The Supreme Court onMonday restrained the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from interrogating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in a 2007 murder case of former RSS worker Sunil Joshi. A Bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s May 17 order by which the NIA was granted conditional permission [ Read More ]
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Supreme Court notice to government on plea against Cairn-Vedanta dealThe Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response to a plea challenging the validity of the $ 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal and seeking a CBI probe into the reasons for ONGC and government in “not asserting” their legal rights on the issue. A bench of justices D K Jain and Anil R Dave issued notice [ Read More ] Centre shies from naming Rama Sethu a national monumentThe central government on Thursday shied from taking any stand on the plea by Janta party president Subramanium Swamy that the mythological Rama Sethu in the Palk Strait be declared a national monument. An Supreme Court bench of Justice H L Dattu and Justice Anil R Dave today recorded that the central government does not [ Read More ] Supreme Court to hear in July a 37-year-old caseThe Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in July the petition by Ranjan Dwivedi – an accused in a bomb attack at then railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 – seeking quashing of charges and criminal proceedings against him, in a trial hanging for more than 37 years. An apex court bench of [ Read More ] Supreme Court breather for Madhur BhandarkarThe Supreme Court Monday stayed criminal proceedings against filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar in a rape charge levelled against him by actress Priti Jain. While staying the proceedings, an apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice C. K. Prasad issued notice to the Maharashtra government and Jain on Bhandarkar’s plea seeking that the case against [ Read More ] Approach trial court for bail: Supreme Court to Andhra officialThe Supreme Court Monday declined to grant bail to Andhra Pradesh IAS officer Y. Srilakshmi, allegedly involved in the Obulapuram mining scam, saying she should approach the trial court for this. The apex court said she should approach the trial court as a supplementary chargesheet against her has already been filed. “When the chargesheet is [ Read More ] Breather for Kripashankar: Supreme Court stays attachment orderIn a breather for Maharashtra Congress leader Kripashankar Singh, the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a Bombay High Court order attaching movable and immovable properties belonging to him and his family members in an illegal assets case. An apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Anil R. Dave directed Kripashankar Singh and his family [ Read More ] Supreme Court notice to centre, UPThe Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the quashing of Shashank Shekhar’s appointment as the state’s cabinet secretary which has been pending before the Allahabad High Court. The notice was also issued to Mr Shekhar. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu [ Read More ] Ayodhya case: Advani, others oppose CBI pleaBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and his colleagues accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case have told the Supreme Court that a CBI plea that challenged the quashing of conspiracy charges against them amounted to abuse of process of law. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has challenged an Allahabad High Court [ Read More ] Supeme court declines order on national medical entrance testThe Supreme Court Friday declined to pass an order on the central government’s plea seeking amendment of the Medical Council of India’s December 2010 notification to hold a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical courses from academic year 2013-14 instead of 2012-13. Apparently not pleased with the latest position of the central government, a [ Read More ] |
