SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Calcutta HC order paving way for W.B. panchayat polls

[ad_1] The Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Supreme Court Wednesday refused urgent hearing on an appeal challenging the March 28 order of the Calcutta High Court declining to interfere with the West Bengal panchayat election process at this stage. A bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and justices P.S. […]

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SC allows Centre’s plea seeking ₹5,000 cr from SEBI-Sahara fund to repay depositors

[ad_1] The logo of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is pictured on the premises of its headquarters in Mumbai. File The Supreme Court on March 29 allowed a plea by the Centre seeking allocation of ₹5,000 crore out of ₹24,000 crore deposited by the Sahara group with market regulator SEBI to repay […]

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Update us on Bills pending with Telangana Governor, SC tells Solicitor General

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to provide it with an “updated position” of the Bills pending with Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, on a request from the Telangana government, represented by senior advocate Dushyant Dave, asked […]

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Explain the reason behind banning merely three pesticides, SC tells Centre

[ad_1] A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud sought the government’s response about why only three pesticides were banned in the country. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the reason behind banning merely three pesticides, said to […]

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SBI loan fraud | SC stays Bombay HC order permitting private firm chairperson to travel to UAE

[ad_1] The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order permitting Suman Vijay Gupta to travel to the UAE | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order permitting Suman Vijay Gupta, the chairperson of a Mumbai-based private company, to travel to the UAE after taking note of a […]

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SC reserves judgment on plea on verdict laying down guidelines for designation of lawyers as senior advocates

[ad_1] Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on petitions to “fine-tune” a 2017 verdict which laid down guidelines for designation of lawyers as senior advocates. Constitutional courts bestow ‘senior advocate’ status to lawyers as a recognition of their distinct ability in or specialised knowledge of […]

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Supreme Court asks CBI not to continue probe into charges that BJP conspired to poach BRS legislators

[ad_1] Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to hold its investigation into allegations that the BJP conspired to poach Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) legislators. “The investigation is not to be continued while the matter is sub judice or […]

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