Nepali Congress legitimacy dispute to be settled by Supreme Court
Kathmandu, Jan 17 (IANS) The legitimacy dispute between two factions of the Nepali Congress is likely to be decided by the Supreme Court after the group headed by former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday decided to approach the apex court. The decision came a day after the Election Commission granted legitimacy to the […]
SC extends crackers-ban in NCR region of UP, Haryana to curb air pollution
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) In a bid to control air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday extended the effect of the orders passed by the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments imposing a complete ban on firecrackers in the areas falling under the NCR region. A bench, headed by Justice Abhay […]
SC refuses to quash Formula-E case against BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President and former Telangana Minister K.T. Rama (KTR) Rao seeking quashing of the Formula-E race case. After a bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and PB Varale expressed their disinclination to interfere, Rama […]
SC expresses ‘shock’ over bail application pending for 4 years
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has expressed shock when it was told that the bail application of a murder accused has been pending before the Allahabad High Court for the past four years. A bench of Justices of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan asked the apex court registry to forward its […]
Not mandatory to issue notice to Foreigners Registration Officer in a foreigner’s bail application: SC
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it is not necessary to implead a Foreigners Registration Officer in a bail application filed by a foreign national, booked for committing a crime in India. “We do not see any propriety in issuing a direction that either the Civil Authority or the […]
