New Delhi: The sharp increase in vehicular emissions warrant urgent intervention, the Supreme Court has said while directing the governments of Delhi and three neighbouring states to apprise it about the steps taken to prevent the entry and operation of over-age vehicles within the National Capital Region. The apex court directed the governments of Delhi,…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan for sharing a digitally manipulated video of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that purportedly contained remarks hostile to India, officials said. The case was registered at the Special Cell Police Station following cyber patrolling on November 3, when police noticed…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea by traders’ organisations seeking a halt to the ongoing protests against the chief election commissioner during the festive season, and said that the protest site cannot be occupied for “all time to come”. A bench comprising Chief Justice…
New Delhi: Don’t travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner on Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares. An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Aparesh Kumar Singh. “The aviation fare has increased…
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has moved the Bombay High Court challenging a show-cause notice issued by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration over his appearance in ‘Vimal Elaichi’ advertisements, calling the agency’s action arbitrary. A division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna is likely to hear Devgn’s petition on…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to issue any direction to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) mandating public disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners and portfolios of alternative investment funds (AIFs), foreign portfolio investors and their intermediaries in India. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna, R Mahadevan and DK Upadhyaya, hearing…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted 10 days to petitioners to file a reply to the Election Commission’s affidavit defending the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, maintaining that the exercise was authorised by law and the relevant orders were approved unanimously by all three members of the poll panel. A bench…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response of the Centre on a petition challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and the DPDP Rules on the grounds that they allegedly infringe press freedom and the right to information. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday strongly defended its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the Supreme Court, maintaining that the exercise was authorised by law and the relevant orders were approved unanimously by all three members of the Commission. Rejecting the allegations that Form 6 had been amended, the poll panel,…
Sultanpur (UP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by a special MP-MLA court here on Monday in a defamation case related to his remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah in 2018. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Raebareli MP, appeared before the court for the pronouncement of the verdict. Plaintiff…
