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SC declines CBI's plea for further hearing in Uphaar case

SC declines CBI's plea for further hearing in Uphaar case

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

The bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel, did not allow the plea and asked the probe agency to file a review petition with all the points which have been left out.

AP: High court to rule on Muslim reservation issue

AP: High court to rule on Muslim reservation issue

Rediff.com7 Feb 2010

A seven member bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court is expected to deliver its final judgment on the issue of reservations to Muslims in educational institutions in the state, on Monday.

Sahara comes up with fresh proposal to release Subrata Roy

Sahara comes up with fresh proposal to release Subrata Roy

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

Sahara also sought permission to sell its properties in Bangalore.

Gujarat HC notice to US firm on PIL seeking ban on Pokemon Go

Gujarat HC notice to US firm on PIL seeking ban on Pokemon Go

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

A division bench of Chief Justice Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi also issued notices to the state and central governments.

Units without effluent treatment plants won't be allowed: SC

Units without effluent treatment plants won't be allowed: SC

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

If industrial units do not have functional PETPs, then they will not be allowed to function any more, the court said.

Nithari killings accused Koli gets lease on life as SC stays execution till October 29

Nithari killings accused Koli gets lease on life as SC stays execution till October 29

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday extended till October 29 the stay on execution of death sentence of Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli.

Love jihad case: SC to hear Kerala man's plea

Love jihad case: SC to hear Kerala man's plea

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

The SC said that it would examine the question as to whether the Kerala high court can annul the marriage of a Muslim man with a Hindu woman.

AP: Encounter cops brought under the scanner

AP: Encounter cops brought under the scanner

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

In a judgment with far reaching implications, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered that the details including the names of the policemen involved in any encounter should be made public and a case should be booked against them. A five judge bench headed by the Chief Justice A R Dave passed a long pending petition filed by the civil rights organisations in the state seeking action against the policemen involved in "fake" encounters.

3 governors move to new capitals

3 governors move to new capitals

Rediff.com13 Jun 2003

Arvind Dave replaced Ved Marwah as governor of Manipur. Marwah in turn replaced M Rama Jois in Jharkhand, and Jois moved to neighbouring Bihar.

SC bans 'unconstitutional' instant talaq in 3:2 verdict

SC bans 'unconstitutional' instant talaq in 3:2 verdict

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

The judges in the minority verdict said that if the Centre does not bring a law within six months, then its injunction on triple talaq will continue.

Teen rape survivor to undergo abortion after rejection from 2 courts

Teen rape survivor to undergo abortion after rejection from 2 courts

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Following the Supreme Court's directive, a medical team in Ahmedabad gave permission for termination of a minor rape victim's 25-week-old pregnancy though the law allows abortion only until the 20th week.

ICC seeks Mudgal's help for saving 2000 Old Pavilion seats at Kotla

ICC seeks Mudgal's help for saving 2000 Old Pavilion seats at Kotla

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

With the Feroz Shah Kotla ground set to lose 2000 vantage seats in the Old Pavilion stand due to lack of clearance from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the ICC has appealed to justice Mukul Mudgal to let them utilise the area for spectators and branding during World T20.

Bihar moves SC against bail to RJD MLA in rape case

Bihar moves SC against bail to RJD MLA in rape case

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

The RJD suspended Yadav from the party a day after his arrest warrant was issued.

Cameras at slain scribe's home were not working

Cameras at slain scribe's home were not working

Rediff.com16 Nov 2007

The cameras installed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the Surrey (British Columbia) house of Indo-Canadian journalist Tara Singh Hayer were reportedly not working the night he was assassinated on November 18, 1998, the Air India inquiry, now in progress in Ottawa, was told on Thursday.

SC terms order extending protection to Teesta as a 'mistake'

SC terms order extending protection to Teesta as a 'mistake'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "mistake" its earlier order extending interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband, indicating that the relief was granted by a two-judge bench earlier instead of three.

Restrict free rice to BPL families, says Madras HC

Restrict free rice to BPL families, says Madras HC

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

The Madras high court has observed that free PDS rice given to ration card holders should be restricted only to families below the poverty line, noting that doling out freebies to all sections of people have made people "lazy".

Judges' appointment: SC refuses to accept rejection of 43 names by Centre

Judges' appointment: SC refuses to accept rejection of 43 names by Centre

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

The names have been returned to Centre.

Godhra train carnage: HC spares the noose for 11 convicts

Godhra train carnage: HC spares the noose for 11 convicts

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Fifty-nine 'karsevaks' were killed in the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, triggering the worst communal riots in the history of Gujarat.

SC restrains high courts from taking up pleas against NJAC Act

SC restrains high courts from taking up pleas against NJAC Act

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

The SC on Wednesday restrained all high courts from entertaining any petition challenging validity of NJAC act meant to replace the two-decade-old collegium system.

Maggi nightmare returns to haunt Nestle

Maggi nightmare returns to haunt Nestle

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

The SC bench said the report of CFTRI, where the samples of Maggi noodles were tested following earlier orders of the court, will form the basis for the proceedings before the NCDRC.

Sikh man stabbed to death in US

Sikh man stabbed to death in US

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

"Absolutely stunned. This is a very safe neighbourhood, very decent area of Tracy," neighbor Dave Roychowdhury said.

Naroda Patia convict Bajrangi gets 5-day bail for treatment

Naroda Patia convict Bajrangi gets 5-day bail for treatment

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday granted temporary bail to Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Babu Bajrangi, serving life sentence in the 2002 Naroda Patia massacre case, to undergo treatment for an eye ailment.

Ayodhya case: Supreme Court to begin final hearing on February 8

Ayodhya case: Supreme Court to begin final hearing on February 8

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

The bench took serious note of the submission of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for one of the parties, that the appeals be heard in July 2019 after completion of the next Lok Sabha polls as the atmosphere at present was not conducive.

Godhra riots: HC awards life term to 11 for murder

Godhra riots: HC awards life term to 11 for murder

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

Setting aside the trial court order acquitting the accused, the Gujarat high court on Thursday sentenced eleven persons to life imprisonment for the murder of two persons during a 2002 post-Godhra riot at Meda Adraj village in Mehsana district.

Nithari killer Surinder Koli shifted to Dasna jail

Nithari killer Surinder Koli shifted to Dasna jail

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli was on Wednesday shifted to Dasna jail in Ghaziabad from Meerut jail, where he had been taken for execution of his death sentence.

Uphaar fire: Ansals face 2-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 60 cr

Uphaar fire: Ansals face 2-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 60 cr

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Modifying its order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said real estate barons Ansal brothers will undergo a two-year rigorous jail term in the Uphaar fire case if they fail to pay Rs 30 crore each within three months.

Grant citizenship to Chakma, Hajong tribals in 3 months: SC

Grant citizenship to Chakma, Hajong tribals in 3 months: SC

Rediff.com20 Sep 2015

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and Arunachal Pradesh government to grant citizenship within three months to Chakma and Hajong tribals who had migrated from Bangladesh in 1964-69, saying they cannot be discriminated in any manner.

SC accepts Centre's offer to end row over German in KV schools

SC accepts Centre's offer to end row over German in KV schools

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

The Supreme Court has accepted the proposal mooted by the Centre that KV students of class VI, VII and VIII will not have to take examination for third modern Indian language Sanskrit in this academic session and they may continue to study German as an optional subject.

'Abolish reservations and private education!'

'Abolish reservations and private education!'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

'Where should shudra-OBCs go because of whom the nation is surviving?'

SC asks Sahara to furnish details of all properties

SC asks Sahara to furnish details of all properties

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhawan, appearing for Sahara, sought release of Sahara chief Subrata Roy on the ground of his "deteriorating" health and the fact that market regulator Sebi has already been authorised to sell 66 properties

Richardson lauds Manohar's stance on conflict of interest

Richardson lauds Manohar's stance on conflict of interest

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Lauding Shashank Manohar for his stand against conflict of interest, International Cricket Council CEO Dave Richardson today said the ICC Chairman, who also heads the BCCI, is a principled man and is trying to reform the governance structure in both the bodies. The BCCI, under Manohar's Presidency, has been forced to undertake structural reforms after the Supreme Court-appointed Justice (retd) R M Lodha committee suggested wholesale changes in its administration. "Any improvements on the governance of any country, as far as the ICC is concerned at this stage, is fair enough. "I know that our new chairman Mr. Manohar is a very principled man and seems to be interested or trying to at least adhere to the principles of no conflict of interest when it comes to governance of the game," Richardson said at a promotional event in Chennai. "I think he is quite keen that the ICC should also look at those aspects of governance.

Sex with wife below the age of 18 is rape, says SC

Sex with wife below the age of 18 is rape, says SC

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

The apex court said the exception in the rape law was contrary to the philosophy of other statutes and violates the bodily integrity of a girl child.

2002 riots probe: SC relieves SIT chief

2002 riots probe: SC relieves SIT chief

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

The bench hailed the work done so far by the SIT and allowed the request of Salve, while asking A K Malhotra, another member of the SIT, to oversee the functioning of the probe team.

Breather for Unitech; govt can't take over the realty firm, rules SC

Breather for Unitech; govt can't take over the realty firm, rules SC

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

Unitech alleged that the takeover of the management of the company by the Centre would make it difficult for them to deposit Rs 750 crore as directed by the apex court to safeguard the interests of homebuyers.

SC agrees to consider plea for hearing allegations against CBI director

SC agrees to consider plea for hearing allegations against CBI director

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

In a setback to Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea for hearing allegations levelled against him without knowing the name of the whistleblower in a case relating to controversial entries in the visitors' diary at his residence.

ICC, BCCI to discuss contract row

ICC, BCCI to discuss contract row

Rediff.com5 Dec 2002

"The meeting between ICC and BCCI, which was on the cards, will be held on Monday December 9, in Calcutta," said BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Angry SC sends Sahara chief back to jail

Angry SC sends Sahara chief back to jail

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

The Chief Justice said that some people play with the dignity of the court and there were some lawyers who are disrespectful towards the court.

Prakash Javadekar can walk the tightrope

Prakash Javadekar can walk the tightrope

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Prakash Javadekar set a scorching pace of changes in the environment ministry during his two-year tenure. He has the talent to calm ruffled feathers in the education sector, while proceeding with the government's agenda in this space.

SC rejects Centre's curative plea for death of Rajiv killers

SC rejects Centre's curative plea for death of Rajiv killers

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the curative petition of the Centre filed against the commutation of death penalty into life imprisonment of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, granting a fresh lease of life to them.