Month: July 2018

Supreme Court of India asks state cricket elections to be put on hold

Source – cricketcountry.com The Supreme Court of India asked all state cricket bodies not to hold elections till it pronounced a verdict on finalisation of the draft constitution of BCCI, which incorporates the recommendations made by the Justice RM Lodha Committee on the organisational reforms in the apex cricketing body. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and

Cryptocurrency Virtually Outlawed in India as Supreme Court Backs Ban

Source – ndtv.com The Supreme Court has refused to overturn a central bank ban on lenders from dealing in cryptocurrencies, a move that effectively outlaws the nascent industry in Asia’s third-largest economy. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the Reserve Bank of India’s directive prohibiting banks, financial institutions and other regulated institutions from

SC: Democracy not working at panchayat level in West Bengal

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court expressed shock on Tuesday over 20,159 of 58,692 seats going uncontested in the recently held West Bengal panchayat elections and said it appeared that the constitutional mandate for democracy at the grassroots level was not working in the state. The State Election Commission attempted to make light of 34% of

Approach police for harassment cases: Bombay High Court tells multiplexes

Source – dnaindia.com The Bombay High Court on Monday, refused to urgently hear an application moved by Multiplexes Owners Association, seeking clarification whether there was any order from the court for regulating prices of food items sold inside multiplexes. Few days back in Pune, members of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena had assaulted a multiplex staffer over cost