Law

SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh to remain present in SC on Friday

IANS | September 21, 2023 7:58 PM

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh and Company Secretary Chandan Sand will remain present in the Supreme Court on September 22 though the budget airline is stated to have complied with the apex court’s directive by transferring $1.5 million to Credit Suisse.

Notice a trend where advocates avoid arguing appeal on merits, says SC

IANS | September 21, 2023 6:08 PM

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court said that it has noticed that there appears a “trend” where a special leave petition is filed before the apex court against disposal of the application seeking bail or suspension of sentence as appellant’s counsel avoid arguing the main appeal on merits before the high court.

School jobs case: Calcutta HC seeks report from CBI Director

IANS | September 20, 2023 7:38 PM

Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Praveen Sood, on the progress of investigation into the alleged primary teachers' recruitment scam in the state-run schools in West Bengal.

NBDSA not a statutory self-regulating body: Centre in SC

IANS | September 20, 2023 3:49 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said that News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) is not a statutory self-regulating body under the Cable Television Networks (CTN) Rules or any other law, but an independent body created by the association of the broadcasters.