CAG not exceeding mandate, rules apex court

New Delhi, Oct 1 The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that contended the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was not mandated to go into policy decisions of the government to arrive at presumptive losses. The...

Explain allocation of 194 coal blocks, SC tells government

New Delhi, Sep 14 The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the government, asking it to explain whether it had followed its own policies and guidelines in the allocation of 194 coal blocks. While issuing the notice, the apex court bench headed by Justice...

Return Rs.17,400 crore to investors, Surpeme Court tells Sahara

New Delhi, Aug 31 The Supreme Court Friday directed the Sahara group’s real estate companies to return with 15 percent interest the over Rs.17,000 crore ($3.5 billion) it had mopped up as debentures from investors in 2008 and 2009. “Sahara’s...

Apex court questions process on army chief’s age row

New Delhi, Feb 3 : In a setback for the government, the Supreme Court Friday questioned the way it had rejected army chief Gen V.K. Singh’s plea that his year of birth be restored to 1951 from 1950 and said the entire process “appears to be...

Courts can’t decide poll dates: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Jan 13  The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere in the conduct of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, dismissing a petition seeking rescheduling of elections in the two states. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice...

5 executives get bail in 2G case, Tihar trial stayed

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to five executives who were accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case, seven months after after their custody, even as a stay was granted on shifting the trial to Tihar...

Supreme Court seeks report on foreigners in Indian jails

New Delhi, Nov 11 The Supreme Court Friday asked the central government to file a comprehensive report on foreign nationals who had been languishing in Indian jails for a long time. An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha passed the order on...

Apex court cautions chief ministers on discretionary powers

New Delhi, Aug 27 The Supreme Court has held that a chief minister should eschew arbitrariness and discrimination while using discretionary powers in the disbursal of relief funds as these powers are not unfettered or unaccountable. “In a democracy...