Supreme Court | The Asian Age

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024 | Last Update : 10:20 AM IST

Supreme Court Page-17

Supreme Court call on Sabarimala is counterintuitive

SC has also kept the review petitions on an issue that has been agitating the minds of a lot of people, especially in South India, pending.

16 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

The Delhi government told the top court that its odd-even scheme has helped in reducing pollution. (Photo: File)

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: SC summons chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, UP, Delhi

The Centre also told the bench that it is examining feasibility of putting up smog towers to reduce pollution in Delhi.

15 Nov 2019 3:37 PM

Essar SteelBanks had moved the Supreme Court earlier this year after an appellate court judgment put the claims of Essar’s operational creditors on par with those of its lenders.

Supreme Court clears path for ArcelorMittal to acquire Essar Steel

The apex court said operational creditors cannot be treated on par with financial creditors of a bankrupt company.

15 Nov 2019 12:27 PM

The apex court had earlier asked the Singh brothers to give it a plan as to how they would honour the arbitral award of Rs 3,500 crore granted by a Singapore tribunal against them and in favour of Japanese drug manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo. (Photo: File)

Ranbaxy case: SC holds Malvinder, Shivinder Singh guilty of contempt

The apex court said that they would hear the Singhs on the quantum of sentence later.

15 Nov 2019 11:56 AM

Checks and balances are the very foundation of a democracy, and bringing public institutions, including the Supreme Court, under the RTI is a major check.

Primacy of RTI upheld

The law can only lay down the broad principle that transparency be seen as a desirable quality in the running of the administration.

15 Nov 2019 5:21 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Photo: File)

Supreme Court lets off Rahul Gandhi with unconditional apology

The SC, however, closed the contempt proceedings against him, cautioning him that he must be more careful in future.

15 Nov 2019 3:08 AM

Having referred the entire matter to a seven-judge bench, the majority ruling did not say anything critical about the September 28, 2018 order that permitted the entry of women of all ages at the Sabarimala temple.

7-judge Supreme Court bench on Sabari women entry

The majority judgment framed seven questions to be addressed by the bench, including interplay between the freedom of religion.

15 Nov 2019 2:26 AM

Faced with huge payments obligation to the Department of Telecom-munications (DoT) post the Supreme Court order last month, telecom stocks, led by Vodafone Idea, fell 5 to 22 per cent on Thursday.

Telecom stocks crash over DoT move

Rough estimates indicate Vodafone Idea may have to pay Rs 28,300 crore and Bharti Airtel, Rs 21,000 crore as per the Supreme Court order.

15 Nov 2019 2:21 AM

The court in its December 14, 2018 verdict said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault Aviation.

SC rejects pleas, gives clean chit to govt over Rafale deal

One judge gives a divergent view on CBI probe, filing FIR.

15 Nov 2019 2:07 AM

A file photo of the disqualified MLAs at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.

SC ruling on MLAs to encourage defections

As such, upon incurring disqualification, the members are not debarred from contesting the coming byelections for 15 Assembly seats.

15 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

The apex court dismissed the pleas seeking review of the December 14, 2018 verdict in which it had said that there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets. (Photo: File)

Rahul say sorry: Amit Shah calls Rafale verdict befitting reply to Congress

During the protests, the opposition parties disrupted the proceedings of both houses of Parliament for days together.

14 Nov 2019 4:41 PM

The top court also refused to stay the Bombay High Court order. (Photo: File)

FCRA case: SC issues notice to Grover, Jaising on CBI plea against HC order

The CBI had registered a case against Grover and the NGO over alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.

14 Nov 2019 4:27 PM

The Supreme Court on Wednesday had upheld the disqualification of the 17 MLAs in Karnataka by then Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, but paved the way for them to contest the bypolls. (Photo: File)

BJP fields 13 disqualified Cong-JD(S) MLAs for assembly bypolls in Karnataka

The BJP is yet to announce its candidates for the remaining two assembly seats where bypolls will be held in December.

14 Nov 2019 3:54 PM

VHP spokesperson Sharad Sharma said the number of devotees visiting the workshop has spiked since the Supreme Court judgement on November 9. (Photo: AP)

With tilak and bricks, 1st-timers reach Ayodhya as temple workshop becomes 'tourist attraction'

The November 9 Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya issue was a moment of unbridled joy for the Ram devotee.

14 Nov 2019 3:49 PM

The BJP on Thursday reacted with jubilation to the Supreme Court's decision to reject review petitions for probing the Rafale deal, saying truth has triumphed and that it is a huge victory for the Modi government. (Photo: File)

'Rahul Gandhi must apologise,' says BJP after SC's Rafale verdict

SC on Thursday gave a clean chit to the Modi government in the Rafale fighter jets deal case, saying review petitions were without merit.

14 Nov 2019 12:22 PM

Subsequently, Gandhi tendered an unconditional apology to the top court and sought closure of the contempt proceedings against him. (Photo: File)

'Be more careful in future': SC dismisses contempt plea against Rahul

Gandhi allegedly said that SC had accepted that 'chowkidar' (reference to PM Modi), is a 'chor' (thief).

14 Nov 2019 11:20 AM

'No ground to order probe,' says SC dismissing Rafale review petitions

The top court had also said that it was not its job to go into the issue of pricing of fighter planes.

14 Nov 2019 11:03 AM

This year, the temple is being opened for the three-month-long annual pilgrimage on November 16. (Photo: File)

Sabarimala: Entry of women to continue, larger SC bench will hear objections

CJI Gogoi said restrictions on women in religious places not only limited to Sabarimala but prevalent in other religions as well.

14 Nov 2019 10:41 AM

The Centre had also filed an affidavit seeking dismissal of the review petition after some internal documents of the Defence Ministry related to the Rafale fighter deal came out in a section of the media. (Photo: File)

Here is a timeline of Rafale fighter jet deal ahead of SC verdict

The verdict will be delivered by a three-judge bench presided by CJI Gogoi and comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph.

14 Nov 2019 9:35 AM

The Supreme Court on Thursday will announce verdict on review petitions against its orders in two important cases - entry of women into Sabarimala temple and the Rafale deal. (Photo: File)

SC to pronounce verdicts on petitions against Sabarimala, Rafale order

CJI Gogoi-headed bench of SC was left with four other important judgments that have to be delivered before Nov 17.

14 Nov 2019 8:47 AM

17 of 238

Columns

Aakar Patel