New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) In a setback to Vedanta Group, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the implementation of Adani Enterprises’ resolution plan for debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.A bench, led by Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant, noted that the insolvency proceedings are already listed for final hearing before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on April 10, and therefore found no reason to intervene at this stage.”In view of the fact that company appeals are n…
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of contempt petitions alleging non-compliance with its earlier order directing the Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide disqualification pleas against MLAs who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to the ruling Congress. Following the submission that a decision has now been taken in all the disqualification petitions by the Speaker, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and A.G. Masih directed the Speaker’s office to provid…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pune businessman Vishal Agarwal, father of the minor accused in the high-profile Pune Porsche crash case, who is alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to swap blood samples to conceal evidence of alcohol consumption after the fatal accident that claimed the lives of two IT professionals. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan granted relief, noting that Agarwal has spent around 22 months in custody and …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on the bail plea filed by Pune-based businessman Vishal Agarwal, father of the minor who was allegedly driving the Porsche car involved in the May 19, 2024, fatal accident, which claimed the lives of two IT professionals. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan sought a response from the state of Maharashtra and posted the matter for further hearing on March 3.Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Agarwal, s…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Industrialist Anil D. Ambani has filed an undertaking/compliance affidavit before the Supreme Court reiterating that he will not leave the country without prior permission of the apex court in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged large-scale bank loan frauds linked to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM) and its group entities.The affidavit has been filed in a pending public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into the allegations that more …
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over an “unexplained delay” by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in probing alleged large-scale bank loan frauds linked to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), its group companies, and promoter Anil Ambani, involving public funds estimated at Rs 40,000 crore. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant asked the ED to constitute a Special Investigation Te…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) In a significant relief to residents, tenants, and other stakeholders of the Ambience Island project in Gurugram, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had quashed approvals relating to the project and ordered a CBI probe. Allowing the appeals filed by the Ambience Group and related parties, a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta held that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had erred in interfering with…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) In an interim relief to the Punjab Kesari newspaper group, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government not to take any coercive steps against its publication and ordered that the printing press be allowed to function uninterruptedly. Even as the Punjab and Haryana High Court is yet to pronounce its verdict on the matter, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant granted interim relief after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi made an urgent oral me…
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday withdrew its writ petition against Polavaram-Banakacherla/Nallamalasagar Link Project (PBLP/PNLP) proposed by Andhra Pradesh after the Supreme Court termed it “prima facie not maintainable”.The apex court observed that the dispute was more appropriately adjudicated through a suit involving all affected states.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted liberty to Telangana to avail of any…
Amaravati, Jan 11 (IANS) With Telangana’s petition challenging the proposed Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar link project scheduled to come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on January 12, Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Sunday directed the legal team to present strong arguments in support of the project. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is arguing the case on behalf of Andhra Pradesh in the Supreme Court.During a video conference, the minister ordered the senior irrigatio…