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SC allows Future Retail to move HC to seek resumption of NCLT proceedings

Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing Future Retail, argued that the proceedings before the NCLT have reached the stage listed at serial no 8 (meeting of the shareholders and creditors)

Will approach SC: Rakesh Tikait on bail to minister's son in Lakhimpur case

Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', is a key accused in the case and the Allahabad High Court granted him bail on February 10

Examine if RERA rules subserve interest of home buyers: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to examine whether the rules framed by various states under RERA are in conformity and subserve the interest of home buyers.

Maran, KAL Airways reject SpiceJet's Rs 600-cr offer to end share dispute

The senior counsel of KAL Airways said that Spicejet will have to pay them Rs 920 crore

TN student suicide case: SC says probe will continue as per HC's order

A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi asked respondents including the victim father to file a reply in the matter

Strongly believe SC will accept OBC reservation survey: Siddaramaiah

'Backward classes were denied rightful political representation due to a lack of reservation in politics, it will be against Social Justice if they again lose their reservation due to the SC order'

SC queries whether cases on quota in private sector can be heard together

A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R, Gavai said: 'If the matters are pending before other high courts, we can hear the larger issue after calling for the papers from high courts...'

Hijab row: SC to take up plea at 'appropriate time', refuses urgent hearing

The top court referred to the ongoing hearing in the case, and said, we will protect the fundamental right of every citizen and will take it up at an appropriate time

Irregularity by bank employees should not be dealt leniently: Supreme Court

Bank employees hold the position of trust where honesty and integrity are essential conditions and any irregularity on their part should not be dealt with leniently, the Supreme Court said on Friday. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka made the observation while upholding an order of dismissal against a bank clerk for serious irregularities in discharge of his duties. Merely because the employee stood superannuated in the meanwhile, will not absolve him from the misconduct which he had committed in discharge of his duties and looking into the nature of misconduct which he had committed, he was not entitled for any indulgence. The Bank employee always holds the position of trust where honesty and integrity are the sine qua non but it would never be advisable to deal with such matters leniently, the bench said. The apex court said that looking into seriousness of the nature of allegations levelled against the employee, the punishment of dismissal inflicted upon him in no

Hijab row: Plea filed in SC challenging Karnataka HC interim order

The plea filed by a student has sought a stay on the direction of the high court, which is hearing the hijab issue, as well as the proceedings going on before the three judge bench

SC asks Maran, KAL Airways to mull SpiceJet settlement offer on share spat

SpiceJet offers to pay Rs 600 cr cash in the share transfer case with former promoter Kalanithi Maran and his firm KAL Airways for a full and final settlement of all disputes

'Last chance': SC seeks Vijay Mallya's presence in contempt case hearing

A bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and S. Ravindra Bhat said the court has found Mallya guilty of contempt and punishment has to be imposed

SC allows Unitech founder Ramesh Chandra to move PMLA court to seek bail

ED tells SC it will file charge sheet next week in money laundering case against Unitech's ex-promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra

'Let HC decide first': SC on plea seeking transfer of Hijab row cases

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana.

SC notice to Future Group on Amazon plea against stay on int'l arbitration

The matter, adjourned till Feb 23, was heard by CJI N V Ramana, two other judges; SC had on Tuesday rejected Amazon' petition to file a seven-page written submission

SC grants anticipatory bail to Mamata's poll agent Supiyan in murder case

A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Abhay S Oka, however, imposed several conditions while granting the relief to Supiyan

FRL-Reliance merger: SC notice to Future group on plea of Amazon

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli issued notices to the Future group firms and listed the plea for hearing on February 23.

SC stays proceedings before Bengaluru court against Azim Premji, others

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the proceeding before a Bengaluru court against former Wipro chairman Azim Premji and others and called for a report from the trial judge. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh also asked advocate R Subramanian to tender an unconditional apology to Premji and others for instituting maze of frivolous litigation against them. The proceedings in pursuance topending before XXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge & Special Judge (P.C. Act) Bengaluru are stayed, the bench said. It said, We consider the matter serious enough to call for a report from the Sessions Judge concerned in view of his having issued a summoning order predicated on the identity with criminal complaints and recording the same in the order noticing that the quash proceedings filed by the appellants have been dismissed but not noticing that this Court had stayed the proceedings in pursuance to those cases to state before us whether our order of stay ...

SC rejects Amazon's request to file fresh written submission

Move comes five days after apex court reserved its order on Future Group's plea to go ahead with NCLT proceedings for proposed deal between Future Group and Reliance Industries

SC denies nod to Amazon to file written note in case filed by Future Retail

The bench rejected the submissions saying that the argument seemed to be that the oral submissions have to be given in writing as well