It was submitted that section 235 of the CrPC provides that an accused, in the event of conviction, would be heard by on the question of sentencing individually before the trial judge passes the order awarding punishment.
Venugopal told the court that he had given legal opinion to the AIADMK faction led by Panneerselvam.
25 designers presented their work at the grand finale show of the 25th edition of the India Fashion Week.
It also sought the assistance of the Centre and states for removing violent content related to cow vigilantism uploaded on social media.
There is ambiguity as some top leaders are not comfortable about moving the motion.
The Centre had left to the wisdom of the court the issue of legality of the penal provision.
Article 35-A, which was incorporated in the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and bars people from outside the state from acquiring any immovable property in the state.
The SC assured the AVUT that it will accord an early open court hearing.
About 78 per cent respondents said they were also satisfied with the steps taken by their own state government, according to the findings of the survey.
The apex court said the death row convicts failed to point out 'error apparent on the face of record' in the judgment.
The government had said on Friday that it would oppose the practice of nikah halala when the top court examines its legal validity.
The FM said an announcement with regard to the additional steps will be made after consulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Thousands of homeowners across housing projects owned by Jaypee Infratech and the Amrapali Group are running out of options. Jaypee Infratech and Amrapali are among the 12 big corporate loan defaulters against which the RBI has ordered initiation of insolvency proceedings.
A possible, easier and less-complicated way for the Centre would have been to approach the SC with the same queries much earlier, before a ground-swell of popular sentiments and consequent political tensions had built up in Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Can we ask the judges a simple question: You write judgments all the time to protect the judiciary from others. Will you write one on how to save the judiciary from the judges, too, asks Shekhar Gupta.
The annual fee has been hiked from Rs 90,000 to Rs two lakh.
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Sharat Pradhan gets mixed reactions from locals, as the Aam Aadmi Party takes a stride into Amethi, the bastion of the Congress VP.
LG Jung transferred of several senior officials engaged in flagship projects of the government, prompting Kejriwal to accuse the PM of being "hell bent" to "destroy" Delhi.
Today, with the 'Cauvery row' in full flow, the DMK has managed to wrest the 'pan-Tamil initiative' for the Dravidian polity as a whole. What more, the DMK has also stolen much of the 'Tamil thunder' that had belonged to peripheral pan-Tamil groups over the Jallikattu protests in January 2017, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the parties concerned to file their written submissions within a week.
Wife Nita, who joined the board as non-executive director in FY15, draws Rs 84 lakh
The Delhi Police had closed this case in 1994 for want of evidence.
The NGT also constituted a committee to oversee the execution of work pertaining to cleaning of the river.
'The judicial procedure was influenced which led to no convictions in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984'
Mukesh Ambani voluntarily capped his compensation at Rs 15 crore in October 2009 amid a debate over right-sizing of CEO salaries.
The bench said, "He is an Army officer not an ordinary criminal. You have to see the matter in a holistic way".
Of the 650 cases registered in connection with anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, 267 were closed as untraced by the Delhi Police.
Modi has often been accused of promoting crony capitalism in Gujarat for his proximity to certain businesses.
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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.
"All the review petitions along with all pending applications will be heard in open court on 22nd January, 2019, before the appropriate Bench. We make it clear that there is no stay of the judgment and order of this Court dated 28th September, 2018 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No.373 of 2006 (Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs. The State of Kerala & Ors)," the order said.
The apex court had on March 27 reserved its verdict on the appeals of the four convicts.
The court had on Wednesday held that the previous SIT had not carried out further probe into these 186 cases in which closure reports were filed
Raising the issue, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said the prime minister should come to the House and clarify on what he said, as his charges that his predecessor was "conspiring" with Pakistan was "a big issue."
Though the Cabinet reshuffle on July 5 has a clear stamp of the Prime Minister's Office, the changes have also increased the coherence between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
'Isn't it obvious that the BJP government in Jharkand and its police force care two hoots about the Supreme Court's orders?', asks Jyoti Punwani.
Of the 70 international feeder funds, more than half have made losses in 2014.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who went on a whirlwind tour of the state to ensure the victory of his party candidates, described it as a "historic win". He attributed the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's guidance.
His recent walkout from Chief Justice Dipak Misra's court earned him critics in courts. 'Yet, even the senior-most judges give him the respect that he deserves.'
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