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'Rs 100 For Water Bottle, 700 For Coffee' : Supreme Court Says If Multiplex Rates Aren't Fixed, Cinema Halls Will Be Empty
The Supreme Court on Monday orally raised concerns at the exorbitant rates charged in multiplexes for cinema tickets as well as for food and beverages. The Court opined that the rates should be reasonably fixed so that people will come. "Otherwise the cinema halls will be empty," the Court warned.The bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing the petitions...
'Shocking That Rs 3000 Crores Collected Through Digital Arrest Scams' : Supreme Court To Pass Stringent Directions
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock over the fact that victims across India have collectively lost nearly ₹3000 crore to the digital arrests scam.Hearing a suo motu case initiated to curb the surge in online scams and impersonation rackets, a Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi described the situation as “shocking” and stressed the need for urgent...
'You Know What Happened In Nepal After They Tried To Ban?' : Supreme Court On Plea To Block Access To Porn For Minors
The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the issue of banning access to pornography for individuals below the age of 18 years and watching porn.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran verbally observed that the matter fell under the government's policy domain. The counsel for the petitioner, Advocate Varun Thakur, stressed that the onset of digital accessibility to...
NCLT Mumbai Orders BSE, CDSL To Unfreeze Future Group Company's Demat Account
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai Bench recently directed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) to lift the debit freeze on the demat account of Future Corporate Resources Pvt. Ltd. (FCRL), a company led by Kishore Biyani.The order came after FCRL's Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) sought the removal of the freeze, saying...
Delhi Riots UAPA Case | Supreme Court Hears Bail Pleas Of Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman & Md Saleem
In the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Supreme Court today (November 3) heard the arguments in the petitions filed by Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman and Mohd Saleem Khan who are booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria posted the matter for further hearing...
Byju's Insolvency | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With NCLAT Order Allowing Byju's Subsidiary Aakash To Proceed With Rights Issue
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which had allowed Aakash Educational Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Byju's (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd.), to proceed with its proposed rights issue.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar dismissed two appeals filed by US-based lender GLAS Trust Company LLC...
Supreme Court Allows Dog Bite Victims To Intervene In Suo Motu Case Without Monetary Deposit; Adds Animal Welfare Board As Respondent
In the Stray Dogs case, the Supreme Court today allowed all victims of dog bite incidents to intervene in the matter without having to make a monetary deposit as a pre-condition.Notably, individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) espousing the cause of dogs were earlier directed to deposit Rs.25000 and Rs.2 lakhs respectively with the Registry of the Court as a pre-condition...
Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Elections : Supreme Court Extends Time For Delimitation & Ward Reservation
The Supreme Court today granted an extension to the Karnataka State for holding the elections of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).The State, which earlier told the Court that BBMP elections (which were last held in 2015) would be conducted by November, today sought time till December 15 for completing the ward reservation, etc.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and...
Delhi Court Discharges Former Coal Secretary, Others In Coal Block Allocation Case; Says Their Acts Weren't Against Public Interest
A Delhi Court has discharged former coal secretary and various other individuals in the case concerning allocation of the Fatehpur East Coal Block. Special Judge Dheeraj Mor of Rouse Avenue Courts discharged Harish Chandra Gupta, then Secretary of Union Ministry of Coal, as well as four other accused. Upon preliminary inquiry by CBI, the case was registered on the allegations of...
Delhi Air Pollution | 'Many Air Monitoring Stations Not Working,' Says Amicus; Supreme Court Seeks CAQM Report
In relation to the air pollution crisis faced in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court today directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit stating the steps taken to prevent the pollution from worsening further. The Court was also informed that various news reports have emerged flagging the non-functioning of air monitoring stations across the National Capital. A...
