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15 convicts granted bail in post-Godhra riots case, ordered community work

The court order was earlier in the day reported to be in connection with the massacre in Sardarpura village of Mehsana district in which 33 members of the minority community were burnt alive.

Courts not equipped to control riots, its govt's job: SC on Delhi violence

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the petitioners, told the bench that the Delhi HC deferred the pleas on Delhi violence for four weeks despite the fact that people are still dying

After Sajjan Kumar seeks bail, SC directs AIIMS to conduct medical exam

1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar sought immediate interim bail claiming that he is seriously ill adding that his health was not improving.

SC refuses Delhi riot victim's intervention in case against Harsh Mander

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and said the riot victim wanted to intervene in the Harsh Mander case

SC issues notice to Centre on journalist's petition challenging CAA

Hearing a batch of 143 petitions, the top court, had on January 22, made it clear that the operation of the CAA will not be stayed and gave the government four weeks to respond to the pleas

SC quashes plea seeking mechanism to deal with misuse of sedition law

A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar dismissed the plea filed by a social activist and said it was open for the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority. SC refuses to entertain plea to d

SC to deliver verdict in land acquisition compensation case today

Last year, Justice Arun Mishra, heading the Bench, had refused to recuse himself from hearing the case related to the interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation

Top events of the day: SC verdict on land acquisition, Shah in WB, and more

The Supreme Court will hear a plea of BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay seeking immediate direction to Centre to implement Law Commission's report on hate speech.

AGR dues: Centre rules out any bailout package specifically for Voda Idea

Vodafone Idea has has maintained it would not be possible to continue as a going concern without any relief from the government on payment of AGR dues

Cryptocurrency: Looking ahead

On Wednesday, Supreme Court set aside RBI's circular which prohibited banks from facilitating transactions in cryptocurrencies

Pleas challenging CAA to be heard after Sabarimala reference case: SC

SC also said that pleas concerning Tripura, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, which is going ahead with the implementation of CAA without framing any rules, can be dealt with separately.

SC to set up vacation bench during 7-day Holi break to hear urgent matters

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it will not be on the day of Holi but during the week

Will hear pleas on CAA after arguments in Sabarimala case are finished: SC

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said this after senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought urgent hearing of CAA matters and said that till date, the Centre has not filed a reply in the matter

Supreme Court lifts curbs on cryptocurrencies, junks RBI circular

This has given a major relief to exchanges dealing in these crypto currencies

I-T department approaches 5,627 entities to avail Vivad se Vishwas scheme

Of this, a total 1,730 assessees, involving a tax demand of Rs 1, 578 crore, have agreed to come under the scheme

Will go through Supreme Court order on cryptocurrency: FM Sitharaman

The apex court on Wednesday set aside an RBI circular of 2018 which had prohibited financial sector entities from providing services to any individual or business dealing in virtual currencies.

Govt to allow telecom firms to defer payments of future spectrum auctions

Meanwhile, the Department of Telecom is preparing to issue fresh notices to telecom companies asking them how they had calculated their dues linked to AGR

Bitcoin regulation: Why it makes sense to recognise it as a currency

It is likely that Bitcoin has been used to facilitate enormous capital flight out of India, especially after demonetisation; rupee volume of Bitcoin trades has risen considerably over 12-18 months

Supreme Court quashes 'disproportionate' RBI ban on cryptocurrencies

Pronouncing the verdict, the three-judge bench of the apex court said the ban was 'disproportionate'

Top events of the day: Plea against Kapil Mishra, Unnao case, and more

The plea filed by a group of 10 Delhi violence survivors sought an immediate FIR against Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma