The appeal against the high court's order was filed by original complainant Srijan Basha, who had earlier approached the state Lok Ayukta for registration of the case against Yeddyurappa.
A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad, however, said that the Calcutta high court's interim order which had stated that the state need not part with the land for two months to allow it file its appeal, would continue.
The Centre will challenge in the Supreme Court the order of the Andhra Pradesh high court striking down its 4.5 per cent sub-quota to minorities within Other Backward Classes reservation in central educational institutions and jobs, saying the decision was based on religious grounds. "We will go to the Supreme Court by way of a Special Leave Petition against the Andhra Pradesh high court order," Union Minister for Law and Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid told reporters.
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India on Thursday after being "successfully extradited " from the US, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane on Thursday evening, ending days of speculation of when and how he will be extradited, officials said. The NIA said in a statement that it had secured the successful extradition after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring to justice the key conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem that claimed 166 lives. Rana is accused of conspiring with David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, and operatives of designated terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HUJI) along with other Pakistan-based co-conspirators, to carry out the the three-day terror siege of India's financial capital.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted liberty to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair to approach the Delhi high court for quashing of the FIR lodged against him at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.
Rajasthan police chief Umesh Mishra said they have taken the comments of the "court seriously and are examining the files in detail".
The Board has sought a stay on the order on grounds that the high court committed gross error in entertaining the review petition filed by Netaji Cricket Club.
BB Mohanty, who holds the rank of director general of police with the Orissa police, has been evading arrest since May 28, 2007 after the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaipur, issued an NBW against him on June 8.
The petition was filed after the CBI did not challenge a HC ruling.
She said the Centre was contemplating framing a new land policy after her movement in Singur.
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that certain paragraphs in a Calcutta high court verdict, which advised adolescent girls to "control sexual urges", were "problematic" and writing such judgments was "absolutely wrong".
Seldom does the apex court take up for open hearing on any matter on Sundays and holidays unless the issue involved is of grave importance.
Kingfisher Airlines, which emerged out of an impasse over salary payment to its staff, is likely to face more trouble soon with the Revenue Department deciding to move the Supreme Court to expedite recovery of about Rs 330 crore dues.
The Supreme Court Friday stayed a death sentence awarded to a guide for killing a woman tourist from New Zealand at Varanasi in 1997.
The Central Bureau of Investigations will file a special leave petition against the Gujarat high court order in the murder case of former home minister of Gujarat Haren Pandya. Slamming the Central Bureau of Investigation for its "washed up" and "blinkered" probe in the 2003 murder, the Gujarat HC on August 29 dropped charges against all 12 accused.
Four police officers, accused of destruction of evidence and dereliction of duty in the Shopian rape and murder case, on Saturday moved their bail application before the sessions court in the southern Kashmiri town, following Friday's apex court order in the matter.The apex court had also set aside the earlier state high court order, directing that any bail application moved by the accused officers before any court, should be referred to the division bench of the high court.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar, accused in the 2G spectrum case, moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking bail.
The petitioners submitted that the high court was not justified in commenting that 'female touch lends grace and elegance to the hospitality industry.'
Saying that the consumer has the right to know what he consumes, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two petitions filed by soft drink giants, Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on May 17 an appeal by some of the family members of those killed in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts challenging the Rajasthan high court verdict acquitting four men, who were handed down death penalty by a trial court in the case.
All major political parties in Andhra Pradesh supported 4 per cent reservation for "socially and economically-backward" Muslims in jobs and education and hoped the Supreme Court would pave the way for it by staying the High Court verdict that nullified the quota.
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of David Coleman Headley, is set to be extradited to India from the US. Rana was involved in the planning and execution of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, which killed 166 people, including six Americans. He assisted Headley in obtaining a visa for India, established a front company in Mumbai, and helped in reconnaissance of targets in Mumbai and New Delhi. Rana was convicted in the US for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and sentenced to 14 years in prison. His extradition to India will allow authorities to question him about his involvement in the Mumbai attacks and potentially uncover new information about the role of Pakistani state actors.
The Delhi high court on Monday granted "last opportunity" to the Enforcement Directorate to respond to a petition by media baron Raghav Bahl to quash a money laundering case against him, but refused to pass an order staying the investigation at this stage.
A Special Leave Petition has been filed in the Supreme Court claiming that a Buddhist monastery (Baudh Vihar) existed at the site of Babri mosque and hence the disputed land at Ayodhya should be handed over to followers of the faith.
The plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which said it would be listed on February 24.
Seeking permission to amend its special leave petition filed in July, the government asked the Supreme Court to set aside only the Bombay High Court judgement that relates to the interpretation of its gas utilisation policy and provisions of the production sharing contract.
Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Natural Resources icked off the second round of the battle today by filing a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, which prompted Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries to file a caveat in the apex court.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has criticized Telugu actor Allu Arjun for attending the screening of 'Pushpa-2' despite police permission being denied. Reddy alleges that the actor continued to be present at the cinema hall even after a woman died in a stampede and criticized film personalities for showing more empathy to Allu Arjun after his arrest than to the injured boy involved in the incident. The CM also assured that there will be no special privileges for those involved in such incidents.
Stock broker Ketan Parekh, arrested in connection with Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.2 billion) scam at Calcutta Stock Exchange, has filed a special leave petition with Supreme Court for bail, his lawyers said on Thursday.\n\n
In a major setback to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the trial against her in a 14-year-old disproportionate assets case being heard in Karnataka. A bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy, however, directed the trial court to fix a time-frame for cross examination of the 42 witnesses after giving sufficient opportunity to Jayalalithaa. The apex court passed the order by dismissing the Special Leave Petition.
Twenty-seven people have moved the SC, demanding that they be given the same punishment as the four Mid Day journalists, who were recently awarded four months imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for their reports against former CJ Y K Sabharwal.
Diminishing the prospects of an out-of-court settlement of the vexed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Majid issue, Muslim bodies are gearing up to file five more Special Leave Petitions in the Supreme Court to challenge the Allahabad High Court verdict.
The only company left in the race for the Rs 2,600-crore (Rs 26 billion) project is Mukesh Ambani-controlled Sea King Infrastructure Ltd as other bidders have withdrawn from the race.
Karnataka on Thursday decided to file an 'original suit' and a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the February 5 final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal besides seeking clarificatory orders from the tribunal.
The appeal was mentioned before a vacation Bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat, which fixed June nine as the date for hearing the matter. The Bench allowed senior advocate P R Andhyrujina, who mentioned the matter, to file a special leave petition against the High Court order later in the day.
Government's counsel Mohan Parasaran has said he was left out of the details of a special leave petition filed by petroleum ministry in Supreme Court seeking annulment of a family MoU between Mukesh and Anil Ambani group firms on gas supply.
The ASI team, comprising more than a dozen members, reached the complex in the morning.
