant rivers Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries, the status[Read More…]
SC to hear petition over 85% reservation to students in State Board, CBSE
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear a petition over the Tamil Nadu government order which allows 85% reservation to students studied in State Board and also Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students. This petition also challenges the state government’s reservation to only 15% seats for students outside State[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh suffers Rs 5,000 cr loss after liquor ban along highways
Uttar Pradesh government suffered a loss of about Rs 5,000 crore after the Supreme Court order of banning all liquor shops along national and state highways. Of the 8,591 highway liquor shops affected after the Supreme Court ruling, while 2,000 are yet to be relocated, nearly 3,000 shop owners have[Read More…]
Roads within city can be excused from highway liquor ban: SC
Days after Punjab government altered the law to let restaurants placed within 500 metres of National Highways to serve liquor within their premises, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that there was nothing wrong with denotifying highways if such roads fall within a city. The court was hearing a petition[Read More…]
Allow people with valid reasons to deposit demonetised notes: SC asks govt
The Supreme Court has asked the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday to provide an opportunity to the people who couldn’t submit demonetised bank notes before the December 30, 2016 deadline. “If someone has a genuine reason, you cannot deny him the opportunity to deposit the money,” a[Read More…]
IGNOU to provide free education to transgenders on all courses
In an initiative to empower the third gender, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that transgender students can now study any programme offered by the university free of cost. Students who want to avail this facility will have to produce an identity proof and they are eligible[Read More…]
Supreme Court to go partially paperless from today
After an announcement by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, the Supreme Court will go only partially paperless from Monday after the summer vacation. It is to be noted that the concept of paperless court involves “technical and functional issues”, “it is proposed to implement the project gradually, as it[Read More…]
KK Venugopal likely to replace Mukul Rohatgi as Attorney General of India
K K Venugopal, senior advocate and constitutional expert likely to replace Mukul Rohatgi as the next Attorney General of India (AGI). As per TOI, after the Prime Minister’s return from three-nation tour, 86-year-old Venugopal to succeed Rohatgi as AGI. “His experience and stature in the Supreme Court and legal circles[Read More…]
SC refuses to pass interim order of making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to pass an interim order on the government’s notification of making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of various social welfare schemes. A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said no interim order can be passed right now on the “mere apprehension”[Read More…]
Liquor ban on highway to hit Bengaluru soon!
Liquor ban on highways is about to hit Bengaluru in a few day putting a lot of bars and restaurants under the heat. The ban sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways directed by the Supreme Court is set to affect Bengaluru’s famous pubs as it is declared that[Read More…]
Punjab’s Navdeep Singh secures AIR 1 in the NEET 2017 exam
With a total score of 697 marks, Punjab’s Navdeep Singh has secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the NEET exams. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) results 2017 were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday, June 23 on the official website. Navdeep is the topper[Read More…]
After a month in hiding, absconding retired Judge CS Karnan arrested in Coimbatore
After around a month of hiding, former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan was detained on Tuesday night by the West Bengal CID from a guest house in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Supreme Court has sentenced Karnan to six months imprisonment for contempt of court. “Justice Karnan has been arrested.[Read More…]
NEET: Students want 4 questions reviewed, to get 8 marks as bonus
Several medical aspirants are not satisfied with the answer key for NEET-undergraduate which was released by CBSE on Thursday. The aspirants are planning to challenge it. The answer key was released after the Supreme Court lifted the stay on the assessment of NEET and announcement of results. Students and coaching[Read More…]
Sheena Bora murder case: CBI may challenge Bombay HC’s order
On Monday, the CBI said that it was in thinking of moving the Supreme Court in the Sheena Bora murder case. This move would be challenging the Bombay High Court order which said that the policeman, who questioned accused-turned-approver Shyamvar Rai, was not an independent witness. “We are yet to[Read More…]
Apex Court orders declaration of NEET results 2017
On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare the NEET results of 2017. The court stayed the order of a Madras High Court, which had put a hold on the declaration of results. On June 9, the CBSE had moved the apex court[Read More…]
SC stays mandatory linking of Aadhaar card to PAN card for Income Tax returns
The Supreme Court on Friday said that the government cannot make it obligatory to link Aadhaar card particulars to one’s PAN card for Income Tax purposes till the Constitutional Bench decides the matter. The Supreme Court ruled that the government must prepare a scheme to avoid the leakage of personal[Read More…]
CBSE moves SC to lift stay on NEET results, plea to be heard on Monday
On Madras High Court’s decision to restrain the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from announcing the NEET results, CBSE has now moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order. However, the SC will hear the matter on Monday. CBSE sought for SC to lift the stay of[Read More…]
Babri Masjid case: BJP leaders to appear in special CBI court today
In connection to the Babri Masjid demolition case, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Union Minister Uma Bharti are expected to appear before a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow on Tuesday. The court had earlier directed them to appear before[Read More…]
SC allows liquor companies to move their stocks out of Bihar by July 31
Relieving the liquor companies which are holding their stocks worth more than Rs 200 crore in Bihar, the Supreme Court on Monday granted two months extra time to transport liquor out of the state and directed them to dispose of their stocks by July 31. The deadline was earlier fixed[Read More…]
Aadhaar is completely safe and secure: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Slamming the claims concerning the security of Aadhaar, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday asserted that Aadhaar is completely safe, secure and robust. “The poor sections of the people never have any problem with Aadhaar Card nor with any implementation about it. I want to dispel all the misconceptions[Read More…]
Former coal secretary H C Gupta convicted in coal scam
Former coal secretary H C Gupta has been convicted in a coal scam case. A special court in Delhi has convicted him in the case on Friday. The court also convicted the then joint secretary K S Kropha, then director K C Samaria in the coal ministry and others in[Read More…]