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National Law University student death: SC reserves order on CBI probe

SC reserved its order on a petition seeking transfer of the investigation in a case related to the suspicious death of a student of NLU in Jodhpur in 2017, from the Rajasthan Police to the CBI

Char Dham: SC directs govt to plant trees to compensate loss of forest area

The Supreme Court directed the Central government to undertake plantation activities to compensate for the loss of forest area due to the construction of Char Dham national highway in Uttarakhand

SC decision to allow due payment over 10 yrs not enough to aid VIL: Fitch

SC decision to allow telcos to pay dues over 10 years will not be enough to help Vodafone Idea, while Jio and Airtel are expected to strengthen their market shares, Fitch Ratings said

Cops found negligent in Palghar lynching case punished, Supreme Court told

Maharashtra Police has informed SC it has punished the delinquent policemen in connection with the lynching of three people, including two sadhus, in the state's Palghar district earlier this year

States must set up committees to regulate content in govt adverts: CCRGA

A Supreme Court-mandated committee on content regulation in government advertising noted that some states are yet to constitute their respective committees

SC withdraws order on IAS officer's plea seeking inter-cadre transfer

A 2013-batch IAS officer, who took on the transport mafia in Bihar, would continue his legal battle for inter-cadre transfer after the Supreme Court on Monday withdrew its February order

India Inc heaves sigh of relief as Kamath panel identifies key sectors

The report has identified power, construction, steel, retail and real estate sectors among 26 sectors that need relief

Justice R F Nariman appointed as chairperson of SC Legal Services Committee

The Central Authority nominated Justice Nariman, with immediate effect in the wake of retirement of Justice Arun Mishra https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/justice-rf-nariman-appointed-as-chairman-of

Plea in SC seeks postponement of Bihar polls due to Covid-19, flood

A plea has been filed in SC seeking a direction to the Election Commission to postpone assembly elections scheduled in October and November in Bihar due to Covid-19 and worsening flood situation

Spraying disinfectants on humans harmful, not recommended: Centre tells SC

External spraying of any chemical disinfectant does not kill the virus that has already entered the body of a person

Covid: SC seeks affidavits from States on providing facilities to elderly

The Supreme Court directed States to file a affidavit specifying the steps taken to provide adequate facilities for the elderly during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Attorney General K K Venugopal in self-quarantine, Supreme Court informed

Attorney General K K Venugopal is in self-quarantine, the Supreme Court was informed on Monday as the Centre sought adjournment in a matter related to filling of vacancies in tribunals

Vodafone decides to stick with no-equity plan after decade of washout

UK telecom giant has invested over $16.4 billion in the country, but hardly made any returns for its UK shareholders

Air tickets booked during Mar 25-May 3 to be fully refunded: DGCA to SC

DGCA informed Supreme Court that non-refund would be a violation under Aircraft Rules of 1937

SC judgment on basic structure of Constitution came on Bharati's plea

The acclaimed basic structure doctrine, came into being in 1973 while deciding a case of Kerala seer Kesavananda Bharati.

Kesavananda Bharati, key petitioner in basic structure case, dies at 79

Kesavananda Bharati, a petitioner in a case that led to the Supreme Court evolving the celebrated doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution, died on Sunday

Adhocism in appointment of teachers and lecturers affects students: SC

A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph using Article 142 of the Constitution passed a slew of directions to streamline the recruitment process of lecturers and teachers in UP

Karat requests Goyal's intervention on SC eviction order of jhuggi clusters

Brinda Karat wrote a letter to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal requesting his intervention on the Supreme Court judgment of August 31, directing the removal of all jhuggi clusters on railway land

SC allows transfer of trials of Tablighi Jamatis in UP to specified courts

The Supreme Court allowed consolidation of multiple FIRs lodged in Uttar Pradesh against foreign nationals in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat activities

Writer, literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil on being Muslim in modern India

Jalil shares her thoughts on interfaith sensitivity versus appeasement politics, the onus of secularism, a gender-just nikahnama and more