News for 'J Mukhopadhaya'

BCCI's fresh registration challenged

BCCI's fresh registration challenged

Rediff.com15 Mar 2007

The Bihar Cricket Association questioned the Indian cricket board's fresh registration in September 2006.

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'

NCLAT sends RCom back to insolvency

NCLAT sends RCom back to insolvency

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

In insolvency proceedings, Ericsson will be treated as only an operational creditor and may end up losing the Rs 550 crore

IL&FS fraud case: Setback for Deloitte

IL&FS fraud case: Setback for Deloitte

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Deloitte had challenged the jurisdiction of the NCLT to ban it, saying section 140(5) of the Companies Act pertains to auditors who are still auditing the company in question while it has already resigned from the service and thus cannot be banned under the given provisions.

New Supreme Court bench to hear Teesta Setalvad case

New Supreme Court bench to hear Teesta Setalvad case

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

A new bench of the Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad.

NSA to visit Myanmar soon to discuss further 'joint action'

NSA to visit Myanmar soon to discuss further 'joint action'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Doval, who is said to have been closely involved in planning Tuesday's operation along the India-Myanmar border, will undertake the visit

FAQ: What is Section 377?

FAQ: What is Section 377?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the controversial section:

Vikram Bakshi gets one last chance to settle Hudco dues

Vikram Bakshi gets one last chance to settle Hudco dues

Rediff.com29 May 2019

Hudco had in 2006 given a loan of Rs 62.38 crore to Bakshi's private venture, Ascot Hotels and Resorts, for a commercial project in Noida. The loan, however, turned NPA in 2011.

NCLAT orders liquidation of Amtek Auto

NCLAT orders liquidation of Amtek Auto

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Amtek Auto was among the first list of 12 companies which were referred by the RBI in 2017 to respective banks for initiation of insolvency process for defaults.

Blackbuck case: SC notice to Salman Khan

Blackbuck case: SC notice to Salman Khan

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Bollywood actor Salman Khan in connection with the Blackbuck poaching case.

'Aung San Suu Kyi isn't a revolutionary'

'Aung San Suu Kyi isn't a revolutionary'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

'She has never advocated people taking to the streets and calling for a revolution.' 'I don't know if that will change now.'

IL&FS case: Deloitte, KPMG's plea dismissed

IL&FS case: Deloitte, KPMG's plea dismissed

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Rejecting the contention of the auditors and others that they cannot be treated as part of the management, which is responsible for managing the affairs of the company and therefore should not be charged as per the said section, the NCLAT said that rules of natural justice are to be followed.

SC says no to imposing mother tongue on primary level kids

SC says no to imposing mother tongue on primary level kids

Rediff.com6 May 2014

The Supreme Court held that the government cannot impose a mother tongue on a linguistic minority for imparting primary education on Tuesday.

'Aung San Suu Kyi is like Indira Gandhi'

'Aung San Suu Kyi is like Indira Gandhi'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

'She's not going to keel over.' 'This is the kind of difficult situation that she thrives in.'

MPs, MLAs will be disqualified on date of conviction: SC

MPs, MLAs will be disqualified on date of conviction: SC

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down as ultra vires a provision of the Representation of the People Act which protects convicted lawmakers against disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal against their conviction in the higher courts.

SC slams Centre on 'blanket protection' to bureaucrats

SC slams Centre on 'blanket protection' to bureaucrats

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said "blanket protection" given to top bureaucrats in graft cases appeared to be contrary to the object of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

JBT scam: SC dismisses Chautala's plea for extension of bail

JBT scam: SC dismisses Chautala's plea for extension of bail

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed convicted former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala's plea seeking extension of bail given to him on medical grounds in teachers' recruitment scam, saying opinion of a high-level medical board shows his hospitalisation is no more required.

Govt woman staff can take 2-year leave for child care: SC

Govt woman staff can take 2-year leave for child care: SC

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that woman employees of central government can get uninterrupted leave for two years for child care, which also includes needs like examination and sickness.

SC to examine law validity for prior approval to probe bureaucrats

SC to examine law validity for prior approval to probe bureaucrats

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

Seventeen years after the first plea was made, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced the hearing to examine the constitutional validity of the law which makes it mandatory for the Central Bureau of Investigation to take approval of competent authority to probe senior bureaucrats in corruption cases.

SC asks Kolkata hospital to pay highest-ever payout of Rs 5.96 cr

SC asks Kolkata hospital to pay highest-ever payout of Rs 5.96 cr

Rediff.com24 Oct 2013

The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a whopping Rs 5.96 crore as compensation to be paid by Kolkata-based Advanced Medical and Research Institute Hospital and three doctors to a United States-based Indian-origin doctor for medical negligence which led to the death of his wife in 1998.

SC anguished over pathetic state of tribunals

SC anguished over pathetic state of tribunals

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

The Supreme Court has expressed its anguish at the "bureaucratic attitude" that has left the functioning of several tribunals including the National Green Tribunal and Law Commission in a "pathetic" state of affairs.

Prior sanction for probe against babus in corruption cases unconstitutional: SC

Prior sanction for probe against babus in corruption cases unconstitutional: SC

Rediff.com6 May 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held as invalid and unconstitutional the legal provision which makes sanction of competent authority mandatory for the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe a corruption case against an officer of joint secretary-rank or above, saying it has the propensity of shielding the corrupt.

SC's seven-judge bench to revisit Hindutva judgement

SC's seven-judge bench to revisit Hindutva judgement

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

Virtually reopening its Hindutva judgement, the Supreme Court has decided to expedite hearing by a seven judge-bench for an authoritative pronouncement on electoral law categorising misuse of religion for electoral gains as "corrupt practices".

O P Chautala's place is in prison, not in hospital: SC

O P Chautala's place is in prison, not in hospital: SC

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Convicted former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala's place is in jail and he cannot enjoy hospitality of the hospital, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said, rejecting his plea for extension of interim bail granted on medical grounds in the teachers' recruitment scam.

SC agrees to hear Bhullar's plea against death sentence

SC agrees to hear Bhullar's plea against death sentence

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

The hearing in the open court assumes importance in view of the January 21 judgement of three-judge bench holding that inordinate and inexplicable delay by government in deciding mercy plea of death row convicts can be a ground for commuting their sentence.

2G: SC dismisses Essar, Loop plea

2G: SC dismisses Essar, Loop plea

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Over a year after the judgement was reserved, a bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya rejected the pleas of the telecom companies which pleaded that they be tried in a magisterial court unlike other accused in 2G cases as they have not been charged under Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.

SC refuses to review gay sex verdict

SC refuses to review gay sex verdict

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

The court rejected the petition as it found no merit in it.

FAQ: What is Section 377?

FAQ: What is Section 377?

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the controversial section:

9 drug firms may have to gulp Rs 2.5k-cr pill

9 drug firms may have to gulp Rs 2.5k-cr pill

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

Face NPPA fine for overcharging on anti-asthma drug

SC seeks tally of illegal religious structures on govt land

SC seeks tally of illegal religious structures on govt land

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The Supreme Court on Friday asked all states and Union Territories to give within six weeks details about the number of religious structures on encroached government land that have been razed or relocated by them and those that are still standing.

Sec 377 ruling throws India back into the dark ages

Sec 377 ruling throws India back into the dark ages

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

'A progressive judgment could have moved India forward, given hope to millions of young homosexual men and women, by telling them that there is nothing wrong with them, their feelings and emotions are fine, that it is natural and alright for them to be attracted to people of their own gender and to express love as they wish to. 'But instead, the Wednesday ruling does not protect the rights of a large minority. And that is indeed shameful and hugely disappointing,' writes Aseem Chhabra. 'Instead the Supreme Court judges did not step in to protect the rights of a large minority. And that is indeed shameful and hugely disappointing,' writes Aseem Chhabra.

SC stays execution of 1993 Delhi blast convict Bhullar

SC stays execution of 1993 Delhi blast convict Bhullar

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar.

SC commutes Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's death sentence to life imprisonment

SC commutes Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's death sentence to life imprisonment

Rediff.com31 Mar 2014

The Apex court bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice RM Lodha, Justice HL Dattu and Justice SJ Mukhopadyaya, while commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment, referred to its January 21, 2014 verdict which said that inordinate, unexplained or unreasonable delay in deciding mercy petition was dehumanizing to death row convict and was a ground for commuting death sentence to life imprisonment.

Commute Bhullar's death penalty to life term: Centre to SC

Commute Bhullar's death penalty to life term: Centre to SC

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has "no problem" with commutation of death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life term and the petition in this regard has to be allowed in view of the court's verdict that delay in deciding mercy pleas can be a ground for such relief.

CBI can prosecute senior bureaucrats without govt nod: SC

CBI can prosecute senior bureaucrats without govt nod: SC

Rediff.com6 May 2014

Scrapping the protection given to senior bureaucrats in corruption cases, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation can probe and prosecute them without Centre's sanction, saying that corrupt public servants, whether high or low, are birds of the same feather and must be treated equally.

Centre files review petition in SC on homosexuality verdict

Centre files review petition in SC on homosexuality verdict

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court with a review petition seeking re-examination of its verdict on Section 377 of IPC, reviving the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with life imprisonment.

Breather for Teesta after SC extends stay on arrest till February 19

Breather for Teesta after SC extends stay on arrest till February 19

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

The activist and her husband have allegedly embezzled funds from riot victims.

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