Andhra not happy with Krishna waters verdict
December 31st, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Friday said it was not satisfied with the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal verdict on sharing of surplus water with neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra.Revenue Minister ... Read more...
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Demand for details on judges goes to constitutional bench
November 26th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday referred to the constitution bench whether details including file notings and correspondence in pursuance to the appointment of judges to higher judiciary could ... Read more...
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Plea on appointment of judges referred to larger bench
November 26th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday referred to the larger bench a petition seeking details of the apex court collegium on the appointment of judges in higher judiciary.Using the ... Read more...
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Security men’s continued stay in schools agitates rights group
November 19th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 19 (IANS) A rights group Friday expressed concern about the security forces not vacating the school premises in northeastern states even after a Supreme Court order.The New Delhi-based rights group ... Read more...
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Ishrat Jahan case: Supreme Court upholds special probe (Lead)
November 12th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In a setback to the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court Friday rejected its petition challenging the setting up of a Special Investigating Team (SIT) by the state ... Read more...
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Ishrat Jahan case: apex court upholds special probe team
November 12th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed an appeal by the Gujarat government challenging the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killings of Ishrat ... Read more...
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Actress Monica Bedi’s conviction upheld, sentence cut (Lead)
November 9th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the conviction of Bollywood actress Monica Bedi in a passport forgery case, but reduced the sentence to the imprisonment already undergone.
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Supreme Court adjourns Mayawati graft case to Feb 15
November 8th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing in the disproportionate assets case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati till Feb 15.The apex court bench of Justice ... Read more...
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Apex court raps Chhattisgarh on Salwa Judum commitments
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday chided the Chhattisgarh government for saying one thing to the court on the Salwa Judum, the anti-Maoist civil militia in the state, and ... Read more...
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Oil-for-food scam: Supreme Court dismisses Natwar Singh’s plea
October 5th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions filed by former Union Minister Natwar Singh seeking supply of documents of Volcker and R S Pathak Committees which ... Read more...
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Natwar Singh’s plea dismissed in oil-for-food scam
October 5th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a petition by former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh seeking all documents that the directorate of enforcement relied upon to issue ... Read more...
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Akshardham case: Supreme Court stays death sentence of three convicts
September 6th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence of three accused in connection with the Akshardham temple attack case of September 24, 2002 in which 34 ... Read more...
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Apex court stays death sentence of 3 Akshardham attackers
September 6th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday stayed the death sentence of the three men who were given death sentence for attacking Akshardham temple in Ahmedabad in 2002.
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Apex court directs troops to vacate northeast schools
September 1st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the home ministry to have all schools in the northeast that have been occupied by paramilitary forces vacated in two months.
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Salwa Judum on its way out, Supreme Court told
August 31st, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The central government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the vigilante group Salwa Judum was on its way out and the Chhattisgarh government has been told not ... Read more...
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No pressure on us in Mayawati case, CBI tells court
August 27th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has contested Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's charge that the agency had acted "under political pressure" against her in the disproportionate ... Read more...
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Apex court stays transfer of Ishrat Jahan probe to SIT (Second Lead)
August 27th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Gujarat High Court order for transferring the probe into the Ishrat Jahan staged shootout case to the apex court-appointed Special ... Read more...
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Apex court stays Ishrat killing case transfer to SIT (Lead)
August 27th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court has stayed the transfer of investigations into the Ishrat Jahan staged-shootout case from the state police to the apex court-appointed special investigation team (SIT). ... Read more...
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Court to Chhattisgarh: respond to plea on Salwa Judum
August 11th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond on the plea seeking the disbanding of the Salwa Judum set up to counter Maoist violence.
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Natwar Singh seeks papers linked to his clean chit in scam
July 28th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Former external affairs minister Natwar Singh Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that he was entitled to inspect documents placed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before ... Read more...
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Jayalalitha’s petition in graft case dismissed (Lead)
May 11th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a petition by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case against her which is being ... Read more...
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Apex court rules in favour of reserved category candidates (Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said if a candidate belonging to the reserved category succeeds on merit in the civil services examination, he or she could still migrate ... Read more...
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No arbitrary removal of governors: Supreme Court (Second Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In an indictment of the Congress-led ruling combine's first term, the Supreme Court Friday ruled that the governors cannot be removed on grounds of "lack of ... Read more...
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Governors cannot be removed arbitrarily: Supreme Court (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
May 7th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In an indictment of the Congress-led ruling combine's first term, the Supreme Court Friday said state governors cannot be removed on the grounds of "lack of ... Read more...
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Bharat directs ‘Sirimallepuvvu’
March 30th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Shooting of "Sirimallepuvvu', a remake of successful Kannada film "Oggina Manasu' was launched at Annapurna Studios recently. Bharat Parepalli is directing this film after "Maisamma IPS'. The film ... Read more...
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Two Maoists arrested in Andhra Pradesh
December 28th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Warangal (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested two Maoists and retrieved six million rupees during a raid in the State's Warangal district on Sunday.Shah Nawaz Qasim, Superintendent of ... Read more...
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Supreme Court refuses to revoke stay on Narmada canals projects
December 18th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant a stay on the indefinite status quo order of the Jabalpur High Court on land acquisition and canal excavation ... Read more...
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Apex court begins hearing Reliance gas dispute case afresh
November 5th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday began hearing afresh the high profile legal dispute between the Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, over the supply and pricing of natural gas.
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Supreme Court to hear Ambani case again
November 5th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): The court battle between the Ambani brothers will begin afresh today, after two judges of the Supreme Court rescued themselves from two separate cases on Wednesday, citing ... Read more...
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Lawsuit seeking chief justice’s ouster dismissed
July 17th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a lawsuit questioning Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan's integrity besides his appointment as a Kerala High Court judge way back in ... Read more...
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Notice to Uttar Pradesh government on IAS, IPS transfers
June 8th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday sought the Uttar Pradesh government's justification for ordering the transfer of over 50 senior bureaucrats and police officers in wake of the ... Read more...
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NICD unit in Hyderabad to detect swine flu
June 7th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) With this southern Indian city reporting the highest number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in the country, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi, has decided ... Read more...
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Mukesh Ambani’s SEZ project in trouble
June 5th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Leading industrialist Mukesh Ambani's dream project of setting up a special economic zone (SEZ) over 10,000 hectares in Raigad near Mumbai at a cost of Rs.400 billion ... Read more...
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Advocates beyond ambit of consumer law: apex court
April 13th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a temporary ruling, the Supreme Court Monday held that advocates are not liable to be dragged to consumer courts for allegedly providing unsatisfactory services to their ... Read more...
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