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Harsh Lodha wins Supreme Court battle, can head four Birla companies

Top court directed Calcutta HC to dispose of all outstanding appeals and cross-appeals over Lodha holding office as a director in MP Birla Group companies by next March

Nepal's apex court orders appointment of Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday

In a landmark verdict, Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday

Supreme Court takes note of delay in counselling for NEET-MDS admissions

The Supreme Court Monday took strong note of delay in holding the counselling for the NEET-MDS admissions for which exams were held on December 16, 2020

Banks explore option of invoking personal guarantee of promoters, says SC

Armed with Supreme Court order, banks may invoke personal guarantees of tycoons ranging from Venugopal Dhoot to Kapil Wadhawan to recover unpaid loans from their delinquent firms, sources said Monday. According to an estimate, top 10 personal guarantors have guaranteed debt of over Rs 1.6 lakh crore. Among the big names, former promoters of Bhushan Steel and Power Sanjay Singhal and his wife Aarti Singhal had furnished personal guarantees worth up to Rs 24,550 crore to take loans from a consortium of bank led by State Bank of India (SBI). The former promoter of Reliance Communications, Anil Ambani, has also given personal guarantee against the loan taken. Erstwhile promoter Wadhawan stands guarantee to loans taken by DHFL, which is sitting on debt of about Rs 90,000 crore, while Dhoot has also given personal guarantee to a portion of Rs 22,000 crore loan to Videocon. The Supreme Court in May had held that the November 15, 2019 government notification allowing creditors, usually ...

Banks explore the option of invoking personal guarantee of promotion

Armed with Supreme Court order, banks may invoke personal guarantees of tycoons ranging from Venugopal Dhoot to Kapil Wadhawan to recover unpaid loans from their delinquent firms, sources said Monday.

Supreme Court seeks Centre, AG's response on plea challenging sedition law

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Attorney General on a plea challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.

Senari massacre: SC to hear Bihar's appeal against acquittal of 14 people

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear Bihar government's appeal against the acquittal of 14 people by the Patna High Court in a two- decade old Senari massacre

New IT rules take care: SC on plea seeking CBI, NIA probe against Twitter

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a petitioner a week's time to study new IT Rules in connection with his plea to restrain social media platforms from carrying Islamophobic content

Nepal's SC reinstates dissolved House for second time in five months

Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for a second time in nearly five months, delivering a major blow to Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli

Gas leak in Rourkela Steel Plant: SC stays NGT order on compensation

The Supreme Court has stayed a National Green Tribunal order directing payment of compensation to the families or heirs of those who died in a toxic gas leak in Rourkela Steel Plant

Transfer of pleas against IT rules: SC to hear Centre's petition on July 16

The top court had earlier issued notice on a separate transfer petition filed by the Centre seeking to club all petitions filed in various high courts on the issue of regulating OTT platforms.

New IT rules: SC refuses to stay proceeding before various High Courts

In its plea, the Centre said, the issue of regulating the OTT platform was pending before the top court.

Centre, Delhi seem to have adopted 'my way or high way' approach: SC

Long and repeated battles between the Centre and the Delhi government came under scanner of the Supreme Court which on Thursday said both of them seemed to have adopted my way or the high way approach

Social media manipulation threatens poll process, says Supreme Court

Dismisses plea by Facebook India Vice-President and MD Ajit Mohan

Entities like Facebook have to remain accountable, says Supreme Court

Delhi Legislative Assembly and its committee have the power to compel attendance of members and outsiders on grounds of its privilege, the Supreme Court held on Thursday

SC says Facebook has to appear before Assembly panel in Delhi riots probe

This is in connection to the north-east Delhi riots last year.

Supreme Court Bar Association urges CJI to resume physical hearing in SC

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has urged the Chief Justice N V Ramana to resume physical hearing in the apex court, as the Covid-19 situation in Delhi has come to almost normal.

SC directs Centre to submit expert committee report on aircraft fumigation

The ministry of health and family welfare had told the top court that spraying of disinfectants was not harmful and it was in accordance with guidelines of World Health Organisation.

Centre moves SC seeking transfer of pleas challenging validity of IT rules

The petitions pending in the high court have challenged the new IT Rules intended to regulate social media firms

Centre asks Supreme Court to transfer pleas against new IT rules to itself

The petitions have challenged the new IT Rules intended to regulate social media firms like Facebook, Twitter as well as OTT players.