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PM Modi reducing dignity of post with his utterances, claims Congress leader Abhisekh Manu Singhvi
The BJP was undermining democratic institutions using money, vendetta politics and through misuse of government agencies, Singhvi alleged. "In the last 75 years, no prime minister has used such words for 'mithya prachar' (false campaign) that he used in Banswara and many times after that. You have reached the level of statesman after 10 years of being prime minister, but you speak such things.
SC asks Udhayanidhi Stalin how can he approach it under writ jurisdiction for clubbing FIRs
Justice Datta referred to the cases Udhayanidhi Stalin has cited, including that involving journalists and political persons, for clubbing of FIRs and said media persons cannot be equated with ministers.
Cong fields Sonia Gandhi, Maken, Singhvi for Rajya Sabha polls
Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election in Jaipur. Ajay Maken and Abhishek Singhvi were also nominated. Renuka Chowdhury and M Anil Kumar Yadav were nominated as candidates from Telangana. Syed Naseer Hussain and Akhilesh Prasad Singh were renominated.
Congress releases first list of candidates for Rajya Sabha elections
The Election Commission has scheduled Rajya Sabha elections for 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, on February 27. Voting will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the results announced on the same day.
Clear the impasse over bills, SC tells Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
The Supreme Court urged Tamil Nadu's governor and chief minister to resolve the deadlock over pending bills. Highlighting the governor's role, the court questioned his actions of referring bills to the President after initially withholding assent. It emphasized the governor's limited options under the Constitution and criticized the delay in granting assent. The court, contesting the governor's actions, deferred the matter for further hearing, seeking resolution by December 11.
Row over Bills: SC asks TN Guv to meet CM to resolve impasse
Referring to Article 200 of the Constitution, the bench said the governor cannot send the bills to the President after they were readopted by the legislative assembly upon getting them back from the office of the governor earlier. Earlier, the top court had questioned the delay on the part of Ravi in granting assent to several Bills passed by the state Assembly, asking why should governors wait for parties to move the top court with their grievances.
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SC extends Satyendar Jain's interim bail till September 25 in money laundering case
The Supreme Court has extended the interim bail of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case until September 25. The relief was granted after a request for adjournment was made by the Additional Solicitor General. The top court also directed the release of another accused on interim bail for four weeks on medical grounds.
SC paves way for auctioning of 50,000 mines in Rajasthan
"When the Government decides to introduce fair play by way of auction facilitating all eligible persons to contest on equal terms, certainly one cannot contend that he is entitled for a lease merely on the basis of a pending application. The right being not legal, apart from being non-existent, it can certainly not be enforceable," the bench said.
Satyendar Jain's interim bail extended by five weeks by SC in money laundering case
A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi was informed by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Jain, that he had undergone a spine surgery on July 21 and needs time to recover. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, said he is not opposing extension of interim bail.
Administration of oath to Justice Umesh Kumar as DERC chairperson stands deferred: Supreme Court
The Indian Supreme Court has deferred the appointment of Umesh Kumar as chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), and decided to examine the constitutional validity of a provision in an ordinance governing such an appointment. The court has issued notices to the Indian government and Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena on the Delhi government's plea challenging the appointment.
AAP govt moves SC on issue of transfer of Delhi govt's services secretary
Delhi's AAP-led government on Friday moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre is not implementing the transfer of its services secretary and there could be contempt of the apex court order delivered just a day earlier. On Thursday, the apex court ruled that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over the administration of services, except for public order, police and land.
Question mark over who'll hear West Bengal job scam cases after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court transferred two cases connected to the alleged multi-crore scam relating to recruitment in West Bengal's state-run schools from the bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court. There had been initial confusion over whether all the cases related to the scam had been transferred, leading to speculation over how long Gangopadhyay would stay involved in the remaining cases.
Money laundering case: SC grants liberty to businessman Vijay Nair to move HC for early listing of bail plea
The money laundering case has arisen from a CBI FIR which was lodged after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the new excise policy in 2021 which was later scrapped. The CBI has alleged that Nair was involved in meeting the other co-accused and liquor manufacturers as well as distributors at various hotels in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi for arranging "ill-gotten money through hawala operators".
Will continue to avail all available options: Congress on Surat court rejecting Rahul Gandhi's plea
The court of additional sessions judge R P Mogera rejected Gandhi's application for a relief pending his appeal against a lower court's order sentencing him to two years in jail in the case. Gandhi had on April 3 approached the sessions court for appeal against the lower court's order.
SC to hear on April 14 AAP govt's plea against Delhi LG's nod to teachers' training in Finland with riders
The Supreme Court will hear on April 14 a plea filed by the AAP government against the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's approval with riders to send teachers to Finland for training. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the AAP government, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud seeking an urgent hearing.
Remarks against PM: SC to hear Congress leader Pawan Khera's plea on Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Friday deferred the hearing on Khera's plea to March 20 after taking note of submissions that senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the Congress leader, was unavailable. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh and Assam, urged the bench that the matter can be taken up for hearing on Monday instead of Friday.
SC seeks response of LG office on plea for early holding of Delhi mayoral election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses of the office of the lieutenant governor, pro tem presiding officer Satya Sharma of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and others on a plea filed by AAP mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi seeking early holding of the mayoral election.
SC permits Union to file submissions to seek reference of Delhi-Centre power row to larger bench
As a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud commenced hearing on the vexatious Centre-Delhi government row over control of services, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, sought the nod to file an additional note for reference of the matter to a larger bench.
Centre-Delhi row: Will have to find balance and decide as to who will control services, says SC
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, commenced the submissions by saying he would try to "disabuse" the perception which has sought to be created that the Lt Governor is "doing everything", "the officers have allegiance elsewhere" and the Delhi government was "just symbolic".
Delhi vs Centre: SC commences hearing of plea over administrative control of postings and transfers of civil servants
A constitution bench of the Supreme Court Tuesday commenced hearing of a plea involving a tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre over administrative control of postings and transfers of civil servants belonging to all India services serving in Delhi.
NCLT directs tax dept to vacate the line on Sai InfoSystem’s land parcel
Parag Sheth, the liquidator of Sai InfoSystem, had approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) with the argument that the department of commercial tax had created a lien on the company’s land parcel of about 3,058 sq m in Ahmedabad district on February 18, 2019, when the company was already under moratorium.
Maharashtra crisis: Floor of house only way to settle these issues of democracy, observes SC
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also asked senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Prabhu, how can floor test impacts the disqualification process or interfere with the powers of the speaker to conduct disqualification proceeding. "Our understanding is that floor of the house is the only way to settle these issues of democracy," the bench observed.
Order to conduct floor test in supersonic speed amounts to putting cart before horse, Shiv Sena tells Supreme Court
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Prabhu, told a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala that two MLAs of the NCP are down with COVID-19 while two MLAs of the Congress are abroad and they are asked to participate in the floor test on Thursday.
1988 road rage case: Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks time in SC to surrender
The apex court had on Thursday imposed a sentence of one-year rigorous imprisonment on Sidhu in the case, saying any “undue sympathy” to impose an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system and undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law.
Political vendetta: Congress on Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor's M F Hussain painting allegation
Rana Kapoor also told the agency that Ahmed Patel, a close confidante of Sonia Gandhi, had told him that by supporting the Gandhi family at an opportune time for medical treatment of Sonia Gandhi, "I (Kapoor) had performed a good deed for the family and it would be duly considered for the 'Padma Bhushan' award".
SIAC quashes Ashneer Grover’s emergency plea against BharatPe’s ‘governance review’
In an order passed on Friday, the arbitration body said Grover’s claims that the governance review was undertaken in an unfair manner held “no merit”, the people said.
Who pioneered high fee demand by successful lawyers?
Singhvi, one of the top lawyers of the country commanding fees that could be matched by few at present, said finding such high charges awkward, senior advocate Murli Bhandare, who held two terms as president of Supreme Court Bar Association, had proposed a resolution capping the legal fees to be charged by senior advocates.
Tata-Mistry case: CJI discloses his son appears for SP group firm, lawyers says no objection
The top court is hearing cross-appeals filed by Tata Sons and Cyrus Investments against appellate tribunal NCLAT's order which had restored Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the over USD 100 billion salt-to-software Tata conglomerate.
SC reserves order on plea challenging NGT order quashing EC for Godrej apartments
The apex court had earlier issued notices to the Centre, the Karnataka government and others on an appeal filed by Wonder Projects Development Pvt. Ltd. and others. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, representing the project proponent, had argued that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had reproduced its order from another case and stopped the project despite requisite consents.
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