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Word of the Day: BlatherskiteWord of the Day: Blatherskite proves the enduring richness of the English language, a word that blends humor, critique, and precision into ...- Ranbaxy-Daiichi case: SC asks lenders to place loan records of Malvinder, ShivinderThe Supreme Court on Thursday directed 17 banks and financial institutions of former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh to pla...
- SC allows Jamiat Ulama I Hind to amend contempt petition filed against NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev SarmaThe Jamiat had moved the Supreme Court against the notification. The bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasu...
- Breach of privilege matter: Arnab urges SC to issue notice to Maha Assembly SpeakerA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde initially observed that it might be "necessary in all probability to serve the Speaker" to know h...
- Supreme Court issues show cause notice to Maharashtra Assembly official, protects Arnab Goswami from arrestThe apex court also directed that Goswami shall not be arrested in pursuance of the proceedings pending in Maharashtra assembly for alleged...
- SC says telcos must pay AGR dues, issues contempt notice to DOT officer who restrained recoveryVodafone-Idea, Airtel and other telcos owe a reported sum of Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the Department of Telecom.
- Don't restrict definition of contempt of court: Law panel to governmentThe power to punish for contempt does not emanate from the law but is a procedural statute that guides its enforcement.
- Law commission not in favour of diluting Contempt LawCommission has not found favour with the idea to amend the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and to restrict its definition to only “wilful diso...
- The LC has opined against minimising the exercise of power of contempt of Court by the judiciarySuch dilution, the Commission has held, “would not be a meaningful exercise and would not be in larger public interest”.
- Supreme Court to consider CS Karnan’s plea for sentence recallThe recall application, filed by counsel Nishchal Kumar Neeraj, argued that Justice Karnan had been sentenced in absentia on the basis of s...
- Criticising government can be sedition in Maharashtra nowThe government order allows the police to invoke a colonial era sedition clause — 124-A of the Indian Penal Code.
- Senior CBI officer is the "mole": Ranjit Sinha to Supreme CourtThe file notings and documents, on the basis of which the petition seeking probe against the Director, was supplied by a DIG-rank officer S...
- 2 G scam: Visitors diary leak didn’t violate CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's privacy, says Anand GroverSinha had repeatedly argued before the SC that his right to privacy was grossly breached by publication of the contents of the visitors' re...
- CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's meetings with 2G accused improper: SPP tells Supreme CourtCBI Director Ranjit Sinha's frequent meetings with several accused and their representatives in 2G case is "definitely improper", SPP told ...
- Prima facie case for proceeding with contempt proceedings against police officers: HCIt had held that guidelines issued by the Supreme Court regarding arrest were violated and also observed that no intimation was given.
- December 16 gangrape convict moves court for contempt against ShindeOne of the convicts in the Dec 16 gangrape case moved a Delhi court seeking issuance of contempt notice against Sushilkumar Shinde.
- SC issues contempt notices to two Sahara companies over refund of Rs 24000 croreThe SC has asked Sahara India to explain by Tuesday why it failed to comply with its order to refund 24,000 crore collected from investors.
- Air India pilots' strike will not see another day: HCThe Delhi High Court today asked striking Air India pilots to take a decision on resume work, saying "this strike will not see another day."
- Eight chief justices were corrupt: Ex-law ministerFormer law minister Shanti Bhushan on Thursday created a sensation in the Supreme Court when he moved an application accusing eight former ...
- 8 of 16 former Chief Justice of India corrupt: Former Law ministerFormer Law minister Shanti Bhushan has submitted a list of 16 former Chief Justices of India saying that 8 of them were definitely corrupt.
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