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Sahara says it has returned Rs 3,226 cr, promises to pay off all depositors

Promising that every investor will be repaid, the official said in the last 10 years the group has paid maturity payment of a massive Rs 1.4 trillion to its 57.6 million investors

SC rejects plea of former IAF officer seeking bail in spying case

Supreme Court refused bail to a former IAF official who is facing trial for allegedly sharing secret data with those suspected to be backed by Pakistan's ISI, saying he is a danger to the nation

SC sets aside HC order allowing Chinmayanand get copy of woman's statement

SC set aside an Allahabad HC order allowing former Union Minister Chinmayanand to get a copy of statement of a woman law student recorded before a magistrate in connection with a rape case against him

Citing Hathras incident, plea in SC seeks appointment on SC/ST panels

A plea has been moved in Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre for appointment of full-term chairman and vice-chairman for the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

SC rejects plea of lawyers' group for Rs 20 lakh loan due to pandemic

Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea filed by a lawyers' body seeking direction to the Centre to waive interest on loan to its members and granting Rs 20 lakh credit to the association

Hathras case: Activist moves SC for monitored CBI probe, witness protection

Activist Teesta Setalvad has approached the Supreme Court to transfer the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ensure proper witness protection is accorded in the case

Freedom of speech most abused right: SC on media reporting of Tablighi meet

The Supreme Court Thursday said freedom of speech and expression is the most abused right in recent times

DGCA issues detailed ticket refund guidelines after Supreme Court verdict

The top court had, on October 1, also passed directions about the refund and credit shell formation for the bookings and cancellations done during the other time periods around the lockdown

Public places cannot be occupied indefinitely: SC on Shaheen Bagh stir

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that occupying public places like Shaheen Bagh for protests is not acceptable and such a space cannot be occupied "indefinitely"

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Book review of Sex and the Supreme Court

Hathras case: UP govt's affidavit in SC is a white lie, says Congress

The Uttar Pradesh government's affidavit in the Supreme Court over the Hathras case is a "white lie", the Congress alleged on Wednesday. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the state government should not cover up the issue and present facts before the public. "The Uttar Pradesh government, in the affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, has said that the cremation of the alleged gangrape victim was done with the consent of her family although everybody knows that the woman's family was not present there," she said. "This is nothing but a white lie spoken before the apex court," Shrinate added. She also rejected the Yogi Adityanath government's claims that there is a conspiracy to spread caste violence in the state. Some tweets and Facebook posts of people having not more than 900 or 14,000 followers have also been cited in the affidavit, Shrinate said, suggesting that these numbers are not significant. "Now the question is can a person having 900 followers instigate cas

Shaheen Bagh protest didn't remain sole empowering voice of women, says SC

SC held the Shaheen Bagh protest no longer remained the "sole and empowering voice of women", as the presence of various groups of protesters had possibly resulted in them acting at cross-purposes

Bombay HC grants bail to Rhea in drug case related to Sushant's death

The Bombay High Court granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty but rejected the bail plea of her brother Showik in connection with a drug case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput

Trio of women lawyers push for change in India's creaking legal corridors

The three women represent a visible change in the country's legal landscape but they are also reminders of how much more needs to change in this nation of 1.3 billion

No coercive action taken, none intended against FB VP: Delhi assembly to SC

In an affidavit, filed in pursuant to a plea by Mohan and Facebook in the top court against the summons, the Delhi Assembly said that Mohan has not been issued any summons for breach of privilege

SC seeks response from Centre, others on plea to ban stubble burning

Supreme Court sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to ban stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana which causes massive air pollution in the national capital in winters

Supreme Court asks UP to update it about witness protection in Hathras case

The Supreme Court directed UP government to apprise it by Oct 8 on the steps taken to protect witnesses in the Hathras case in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died due to injuries

UP govt urges Supreme Court to direct CBI probe in Hathras gang-rape case

UP govt said this will ensure that no vested interests is able to create a fake and false narrative with "oblique motives"

Mallya can't be extradited till secret proceedings in UK resolved: Centre

The Centre said that it is not aware of the secret ongoing proceedings against Mallya in the United Kingdom, as the government of India is not party to the process

SC asks govt, RBI to put K V Kamath panel's debt recast report on record

Case hearing adjourned to Oct 13 by when Centre and RBI will submit additional affidavits to chalk out steps to bring shape to proposals made on waiver of interest on interest for small borrowers