BREAKING | Special Court Extends Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's ED Remand Till March 7

A Special PMLA Court in Mumbai on Thursday extended till March 7 the remand of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik to the custody of Enforcement Directorate.The Enforcement Directorate had arrested him on February 23 for alleged property deals with family members of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. On that day, the Court had remanded him to ED's custody till March...

Appointments To Reserved Vacancies Meant Only For Members Of Reserved Community Alone: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the appointments to the reserved vacancies are meant only for those who are deserving by being members of reserved community alone.If any person other than a member of the reserved community is appointed, it would clearly constitute an infringement of the rights of the genuinely deserving members of the said community, the bench comprising Justices KM Joseph...

Supreme Court Adjourns Vijay Mallya's Sentence Hearing In Contempt Case For Next Week

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for next week sentence hearing in contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who was found guilty of contempt in 2017 for disobeying court's order for not disclosing full particulars of assets in case between SBI and Kingfisher Airlines.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha.On February 10,...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Re-Examination Of AILET 2020 For NLU-D Admission

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere in Delhi High Court's order dismissing a petition by an OBC candidate who had secured AIR 182 seeking re-examination for All India Law Entrance Test, 2020 (AILET-20)."You got time for the exam, what is the grievance? Why do you raise the aspirations of these people? By filing the pleas you raise aspirations. These are competitive exams, some...

'Motivated Petition, Hidden Agenda' : Supreme Court Dismisses Hindu Sena VP's PIL Against Political Parties Offering Freebies During Elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL filed by the Vice President of Hindu Sena seeking action against political parties promising "freebies" during election campaign as "motivated".A bench led by the Chief Justice of India observed that the petition seemed to have been filed with a "hidden agenda"."We feel it's motivated, selectively to do damage you're doing this. You have an...

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Backward Classes Commission's Interim Report Recommending 27% OBC Quota In Local Bodies

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accept the interim report filed by the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission which recommended the restoration of 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local body elections.Noting that the interim report was prepared without empirical study and research, the Court directed the State of Maharashtra and the State Election Commission...

'We Have Found Students Go To Ukraine As Medical Course Fee Is Less' : Supreme Court Reduces Cost Imposed On Father

Taking a sympathetic view of the Indian students who go to Ukraine for medical admission due to lesser fees when compared to Indian private colleges, the Supreme Court on Thursday reduced the cost imposed on the father of a student admitted in a medical course in an Ukrainian University for furnishing false information to the concerned authorities for the purpose of issuance of...

Russia-Ukraine : Supreme Court Urges Attorney General To Use His Good Offices To Help Stranded Indian Students

The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal to use his good offices to help the Indian students who are stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion."There are 1000 of students like this but some have come here... we can't say no, please use your good offices and do something", Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told the AG.The CJI said this when the AG...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Supreme Court Agrees To Take Up Plea To Evacuate Stranded Indian Students

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up a petition seeking the evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The petition was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today morning.The CJI agreed to take up the matter and said that he will seek the assistance of the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal.Senior Advocate AM Dar mentioned before the...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks VVPAT Verification In More Polling Booths Per Constituency

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking increasing randomly selected polling stations for the purposes of mandatory verification of VVPAT paper-slips in each Assembly Constituency/Segment.Preferred by social and RTI activist Rakesh Kumar, relief has also been sought for strict compliance of Top Court's directions in N Chandrababu Naidu & Ors v Union of India and...

Clean Service Record Of Employee Can Be A Significant Factor In Promotion For A Selection Post: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that unblemished or clean record of an employee is a significant factor while considering his/her suitability for promotion to a 'selection post'."A marred service record, though not an insurmountable bar, must carry some consequences, and it could be a comparative disadvantage in promotion for a selection post. The employer's preference for a person with a...

Highest Bidder Has No Vested Right To Have The Public Auction Concluded In His Favour: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the highest bidder has no vested right to have the auction concluded in his favour.The acceptance of the highest bid or highest bidder is always subject to conditions of holding public auction and the right of the highest bidder is always provisional to be examined in the context in different conditions in which the auction has been held, the bench...