ENRAGED SC SLAPS RS 1 LAKH FINE ON NGO FOR EXEMPTING MINORITY SCHOOLS FROM RTE ACT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a Rs 1 lakh cost on an NGO for filing a writ petition against an order of the constitution bench that excluded madrasas and other minority institutes from the ambit of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. “You cannot do this to […]
DELHI RIOTS: SPEECH OF ONE CAN BE USED AGAINST OTHERS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the bail petitions filed by six accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case — Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd. Saleem Khan — after the Delhi Police argued that speeches delivered by Sharjeel Imam could be relied […]
HOW INDIGO ALLOWED TO OVERCHARGE, DELHI HIGH COURT ASKS CENTRE
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre over the IndiGo crisis which saw hundreds of flight cancellations, and questioned its failure to prevent airlines from increasing their fares to nearly Rs 40,000. “If there were a crisis, how could other airlines be permitted to take advantage? How can it go to […]
MEHUL CHOKSI’S APPEAL AGAINST EXTRADITION REJECTED BY BELGIUM SUPREME COURT
NEW DELHI: Belgium’s supreme court — the Court of Cassation — on Tuesday rejected the appeal of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi challenging the extradition request of India in connection with the Rs 13000-crore alleged bank fraud in Punjab National Bank, authorities said. Choksi, who escaped to Antigua and Barbuda in January 2018, days before […]
SC WARNS OF ‘ANARCHY’ IF SIR VIOLATIONS CONTINUE
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a sharp warning to the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alarming reports of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) being threatened and obstructed during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal and several other states. Taking a stern view of the complaints, a […]
SC REFUSES TO EXTEND DEC 6 DEADLINE FOR WAQF PROPERTY DETAILS; SAYS TRIBUNALS ARE THE REMEDY
In a significant boost to the Centre’s efforts to streamline the management of Waqf assets across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to extend the December 6 deadline for updating details of registered Waqf properties on the Umeed portal. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed petitions that […]
EC EXTENDS SIR DEADLINE FROM DEC 4 TO DEC 11
NEW DELHI: Amid widespread reports of booth-level officers (BLO) facing severe stress, with some of them allegedly found dead, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States, including Rajasthan, and the Union Territories by a week. It says a BLO […]
CHITTORGARH “GOLD MAN” GETS RANSOM CALLS OF RS 5 CRORE
NEW DELHI: Kanhaiyalal Khatik, a businessman in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh, has alleged that he received an extortion call from people claiming link to gangster Rohit Godara. Khatik, who runs a fruit business, is popularly called Chittorgarh’s ‘Bappi Lahiri’ because of his penchant for gold. According to the police, Khatik first received a missed call two days […]
SC RAPS COMEDIANS ON OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday flagged several concerns over ‘objectionable content’ circulating online, and discussed what measures can be taken to ensure that while freedom of speech is protected, no sentiments are hurt either. The court made the observations while hearing a case involving popular content creators Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia and others, […]
SC TALKS OF EXTENDING DEADLINE OF DRAFT ELECTORAL ROLLS IF FOUND NECESSARY
NEW DELHI: While hearing the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that it can extend the deadline for the publication of the draft electoral rolls if found necessary. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made this oral comment when […]
