Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and IAS officer Rajiv Kumar in connection with the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) land allotment case. The bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi, however, reduced their sentence from 3 to 2 years. Yadav
Source – mining-technology.com The Supreme Court of India has ordered mining firms operating in the state of Odisha without environmental approval to pay a 100% fine on the price of large quantities of unlawfully extracted iron ore and manganese ores. The firms have been directed to pay the penalty to the state for mining illegally from
Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court has constituted a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case from August 11. The bench, whose other members are justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer, would adjudicate the dispute over ownership
Source – indianexpress.com Questioning the locus standi of the Sunni Waqf Board in the Ayodhya dispute, the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it will be better to “avoid” the “closeness” of mandir and masjid and suggested that the latter be built at a “reasonable distance from
Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the finance ministry, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and others on a petition filed by Villupuram District Central Cooperative Bank, seeking permission to deposit Rs 21.56 crore in demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The Tamil Nadu-based co-op bank claimed that the amount
Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the Cauvery water issue dispute involving Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, had earlier directed the Karnataka Government to provide 200 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till its further order. The top court, earlier
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that there was no need to further clarify its order on prohibiting liquor vends within 500 metre of the national and state highways across the country. Recently, the apex court has modified its order and allowed the sale of liquor within 500 metre alongside highways in
Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court’s stay order on provisions of the Centre’s 23 May notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from markets for slaughter. The apex court, however, modified its earlier order and vacated its stay on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Case
Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday indicated it may deliver its verdict on whether the right to privacy constitutes a fundamental right under the Constitution next week. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud said by next week the judgement on the status of right to privacy could be pronounced.
Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court today observed that there should be a common question paper for the medical examination – NEET. Hearing a plea filed by a student over the difficulty level of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, the apex court ruled that CBSE, conducting body, has to file an affidavit informing what mechanism they
