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Clear the Borivali plot or lose your pay: Supreme Court freezes Mumbai civic chief's salary
The Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide for not clearing encroachments from land meant for a BEST bus stand in Borivali, despite two earlier deadlines. Her salary has been frozen and the corporation fined Rs 5 lakh. The BMC began a demolition drive the next day.
'Where will the farmers go?': Supreme Court pushes back on indefinite protest at Ramlila Maidan
Hearing petitions from the October protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Supreme Court said no group can hold a protest site indefinitely. Traders told the court that business had collapsed around Ramlila Maidan and sought a two-month ban. The court told them to implead the protest organisers, and listed the matters for November 23.
Chargesheet filed, so no CBI probe: Supreme Court closes plea in Ayodhya temple theft
The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea for a CBI probe into the donation theft at the Ayodhya Ram temple, noting that the SIT had filed a chargesheet. Petitioners may assist the magistrate, the court said, adding that it had expressed no view on the merits.
Voter list deadline moves to Nov 25 in Delhi, Nov 13 in Maharashtra after a nudge from the Supreme Court
A day after the Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to consider giving more time, the EC extended the claims-and-objections window in six states and reopened it in five. Final rolls are now due November 30 in five states and December 22 in Delhi.
Orders broken 'left and right': Supreme Court refuses to read a total cracker ban into the law
A Supreme Court bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale said on Thursday that its orders curbing firecrackers had been violated year after year, and that religious freedom is subject to public health. It asked the Centre and the Delhi government to enforce action against sellers of spurious and banned crackers.
Yes Bank gets three working days to revive ₹8,415 crore of bonds it wrote off in 2020
Axis Trusteeship has asked Yes Bank to restore ₹8,415 crore of additional tier-1 bonds written off in March 2020, after the Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court ruling setting aside the write-off. The notice gives the bank three working days and seeks clarity on unpaid coupons. A bondholder meeting is called for November 16.
'Digital arrest' fraud: if the bank's checks failed, the victim gets the money back, Supreme Court tells RBI
The Supreme Court has said RBI's proposed KYC rules must require banks to compensate digital arrest victims by at least the amount lost where the fraud went through because the bank failed due diligence. It also wants banks to hold unusual transactions, alert the nearest police station and verify physically before releasing money.
Bail cancelled, surrender by December 1: Supreme Court sends Mokama MLA back to custody
The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the bail granted to expelled JD(U) MLA Anant Singh in the Dularchand Yadav murder case and told him to surrender by December 1. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale held that the Patna High Court had not weighed the gravity of the offence or his criminal antecedents.
A fair trial in Bhopal is unlikely, CBI tells Supreme Court in Twisha Sharma case
The CBI has told the Supreme Court that a fair trial in the Twisha Sharma death case may not be possible in Bhopal, citing the position of her mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a retired district and sessions judge and a key accused. The affidavit, filed on October 29, backs her father Navnidhi Sharma's plea to move the trial to Delhi. The court has adjourned the matter by a week.
Can laxity cost you the vote forever? Supreme Court asks Election Commission
Hearing pleas against Delhi's special intensive revision, the Supreme Court questioned why voters already on the 2026 rolls are being made to apply afresh through Form 6. It said it has not yet ruled on the legality of 'logical discrepancy' deletions. The Election Commission told the court it will look into the suggestions and extend the October 30 deadline.
Banks must compensate you if their lapse let a digital arrest scam through, Supreme Court says
Hearing a suo motu case on digital arrest frauds, the Supreme Court said the RBI's new rules must require financial institutions to compensate victims by at least the amount lost where due diligence failed. The court has asked the RBI for a list of all authorised institutions.
Supreme Court reserves order on ED's plea for a CBI probe against Mamata Banerjee
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the ED's petition seeking an FIR and a CBI investigation against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and senior police officers over alleged obstruction of its search at the I-PAC office in Kolkata.
A mother who never went to school took the state to the Supreme Court; ₹25 lakh and a CBI probe followed
Lehra Bai, 35, from Chhattisgarh, fought a case over the alleged custodial death of her husband, Shravan Suryavanshi Tamre, who was arrested in January 2024 on allegations of possessing mahua liquor and died days later. The Supreme Court criticised the conduct of officials, ordered ₹25 lakh interim compensation, a CBI investigation and criminal proceedings against officials found guilty.
Hospitals overcharging patients is malpractice, government tells Supreme Court
In an affidavit to the Supreme Court, the government has acknowledged the 'malpractice' of hospitals charging high MRPs for medicines and consumables, and said it is examining interventions. Ceiling prices have been fixed for 935 scheduled formulations.
Supreme Court relief for Pinarayi Vijayan: CMRL probe stayed 7 days, FIR order set aside
The Supreme Court set aside a Kerala High Court division bench order that denied Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena and son-in-law P.A. Mohamed Riyas leave to appeal against a single judge's direction to register an FIR. The Bench stayed the investigation for seven days. It made no observations on the merits of the FIR or on a later ECIR.
Supreme Court lets citizens file false-affidavit complaints without EC nod
The Supreme Court ruled that any private citizen can file a criminal complaint against an elected representative for an allegedly false poll affidavit, without the Election Commission's sanction. It declined, however, to revive proceedings in the case before it.
Raut's 'learn from Albania' post draws fire; he says he trusts the Supreme Court
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's suggestion that India learn from protests in Albania drew condemnation from the BJP and former UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi. Raut later said he had faith in the Supreme Court.
Vijayan's CMRL plea in Supreme Court as ED summons him for Oct 23
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's plea challenging a Kerala High Court order directing an FIR against him in the CMRL-Exalogic case. His daughter Veena T and son-in-law Muhammed Riyas have also approached the court. The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Vijayan for questioning on October 23.
A neighbour's ballot paper reopens a 60-year border fight
Andhra Pradesh's election notification for three villages of Kotia has reopened Odisha's oldest border dispute. Odisha's minister accused Naveen Patnaik of covering past failures; the BJD chief asked why the BJP government is silent.
YSRCP moves Supreme Court, alleges nominees blocked in Andhra civic polls
The YSRCP has moved the Supreme Court, alleging that violence and intimidation kept its candidates from filing nominations for Andhra Pradesh's urban local body elections. A vacation bench will hear the plea on October 21, the last date for withdrawal of candidature, with polling due on October 28.
YSRCP moves Supreme Court over Andhra local body nominations, alleges violence and intimidation
The YSR Congress Party moved the Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's refusal to extend the nomination deadline for urban local body elections, alleging that violence and intimidation stopped its candidates from filing papers. The ruling TDP rejected the charges.
YSRCP says 'rowdyism' will not push it out, moves Supreme Court over civic poll nominations
The YSRCP has moved the Supreme Court alleging its candidates were attacked and blocked from filing nominations for Andhra Pradesh's local body polls. State coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said the party would not quit the contest. A vacation bench hears the plea on October 21; polls are on October 28.
Supreme Court to hear Vijayan's plea and YSRCP's Andhra poll complaint on Oct 21
A special Supreme Court Bench will hear two pleas on Wednesday: one by former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the alleged CMRL case, and another by the YSRCP alleging that violence in Andhra Pradesh stopped its candidates from filing nominations for local body polls.
Sanjay Raut Offers Public Apology Before the Supreme Court
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court by 13 opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Sanjay Raut, alleging manipulation in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.