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Blue Whale ban: SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s views on a petition demanding a ban on the controversial Blue Whale Challenge, an online game that is being blamed for many deaths. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra wanted the attorney-general to assist the court in the matter. The

Veerappan’s elder brother at SC’s door for remission of life sentence

Source – indialegallive.com The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Friday (September 15) started hearing a petition of remission of life sentence from slain forest brigand Veerappan’s elder brother Mathaiyan. Mathaiyan, 69, is the elder brother of the sandalwood smuggler Veerappan and has been in jail since his arrest on

India’s biggest road transport tender gets Supreme Court’s green signal

Source – thehindubusinessline.com MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 15:   The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to proceed with India’s biggest road transport tender yet to evacuate import containers from the four terminals of India’s busiest container port to five locations and their nodes. The tender is part of a plan to speed up imports

Supreme Court to hear plea challenging decision to deport Rohingyas today

Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a plea filed by the two Rohingya immigrants, Mohammad Salimullah and Mohammad Shaqir. The Rohingya immigrants in their plea have sought apex court’s intervention to direct the Central Government not to deport them and other Rohingyas. The Central Government is also likely to file an affidavit

High court stays construction of residential colony

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com Coimbatore: In a relief to the residents of Veerappa Thevar colony, the high court has stayed construction of a residential colony on the 100-feet-scheme road. The road which connects Nanjundapuram to Sungam bypass had been re-designated as 60-feet by the city corporation and the directorate of town and country planning (DTCP) violating norms as it was an open