The Supreme Court cleared the path on Friday for steelmaker ArcelorMittal to take over bankrupt Essar Steel, following a legal tussle that has dragged through multiple courts for over two years. The highest court said operational creditors could not be treated on a par with financial creditors of a bankrupt […]
Rahul Gandhi let off in contempt case with a warning from Supreme Court
Rahul Gandhi, who had run into trouble over remarks that attributed his political slogan over the Rafale deal to the judges, was let off by the Supreme Court on Thursday that decided to close a contempt case filed against the Congress leader. BJP Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi had filed […]
Supreme Court on disqualification of Karnataka rebel MLAs soon
The Supreme Court will on Wednesday pronounce its verdict on the disqualification of 15 rebel MLAs in Karnataka by the then assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. The legislators had moved the top court against the speaker’s decision to disqualify and bar them from contesting elections under the anti-defection law till […]
Signed carbon copy will be admissible as a primary evidence – SC
The Supreme Court has held that signed carbon copy of a document is as good as the original document and can be relied as evidence. The court maintained that a carbon copy in this form will be admissible as a primary evidence under Section 62 of the Indian Evidence Act. […]
How many days you want restrictions? Supreme Court asks Centre on Kashmir
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought answers from the government on the timelines for lifting all restrictions in Kashmir that were put in place in the first week of August when Article 370 was scrapped in Jammu and Kashmir and the state was bifurcated it into two union territories. The state was […]
Supreme Court to examine restrictions on lawmakers
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court is set to examine the point of law whether any restrictions other than those permitted in Article 19 (2) of the Constitution, dealing with free speech, can be imposed on lawmakers on the ground that it violates another persons’ right to lead a […]