[Breaking ]Arnab Goswami Shall Not Be arrested Pursuant To Breach Of Privilege Notice By Maharashtra Assembly:Supreme Court [LIVE]

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Secretary of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to appear before top Court and show cause as to why Contempt Proceedings should not be initiated against him for the letter authored by him to #ArnabGoswami.Supreme Court has also stayed his arrest till further...

[Breaking] SSR Media Trial Case : Bombay High Court Reserves Judgment On PILs Seeking Regulations For Crime Reporting

The Bombay High Court on Friday concluded the arguments on a batch of Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petitions seeking guidelines on reporting on investigation and 'media trial'.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni reserved the judgment on five PILs - one filed by a group of retired police officers of Maharashtra police (Mahesh Narayan Singh...

"Last Opportunity to Deposit Interim Compensation Or Attached Assets Will Be Sold"; Supreme Court Warns Developers In Maradu Flats Demolition Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the four developers in the Maradu flat demolition case to submit their written submissions pertaining to their proposal to deposit the interim compensation within a period of four weeks. A Bench of Justices RF Nariman, Krishna Murari and Aniruddha Bose heard the matter and warned the developers that this would be the last opportunity to deposit the...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against HC Order Allowing Harper Collins To Publish Book 'Gunning For The Godman' On Asaram Bapu Case

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed against a Delhi High Court interim order allowing publication of Harper Collins' book titled 'Gunning For The Godman', which is based on the criminal case against Asaram Bapu. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar dismissed the appeal filed by Sanchita Gupta, who was convicted as an aide of the self-styled godman in a case related...

Interim Order In Writ Petition Challenging SARFAESI Proceedings Should Generally Not Be Passed Without Hearing Secured Creditors: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that interim orders in writ petitions challenging SARFAESI proceedings should generally not be passed without hearing the secured creditor.Interim orders defeat the very purpose of expeditious recovery of public money, said the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi. Therefore, the High Court should be extremely careful...

Regulatory Regime Needed For Using Disinfectants, Fumigation, UV Rays On Human Body : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that there has to be a regulatory regime for the use of disinfectants, fumigation or UV ray on the human body.The top court strongly urged the Central Government to invoke the powers under the Disaster Management Act 2005 to consider banning or regulating the e usage of disinfection tunnels involving spraying or fumigation of chemical/organic...

Raigad Police Moves Session Court Challenging CJM's Order Refusing Police Custody Of Arnab Goswami

The Alibaug police in Raigad district on Thursday filed a revision application before a sessions court challenging the order passed by a lower court remanding Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and two others to judicial custody in an abetment of suicide case.Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sunaina Pingle, after perusal of the case diary and other relevant documents on Wednesday,...

[SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act] Mere Insult Of A Person Is Not An Offence Unless It's On Account of Him/Her Belonging To SC-ST: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the offence under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not established merely on the fact that the informant is a member of Scheduled Caste unless there is an intention to humiliate a member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe for the reason that the victim belongs to such caste.The bench led by Justice L. Nageswara...

Supreme Court Stays International Award Asking ISRO Arm Antrix To Pay Compensation To Devas [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has put on hold an international award which had directed Antrix Corporation, (the commercial arm of ISRO) to pay compensation of USD 1.2 billion (INR 8,88,65,100,000) to Bengaluru-based startup "Devas Multimedia", for cancelling a satellite deal of 2005.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun also transferred the pending application...

For Writ Against Stoppage Of Pension, Part Of Cause Of Action Arises Where Pensioner Is Getting Pension : Supreme Court

"For a retired employee convenience is to prosecute his case at the place where he belonged to and was getting pension", SC

[SARFAESI] Time Limit Stipulation For District Magistrates To Deliver Possession Of Secured Asset Is Not Mandatory: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that time limit stipulation in Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act mandating the District Magistrate to deliver possession of a secured asset, is directory and not mandatory and that the inability to take possession within time limit does not render the District Magistrate Functus Officio.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi upheld...

"Interim Order Posing Difficulties": RBI Tells SC While Seeking Lifting Of Restrictions On Declaration Of Accounts As NPAs In Loan Moratorium Plea's

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informed the Supreme Court today that it was seeking lifting of restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court whereby it, protected those accounts from being declared as Non-performing Assets (NPAs), which were not classified as NPAs on August 31.Senior Advocate VV Giri who appeared for the RBI told the Court that the Top Court must hear the RBI's stand on the...