The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear a public interest litigation seeking exemption of the operation of the 'creamy layer' rule within the Other Backward Classes for persons engaged in hereditary occupations.
The SC has made it clear that the traders must abide by their undertaking.
According to Nariman, journalists should be fearless and expose corruption in judicial system if there is solid evidence to prove that.
The Supreme Court is hearing writ petitions challenging the dissolution of the Bihar assembly.
Terming the episode as 'unfortunate,' the Court said petitioner Vijay Kumar Tiwari could file a criminal complaint against Qureshi.
Vishal Rajoria had been absconding since the murder.
'I wish we all come together to make a proud nation and a civilised and clean system.'
They have also sought that the Speaker should restrain from dealing in any manner that adjudication proceedings on the pending disqualification proceedings against them.
"If they cannot speak out for their own colleague, there is no doubt that no one will protect me either," Sengar said.
The MCD has been asked to publish a list of violators within 10 days.
J M Mutual Fund's chief investment officer (equity) speaks about his stock picking strategies. He says he is a firm believer in focusing on companies than on sectors.
During the hearing, the NGO said the beneficiaries of the rule were former chief ministers of all parties.
ICICI Bank on Tuesday said it has witnessed a slowdown in home loan segment in the current fiscal, following the high realty prices in certain markets.
The PIL was filed by National Council for Civil Liberties, which accused NBA of indulging in several illegal activities.
The High Court had directed the demolition of around 855 buildings as per the list provided by the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation. The residents had sought a stay on the High Court verdict on humanitarian grounds.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said this was not a matter to be mentioned before it since the National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Women were looking into it.
The reason is that a similar appeal was pending before the High Court.\n
Demilitarising Kashmir cannot be unilateral: India
"The high court is an institution. It should not be allowed to encourage this sort of superstitions," the SC bench told Senior Counsel T V Viswanatha Iyer, appearing for the Kerala High Court on the matter.
The Supreme Court in had in 2002 banned the operation of sawmills, but Nayak and Khot gave licenses to six such mills in violation of the order.
The plea was to stop constructionn work to raise the dam's height.
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph spoke of the court's initiatives during the golden jubilee celebrations to reduce the number of pending cases.
The court imposed restraining orders on the transfers sought asking the the holders to file their reply within two weeks.
The Supreme Court Monday declined to grant permission to the Election Commission to hold polls in May for 10 Lok Sabha seats left vacant following expulsion of members of Parliament in the wake of the 'cash-for-query' scam.
The court granted four weeks time to the Centre and the states to file their response to the petition.
The bench also took on record, the statements of Solicitor General G E Vahanvati that the government was considering comprehensive changes in the archaic Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, which laid down rules for interception of telephones.
Alarmed by a petition pointing out a parallel Islamic judiciary for handling "Imrana" type cases, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the central government, All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Islamic seminary Darul Uloom.
Four of the accused are still to be arrested.
The PIL has been withdrawn since the defence minister has said the headcount has been stopped.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing in the first week of April
An outcome of the petitions may have wider repercussions for many political leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh especially if the petitioners succeed.
The apex Court took suo motu cognisance of newspaper reports in 1994 regarding pollution of the Yamuna and since then it has been monitoring the progress of cleaning up the river by the State authorities.
"It is the most frivolous petition," a bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said dismissing the petition filed by a Varanasi-based advocate and some others.
The Supreme Court has dismissed petitions challenging the stringent conditions put by the government in the tender document for bidders to manufacture high security number plates.
A division bench asked the respondents to file their replies to the petition filed by the Centre by Febraury 13. \n\n
A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal has sought a response within two weeks.
Afzal had sought review of the judgment saying that he did not a get fair trial.
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