When the plea came up for hearing, the bench wondered how the GO would be implemented without having the details or statistics of encroachments of land owned by 38,000 temples under the control of the Hindu religious and charitable endowments department.
Justice V Kameswar Rao said it is not necessary to summon Kumar, who is a defendant in the suit, as the reasoning given for calling him as a witness being so-called 'principal actor' and a bona fide act is "not convincing"
The plea, filed by lawyer C.R. Jaya Sukin, seeks directions from the court to ensure casual labourers wages in five-star hotels, restaurants and banquet halls.
The apex court also put an embargo on filing of any fresh writ petition challenging the constitutional validity on abrogation of Article 370.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi told senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Dhavan, that the contempt plea would be taken up. "It will be listed for hearing tomorrow," the bench, which also includes justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer, said.
A bench of justices Manmohan and Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal asked the Central government to file its response on or before September 2 and listed it for hearing on September 3 along with a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Faesal, challenging his detention.
Hossain operated out of Monterrey, Mexico, where he housed aliens before sending them on the last leg of the journey to the United States.
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) to file their response on a plea challenging the 2019 National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses.
Newly-elected Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Monday failed to get exemption from appearance in a special court this week in the 2008 Malegaon blast case in which she is an accused.
The US is "very pleased" to see a strong government return to power in India as both nations look to boost bilateral trade amid a growing security partnership, a senior US official said here Monday.
"The skies will turn partly cloudy in the afternoon. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 38 degrees Celsius," the official said.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said there was no reason for it to doubt the Narendra Modi government's intentions on the Ram temple issue.
There were eight charges against Verma in the CVC report presented before the committee that also comprised Kharge and Justice A K Sikri, appointed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as his nominee.
On January 1, 2014, India cancelled the contract with Finmeccanica's British subsidiary AgustaWestland for supplying 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF over alleged breach of contractual obligations and on charges of paying kickbacks amounting to Rs 423 crore.
Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, is accused of accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore from a Hyderabad-based businessman Sana Sathish Babu, who was under probe in the Qureshi case in a bid to "wreck" the investigation.
Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan, evading arrest since May 9, today failed to get relief from the Supreme Court, which refused to hear his plea seeking a stay on an order awarding him a six-month jail term for contempt of court
animal rights activists today moved the Supreme court challenging the validity of the ordinance passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly permitting Jallikattu.
An Indian-origin futures trader, who was extradited to the US after being arrested in the UK for his alleged role in the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" has pleaded guilty in a court here.
The Supreme Court today rejected a petition challenging the clean chit given to BJP President Amit Shah in connection with Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. "Rejected," a bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and
New Delhi: If everyone remembered their Ps & Qs, the world would be a more polite place to live in. One that would be much less frustrating if people just remembered to say “sorry” when
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