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SC asks Sahara chief to appear before it on April 28

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The Supreme Court today asked Bombay High Court’s official liquidator to sell the Rs 34,000 crore worth of properties of the Aamby Valley owned by the Sahara Group and directed its chief Subrata Roy to personally appear before it on April 28. “Enough is enough. You cannot say something today and resile tomorrow,” a bench, […]

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SC may set up Constitution bench to hear AAP govt’s pleas soon

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The Delhi government requested the Supreme Court today to set up a five-judge Constitution bench at the earliest to decide its pleas challenging the Delhi High Court verdict that the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of the national capital territory. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and […]

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SC collegium clears 51 names for appointment as HC judges

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The Supreme Court collegium has recommended 51 names for appointment as judges in 10 high courts in the country. The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) J S Khehar cleared the names after finalising the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for the appointment of judges, official sources said. The 51 names were cleared by […]

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Policeman declines SC’s offer for reinstatement if he shaves

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A policeman from Maharashtra, who was suspended for not adhering to no-beard policy of the state reserve force, has not agreed to the offer of the Supreme Court that it would revoke his suspension if he shaves. Zahiroddin Shamsoddin Bedade had approached the top court in 2013 after the Bombay High Court did not find […]

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Imposing only fine on woman convict in serious case unfair: SC

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The Supreme Court has held that imposing only a fine in serious offences, which entail award of jail terms and fine both, on women convicts would lead to “unfair” and “unjust” consequences. Observing this, the apex court set aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court verdict imposing only a fine on a woman, who was convicted […]

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SC rejects plea to try officials for mishaps due to bad roads

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The Supreme Court has declined to entertain an appeal against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order refusing to prosecute officials for accidents caused due to poorly-constructed and maintained roads and bridges. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul dismissed the plea at the threshold […]

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2002 Gujarat riots probe: SC relieves SIT chief R K Raghavan

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The Supreme Court today allowed R K Raghavan, who was heading the apex-court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe 2002 Gujarat riots cases, to be relieved from the duty of heading the team. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul considered the submission of […]

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SC asks Haji Ali Dargah if it would help remove encroachment

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The Supreme Court today asked the counsel for Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah trust to take instruction and inform whether it was ready to assist in the removal and demolition of encroachment in a 908 sq mt area. The court assured that 171 sq mt land on which the mosque is built will be protected. The […]

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If relief granted on exchanging scrapped notes, it will be for all: SC

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The Supreme Court today said if it decides to grant relief for extension of the window for exchanging scrapped notes, it will be not in individual cases but for the general public. “If there has to be a window (extension for depositing demonetised notes) then all of you (petitioners and others) have to be considered,” […]

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‘Death due to grave, sudden provocation not cruel act of murder’

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Death due to “grave and sudden provocation” could not be termed as a “cruel act” of murder, the Supreme Court has said while reducing the life term of a man to 10-year-jail term in a homicidal case. A bench comprising justices A K Sikri and R K Agrawal granted the relief to Punjab resident Surain […]

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Right to know a fundamental right, cannot be curtailed: AG to SC

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Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today told the Supreme Court that the right to know is a fundamental right and it cannot be curtailed by banning information on the Internet. His response came after the apex court asked him to assist in a matter related to banning of pre-natal sex determination advertisements and contents on the […]

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Pendency in courts a distressful reality: SC

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The Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to furnish details of criminal appeals pending before it, observing that “the spectre of prolonged pendency for years together is a distressful reality”. The apex court also requested two senior advocates — C U Singh and Shyam Divan — “to offer their response and recommendation for […]

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