Prashant Bhushan was found guilty of contempt of court and fined Re 1 (file) New Delhi: Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan has presented to the Supreme Court the right to appeal against his conviction last month in a criminal contempt case, arguing that there are possibilities for “arbitrary, retaliatory and …
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Judges have become easy targets with the advent of social media and have been the subject of relentless criticism and juicy gossip, Supreme Court Justice Justice NV Ramana said on Saturday. Justice Ramana, who is the second highest-ranking judge on the Supreme Court after Chief Justice of India (CJI), SA …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court asked Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal to assist the court as Amicus Curiae in the 2009 criminal contempt of court case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his comments to a magazine that former chief justices of India (CJI) had been corrupt. . The request was …
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The Delhi High Court questioned Arnab Goswami on Thursday for conducting a parallel investigation and trial in the death case of the wife of Congressional Leader Shashi Tharoor, Sunanda Pushkar, and ordered the journalist to pledge to show restraint and tear down the rhetoric while covering the matter. Judge Mukta …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court noted that the government should consider increasing the number of special courts set up to exclusively try criminal cases against former deputies and members of Parliament (MP) and members of Legislative Assemblies (MLA). There are currently 12 courts of this type constituted by the central …
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File photo of the Supreme Court of India. (Image credit: PTI) The Reserve Bank of India had submitted the notification in March after the nationwide lockdown was imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic and had granted the deferred payment facility of installments to borrowers and the plan finalized …
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NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the provisional extension of the loan moratorium until September 28, ordering banks not to label any loans as delinquent until further instructions. The high court adjourned the case for the last time, giving the Center, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and …
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The contempt case against Prashant Bhushan is 11 years old. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today requested the help of Attorney General KK Venugopal in an 11-year contempt case against lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan. The higher court asked the Attorney General to help the court decide the most important …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday extended loan repayment moratorium until September 28 and directed banks do not declare any loan as NPA (unproductive asset) for non-payment of fees during the period. The plan’s previous deadline, which was implemented to help borrowers overcome the Covid-19 crisis, had ended on August …
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Students in protective masks wait to enter an examination center for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Reuters) A bench run by Judge Ashok Bhushan observed that the authorities will take all necessary measures to help the applicants to take …
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