The bench granted three week' time to the Finance Ministry to file the counter affidavit in the matter. Earlier, the top court had issued notice to the two ministries, the SEBI and the RBI, on Dalal's plea. Advocate Prashant Bhushan represented her in the apex court.
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SC refuses Suvendu Adhikari's plea against Calcutta HC order on Bengal panchayat polls
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari against the Calcutta High Court order, refusing to interfere with the West Bengal panchayat poll process.
Teachers' training in Finland: SC agrees to hear AAP govt plea against Delhi L-G
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea by the AAP government against the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi in connection with approval with riders to send teachers for training to Finland.
Super conman arrested in Kashmir puts 'Natwarlal' to shame
Even after his luck ran out on his third high profile visit to Kashmir, Kiran Patel has earned himself a place in the annals of forgery, cheating, effrontery, daredevilry and guts far ahead of Steven Spielberg's notorious con artist, Frank Abagnale in 'Catch Me If You Can'.
Rahul to blame for Congress' present situation, Sonia's writ runs no longer in party: Azad
He stressed that a political party cannot run according to the whims of its leader, as he noted that he had worked with all the Prime Ministers of the Congress from Indira Gandhi to Manmohan Singh.
Sealed cover proceedings violate both principles of natural justice, open justice: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said sealed cover proceedings violate both principles of natural justice and open justice and the constitutional principle of procedural guarantees is equally important, and cannot be turned into a dead letter.
'Politicians don't enjoy higher immunity': SC on Oppn's plea on misuse of CBI, ED
The bench told Singhvi that when political parties argue that there is a chilling effect on the Opposition due to the CBI and ED cases against the leaders of the political parties, then the answer lies in the political space and not in courts.
Delhi HC to hear Sukesh's plea on July 31 in 2017 EC bribery case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted more time to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to file his written submissions in the plea challenging the framing of charges against him under the anti-money laundering law in a 2017 Election Commission corruption case.
'Can hear through video conferencing ', SC to lawyers amid rising Covid cases
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday, while considering the rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, said the apex court is willing to hear lawyers through video conferencing.
Train fire case: Kerala Police reach suspect's home in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh
A team of Kerala Police on Wednesday arrived at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi to visit the residence of Shahrukh Saifi, the prime suspect in the Kerala train fire case. Saifi was apprehended from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra on Tuesday.
At 4,435, India sees highest one-day rise in Covid cases since September 2022
India on Wednesday reported 4,435 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day jump since September 2022, according to the Union ministry of Health and Family Affairs.
'Duty of press to speak truth to power', SC quashes Centre's ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne
A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said critical views of a media organisation can't be termed anti-establishment and also pulled the central government for raising national security claims in "thin air".
NCERT removes portions related to RSS, Gandhi & Godse from books
Significantly, NCERT had made several changes in the textbooks of Class 6 to Class 12 last year. Among these, chapters titled 'Rise of Popular Movements' and 'Era of One Party Dominance' were removed from Class 12 textbook, 'Politics in India since Independence'.
India condemns OIC's statement on Ram Navami violence, terms it 'communal'
India has condemned the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s statement on the recent clashes between two groups during the Ram Navami processions in some parts of the country.
India now has third highest number of billionaires in the world
India, which has the third-most billionaires, with 169, had a more mixed year. Indian billionaires as a group - worth $675 billion - are $75 billion poorer than in 2022, as per the Forbes World's Billionaires List 2023.
India monitoring developments having direct impact on national interest, says Foreign Secy
During his meeting with the Bhutan king, Prime Minister Modi assured the Himalayan kingdom of help to support its upcoming 13th five-year plan and also promised to extend an additional standby credit facility.
World Bank cuts India's GDP growth to 6.3% for 2023-24
India's GDP is expected to slide down to 6.3 per cent in 2023-24 as against its earlier estimate of 6.6 per cent, mainly due to consumption falling owing to higher borrowing costs, according to a World Bank report released on Tuesday.
US CDC flags Indian eye drop for death, blindness
The CDC has, in recent months, traced three deaths, eight cases of blindness and dozens of infections caused by a highly drug-resistant bacteria linked to Chennai-based EzriCare artificial tears, made by Global Pharma Healthcare, The New York Times reported.
India rejects China renaming places in Arunachal, says state 'inalienable' part of country
A day after China renamed 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh as part of its efforts to re-emphasise its "claim" on the state, the Government on Tuesday rejected the move calling the state an "inalienable" part of India.
Video of skimpily clad woman in Delhi Metro goes viral, DMRC responds
The DMRC has appealed to passengers to maintain decorum while travelling in public transport saying, "While issues such as the choice of clothing while travelling is a personal issue, passengers are expected to self-regulate their conduct in a responsible manner."
Conviction of corrupt more during UPA regime: Kapil Sibal
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked CBI not to spare the corrupt, independent MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the conviction rate in the current government which was only 71 in 2016.
Two Defence Industrial Corridors to attract investment worth Rs 20,000 crore
Two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) have been set up in order to attract total investment worth Rs 20,000 crore by 2024-25 for defence industries, develop domestic supply chain and strengthen defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country, the Parliament was told on Monday.
Plea moved in SC against violence during Ram Navami
The plea also sought a direction to state governments to take preventive measures so that in future the incident of attacks or disturbing the Shobha Yatra on Ram Navami festival and other festivals may not take place.
Gross direct tax collections for 2022-23 rise 20% to Rs 19.68L cr
Direct tax collections (provisional) for 2022-23 have exceeded the revised estimates by 0.69 per cent. The budget estimates (BE) for direct tax revenue in the Union Budget for 2022-23 were fixed at Rs 14.20 lakh crore, which were revised to Rs 16.50 lakh crore.
'I'm Amritpal, don't oppose Khalistanis on social media', Sikh BJP leader gets threat call
"I feel those tweets didn't go down well with the separatist elements, as I do not subscribe to their agendas. I got a threatening phone call from an international number (+1-412-557-8773). The caller identified himself as Amritpal Singh and then started threatening me," Bakshi said.