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SC to hear Unitech real estate developers’ matter today

The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the Unitech real estate developers’ case. On September 15, the top court refused to grant interim bail to Unitech’s Managing Director Sanjay Chandra in connection with alleged fraud case related to delaying of housing projects in Noida and Gurugram. The apex court, three judge benches, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and D. Y Chandrachud also Read More


Railways, Delhi Metro don’t need green nod for projects, rules SC

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the operation of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking Indian Railways and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to seek environmental clearances for their projects. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar prima facie agreed to the submission of Delhi Metro and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) that Read More


LIVE! PIL filed in SC against government funding to separatists

11:41  Modi appoints 4 ministers to brief media on Kashmir unrest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Anath Kumar to brief the media about the government’s efforts to bring peace to troubled Kashmir. The development comes after the one-sides news presentation after Read More


SC quashes proceedings against Dhoni over ‘Vishnu’ avatar on magazine

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer MS Dhoni for an allegedly portrayal as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover page. In January 2016, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was issued a non-bailable arrest warrant by Anantapur Court for being shown as Lord Vishnu on the cover of Business Todaymagazine in April 2013. The complaint had been filed by Read More


Don’t allow people to incite violence in Kashmir Valley: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court Friday said that nobody can be allowed to flare up tempers or incite violence in the Kashmir Valley and added that those acting against the interest of the country should be put behind bars. “You (government) cannot allow people to create trouble there…you take actions if anybody incite people or works against the interest of the country,” Read More


Arunachal Pradesh SC verdict: Rahul Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal — who said what

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh and quashed President’s rule in that state. The apex court dismissed the “message and direction” issued by Arunachal Pradesh Governor JP Rajkhowa and restored status quo as on December 15 when Congress’ Nabam Tuki was the chief minister. Here are some of the reactions to the Supreme Court’s order. Read More


Babloo Srivastava bail plea: SC seeks response of Centre, UP

Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on the plea of underworld don Babloo Srivastava seeking interim bail, till his application for remission of sentence is considered by the government in light of he having spent over two decades behind bars. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel posted the Read More


Precis Court Martial is an exception, not a rule: SC

In an important judgment on navy justice, the Perfect Courtroom has declared that the Army’s system of Precis Court docket Martial (SCM), with its roots within the 1857 Mutiny, is an first-rate provision and not a rule. Adjudicating appeals emanating from conflicting high Courtroom selections, even though the Apex Court docket has held that in sure situations an accused may Read More


Ponty shootout case: SC refuses to hear bail plea of principal conspirator

The superb court on Wednesday refused to entertain the bail plea of sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, accused in a 2012 shootout in New Delhi that killed liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep, pronouncing prices in opposition to him had been “grave”. “We are not interested in entertaining the petition. The costs in opposition to Read More


For the second time, government sends back SC collegium’s advice

Deviating from an established practice, the government has lower back two times to the perfect courtroom collegium a recommendation made by it. The collegium headed with the aid of chief Justice of India T S Thakur has stood by using its advice to appoint a further judge to the Patna excessive courtroom, overruling the government’s objections on both the occasion. Read More