New Delhi: Days after the Lokayukta Police registered a case against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, his family members and at least two Government officials in connection with a corruption case, the Supreme Court this morning granted relief to the BJP leader and stayed the investigation. The Apex Court Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud…
SC closes all Gujarat riots, Babri demolition pleas
August 30, 2022New Delhi: In what will put a complete closure to the legal battles regarding the Babri Masjid demolition, the Supreme Court (SC) today dropped the contempt proceedings against Uma Bharti, M.M. Joshi, Sadhvi Ritambara, Vinay Katiyar and others and ordered the closure of all the proceedings arising out of the demolition of the Babri Mosque…
Not many takers for legal iron ore mining
August 17, 2022More licences to be granted to stone crushing units to produce M-Sand: Minister Halappa Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government started the process to auction iron ore mines under ‘Category C’ by a Supreme Court direction but to its surprise, there are not many takers. Following the Supreme Court order, the State Government identified 28 mines and…
FSDL moves Supreme Court as AIFF Crisis Deepens
July 20, 2022Indian football being hit with a FIFA ban looked a real possibility yesterday after the commercial partners of the sport’s governing body in the country approached Supreme Court over contentious clauses in the draft constitution. Many State Associations and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) marketing partners who run the Indian…
Nation should be built as per aspirations of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda: Former SC Judge
July 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the nation should be built as per the aspirations of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, former Supreme Court Judge V. Gopalagowda said that everyone should realise that it is the judicial system which is playing a key role in the rule of law. He was speaking after inaugurating the 513th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanthyotsava organised by…
Service charges by Hotels and Restaurants: Customers empowered to approach Consumer Court
July 2, 2022New guidelines will make levying service charge ‘illegal’ New Delhi: Coming to the aid of Hotel and Restaurant customers, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has laid out new guidelines on levy of service charges, according to which people will be empowered to approach Consumer Commissions and the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) if Hotels and…
SC to take up Sena’s floor test plea at 5 pm
June 29, 2022Rebel MLAs pray at Kamakhya Temple; to fly from Guwahati to Goa at 3.30 pm Mumbai: As the dramatic political crisis in Maharashtra continues to unfold, the Supreme Court (SC) will hear the Shiv Sena’s plea against the floor test ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 5 pm today. The Governor has ordered the…
Gun licence exemption to Kodavas: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea; seeks State response
March 30, 2022New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday sought the Karnataka Government’s response in a plea filed against a High Court (HC) verdict which had upheld the validity of the exemption granted to members of the Kodava community and Jamma tenure holders to carry and possess firearms without a licence. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of…
SC rejects plea to postpone GATE exam
February 4, 2022New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination 2022 due to Covid-19. The exam is to begin from Feb. 5. A Bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that postponing the examination would lead to anarchy and uncertainty, which would adversely affect…
Resumption of intellectual debate in Parliament, Assemblies is the need of the hour: SC
January 30, 2022New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said that Parliament and Assemblies are becoming insensitive places and to get out of such a hopeless situation, it was necessary to take corrective steps towards restoring the dignity and standard of intellectual debate of the highest order. “It is high time that corrective steps are taken…












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