Tag: Supreme Court
No Demolition Without Serving 15-day Notice: SC Lays Down Pan-India Directives
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that when a structure is suddenly demolished while other remains, a presumption could be drawn that the motive was not to bring down the illegal structure but to penalise the accused before trial. ....
Delhi Liquor Policy Scam: SC Relaxes Sisodia’s Bail Condition
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a plea filed by senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking relaxation of the bail condition requiring him to report to the Investigating Officer semi-weekly. ....
SC To Hear On Jan 15 Cong Plea Challenging Amendments To Conduct Of Election Rules
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, which restricts public access to election materials, such as CCTV footage unless explicitly listed by the Election Commission of India (ECI).....
Gopal Ansal To Surrender On March 20: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal's plea not to send him to jail to serve the remaining sentence for the 1997 fire tragedy, but extended his date of surrender by 10 days. ....
Constable Shoots Self At SC
A constable shot himself dead inside the Supreme Court premises on Monday, police said.....
Can't Seek Votes On Religion, Race, Caste, Language:SC
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate or his rival or even that of the voters is illegal and could jeopardise the electoral process.....
SC Decision In Mhadei Water Dispute Case 'victory From Jaws Of Defeat' For Goa: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar called the Supreme Court's decision Monday directing the Karnataka government file a fresh petition with the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal in connection with the water dispute with Goa a "victory from the jaws of defeat".....
Gavaskar Backs Ganguly For Interim BCCI President
Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday backed former national team captain Saurav Ganguly to take over as interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).....
SC Accepts Apology From Katju, Closes Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Friday brought curtains down on the contempt proceedings against its former judge, Justice Markandey Katju, as it accepted an unconditional apology tendered by him.....
SC Proposes To Cancel Aircel's 2G Licence
The Supreme Court on Friday proposed to cancel the 2G licence granted to Aircel if the owner of Maxis, the Malaysia-based Anantha Krishnan, who bought the majority shares of the Indian telecom company, and his one-time key aide and Director Augustus Ralph Marshal fail to present themselves before it. ....
