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  Subrata Roy seeks early SC verdict because temperature in Delhi has soared

  India | April 30, 2014 17:04 IST

  New Delhi: Facing the heat, jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Wednesday made a plea before the Supreme Court to pass an early order on his petition challenging his detention, saying temperature in the capital

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  SC to frame guidelines to regulate govt advertisements

  India | April 23, 2014 21:07 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today decided to frame guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by the government and its authorities in giving advertisements in newspapers and television for political mileage and set up

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  CAG can audit accounts of telecom firms: SC

  India | April 17, 2014 23:56 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today virtually brought all private companies using natural resources on the basis of revenue-sharing arrangement with government within the scrutiny of CAG as it allowed the official auditor to go

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  Judiciary should deal misuse of PIL with "iron hand": SC

  India | April 17, 2014 22:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today advocated that judiciary should deal with “iron hand” the misuse of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which is being exploited for the benefit of individuals.“In the guise of PIL, we

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  SC moved for NRIs' right to vote from abroad

  Politics | March 17, 2014 8:16 IST

  New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the central government and the Election Commission that Non-resident Indians who are registered voters should be allowed to cast their ballot

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  SC commences final hearing on UP violence

  India | January 21, 2014 19:03 IST

  New Delhi : The Supreme Court today commenced final hearing on a batch of petitions demanding independent probe either by CBI or special investigating team (SIT) into the recent communal clash in Muzaffarnagar and its

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  SC commutes death penalty of 15 convicts including 4 Veerappan aides, due to delay

  India | January 21, 2014 15:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted the death penalty of 15 convicts, including four aides of forest brigand Veerappan to life term on ground of delay in deciding their mercy plea by the

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  SC orders MP govt to pay Rs 10 lakh for naming rape victim

  India | August 06, 2013 7:09 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 6 : The Supreme Court on Monday  directed the Madhya Pradesh Government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation each to the two school-going girls gangraped last year in Betma town of

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  Seeking govt permission to quiz officers in coalgate irks SC

  India | July 17, 2013 23:15 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 17: The Supreme Court today sought to disapprove Government's stand that CBI needs its permission to question senior officials in the Coalgate case.  The apex court questioned the Government for bringing into

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  HC dismisses pleas as advocate insists on arguing in Tamil

  India | July 12, 2013 18:57 IST

  Madurai, July 12: The Madras High Court bench here today dismissed two petitions after the advocate insisted on arguing in Tamil, holding that the Constitution clearly states that the language of the Supreme Court and

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  Supreme Court declines to entertain Kanda's bail plea

  Politics | March 23, 2013 12:15 IST

  New Delhi, March 23:  The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain the bail plea of Haryana lawmaker Gopal Goyal Kanda currently in judicial custody for allegedly abetting the suicide by air hostess Geetika Sharma and

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  SC notice on plea linked to death penalty reviews

  India | March 06, 2013 21:46 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 6: The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice on a petition seeking to declare unconstitutional new rules that allow that review petitions in death sentence cases should be heard in judges' chambers and

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  Supreme Court directs Centre to set up 22 special CBI courts in 2 months

  India | January 30, 2013 22:46 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 30: The Supreme Court today expressed its displeasure over the Centre's failure to set up adequate special CBI courts for trying corruption cases involving high profile politicians and public servants despite its

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  Mobile phone tower issue: SC to hear telecom companies

  January 21, 2013 22:38 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 21: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of telecom companies challenging Rajasthan High Court's order directing removal of all mobile phone towers which are suspected to have potential health

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  SC Expresses Concern On Illegal Drug Trials, Asks Govt To Act

  India | March 26, 2012 14:10 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 26: The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the alleged ongoing illegal clinical trial of untested drugs in the country and said the government must take corrective measures.“This is very unfortunate and

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  SC Upholds Pereira's Conviction, Jail Term

  India | January 12, 2012 15:45 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 12: The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction and three years jail term given to Mumbai businessman Alastair Pereira for mowing down seven persons by his speeding car in 2006.A bench headed

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  SC Directs Sukh Ram, Runu Ghosh, Rama Rao To Surrender

  India | January 05, 2012 14:36 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 5: In a huge setback to former Union Minister Sukh Ram, convicted in a 1993 graft case, the Supreme Court today asked him to surrender before a trial court to serve his

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  SC Pulls Up CBI For Questioning Gujarat Judiciary's Fairness

  India | November 29, 2011 15:04 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 29: The CBI was today pulled up by the Supreme Court for questioning the impartiality of Gujarat's lower judiciary in hearing the case against former state Home Minister Amit Shah for his

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  Teesta Threatened After Disassociation : Ex-Aide Tells SC

  India | November 27, 2011 14:59 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 27: Activist Teesta Setalvad's former aide Rais Khan, who is accused of fabricating evidence in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case, has told the Supreme Court that he has been threatened at her

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  Cow Slaughter Illegal Even If Accused Not Owner Of Premises : SC

  India | November 27, 2011 14:00 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 27: Cow slaughter is illegal and the offender is liable for prosecution even if there is no proof that the house where it took place was not owned or not in possession