Munawar Faruqui Case : Supreme Court Grants Ad-Interim Bail;Stays Production Warrant In UP Case -Live Updates From Hearing

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Supreme Court Stays Karnataka HC Order Directing State To Reconstruct Migrants' Huts Destroyed During Lockdown

The High Court had passed the directions in a suo-moto PIL based on a letter petition about destruction of migrants' huts.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case : President Competent Authority To Decide Perarivalan's Pardon, Says Tamil Nadu Governor

The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor has proposed that the President of India is the competent authority to deal the request of remission of sentence in case of AG Perarivalan, the convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case The Ministry of Home Affairs has submitted an affidavit stating that the Tamil Nadu Governor, after considering facts...

In Sensitive Matter Of Narcotics, Manner Of Prosecution Atrocious: Supreme Court Calls For Explanation From NCB Headquarters

On account of a delay of 652 days in filing the SLP against acquittal in a NDPS case, the Supreme Court on Monday called for an explanation from the NCB headquarters as to how the aforesaid has transpired and what responsibility has been fixed on which officer for such negligence."We would also like to know what steps are being taken to streamline the process", said the bench headed by Justice...

Delhi Assembly Competent To Discuss Delhi's Peace & Harmony : Singhvi Defends Summons To Facebook VP

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued to hear Facebook India Vice President, Ajit Mohan's challenge to the two summons issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee On Peace and Harmony asking him to appear before it for enquiry into the role of fake news behind the Delhi riots of February 2020. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Delhi Assembly...

'Approach Of Union Of India Exasperates Us' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Costs On Centre For Filing SLP With Delay Of 6616 Days

The approach of the Union of India in the manner it has filed the present special leave petition exasperates us, the Supreme Court remarked while dismissing Special Leave Petitions filed by the Central Government with a delay of 6616 days.All earlier counsel appears to have been thrown in the dustbin, said the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh...

[Breaking] Supreme Court To Consider Comedian Munawar Faruqui's Bail Plea Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will consider tomorrow the petition filed by comedian Munawar Faruqui challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court order which denied him bail in a case for alleged hurting of religious sentiments.A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai will consider the special leave petition filed against the order passed by the High Court on January 28.Apart from the SLP...

Delhi Sealing : Premises Originally Purchased As Shops Not To Be Sealed, Says Supreme Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has observed that there is no reason to continue the sealing of premises by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi if they were actually sold as shops."If it is a fact that the premises which have been sealed on the ground of unauthorised change of user from residential to commercial, was actually sold as a shop, we see no reason why the sealing should...

Migration From Unrecognised Medical College To Recognised One Restricted By MCI Regulations: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that migration cannot be permitted from an unrecognised medical college to a recognised medical college in view of Regulation 6 of the Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997. The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Indira Banerjee were hearing the MCI's challenge to a September, 2020 Rajasthan High Court...

Creditor Will Not Become 'Financial Creditor' Under IBC If A Corporate Debtor Has Only Given Security By Pledging Shares, Without Undertaking To Discharge Borrower's Liability: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that if a corporate debtor has only offered security by pledging shares, without undertaking to discharge the borrower's liability, then the creditor in such a case will not become 'financial creditor' as defined under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(IBC).The Court held that such a creditor could be a secured creditor but will not be a financial creditor under...

Can Defaulting Promoter, Disqualified From Submitting Resolution Plan, Propose Scheme For Compromise? Supreme Court To Examine

'Whether the Promoter is eligible to file an application for Compromise and Arrangement under section 230 of the Companies Act, while he is ineligible under Section 29A of the I&B Code to submit a 'Resolution Plan'?, the Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine.Section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for a scheme of compromise or arrangement (including a reorganisation of...

SEBI Penalizes Future Corporate For Insider Trading; Bars Founder Kishore Biyani From Securities Market For One Year

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has penalized Future Corporate Resources Pvt Ltd, Kishore Biyani and Anil Biyani, founder and co-founder of Future group respectively, and five others for insider trading.Future Corporate Resources Pvt Ltd(FCRL), Kishore Biyani, Anil Biyani and five others have been prohibited from dealing in securities market for a period of one year.Further,...