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Suo motu contempt case against Prashant Bhushan: SC verdict on August 14

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra will pronounce its verdict in the matter

Draft EIA in 22 languages: SC stays contempt plea in HC against Centre

The Supreme Court Thursday stayed contempt proceedings against the Centre for alleged "willful disobedience" of a judicial order

SC allows registration of BS-IV compliant vehicles sold before lockdown

The ruling applies to vehicles whose details were uploaded on the government's Vahan portal

SC allows Arun Shourie, N Ram, Bhushan to withdraw plea on contempt law

The petitioners had challenged the constitutional validity of a legal provision dealing with criminal contempt, saying it was violative of freedom of speech and right to equality

Physical hearing may begin in some courts in Supreme Court from next week

A committee of seven SC judges is learnt to have recommended holding physical hearings in at least two or three of its 15 benches in SC as early as next week with some additional safety measures.

GI Council may move SC to implead itself on standard rates in Covid therapy

Wants govt to prescribe treatment protocol and then fix the rates

Plea in SC seeks commission for inquiry into mismanagement of Covid-19

SC is scheduled to hear a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to appoint a commission, headed by a retired apex court judge, for inquiry into alleged mismanagement of Covid-19 pandemic

SC plea seeks guidelines for identifying minority groups at state level

The apex court held that the state is well within its rights to introduce a regulatory regime in the national interest to provide minority educational institutions with well-qualified teachers

Students urge SC to take cognizance of CBSE's decision on compartment exam

Over 800 students from across the country have approached the Supreme Court through a letter petition requesting it to take suo motu cognisance of the decision of CBSE to conduct compartment exams

Daughters have equal rights to property in joint Hindu family, says SC

The verdict makes it clear the amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 granting equal rights to daughters to inherit ancestral property would have retrospective effect

4G to be restored on trial basis in one district each of J&K: Centre to SC

A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided that trial will be done in one district

Expeditiously decide on plea to release Dr Kafeel Khan: SC to Allahabad HC

SC asked Allahabad High Court to decide and dispose of in 15 days the petition related to the release of Dr Kafeel Khan, arrested for his alleged inflammatory statements during a protest against CAA

Tata group seeks financial partners to bid for crisis-hit Air India

Last date for submitting EoIs for Air India is August 31

SC asks Centre to prepare plan for recovering AGR dues from bankrupt telcos

Justice Arun Mishra said: "We want to go into the cause for initiation of insolvency against telcos under the IBC."

SC asks DoT to apprise how it will recover AGR dues from bankrupt telcos

DoT told the top court that their stand is that the spectrum cannot be sold by the telecom companies facing insolvency proceedings as it not their property

SC says further hearing needed in contempt case against Bhushan, Tejpal

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on August 4 had made clear to Bhushan and Tejpal that it would hear the case against them, if it does not accept their explanation' or 'apology in the matter

Work for installation of smog tower in Delhi has started: Centre to SC

The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that work for installation of smog tower at Anand Vihar in east Delhi has started and soil samples have been taken for examining the structural stability.

AGR: SC asks govt to chalk up plan to recover dues from bankrupt telcos

Apex court observed that the government may be unable to recover dues from bankrupt firms; adjourns hearing to August 14

Rajasthan crisis: SC to hear tomorrow pleas on 6 BSP MLAs joining Congress

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said that appeal filed by BJP MP Madan Dilawar would be heard along with a separate plea filed by the six MLAs

Further hearing needed in 2009 contempt case against Bhushan, Tejpal: SC

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said that it will hear the matter and deal with the issue of whether comment on corruption against judges per se amounted to contempt or not