Supreme Court order on banking fraud: RBI to shortly issue new guidelines

Supreme Court order on banking fraud: RBI to shortly issue new guidelines

The Reserve Bank will ‘shortly’ come out with revised guidelines on fraudulent account classification to take into account the recent apex court order that asked lenders to ensure natural justice to a defaulter before labelling him a fraudster. “The SC has given a judgement, saying natural justice has to be provided to a borrower before … Read more

Supreme Court asks CBI not to continue probe into charges that BJP conspired to poach BRS legislators

Supreme Court asks CBI not to continue probe into charges that BJP conspired to poach BRS legislators

Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to hold its investigation into allegations that the BJP conspired to poach Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) legislators. “The investigation is not to be continued while the matter is sub judice or it … Read more

HC stays SIT notice to Jaggu Swamy, extends stay order for BL Santosh

HC stays SIT notice to Jaggu Swamy, extends stay order for BL Santosh

Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court on Monday stayed the SIT’s notice issued under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code to Jaggu Kottilil alias Jaggu Swamy of Kochi in Kerala, accused of involvement in the TRS MLAs’ poaching attempt case, till December 13.  The judge also extended to December 13 the stay order … Read more

High Court seeks information on Hill Fort palace restoration work

High Court seeks information on Hill Fort palace restoration work

The Hill Fort Palace. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Telangana High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the officials concerned failing to explain the steps taken to restore and conserve the Hill Fort palace, a heritage structure. A bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, hearing a PIL petition seeking restoration … Read more

Demolition work of historic secretariat building in Telangana begins

Demolition work of historic secretariat building in Telangana begins

HYDERABAD: The Chandrashekhar Rao-led dispensation in Telangana on Tuesday began razing of the old secretariat building complex here, which has stood the test of time and witnessed the rise and fall of several governments. The move comes days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a bunch of PILs challenging the state’s decision to construct a … Read more