Supreme Court ordered TN to either return 970 acres of land it had acquired in 2009-10 for the establishment of industries or pay compensation to landowners NEW DELHI: Already facing a fiscal crisis, Tamil Nadu Monday found itself in a difficult situation when Supreme Court ordered it to either return 970 acres of land it…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday directed immediate transfers of Kullu deputy commissioner Anurag C Sharma and SP Madan Lal by agreeing with Himachal high court that had ordered their transfers along with that of SDM Nishant Kumar for failing to maintain public order by not preventing rave parties in Kasol from June 7-11.Sharma and…
NEW DELHI: As government informed Supreme Court that a high-powered committee has been formed for education reform, the court said Monday that some “out-of-box thinking” was needed to address problems faced by the sector, including the recurring problem of paper leaks.Appearing before a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, solicitor general Tushar…
The apex court has issued notice to the Centre for its response NEW DELHI: Observing that there are “enormous issues” with the working of 10th Schedule, Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear senior advocate Kapil Sibal’s plea for interpretation of anti-defection law in order to curb illegal defections through the route of political party merger.Though…
IBC is to facilitate the resolution process and not to eclipse the statutory remedies NEW DELHI: Promoters of real estate companies use pending insolvency proceedings as a shield to protect themselves in court cases filed by homebuyers for not giving possession of flats, but Supreme Court on Monday clarified that a moratorium against the corporate…
ED has taken custodial remand of Taman Singh Sonwani, a retired IAS who served as chairperson of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC), in an alleged case of paper leak and manipulation of CGPSC state service exam.Sonwani in 2021 allegedly amended recruitment rules of CGPSC to remove “nephew” from the definition of “family” and appointed his…
Unacceptable and must be avoided: MEA NEW DELHI: India summoned the Ukrainian ambassador Monday to condemn attacks on commercial shipping, underscoring the adverse impact of such attacks on the safety of maritime navigation, freedom of navigation and international commerce.However, Ukraine claimed it had warned India about the growing threats to civilian navigation from Russia’s actions…
Sources said a breakthrough emerged following LS Speaker Om Birla’s outreach to both the government and the opposition to break the impasse NEW DELHI: On a day the opposition’s protest over Delhi Police’s alleged excesses against protesting students washed out proceedings in both Houses of Parliament yet again, signs emerged that normalcy may return from…
During the last hearing, the bench had warned petitioners against politicising the issue NEW DELHI: The UP government on Monday immediately accepted Supreme Court’s suggestion for inclusion of a chartered accountant having expertise in forensic audit in the three-member SIT, constituted on the Supreme Court’s July 20 order to investigate alleged embezzlement of donations to…
Seafarer was airlifted to safety off the Gujarat coast NEW DELHI: A seafarer was airlifted to safety off the Gujarat coast after the Indian Coast Guard carried out a difficult medical evacuation despite rough seas and adverse weather.In a post on X, Indian Coast Guard said that it “successfully executed a MEDEVAC of a 21-year-old…
