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Farmers’ tractor rally: SC refuses to pass order, says entry into Delhi to be decided by police

Farmers’ tractor rally: SC refuses to pass order, says entry into Delhi to be decided by police

In a setback for the Central government, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any order on protesting farmers' proposed tractor rally which seeks to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations on January 26. While hearing Centre’s application seeking an injunction against any kind of farmers’ protest or their proposed tractor rally, an apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said the proposed tractor rally by farmers is a matter of "law and order" and Delhi Police is the first authority to decide who…
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SC to hear Arnab Goswami’s plea challenging Bombay HC order tomorrow

SC to hear Arnab Goswami’s plea challenging Bombay HC order tomorrow

A day after Bombay High Court rejected Arnab Goswami’s interim bail, the Republic TV editor-in-chief Tuesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the order. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee will hear the plea tomorrow. Besides the state government, the journalist has made station house officers of the Alibaug police station and Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh as parties to his appeal in the top court. On Monday, the high court had rejected pleas of Goswami and two others for interim bail in…
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Public places, roads can’t be occupied indefinitely: SC on Shaheen Bagh protest

Public places, roads can’t be occupied indefinitely: SC on Shaheen Bagh protest

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 7) said that public places and roads cannot be occupied indefinitely and agitations should be permitted in designated areas only. The SC made the observation while hearing petitions on road blockade during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. "There cannot be ban on public meetings but they have to be in designated areas. Right to commute should not be indefinitely curtailed," a three-judge bench headed by justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul observed, adding that right to protest has to be…
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Moratorium period on loan repayment extendable by two years: Centre, RBI tell SC

Moratorium period on loan repayment extendable by two years: Centre, RBI tell SC

The Centre and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the moratorium period on repayment of loans amid the COVID-19 pandemic is extendable by two years. On March 27 the had RBI permitted all commercial banks (including regional rural banks, small finance banks and local area banks), co-operative banks, all-India Financial Institutions, and NBFCs (including housing finance companies and micro-finance institutions) (referred to hereafter as “lending institutions”) to allow a moratorium of three months on payment of installments in respect of all…
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First step towards truth, says Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti after Supreme Court orders CBI probe into actor’s death case

First step towards truth, says Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti after Supreme Court orders CBI probe into actor’s death case

The Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on Rhea Chakraborty's plea seeking transfer of investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case from Bihar Police to the Maharashtra Police on Wednesday. The apex court has said that the case will be transferred to the CBI. It also observed that the FIR registered in Patna was correct.  Rhea Chakraborty, who was in a relationship with Sushant, had raised questions over the manner in which the Bihar Police registered an FIR in the case and argued that the matter…
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Rhea Chakraborty’s sole aim was to grab Sushant Singh Rajput’s money, gave him overdose of medicines, Bihar Police tells Supreme Court

Rhea Chakraborty’s sole aim was to grab Sushant Singh Rajput’s money, gave him overdose of medicines, Bihar Police tells Supreme Court

The Bihar government on Friday (August 7) filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the transfer petition filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is accused of criminal conspiracy and abetment of suicide in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, is 'misconceived and not maintainable'. The affidavit, filed by Bihar SSP, has named Rhea Chakraborty as prime accused in Sushant death case and accused the actress and her family of coming in contact with the 'Kedarnath' star with the sole intention of grabbing his money. It also…
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Identify private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients for free or at nominal cost: SC to Centre

Identify private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients for free or at nominal cost: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to identify private hospitals where COVID-19 infected patients could get treatment for free or at a nominal cost. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, hearing the matter via video-conferencing, observed that there are private hospitals which have been given land either free of cost or at nominal rates and they should treat coronavirus infected patients for free. "You identify all those hospital and find out," the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, told…
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