New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a plea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.A vacation Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar on Thursday assured an early hearing on Friday after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought urgent listing of the matter.During the mentioning, Singhvi contended that Thursday was…
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court agreed to hear tomorrow a plea filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh. A vacation Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar on Thursday assured an early hearing on Friday after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought urgent listing of the matter.During the mentioning, Singhvi contended that Thursd…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed beleaguered low-cost airline SpiceJet and its Chairman Ajay Singh to approach the Delhi High Court for modification of a direction requiring a cash deposit of Rs. 144.51 crore in its long-running arbitration dispute with Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways Private Limited. A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe disposed of the special leave petition (SLP) filed by SpiceJet and Ajay Singh, permitting them to approach the Delhi …
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday warned the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction against making public statements suggesting that the apex court was delaying the hearing of petitions relating to the Shiv Sena split.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition challenging the Election Commission of India’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde camp as the official Shiv Sena, along with a petition filed by Sunil Prabhu challeng…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday opposed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea seeking to turn approver in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, telling a Delhi court that her conduct during the investigation was “not satisfactory” and that she failed to fully cooperate with the probe.Appearing before the Patiala House Court, the federal anti-money laundering agency contended that Jacqueline did not m…
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply, K.N. Nehru, has moved the Madras High Court seeking a review of its earlier directive ordering the registration of an FIR in connection with alleged bribery in appointments within the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department. The earlier order, passed on February 20, had directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register a case based on materials shared …
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…
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…