Tag: Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan

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Accept school certificate as age proof: SC

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Noting the large number of cases where the question of whether or not an accused is a juvenile reach right up to the Supreme Court, the apex court has said that an authentic school leaving certificate (SLC) should confirm the age, and there is no need for a medical determination of this if that document […]

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SC rejects corporate honchos’ 2G pleas

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The Supreme Court Tuesday junked a batch of petitions by corporate honchos seeking the recall of its April 11, 2011 order barring the Delhi High Court from entertaining any plea against the orders of the 2G trial court. The court, while rejecting the plea seeking a stop on its monitoring of investigation into 2G scam […]

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SC notice on PIL for HPV vaccines research details

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The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking access to the research and other information on the PATH project on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, used for preventing cervical cancer in India. A bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and Justice A.K.Sikri issued notice. The HPV vaccine’s clinical trial was conducted […]

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SC fumes at government in Radia case

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“It is very unfortunate that government of India’s counsel is not able to render effective assistance (to the court),” said an apex court bench of Justice G S Singhvi and Justice K S Radhakrishnan, hauling up the counsel for not bringing the case records. As Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra sought to make a […]

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SC bans green nod for new hydro-power units in Uttarakhand

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Expressing concern over the recent rain havoc in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court Tuesday told the central and state governments not to grant environmental clearance for any hydro-power project in the hill state. “We direct the MoEF as well as state of Uttarakhand not to grant any further environmental or forest clearance for any hydroelectric power […]

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Award maximum term to Sahara directors, SEBI tells SC

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to award maximum punishment to Sahara India’s head Subrata Roy and three other directors of its companies for contempt of court by not complying with its order of returning Rs.24,000 crore to investors. “Here is a case where contempt was committed not […]

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Can’t allow fresh CBI witnesses in 2G, Reliance Telecom tells SC

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Reliance Telecom Monday told the Supreme Court that the trial court for 2G cases could not have given a nod to the CBI to line up fresh witnesses to cover up the lacunae in its case thereby sending for a toss more than two years of proceedings held so far. “This is nothing more than a helping hand that 2G […]

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SC notice to Sahara firms on SEBI’s contempt plea

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The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to Sahara Group’s two real estate companies on a petition by the Securities and Exchange Board of India seeking contempt proceedings against them for their failure to comply with Dec 5, 2012, order of the apex court. The apex court order of Dec 5, 2012, asked the market regulator […]

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SC notice on plea seeking survey on mental health problems

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The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a plea by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a country-wide epidemiological survey to identify the magnitude of mental health problems. The apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose issued notice on an application contending that […]

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No contempt made out against us: Sahara to SC

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“No case of contempt is made out against them as they have complied with its directions on the issue of supplying documents to Sebi and has started refunding Rs 24,000 crore to its investors,” said by the  Sahara group and its promoter Subrata Roy  to Supreme court here in New Delhi. The Sahara group mentioned the matter before a […]

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SC fumes over sex tests, female foeticide

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The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its concern over the deteriorating sex ratio and chided state governments over their failure to check sex determination clinics and punish law violators fuelling female foeticide. “People have a belief that if they don’t have a male child they will go to narak (hell)”, the court said, asking “where is […]

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SC to CEC: Give report on allegation on Ktk mining

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The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has been asked by the Supreme Court to submit a report on a fresh allegations about illegal mining in Karnataka. A bench of justices Aftab Alam, K S Radhakrishnan and Ranjan Gogoi passed the order after the affidavit was filed before the court by the petitioner NGO, Samaja Parivartana Samudaya. The […]

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