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Membership of banned organisation is UAPA offence : Supreme Court
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the membership of a banned organisation is bound to be held as an activity against the integrity and sovereignty of the country. The top court has affirmed the validity of the Unlawful…
Live-telecast attaches stricter responsibility on judges, adverse remarks may harm reputation : SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has said that though virtual hearings and live-telecast of court proceedings introduces transparency in the judicial system, it also attaches with it a stricter standard of responsibility on judges while…
‘Not concerned who belongs to BJP or Congress’: SC on pleas against ED Director’s…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that it is not concerned with the political affiliations of the petitioners, who have challenged the third extension given to ED Director S.K. Mishra and also the CVC Amendment Act…
Supreme Court declines to stay NCLAT order to hold 2nd round of auction for RCap assets
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) order to hold a second round of auction for RCap assets.
A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna M.M. Sundresh declined to…
Governor can’t call for floor test based on difference of opinion of MLAs in party : SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Governor cannot lend his office to effectuate a particular result as it questioned if could the difference of opinion among MLAs within a party could become a sufficient ground…
‘Our concern is ex-Army personnel should get money’, SC to Centre on OROP
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Defence to come up with a roadmap for the payment of arrears under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme by next week, and also told the ministry that it cannot take law in its…
Allegation of failure to keep up promise not enough to initiate criminal proceedings : Supreme Court
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has said merely breaching a contract cannot lead to initiation of criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent intention is shown at the beginning of the transaction even as it stressed that the criminal…
Former SC-judge led panel to decide issues connected with welfare of wild animals pan-India :…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday extended the jurisdiction, to the whole of the country, of a high-powered committee formed under chairmanship of its former judge, Justice Deepak Verma, in connection with welfare, care and…
Can’t allow dilution of people’s faith, unfair EC to have chilling effect on political…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday said in the wide spectrum of powers of the Election Commission, if the poll panel exercises them unfairly or illegally as much as refusing to exercise power when such exercise becomes a duty, it…
SC agrees to hear on March 3 TN govt’s plea against permission for RSS route march
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine on March 3, Tamil Nadu government's plea challenging the Madras High Court order, which allowed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a route march across the state.…