Supreme Court stays arrest of woman lawyer who went to Manipur as part of fact-finding team and held press meet

Supreme Court stays arrest of woman lawyer who went to Manipur as part of fact-finding team and held press meet

A view of Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on July 11 stayed the arrest of a woman lawyer who took part in a fact-finding mission to violence-hit Manipur and subsequently held a press meet for the National Federation of Indian Women. Appearing before a Bench led by … Read more

Nation’s enemies, terror groups will change, modulate software if info is disclosed: Centre to SC in Pegasus matter

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Divulging information whether the country uses spyware like Pegasus or not would involve national security aspect as enemies of the nation or those indulging in terror activities would change or modulate their software, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Chief … Read more

Delhi High Court grants time to Centre to respond to plea concerning PM CARES Fund

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The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted a week’s time to the Central government to respond to a plea concerning the legal status of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund). A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh listed the matter for further hearing on … Read more

HC refuses to stay summons issued to Mehbooba Mufti by ED in PMLA case

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The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay summons issued to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh said they are not granting any relief to the PDP leader. The court asked … Read more

Have come out with Ordinance on curbing pollution, Centre tells Supreme Court

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New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it has come out with an Ordinance on curbing pollution and has been promulgated already. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that it would have to look at the Ordinance before passing any direction in the matter which has raised … Read more

Match moratorium interest rate with deposit’s for the period of freeze: Industry

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(This story originally appeared in on Sep 03, 2020) NEW DELHI: Finding that it would be difficult to get waiver of interest, or even interest on interest, on loans during the six month moratorium period, various industries on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to direct the Centre and the RBI to substantially lower the rate … Read more

How did Vikas Dubey get bail, asks Supreme Court; tells state govt to strengthen rule of law

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has rejected the Uttar Pradesh DGP’s contention not to order another probe into the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey as it would ‘demoralise’ the police force. Instead, it asked the state government to focus on strengthening rule of law to ensure faith of people and police alike in the system. … Read more