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- India
Congress steps up attack against govt over Adani row
New Delhi: The Congress-led opposition stepped up its attack on Friday against the government over the Adani row and demanded that there should be a thorough investigation into what they alleged was…
- India
SC seeks Centre, 6 states reply on transfer of religious conversion cases from HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Centre and six state governments on a plea by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind seeking transfer of over 20 cases, challenging laws regulating religious conversion,…
- India
PIL in SC seeks prosecution of short sellers for ‘artificial’ crashing of Adani Group’s stock value
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking the prosecution of short seller Nathan Anderson of US-based firm Hindenburg Research and his associates in India and the US,…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: SC asks for ‘no hate speech’ guarantee if Hindu Jan Aakrosh rally is permitted
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to ensure that there are no hate speeches if the Hindu Jan Aakrosh rally is permitted in Mumbai on February 5.…
- India
SC asks govt to produce original decision records relating to block BBC docu on Gujarat riots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the central government to produce original records relating to its decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench of…
- India
Cong demands SC-monitored probe or JPC to look into fraud charges against Adani Group
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday demanded an impartial investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court or a joint parliamentary committee to probe the charges raised in the Hindenburg report against…
- India
Nobody taking action against hate speeches despite our orders, laments SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday lamented that nobody was taking action against hate speeches despite its orders, and observed that the top court will be left “embarrassed again and again”…
- India
SC rejects plea seeking to bar candidates from contesting polls from more than one seat
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to bar persons from contesting elections from more than one seat, saying it is ultimately the Parliament’s will as to whether…
- India
SC allows adoption of child of student who sought abortion of 29-week pregnancy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 to allow the adoption of a child after the delivery of a 20-year-old student who was carrying a…
- Bangalore
Amicus Curiae appointed for PIL on illegal religious structures
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has appointed senior advocate Vikram Huilagol as amicus curiae in the public interest litigation (PIL) it has initiated against illegal religious structures on public land. The…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: SC to hear plea against hate speech event to be held on Feb 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking to prohibit an alleged hate speech event scheduled to be held on February 5 in Mumbai. A bench of…
- India
Give CBI access to offshore accounts, SC suggests to Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that Mainak Mehta, brother-in-law of fugitive Nirav Modi, should consider providing the CBI a letter of authority to access his offshore bank accounts. The…
- India
SC reserves verdict on Rana Ayyub’s plea against summons in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued by a special court in Ghaziabad in the money laundering case.…
- India
Inherent powers of high courts to be exercised with care: SC
New Delhi: The inherent powers of high courts under section 482 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) should be exercised with care, caution and sparingly, the Supreme Court said on Monday.…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging laws regulating conversions due to interfaith marriages
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on February 3 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages. A bench comprising…
