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SC to hear plea against appointment of Delhi police chief if numbered

SC said contempt plea against PM Modi, Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner in alleged violation of judgement would be posted for hearing if registry has numbered it.

SC stays NGT order prohibiting use of parks for social, cultural functions

The Supreme Court has stayed a National Green Tribunal order prohibiting the use of parks for social, commercial, marriage or other such functions. A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V Ramasubramanian said however that in no circumstances, the use of parks be permitted for more than 10 days in a month. The order was passed on the petitions filed by the municipal bodies against the February 4 order of the NGT. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for North Delhi Municipal Corporation and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, submitted that the judgment has been passed without notice to the appellants. Issue notice to the respondents. Accordingly, there will be stay of operation of the judgment and order under appeal. It is made clear that the directions of the Court in M C Mehta vs Union of India with regard to the use of parks shall strictly be adhered to, and in no circumstances, shall use of parks for the purposes as mentioned in the said judgment be permitted

Cases under quashed section of IT Act: SC issues notice to states, UTs

SC on Monday issued notices to all states, Union Territories and high courts on an NGO's plea that people are still being booked under Sec 66A of IT Act that was scrapped by apex court verdict in 2015

SC orders immediate inclusion of Paralympian shooter for Tokyo Paralympics

The Supreme Court Monday ordered Paralympic Committee of India to immediately include name of five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma as an additional participant for upcoming Tokyo games.

Duty of society to offer criminal opportunity to defend himself: SC Judge

It is the duty of every member of an orderly society to offer every possible opportunity to a "criminal" to defend himself, Supreme Court judge U U Lalit said on Sunday.

Pegasus issue: SC to hear on Aug 5 pleas seeking probe into snooping claims

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 5 the pleas, including the one filed by journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar, who have sought an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping case

Supreme Court seeks report from Jharkhand govt in judge murder case

The Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of the unfortunate sad demise of a judge in gruesome incident of being allegedly mowed down by a vehicle while on morning jog on July 28 at Dhanbad and sought a status report within a week from Jharkhand's Chief Secretary and the DGP on probe, saying reports and video clippings suggested it was not a case of simplicitor road accident. This gruesome incident has been widely reported in newspapers, and video clippings of the incident are also being circulated on social media platforms, suggesting that it was not a case of simplicitor road accident, said a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said. While making it very clear that it was not interfering in the proceedings going on before the High Court of Jharkhand, the bench said it was taking suo motu cognizance of the matter as incidents of attacks on judicial officers and the legal fraternity are happening across country. Having regard to the seriousness of the issue and its ...

Pegasus issue: SC to hear plea of journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar next week

The Supreme Court will next week hear a plea by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking an independent probe by a sitting or a retired judge into the Pegasus snooping matter

How a Supreme court order could render the new co-op ministry a non-starter

Top court upheld the role of states in governing societies within their jurisdiction; Centre is said to be exploring options to ensure the newly-formed ministry of cooperation isn't crippled

SC to hear on Aug 3 Deshmukh's plea on coercive action in ED case

Supreme Court said it would hear on August 3 a plea filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case

Vedanta starts winding-off operations at oxygen plant in Tuticorin

According to Vedanta, the start of winding-off operations on Friday is done to allow enough time for the defrosting process before the date indicated by the Supreme Court.

SC to hear next week Vedanta's plea to continue operating Tuticorin plant

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah agreed to hear the matter next week

HC to hear in Aug pleas of FB, WhatsApp challenging new IT Rules

The Delhi High Court Friday said it will hear on August 27 the pleas by Facebook and WhatsApp

SC rejects plea seeking review of its order on Class 12 exams amid pandemic

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking reconsideration of its June 22 order refusing to interfere with the CBSE assessment scheme for conducting offline exam of class 12 students

500 people, groups write to CJI seeking SC intervention in Pegasus scandal

The letter has been signed by various activists including Aruna Roy, Anjali Bhardwaj, Harsh Mander; scholars and eminent lawyers like Vrinda Grover, Jhuma Sen among others.

SC reserves verdict on Amazon's pleas against Future-Reliance deal

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved verdict on the pleas of e-commerce giant Amazon against the Rs 24,713 crore deal for merger of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail

How the government is failing its migrant workers and their families

Outreach and accessibility of schemes, and estimations of the migrant population remain a significant hurdle for benefits flowing to the migrant population

After Flipkart, Amazon files appeal at Supreme Court in antitrust probe

Details of Amazon's plea were not immediately clear. The Supreme Court website showed the case listing of an appeal, without giving further details.

Walmart's Flipkart asks India's top court to stall antitrust queries, probe

Flipkart told the Supreme Court the details sought reinforced its fear of the "invasive nature" of the investigation, and asked it to put on hold both the information request and the overall probe

Kirloskar feud: Supreme Court calls for resolution through mediation

The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered status quo in the Kirloskar Brothers Ltd family feud related to assets wherein KBL's CMD Sanjay Kirloskar has challenged the Bombay High Court order directing arbitration in the case. The apex court's status quo will also extend to the proceedings in the Pune civil court on KBL seeking damages for violation of the family deed. Asking the parties involved in the case to explore the possibility of mediation, a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Surya Kant issued notice on the appeal by Sanjay Kirloskar and asked them to file replies within six weeks. The top court asked Kirloskar brothers - Sanjay and Atul with others to explore mediation to resolve the family dispute relating to the assets. "We both (judges) feel it is one of the reputed families and company. We feel the issues are sorted out by mediation or arbitration which is better in the interest of the company," the bench said. "You go on litigating in the civil courts, you