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Aadhaar mandatory for PAN cards: SC verdict tomorrow

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The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgement tomorrow on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a provision in the Income Tax Act making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns and allotment of PAN. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan had on May 4 reserved the verdict on […]

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SC allows Bihar liquor manufacturers to export old stocks

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The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order and allowed liquor manufacturers from Bihar to export their old stocks of alcoholic beverages worth over Rs 200 crore outside the state till July 31. A vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta passed the order on the application in which the manufacturers had contended […]

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SC to hear Bihar liquor manufacturers’ plea today

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The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned for today the hearing on a plea of liquor manufacturers from Bihar seeking a clarification on its order granting time till July 31 to dispose old stocks of alcoholic beverages worth over Rs 200 crore outside the state. The matter came up for hearing before a vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok […]

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SC refuses to hear Justice Karnan’s plea to stay order

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Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan, evading arrest since May 9, today failed to get relief from the Supreme Court, which refused to hear his plea seeking a stay on its order awarding him a six-month jail term for contempt of court. Justice Karnan’s counsel mentioned the matter before a vacation bench comprising Justices […]

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SC sets aside Allahabad HC order on PG medical seats

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The Supreme Court today set aside the Allahabad High Court’s May 29 order which had quashed 50 per cent institutional preference in admission to PG medical seats. A vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta said institutes like the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the government-run medical colleges in […]

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SC seeks reply from Assam govt on IPS officer’s bail plea

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The Supreme Court has sought the Assam government’s response on a bail plea by suspended IPS officer N Rajamarthandan, accused of providing information to a member of a socio-political organisation flouting RTI Act rules. A vacation bench of justices M M Shantanagoudar and Deepak Gupta issued notice to the state government and listed the matter […]

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Ramachandra Guha resigns as BCCI administrator

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Historian Ramachandra Guha, appointed by the Supreme Court as one of the four administrators of BCCI, today informed the court that he had resigned from the post due to personal reasons. A vacation bench of Justices M M Shantanagoudar and Deepak Gupta was informed by Guha’s counsel that he had tendered his resignation on May […]

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SC refuses to stay conviction of IPS officer in Bilkis case

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The Supreme Court today refused to stay the conviction of an IPS officer in the sensational 2002 Bilkis Bano case. A vacation bench of Justices A K Sikri and Deepak Gupta said that there is no urgency for hearing the matter as the convicted officer has already undergone the sentence. The bench, however, listed the […]

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SC refuses to stay conviction of IPS officer in Bilkis case

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The Supreme Court today refused to stay the conviction of an IPS officer in the sensational 2002 Bilkis Bano case. A vacation bench of Justices A K Sikri and Deepak Gupta said that there is no urgency for hearing the matter as the convicted officer has already undergone the sentence. The bench, however, listed the […]

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SC allows Bihar liquor firms to dispose stock outside state

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The Supreme Court today granted time till July 31 to liquor manufacturers and sellers in Bihar to dispose of their existing stock outside the state. The Nitish Kumar government had imposed a complete ban on liquor in Bihar from April 1, 2016. A vacation bench headed by Justice A K Sikri considered the submission of […]

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Was there a second assassin of Gandhi: PIL in SC questions

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Was there a second assassin of Mahatma Gandhi? Though the police went by the theory that three bullets were fired upon him, was there a fourth bullet also which was fired by someone apart from Nathuram Godse? These questions are among several which have been raised in a petition before the Supreme Court with a […]

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Saharanpur violence: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea for SIT

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The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the recent incidents of caste violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. A vacation bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha said there was no urgency and the petition may be heard after […]

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