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Enrica Lexie Case : Injured Fishermen Move Supreme Court Seeking Compensation Out Of Rs 2 Crores Deposited In Favour Of Boat Owner
In a new development in the Enrica Lexie case, seven fishermen who were on board the fishing boat which was attacked by the Italian Marines in the 2012 sea-firing incident have approached the Supreme Court seeking compensation out of the amount of Rupees 2 crores, which the Republic of Italy has deposited in favour of the owner of the boat.The fresh application has been moved on behalf of...
Killing Of Jharkhand Judge : Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Safeguarding Courts, Protecting Judges
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of the killing of an Additional District Judge in Jharkhand, Uttam Anand, who was knocked down by a vehicle while on his morning jog at Dhanbad on July 28.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police Jharkhand to submit a report on status of inquiry in 1 week. The suo...
Pegasus Snooping : Supreme Court To Hear Next Week Senior Journalists' Plea For Judicial Probe
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list next week a PIL filed by veteran journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a probe by a retired or a sitting Supreme Court judge into the Pegasus snooping row.The PIL was mentioned today before the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today morning. Mr. Sibal urged that Pegasus has...
Supreme Court Refuses To Reduce Cost Of Rs 5 Lakhs Imposed On Petitioner Challenging CJI Dipak Misra's Appointment; Directs Recovery
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application which sought for the reduction of the cost of Rupees 5 lakhs imposed on one Mukesh Jain for filing a writ petition questioning the appointment of Justice Dipak Misra as the Chief Justice of India.A division bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah termed the application "misconceived". The bench also noted that even in...
Lender Who Advanced Interest Free Loans To Corporate Body Is Also A Financial Creditor; Can Initiate CIRP: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a lender who advanced interest free loans to finance the business operations of a corporate body is a Financial Creditor and competent to initiate the Corporate Resolution Process under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016."There is no discernible reason, why a term loan to meet the financial requirements of a Corporate Debtor for its...
Central Govt. Not Empowered To Redetermine Minority Status: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Minority Status Of Christians and Muslims In State
The Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that no power is vested with the Central Government to redetermine minority status. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly observed as follows in a PIL challenging the minority status continued to the Muslim and Christian communities in the State:"The petitioner has sought for a writ of mandamus commanding the...
Future Group Agreed To Emergency Arbitration, Amazon Argues; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
Amazon on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court erred in staying the order of the Single Judge for enforcement of the Emergency Arbitrator's interim injunction against the transaction relating to the transfer of Future Retail's retails assets to Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani Group.The bench of Justices Rohinton Nariman and B. R. Gavai was hearing...
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition Seeking Cancellation Of Class 12 CBSE Exams For Private/Compartment/Patrachar Students


The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the Review Petition which sought for cancellation of proposed Class 12 CBSE exams for Private/Compartment/Patrachar students, and the review of the June 22 order which had approved CBSE's decision to cancel regular Class 12 exams and its scheme for objective assessment.

A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari rendered an Order...
CLAT- Demand For Rs.50,000 Deposit For Counselling Registration Illegal, Unreasonable And Arbitrary: Plea Before Kerala High Court
A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging CLAT's condition requiring a deposit of Rs.50,000/- for participation in the allotment process.The matter will be heard tomorrow before the Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman. The petitioners are candidates seeking admission to National Law Universities for Post Graduate. According to the plea, they belong to the socially...
Muslims Can't Be Treated As Special Class Entitled For Benefits Available To Backward Classes: Plea In Supreme Court Against Sachar Committee Report
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court against the implementation of the Sachar Committee Report which recommends welfare schemes in favour of Muslim minority community.The plea moved by six followers of Sanatan Vedic Dharm has argued that their rights along with rights of similarly situated Hindus are being infringed due to the Sachar Committee report.The plea filed through...
'Can't Prosecute Good Samaritans For Providing Oxygen When State, Centre Failed': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the Drug Controller of the Delhi Government for initiating prosecution against AAP MLA Praveen Kumar for procuring medical oxygen after observing that such an action cannot be initiated in a situation where both Centre and the Delhi Government failed to provide sufficient oxygen to people. Calling it an action of targetting a particular political...