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High Profile Cases

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Can’t hear pleas of cooperative banks or grant relief, says Bombay HC

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The Bombay High Court today said it cannot hear the petitions filed by district co-operative banks on demonetisation issue or grant any relief to them, and asked the banks to get clarification from the Supreme Court on whether the high court can hear the pleas. The Mumbai, Solapur, Nashik and Pune District Central Co-operative Banks […]

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SC refuses to stay demonetisation proceedings in various HCs

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The Supreme Court today sought response of all the petitioners, who have challenged the demonetisation move in different high courts, on a plea by the Centre seeking transfer of all these matters to either the apex court or one of the high courts. However, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur refused […]

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SC dismisses Kejriwal’s plea against Jaitley defamation case

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The Supreme Court today dismissed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking stay on trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit, while dismissing the plea, said that under the Evidence Act, a judgement given in a civil […]

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Lodha panel moves SC to appoint G K Pillai as BCCI observer

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The apex court-appointed Justice R M Lodha committee has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to appoint former home secretary G K Pillai as an observer to “guide” BCCI in the administrative works including award of contracts, transparency norms and holding of future domestic, international and IPL matches. The committee, in its third status […]

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Delhi HC to hear tomorrow plea against demonetisation

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Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea against demonetisation which said once the currency was invalidated then how could the government direct certain public utilities including hospitals and petrol pumps to accept old notes. A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Jayant Nath listed for hearing tomorrow the plea which also sought […]

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My religion is nobody else’s business, says CJI Thakur

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The relationship between man and God is “very personal” and should be “nobody else’s business”, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today as he stressed on tolerance for peace in society. More lives have been lost in religious wars than due to political ideologies, Justice Thakur said during the release of a book […]

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Demonetisation: No urgent hearing to plea by SC

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The Supreme Court today refused to grant urgent hearing to a plea seeking quashing of the Centre’s November 8 notification demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes on various grounds, including that political parties and religious institutions have not been allowed to deposit the old notes in banks. “We cannot hear demonetisation issue every […]

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Cannot disclose details on release of new Rs 500 notes: RBI

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The Reserve Bank of India today informed the Madras High Court that it cannot disclose details regarding the release of new Rs 500 denomination currency to the banks for distribution due to security reasons. The submission was made by the counsel for RBI on a petition seeking a direction to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies […]

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SC to hear next week Swamy’s plea on Ayodhya dispute

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear next week BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea as to why Ayodhya temple dispute matters should be heard on a day-to-day basis. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A R Dave listed the plea of Swamy for next week after he sought an urgent hearing […]

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Hate politics practised in south India: Madras HC

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The Madras High Court today observed that politics of hate is practised by parties in south India without being cordial and friendly unlike politicians of the north. The observation was made while hearing a plea by president of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, Logu Iyyappan of Puducherry related to bypoll campaign. He had sought quashing of an […]

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Court allows ED for Lalit Modi’s transfer from UK

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A special PMLA court here today allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to send a Letter of Request (LR) to the British government for execution of a non-bailable warrant against former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and his transfer to India for facing probe in a money laundering case. The ED, in its application filed on November […]

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Rahul Gandhi gets bail in RSS defamation case

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was today granted bail by a court in Bhiwandi near here in a defamation case over his alleged comment against the RSS on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. Rahul, who reached the Bhiwandi magistrate court in neighbouring Thane district around 10.30 AM amid tight security along with his supporters, appeared before Judge […]

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