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INX Media case: P Chidambaram moves Supreme Court for bail; bench says CJI will 'take decision later during the day'
• 5 years agoFormer finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in the INX Media corruption case.
Police cannot attach immovable properties during investigation of criminal case, says Supreme Court
• 5 years agoThe Supreme Court on Tuesday held that police cannot attach immovable properties during investigation of a criminal case
Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Delhi HC verdict quashing cadre allocation of IAS, IPS officers from 2018 batch
• 6 years agoThe high court had said that it was inclined to grant relief to petitioners considering that they have approached the court at the very earliest and at a stage when neither IAS nor IPS officers of the 2018 batch have commenced their on-site training which is cadre-specific.
SC says Rahul Gandhi 'incorrectly attributed' his remarks on Rafale verdict to court, seeks explanation by 22 April
• 6 years agoThe Supreme Court has made it clear that Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Rafale case verdict were 'incorrectly attributed' to the bench. The Congress chief has till 22 April to file an explanation.
SC issues notice to West Bengal govt over 'harassment' of custom officials by cops for checking luggage of TMC leader's wife
• 6 years agoOn 29 March, the Centre had told the apex court that custom officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata were "intimidated, harassed and threatened" by the local police for checking the baggage of the wife of a TMC MP, who is a relative of Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee
Supreme Court asks political parties to disclose details of electoral bonds to Election Commission in 'sealed cover'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe ruling on electoral bonds came a day after the top court rejected the Centre's appeal to let it continue using the funding system till the end of Lok Sabha Election 2019
Supreme Court to pass interim order on electoral bonds tomorrow, rejects Centre's appeal to 'not interfere' till end of LS polls
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Centre and the Election Commission (EC) has taken contrary stand in the matter of electoral bonds with the government wanting to maintain anonymity of donors while the election watchdog vouching for transparency
Supreme Court directs Election Commission to raise VVPAT verification systems from one to five EVMs in each constituency
• 6 years agoA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however did not agree to the request of 21 opposition parties leaders that VVPAT slips of 50 percent EVMs be matched, on the ground that it will require huge manpower and not be feasible in view of infrastructural difficulties
SC asks Election Commission secretary to appear on 12 March after PIL alleges denial of voting rights in Assam
• 6 years agoThe PIL alleged that a category of persons in Assam whose names were deleted from the voter list were some whose names appeared in the draft NRC published on 30 July, 2018. The petition claimed these people had voted in the last Lok Sabha election held in 2014
No defacement of natural resources, public or private properties by political parties: Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu govt
• 6 years agoA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the Tamil Nadu government to inform within two weeks about the steps taken regarding prevention of defacement of natural resources like hills, mountains, rocks and public places