Starting November 25, the Supreme Court will begin hearing petitions filed by various stakeholders to obtain registration on Geographical Indication (GI) for Basmati rice.
The Patiala House Court, Delhi has sent Jawaharlal Nehru University alumnus leader Umar Khalid to 14 days judicial custody in a case related to communal violence in north-east Delhi in February. Along with this, the Court directed the jail authorities to provide him adequate security.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Goa police today has sought extension of time to complete the trial in the 2013 Sexual Assault Case against former Tehelka chief Tarun Tejpal.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Allahabad High Court has given the hearing of the cases filed against the people of Tablighi Jamaat to the CJM (Court of Judicial Magistrate) of Lucknow, Meerut and Bareilly. Also, they have been instructed to be dispose of the cases in 8 weeks.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court today gave the RBI, the Centre and the banks a week’s time to file their replies and observations on the issue of loan moratorium and interest payment for sectors that have claimed they deserve repayment consideration because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that private schools in the states can take tuition fee from students only if they have offered daily online classes during the lockdown period. The court also directed the school managements to file within two weeks the balance sheets for the preceding seven months
Mumbai (ILNS): The Bombay High Court has granted relief from arrest to Sameet Thakkar, charged of tweeting abusive content against the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Central government, in its affidavit before the Supreme Court has agreed to waive off compounded interest for loans up to Rs 2 crore during the six months loan moratorium period in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.