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SC paves way for trial against RIL in 1987 excise evasion case

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The Supreme Court has paved the way for trial against the Reliance Industries Ltd in a three- decade old case relating to alleged evasion of excise duty. The apex court set aside the October 2015 order of the Gujarat High Court by which it had discharged the company saying that since one of the provisions […]

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Row over promotion:SC asks Army officers to wait for govt move

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The Supreme Court today asked over 100 army officers, who have alleged discrimination and injustice in promotion of the service corps, to await the government’s decision on the issue. Indian Army Service Corps is a corps and an arm of the Indian Army which handles its logistic support functions. A bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph […]

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PIL against Bihar CM: SC to hear it after four weeks

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The Supreme Court today said it would hear after four weeks a plea seeking cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s membership of the state Legislative Council on the ground that he allegedly concealed information about a pending criminal case against him. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked lawyer M L Sharma, […]

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JNU assault case: SC to hear pleas in November

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The Supreme Court today said it would hear in November a plea seeking contempt proceedings against former Delhi Police chief B S Bassi and others for their alleged failure in protecting former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar from being assaulted in a trial court here. A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Amitava Roy and Navin Sinha […]

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Murder in Gurgaon school: SC to hear plea by boy’s father

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of a father whose seven-year-old son was found murdered in Gurgaon’s Ryan International School last week. Varun Thakur is seeking investigation by the CBI or an SIT into the case. The matter was mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra which said the […]

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SC asks Jaypee Infratech to deposit Rs 2000 crore

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The Supreme Court today directed the embattled real estate firm Jaypee associates to deposit Rs 2000 crore by October 27 with its registry and asked the NCLT- appointed interim resolution professional (IRP) to take over its management and work out a plan to protect the interests of homebuyers and creditors. The apex court, in effect, […]

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SC to decide CBI’s appeal against Karti on September 18

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The Supreme Court today fixed on September 18 the appeal of the CBI challenging the Madras High Court order staying government’s look out circular against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, in a graft case. The FIR lodged by the CBI on May 15 had alleged irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board […]

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Can’t expect children to walk 3 km to attend school: SC

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Children cannot be expected to walk three or more kilometres to attend school, the Supreme Court has said. It said to make the right of education meaningful, efforts should be made to have upper primary schools in such a manner that no children has to walk such a distance only to attend schools. The court […]

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Transparency in polls: SC seeks response of Centre, EC

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A plea seeking transparency in the poll process by making it mandatory for candidates to furnish information relating to any criminal offence today prompted the Supreme Court to seek responses from the Centre and the Election Commission. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notices to the Ministry of Law and Justice and […]

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SC sets aside Allahabad HC orders summoning UP chief secretary

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The Supreme Court today set aside three orders of Allahabad High Court summoning the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary of the state in a matter in which the state’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh was rebuked for not appearing before it. The apex court observed that the three High Court orders summoning the Chief Secretary was “unnecessary” […]

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Ensure no agitation takes place over NEET: SC to TN govt

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The Supreme Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no agitation takes place in the state over the NEET examination issue. The apex court directed that anybody involved in any kind of activity that stalls normal life of citizens in the state should be booked under the appropriate law. A bench headed […]

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SC grants 6 weeks’ time to Punjab, Haryana on SYL canal row

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The Supreme Court today granted six weeks’ time to the Centre to explore the possibility of an amicable solution to the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal row between Punjab and Haryana. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was informed by Attorney General K K Venugopal that efforts were on to resolve the dispute between […]

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