Loan Forbearance: Loan relief is for personal, home, education, auto, and consumer durables loans. The banking sector cannot withstand further financial stress, the center told the Supreme Court on Thursday, at a key hearing to decide whether borrowers should be charged additional interest for choosing to defer their EMIs owed …
Read More »Parliamentary panel criticizes Twitter for ‘obscene’ tweets by comedian Kunal Kamra directed at SC, CJI
File photo of comedian Kunal Kamra. The deputy and chairman of the BJP panel said it is shameful that Twitter is allowing its platform for obscene comments like that of comedian Kunal Kamra against the Supreme Court and the CJI. PTI New Delhi Last update: November 19, 2020 4:43 PM …
Read More »Why no action is taken on Kunal Kamra’s tweets, Parliament panel asks Twitter to reply within 7 days
A joint committee of Parliament for Data Protection asked Twitter on Thursday why it has not taken any action against tweets by comedian Kunal Kamra about India’s Chief Justice, ANI reported. BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi and Congressional MP Vivek Tankha questioned Twitter’s chief of policy. In response to this questioning, …
Read More »Sudarshan TV’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ is offensive, probably to promote communal attitudes: from the center to SC
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has informed the Supreme Court that it has issued a “warning” order against Sudarshan TV for its “UPSC Jihad” program, as it finds that various statements and audiovisual content of the program “are not it is in good taste, it is offensive and …
Read More »SC tells ex-BSF Jawan about Varanasi’s nomination request
New Delhi: While order was reserved on a petition filed by former BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, the Supreme Court said the issue could not be left pending indefinitely as it concerned the country’s most important office, that of the prime minister. LiveLaw has reported that the petitioner’s lawyer had …
Read More »Supreme Court Issues Notice on Petitions Against Election of S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha, Powers of Election Commission
The Supreme Court issued notices on a batch of petitions challenging the election of S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha New Delhi: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued notices on a batch of petitions challenging the choice of Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha of Gujarat. The petitions have also …
Read More »Sensex wins 227 pts, finishes above 44K, Nifty sets 12,938; M&M rises 11%
EEB (Photo credit: Kamlesh Pednekar) Continuing their move north, the benchmark indices rose another 0.5 percent on Wednesday to settle for new closing peaks. The S&P BSE Sensex broke the 44,000 mark to end the day at 44,180 levels, up 227 points, or 0.52 percent, while NSE’s Nifty closed the …
Read More »Explained: How has the Supreme Court interpreted Article 32 over the years?
Written by Sadaf Modak | Mumbai | Updated: November 18, 2020 7:26:14 am The Supreme Court of India. (Photo Express) On Monday, a Supreme Court court headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde observed that he is “trying to dissuade” people from filing petitions under article 32 of the …
Read More »The Supreme Court refuses to admit a plea that challenges the constitutional validity of the law on epidemics
The superior court said that the superior courts have all the power to repeal the central laws, such as the epidemic law. New Delhi: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to admit a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Law against the epidemic and questioned the petitioner why he …
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