Mumbai/Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday called for a transparent judicial enquiry into the Air India AI-171 Boeing 787 crash that claimed over 260 lives, arguing that pilots do not fly to kill people and independent technical evidence raises significant questions about the theory that pilot actions caused the disaster.Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, FIP President Captain C.S. Randhawa said the organisation had approached the Supreme Court of Ind…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at two premises linked to the Vedanta Group in Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), senior agency officials said on Tuesday.According to officials, the searches, which have concluded, are related to alleged “brand fee payments made by group entities to their parent company”.The probe agency collected documents and records linked to the alleged transaction…
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday congratulated senior advocate V. Mohana on her nomination as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, describing her elevation as a landmark achievement for both Tamil Nadu and the country’s judiciary.In an official statement, Vijay said Mohana had created history by becoming the first woman from Tamil Nadu to be elevated directly from the Bar to the Supreme Court.He noted that she is only the second woman in India to rec…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Aiming to strengthen ECI’s legal framework and strategy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday inaugurated the 2nd National Conference of Counsels representing the poll panel. The Conference, organised at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, centred on the theme “A Year of Legal Challenges, Experiences, Learnings and the Way Forward”, provided a vital platform for dialogue and exchange between the Commission and le…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court of India on Friday questioned whether children from families that have already attained educational and economic advancement through reservation should continue receiving its benefits, observing that such upward mobility should place them within the creamy layer category and exclude them from further reservation benefits. The remarks came from a Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan while hearing a special leave petition (SLP) challenging a…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Vedanta Limited on Thursday informed stock exchanges that the Supreme Court of India has ruled against its subsidiary Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) in a case related to alleged misdeclaration of power availability, resulting in a penalty payout of nearly Rs 127 crore along with applicable late payment surcharge.In a regulatory filing, Vedanta said it had received a disclosure from TSPL regarding a judgment dated May 20, passed by the apex court in appeals filed by P…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) “AI needs institutional oversight and enforceable accountability in law”, said the Hon’ble Justice Manmohan, Judge, Supreme Court of India, at the Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj Memorial Lecture on the theme: The Emergence of AI and Its Implications for Justice Delivery and Legal Systems held at O.P. Jindal Global University.“What is needed is that human judgment must remain central, even with the use of AI. India requires a clear regulatory framework for judicial AI, and it …
Bhopal/Dhar, May 15 (IANS) Following the landmark ruling by the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding the Bhojshala complex in Dhar, the Hindu side has moved swiftly to secure its legal standing. On Friday, a caveat petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India by Jitendra Singh Vishen through his counsel, Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha.The petition formally requests that the apex court refrain from passing any ex parte orders on potential appeals against the High Court’s verdic…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) has formally approached the Prime Minister of India following the controversial cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination. It has made a five-pronged demand, including exemplary punishment for all culprits involved, including paper setters, printing agency officials and coaching institute operators.FORDA demanded that these individuals face non-bailable charges and forfeiture of assets.Second, the association urge…
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday was questioned for more than 11 hours by Assam Police at the Guwahati Crime Branch in connection with a case linked to a First Information Report lodged by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Khera came out of the Crime Branch office late in the evening after a marathon round of interrogation by police officials.Speaking to reporters, the Congress leader said he had been summoned again on Thursda…