SC stays razing of Worli’s 50-year-old National House, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The National Insurance Company successfully engaged the services of attorney general R Venkataramani to convince the Supreme Court on Monday to stop the BMC from demolishing its 50-year-old building on Annie Besant Road in Worli.The Bombay high court had directed the BMC on November 15 to demolish the 'India...

SC questions Centre’s “tearing hurry” in appointing ex-bureaucrat Arun Goel as EC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the "haste" and "tearing hurry" with which the Centre appointed ex-bureaucrat Arun Goel as an Election Commissioner, saying his file travelled at "lightning speed" within departments in 24-hours. The central government vehemently resisted the observations, with Attorney General R Venkataramani contending the whole...

Goel’s appointment as election commissioner comes under SC scanner, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The appointment of election commissioner Arun Goel Wednesday came under scrutiny by the Supreme Court which sought from the Centre the original records pertaining to his appointment for perusal, saying it wanted to know whether there was any "hanky panky". The top court, which rejected the Centre's objections to...

SC to govt, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union government to place on record its “comprehensive plan” for handling the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) which at present is stored near the plant.The SC on May 6, 2013 had allowed the operationalisation of...

SC reserves verdict on sale of unused FAR of Amrapali projects, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the issue of sale of unused floor area ratio (FAR) of Amrapali Group of Companies in order to generate funds for its stalled projects. FAR is the ratio of a building's total floor area (gross floor area) to the size...

Order putting sedition law on hold to continue, SC grants time to Centre, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] (Eds: Adds details) New Delhi, An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue to be operational as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the Centre on Monday to take "appropriate steps" with regard to the reviewing of the...