Law

SC to hear Delhi govt’s plea against ban on ELVs today

IANS | July 28, 2025 9:08 AM

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a crucial petition on Monday filed by the Delhi government, challenging the blanket ban on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), older vehicles operating in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).

SC to hear two key pleas in Justice Varma cash row controversy

IANS | July 28, 2025 8:59 AM

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear two key petitions on Monday related to the sensational cash-discovery episode involving Justice Yashwant Varma — against whom an impeachment notice has been moved in the Lok Sabha.

There’s still a battle ahead: Abdul Wahid Sheikh as SC pauses acquittal of 12 in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case

IANS | July 24, 2025 4:32 PM

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Abdul Wahid Sheikh, the sole individual acquitted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case by a special court in 2015, expressed a sense of relief after the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Bombay High Court’s recent verdict that acquitted all 12 remaining accused. He further said that there’s still a battle ahead, but for now, the fear is gone.

Forms from 90.12 pc electors have been collected: ECI tells SC

IANS | July 22, 2025 12:19 AM

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that, pursuant to its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, enumeration forms from 90.12 per cent electors have already been collected.

Parliament approves Lading Bill to replace 169-year-old shipping law

IANS | July 21, 2025 5:42 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bills of Lading, 2025, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in March this year, to replace the 169-year-old colonial era shipping law with a simplified, updated legal framework for shipping documents.