The bench of the President of the Supreme Court will listen to the Hathras PIL (Archive) New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear today a PIL (public interest litigation) requesting a CBI or SIT investigation, which will be led by a former superior court or superior court judge, into the …
Read More »FIR registered against Bhim’s army chief and 500 others after Hathras visit | India News
HATHRAS: An FIR has been registered in the Uttar Pradesh Police against Bhim’s army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and between 400 and 500 anonymous people in various sections of the IPC Law and epidemic diseases, for violation of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Hathras. Azad, along with his …
Read More »Vijay Mallya Extradition: ‘Secret’ Extradition Procedures Underway to Bring in Vijay Mallya: Center Tells SC | India Business News
NEW DELHI: The Center said Monday to Supreme Court that the “secret” extradition process was going to bring the fugitive businessman Vijay mallya to the country but was not aware of their status. The Center also told the superior court that it was not a party to the process. A …
Read More »Superior Court Says on Center’s Decision to Waive Compound Interest on Loans
The Supreme Court said today that the center’s affidavit on the exemption of “interest on interest” on loans of up to 2 million rupees, frozen during a six-month moratorium granted due to the coronavirus crisis, was unsatisfactory and requested a new version in a week. The affidavit “does not address …
Read More »SC adjourns hearing on interest waiver on interest charges until October 13
MUMBAI: On Monday, the Supreme Court gave the Reserve Bank of India and the Center one week to file additional affidavits on the compound interest exemption issue during the moratorium period for loans up to ₹2 crore. The higher court will hear the matter on October 13. It asked the …
Read More »AG KK Venugopal refuses permission to prosecute Digvijay Singh for contempt of court
Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal refused on Saturday to grant permission for the commencement of criminal proceedings for contempt of the Supreme Court (SC) against Digvijaya Singh, a member of the Congress of Parliament (MP) and a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP), for his two “unsolicited” tweets. In …
Read More »Yogi looks for CBI probe; Teen Relatives Refuse to Dip Ashes | India News
HATHRAS: In your first comments to the media after the UP administration prevented you from speaking for days, the family of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras said on Saturday that they will not submerge the ashes of the dead teenager. since they don’t know if it was hers. Later …
Read More »Interest on interest that will be exempted during the moratorium period: Government to SC
NEW DELHI: The Center will waive ‘interest on interest’ charges on loans until ₹2 crore for six months through August. In an affidavit to the Supreme Court, the government said that due to unprecedented conditions “the only solution is for the government to bear the burden of waiving interest” and …
Read More »Waive “Interest on Interest” for Loans Up to Rs 2 Crore During Moratorium: Center to Supreme Court
The Center had previously said no to waive interest. New Delhi: In great relief to borrowers, the government has told the Supreme Court that it is willing to waive interest on repayment of loans of up to Rs 2 million, frozen by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a …
Read More »In its Babri Masjid verdict, the judiciary is epically criticizing India
Judges often say that a matter has “shocked the conscience of the court” to invoke its extraordinary powers and initiate tough action. Perhaps this expression arises from the idea that justice is impartial and blind. To reiterate this, the statue of the Lady of Justice that sits atop court buildings …
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