New Delhi, Nov 2 Following are the top Supreme Court stories on Monday:
LGD42 SC-FIRECRACKERS-BAN (6.31 PM)
**** The SC has said that a complete ban on firecrackers is not only facilitating illegal sale but also preventing people from purchasing legitimate green crackers which have been tested at established facilities.****
LGD39 SC-BAIL-CANCELLATION (5.44 PM)
**** The SC has cancelled the anticipatory bail given to IPS officer Srinath Joshi Mahadev, accused of allegedly abusing his official position in a corruption case being investigated by the Karnataka Lokayuktha Police.****
LGD32 SC-RAM TEMPLE-LD DONATION (4.59 PM)
**** In a significant development, the SC closed the proceedings on a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the Ayodhya Ram temple donations embezzlement case, saying that the local court would now proceed with the trial in the case against the accused.****
LGD31 SC-LD FIRECRACKERS (4.54 PM)
**** Days ahead of Diwali, the SC has allowed the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) from 6 to 7 am and from 8 to 10 pm on November 7 and 8.****
LGD27 SC-NEET (3.51 PM)
****Observing that it was not satisfied with the policy of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the Supreme Court on Monday directed it to explain why it insisted on limited disclosure of answer keys for the NEET-PG exams.****
LGD24 SC-LOCAL BODIES-POLLS (3.23 PM)
**** The SC set aside an order of the Rajasthan State Election Commission (SEC) refusing permission to a civil society organisation to conduct voter awareness campaigns ahead of the ongoing local body elections in the state. ****
LGD17 SC-AIRFARES (2.51 PM)
****Don’t travel by air, the SC told a petitioner while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares.****
LGD16 SC-DMK LEADER-SCAM (1.50 PM)
****The SC dismissed a plea of former Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader K N Nehru challenging a Madras High Court direction to register an FIR against him in the alleged Rs 634 crore cash-for-job scam.****
LGD15 SC-SUKESH-PLEA (1.04 PM)
****The SC refused to entertain a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal case.****
LGD7 SC-JUDGE-RECUSE-MOP (12.21 PM)
****Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha recused himself from hearing a PIL over the delay in finalising the revised Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) governing the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts.****
LGD6 SC-AZAM-LD PLEA (11.50 AM)
****The SC said the plea of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, challenging his arrest in a fresh money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), may be listed for hearing during the week.
(PTI News)
