The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking probe into the alleged misuse of funds allocated for purchase of computers for judicial officers of courts in Delhi.
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a case against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly declaring himself as a British national before company law authorities there.
The court questioned the 'authenticity of the document' attached with the PIL and the manner in which the papers were procured.
The automobile firm's response came in reply to an earlier specific query of the apex court asking it to make its stand clear over the allotted land in the wake of changed scenario as the company had already moved its car plant to Gujarat.
The apex court feels that the Tatas cannot say that they still have interest inland acquisition, as they have moved its car plant out of West Bangal.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of former Punjab and Haryana high court judge Nirmal Yadav for review of sanction granted for her criminal prosecution in the 2008 cash-at-judge's door scam.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Union minister M K Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi in the alleged multi-crore granite quarrying scam. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi also refused to interfere with the Madras high court's decision quashing a non-bailable arrest warrant against Dayanidhi.
The Supreme Court granted two weeks' time to Tamil Nadu government to apprise it of its stand on the controversial Sethusamundram project after the Centre had said it intended to pursue its implementation.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea questioning the clean chit given to Narendra Modi by the Special Investigation Team in its probe in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Only two Indians have scored a 50 in the first innings of a debut Test outside India: Sunil Gavaskar in 1971 and Mayank Agrawal in 2018.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation for the delay in filing appeal against the Allahabad high court order that conspiracy charge will not apply to BJP leader L K Advani and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that a high-level committee in its report has suggested that alternative alignment other than mythological Ram Sethu for Sethusamudram project was not economically and ecologically feasible.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged disproportionate assets of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, would continue.
Jailed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and his aide Vikash Kumar Sinha were on Friday granted bail by the Supreme Court for their alleged role in a money laundering case. But the duo will remain in prison in connection with bribery and other offences.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted eight weeks to the Special Investigating Team to complete its probe into the alleged amassing of disproportionate assets by former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members.
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 Supreme Court quashed on Wednesday a criminal proceeding against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, initiated for filing four nomination papers in the 2001 Assembly polls, and asked the Madras high court to re-examine its order to lodge the case against her.
Justice Kurian Joseph, who will turn 65 on November 30, was part of the five- judge bench which by a majority of 3:2 had ruled the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims as "void", "illegal" and "unconstitutional".
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of former UP Chief Minister Mayawati on a plea seeking her prosecution in the Rs 17 crore Taj corridor scam case without the sanction of the Governor.
A Supreme Court judge has clashed with the Chief Justice of India over holding of a three-day long judges conference during the holy period for Christians as the meet began on Friday in New Delhi to deliberate on problems facing judiciary.
Voicing deep concern over the growing number of children going missing and remaining untraced, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it will deal with all the states one by one as it summoned the chief secretary and directors general of police of Bihar and Chhattisgarh to explain what action they are taking on the issue.
A bench of justices H L Dattu and A R Dave said that besides notifying the acquisition in the official gazette, the authorities were bound to notify the affected persons through media notifications in at least two newspapers in the local region.
A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad sought response from the government, the national carrier and CBI on a petition filed by an NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation, alleging that various decisions taken during the tenure of Patel were meant to benefit private airlines and caused huge loss to Air India.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the investigation against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets but put an interim stay on the process of attaching and seizure of their properties.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash criminal proceeding against former Punjab and Haryana high court judge Nirmal Yadav in the 2008 cash-at-judge's door scam.
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on September 3 a plea of the Maharashtra government to continue with Arup Patnaik as chief of Special Investigating Team probing the alleged amassing of disproportionate assets by former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for filing four nominations during the 2001 Assembly polls.
The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the National Investigation Agency from interrogating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in a 2007 murder case of former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker Sunil Joshi.
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday declined to accept any fresh material other than what has been submitted by the expert panel on the controversial Mullaperiyar Dam row between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim bail to ex-army officer Shrikant Prasad Purohit, Pragya Thakur and other accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the Allahabad high court order, which had prevented media from reporting on the controversy related to alleged army units' movement towards Delhi on January 16 amid the then prevailing row over erstwhile army chief V K Singh's date of birth.
The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition questioning whether a person of foreign origin can hold public office.
Expressing its reluctance to quash criminal proceedings against activist Swami Agnivesh for allegedly making a controversial statement about the Amarnath pilgrimage, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said people's sentiments cannot be taken for granted. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad, which was about to dismiss Agnivesh's petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings, adjourned the matter for Monday after he pleaded for more time to put forth his case.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the trial in the 1975 murder case of the then Railway Minister L N Mishra, saying proceedings cannot be terminated merely because they have not been concluded in the past 37 years.
# Wriddhiman Saha and Virat Kohli put on 114-run partnership for the sixth wicket -- India's third best at Adelaide -- the top two are 188 between Vijay Hazare and Dattu Phadkar in January 1948 and 147 between Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil in January 1981.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took exception to Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's reported statement that putting businessmen behind bars will hamper investments in the country, saying if true it is "disturbing".
Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal has battled adversity to secure Olympic qualification and his journey to Rio has been made even more remarkable following a childhood bout of aquaphobia and fears for his mother's health during his final preparations. Hailing from a drought-hit region in Maharashtra, the daily fight for the treasured commodity led him to develop a fear of water as a youth and it was not until he joined the army in 2012, that he learned to swim. His phobia conquered, the 25-year-old Bhokanal booked his ticket to Rio after winning a silver medal in the men's single sculls event at the Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South Korea in April. Bhokanal gave up his studies to support his family after his father died of cancer in 2011 and his qualification can also be regarded as a reward for his ability to perform through another tragedy, which almost derailed his Olympic dreams. Shortly before he was due to depart for South Korea, his mother suffered brain damage in a fall resulting in almost total amnesia.
A 37-year delay in the trial of former Railway Minister L N Mishra's murder on Wednesday left the Supreme Court pondering whether 'quietus' (an end) could be granted to the case due to prolonged hiatus or the criminal proceeding should be allowed to go on.
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