SC upholds Government’s LNG Pool Pricing policy [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld the Government policy decision to pool the price of Re-Gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG).Apex Court bench comprising of Justices V. Gopala Gowda and U.U. Lalit dismissed the appeal filed by Essar Steel Ltd. against Gujarat High Court Judgment which also had upheld the policy decision of the GovernmentPerusing the documents before it, the bench said that...

"Banks have no right over info on my overseas assets”: Mallya to SC

“Recent actions of the central government confirm I am being persecuted needlessly and wrongly prosecuted”: Affidavit in Supreme Court.Two weeks after the apex court asked him to disclose all assets owned by him and his family in India and abroad, beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya told the Supreme Court today that banks who have initiated recovery proceedings against him have no...

'Call Drops as Telcos not investing despite earning Rs 250 Cr a day': TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today defended before the Supreme Court the decision to charge telecom companies for call drops alleging that a cartel of 4-5 telecom firms having a billion subscribers are making Rs 250 crore a day but not making investments on their network to improve services to check the menace.“There is a cartel of four-five telecom companies having...

Gujarat HC refuses to suspend the Conviction of BJP MP; Consequence of Disqualification as MP not a ground to stay Conviction [Read Judgment]

Refusing to suspend the conviction of a BJP MP, the Gujarat High Court on Monday observed that the consequence of disqualification which would follow as a result of such conviction cannot be a ground for staying conviction in a criminal case.“A public servant losing his job which is necessary for his survival has also not to be considered as a ground for exercise of such discretion for stay...

Breaking; #Uttarakhand: HC strikes down Presidents Rule, Rawat restored as CM, floor test on April 29

The High Court of Uttarakhand on Thursday set aside the Presidents Rule imposed in the State and ordered for a floor test, to be conducted on April 29. “In the present case…article 356 (imposition of President’s rule) has been imposed contrary to the law laid down by the apex court…The status quo of State government is restored …The government would go under go floor test on...

Take immediate steps to ensure that there are sufficient flights from Delhi to Shimla ; SC to DGCA

The Supreme Court today directed the Director General of Civil Aviations to take immediate steps to ensure that there are sufficient flights from Delhi to Shimla.A bench comprising of Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justices U U Lalit and R Banumathi warned that it may be forced to pass specific orders if the directions were not complied with by May 4. “Sooner airlines start operating on...

Even a wrong order should not be visited with Adverse Remarks against Judge; SC [Read Order]

In a small but noteworthy order, the Supreme Court, expunging the adverse remarks in a High Court order against a District Judge, said that even a wrong order by a Judge should not be visited with adverse remarks against him.An Additional District Judge from Orissa had appealed against an order of High Court, praying for expunction of certainadverse observations made in it, by the High...

SC pulls up states for not removing illegal roadside religious structures

The Supreme Court has pulled up the states for not removing encroachments in public places like illegal religious structures and remarked that it is an insult to God to have them on roads and pavements obstructing people’s wayThe bench headed by Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice Arun Mishra almost issued summons to Chief Secretaries to initiate contempt proceedings for not adhering to...

Centre makes U-turn on Kohinoor Diamond; says Govt stand not yet conveyed to SC [Read the Statement]

A day after the Solicitor General of India had submitted before the Supreme Court that India cannot ask UK to return the Kohinoor diamond as it was gifted to East India Company by Maharaja Ranjith Singh and not forcibly taken away or stolen by the British, the Union Government Today made a U-turn in its stand. In a Statement issued by the Ministry of Culture it is stated that ‘Government...

Kerala Munsiff-Magistrate Fiasco; No Appointments from 2013 List for Current Vacancies; SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India Today has dismissed an Application as withdrawn, filed by High Court of Kerala in Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. v. U.P. Public Service Commission, seeking permission to induct 66 Munsiff Magistrates Candidates who were selected and completed the pre-induction training, pursuant to an examination conducted in 2013, for the current vacancies.The Two Judge Bench headed...

SC fumes at abuse of Judicial process by the rich and powerful; imposes 25 Lakh costs on each parties [Read Judgment]

Describing a case as “classic example of the abuse of the judicial process by unscrupulous litigants with money power”, the Supreme Court has imposed Rs. 25 Lakhs costs on each of the parties before it, as a compensation for the loss of judicial time of this country.The parties viz. Messer Griesham GmbH, Goyal Gases Ltd. And RUIAS(companies) were asked by the bench comprising of Justices...

SC summons top Mumbai cop for non-issuance of license to dance bars [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today pulled up the Mumbai Police for not taking steps to open dance bars by issuing them licences as per its order six months back and also issuing a new controversial Act which imposed several more restrictions.The bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra besides asking the Deputy Commissioner of Police concerned to appear before it on April 25 also sought a compliance report...