Law

Calcutta HC directs KMC to issue fresh verification for three rooftop eateries

IANS | May 6, 2025 11:30 PM

Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to conduct fresh verification of the relevant license documents of three rooftop bars-cum-restaurants in Kolkata against whom the corporation has issued a demolition order within two weeks.

SC to hear multiple pleas challenging Waqf Act today

IANS | May 5, 2025 7:07 AM

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to resume hearings Monday on a series of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, a contentious piece of legislation that has sparked nationwide debate and drawn over 70 legal challenges from across the country.

SC orders liquidation of BPSL, sets aside JSW Steel's resolution plan

IANS | May 2, 2025 6:10 PM

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the liquidation of cash-strapped Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), holding that JSW Steel’s resolution plan for the bankrupt company was not in consonance with the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.