Supreme Court

Two Main Accused In MM Kalburgi Murder Case Can't Be Traced: Probe Agency

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Two of the main accused in the murder of rationalist MM Kalburgi are missing and cannot be traced, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) told the Supreme Court on Friday in its status report.

Hyderabad Encounter: Top Court Defines Power, Duties For Inquiry Commission

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

The Supreme Court has defined the power and duties of a 3-member commission headed by a former Supreme Court Judge VS Sirpurkar set up to inquire into the alleged encounter killing of the four accused in the gang-rape and murder case of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad.

Top Court To Hear Pleas Against Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Project

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.

Nirbhaya Case: On Juvenile Claim, Convict Pawan Gupta Approaches Supreme Court

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday January 17, 2020

One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, Pawan Gupta, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against last year's Delhi High Court order in which his claim that he was a juvenile at the time of the crime was dismissed.

"Don't Do Politics": Arvind Kejriwal On Smriti Irani's Nirbhaya Attack

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday January 17, 2020

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said it was because of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi that the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case couldn't be hanged in a time-bound manner after their review petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court in July last year.

Pinarayi Vijayan Trying "Good Boy" Image In Front Of PM: Kerala Congress Leader

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

Days after the Left government in Kerala moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Congress today alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was trying to implement the controversial act "secretly" in the southern state.

Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram To Withdraw Rs 20 Crore Deposit

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

The Supreme Court has allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to withdraw the Rs 20 crore which was deposited with the top court registry as a condition for allowing him to travel abroad.

Top Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea To Make Public Transport, Government Vehicles Electric

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

The Supreme Court today sought response of the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of its policy on gradually converting all public transport and government vehicles to electric vehicles to curb air pollution and carbon emission.

"He's Much Higher Than Bharat Ratna": Supreme Court On Plea For Mahatma

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 17, 2020

Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation and people hold him in high esteem which is far beyond any formal recognition, the Supreme Court said on Friday, refusing to direct the government to honour him with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

Vodafone Idea's Shares Dive A Record Amount Over $4 Billion Payout

Business | Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg | Friday January 17, 2020

Local wireless operators including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtelsuffered a blow Thursday, when the nation's Supreme Court rejected their appeal against an October verdict, requiring them to pay as much as $13 billion for spectrum and license fees. The companies were counting on some relief, such as a reversal of the earlier order, reduced liabili...

Bharti Airtel Gains, Vodafone Idea Nosedives After Supreme Court Rejects AGR Review Plea

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Friday January 17, 2020

It may be recollected that the telecom department claimed dues of around Rs 92,000 crore as license fee and Rs 41,000 crore as spectrum usage fee from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Communications (RCom). According to the telecom department, Bharti Airtel owed around Rs 23,000 crore, Vodafone Idea Rs 19,823.71 crore and Reliance Communic...

US Supreme Court Chief Justice Swears In Senators For Trump Impeachment Trial

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 17, 2020

Members of the US Senate were sworn in on Thursday to serve as jurors at the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Five More Kashmir Leaders Released After Over 160 Days In Detention

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 16, 2020

Three former legislators are among five politicians released by the Jammu and Kashmir administration today as part of an ongoing exercise to free detainees and lift curbs imposed on the region. They were placed under detention on August 5, when the centre scrapped the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into two union territories.

Airtel Considers Filing Curative Petition In Adjusted Gross Revenue Case

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 16, 2020

Curative petition is the last constitutional remedy available to a person whose review petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea of Telcos Seeking Review of Verdict on Recovery of Past Dues

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 16, 2020

Supreme Court Thursday dismissed review petitions of top telecom firms including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking review of its earlier order asking them to pay Rs. 1,47,000 crores in past statutory dues by January 23.