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MP Rasheed Masood gets four years’ jail

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Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader, Rasheed Masood, was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court in a corruption case, becoming the first MP to lose his seat after a recent Supreme Court judgement had removed the immunity for convicted lawmakers. 67-year-old Masood, who attains the dubious distinction of being […]

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SC takes cognizance of contempt by army chief

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The Supreme Court Monday took suo motu cognizance of the former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh finding fault with its verdict on his age row last year. A special bench of Justice R.M.Lodha and Justice H.L.Gokhale will Tuesday take up for hearing a suo motu contempt petition by the court’s own motion taking note […]

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SC gets customised pin code number

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The Supreme Court yesterday got its customised pin code number – 110201 – a step which will enable faster delivery of mail to the apex court. Speaking at the function where the customised pin code for the apex court was inaugurated, Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam said the postal system should give importance to […]

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SC seeks UP’s response on riot relief

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The Supreme Court Thursday sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea seeking a CBI probe over a sting suggesting alleged discrimination in giving relief material to the Muzaffarnagar riot victims. The sting also hinted at the alleged interference in the district administration’s response to the violence by some people present in Lucknow. An […]

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SC issues notice to seven states over coal blocks

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The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to seven states seeking their response on the allocation of coal blocks by the central government in their territories. The states are West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. The apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha sought the response of the state governments […]

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No attempt to protect convicted lawmakers: Sibal

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Even as the opposition BJP leaders urged the president not to sign an ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers, Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said there was no attempt by the central government to shield convicted politicians. Sibal, who was here to attend a function of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, […]

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SC moved over ordinance on convicted lawmakers

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The Supreme Court was moved by a petitioner Wednesday seeking the quashing of the government’s decision to bring in an ordinance to shield convicted lawmakers from being unseated in the wake of the court’s July 10 verdict. Petitioner advocate M.L. Sharma urged the court to declare the ordinance as “arbitrary and malafide” and against the […]

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IPL: SC dismisses Lalit Modi’s plea

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Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a petition by former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi seeking to put on hold special general body meeting of the BCCI which is expected to take disciplinary action against him. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday and it will consider the disciplinary committees report on financial irregularities between 2008 and 2010 and […]

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SC rejects Swamy’s plea against Chidambaram

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The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking the prosecution of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram along with former telecom minister A. Raja in the 2G case. Dismissing the curative petition, the apex court bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice G.S. Singhvi, Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan said: […]

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SC slams government for double-speak on coal blocks

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The government once again was rapped by the Supreme Court Tuesday for not giving details about each coal block it had allotted since 1995, saying its latest affidavit was completely opposite of what was said earlier. “This affidavit is completely opposite to what you have told the court,” the apex court bench of Justice R.M. […]

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SC issues notice over enforcing Disaster Management Act

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The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government, disaster relief agencies, the meteorological department and some states on a PIL seeking implementation of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in “letter and spirit”. The states that have been issued notice include Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and […]

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Natural resources are also for future generations: SC

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The Supreme Court Wednesday said the right to life belongs not only to the present generation but also the future generations when it comes to the exploitation of natural resources. “It is not just right to life of present generation but also of the future generations,” said the apex court green bench of Justice A.K. […]

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