A lawyer repressing fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya urged the Supreme Court to relieve him from representing Mallya, as he is not receiving any communications.

New Delhi [India] September 15 (ANI): Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on a batch of pleas filed by Indian students who have been evacuated from Ukraine and seek permission to continue medical study in India.

Nagpur Mar 24 PTI Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the Supreme Court ruling on transfer of cases filed against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh was not a setback for the Maharashtra government but quipped it was an effort to provide solace to someoneThe apex court transferred to the CBI the investigation in multiple cases registered against Singh currently under suspension over allegations of misconduct and corruption in Maharashtra A very murky affair is going on amid echelons of power on who should investigate the matter a bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh said while transferring the probe to the central agency from the Maharashtra policeSpeaking to reporters in Nagpur Raut rejected suggestions that the ruling was a setback to the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA governmentIt is not a setback to the state governmentit is just one more effort to give solace dilasa to someone the Rajya Sabha member remarkedWhenever the Maharashtra government tries to reach to the real culprits and tries to take action against them based on facts such decisions come I am surprised that all relief raahat is being received by people concerned with only one party the Sena leader said without naming any partyRaut said the Maharashtra Police is a competent force capable of carrying out impartial investigationsThe Maharashtra Police is the most impartial police force in the country Somewhere a big conspiracy is being framed against Maharashtra it is very unfortunate The people of Maharashtra are taking note of it the Parliamentarian said without elaboratingEarlier in the day the Supreme Court refused to revoke the suspension of Singh and said all future FIRs too will be transferred to CBIThe exigencies in the advancement of principles of justice require the investigation to be transferred to CBI We are not saying appellant Singh is a whistle-blower or anyone involved in this case is washed with milk the bench notedThe apex court said a thorough investigation is required to regain the faith of people in the state policeWe are unable to accept the contention that an FIR is registered by those who had complaints against the petitioner We are of the view that state itself should have allowed CBI to carry the investigationWe are of the prima facie view that there is some concerted effort which needs the investigation by CBI What is the truth who is at fault how does such scenario come to prevail is something which investigation must get into CBI must hold an impartial inquiry into all these aspects the court saidSingh is facing multiple cases of extortion corruption and misconduct and was removed from the post of Mumbai police chief last year over his alleged mishandling of the Antilia bomb scare caseThe top court had granted the senior IPS officer a major relief on November 22 when it directed the Maharashtra Police not to arrest him in criminal cases lodged against himThe Maharashtra police had earlier told the apex court Singh cannot be considered a whistleblower under the law as he chose to speak out against alleged corruption involving former state home minister Anil Deshmukh only after he was transferredSeeking dismissal of Singhs plea for a CBI probe into the entire matter and against any coercive action by the state the Maharashtra government had filed an affidavit in the apex court and said the ongoing investigation in criminal cases against the IPS officer should not be interfered with PTI CLS RSY RSY

New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that around 77 lakh people who did not have any valid identity cards have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 14.55 lakh have been administered with both the doses.

New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to withdraw the FIRs registered against online publication Opindia.com's editor Nupur Sharma and others for articles published on the website.

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) on Friday called for a nationwide strike from November 27 onwards over the issue of delay in NEET-PG counselling for this year.

New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday told Supreme Court that it has taken a considered decision to revisit the limit of Rs 8 lakh annual income fixed for determining the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category for reservation in NEET admissions for postgraduate medical courses.

New Delhi Nov 25 PTI The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has taken a considered decision to revisit the limit of rupees eight lakh annual income fixed for determining the Economically Weaker Sections EWS category for reservation in NEET admissions for Post-Graduate medical coursesA bench of Justices DY Chandrachud Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that a committee will be constituted to determine the criteria for EWS and it would take four weeksMehta said that the NEET PG counselling would stand postponed for a further four weeks as per assurance earlier given to the court PTI MNL MNL RKS RKS

New Delhi Oct 21 PTI The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it recognises the role of non-profit and voluntary organizations in national development and genuine NGOs need not shy away from any regulatory compliance mandated under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010In an affidavit filed in the apex court which is hearing a batch of petitions raising issues concerning the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Act 2020 the government has said that there exists no right to seek foreign contribution without regulationIt said the right to form associations and the right to freedom of trade and profession cannot include the right to receive unbridled and unregulated foreign contributionsIt is also respectfully submitted that the answering respondent recognizes the role of non-profit organizations NGOs and voluntary organizations in national development it saidGenuine NGOs need not shy away from any regulatory compliance mandated under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010 for quick and effective monitoring of the receipt and utilisation of foreign contribution for sake of transparency accountability so that the foreign contribution is not received and utilised for any activities detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the country public order and interests of the general public and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto the affidavit saidIt said the prohibition on the transfer of foreign contribution receipt of foreign contribution in the State Bank of India New Delhi main branch and obtaining Aadhaar number of the office bearers key functionaries and members would improve compliance mechanism enhance transparency and fix accountability in the receipt and utilisation of foreign contributionIt said the rights under Article 21 protection of life and personal liberty of the Constitution of the petitioners remain unaffected and untouched by the amendments and the right to life and liberty of a person cannot include the right to receive foreign contributions without due care and regulation as provided by the procedure established by lawWhile seeking dismissal of the pleas the affidavit also dealt with the issue raised by some of the petitioners regarding the requirements under the amendment Act that each license holder under FCRA has to open a bank account in a nominated branch of the State Bank of India at New DelhiIt said the concern of the petitioner about the physical access to the local bank account of its choice is unfounded and misleadingThe averments made by some petitioners stating that there are close to 50000 persons registered under FCRA is false and misleading and amounts to twisting of facts In fact a closer scrutiny of the documents attached from the FCRA website would reveal that out of close to 50000 persons registered under FCRA registration certificates of less than 23000 persons are active whereas registration of over 20600 non-compliant persons has been cancelled already it saidThe Centre further said that based on the existing procedure over 19000 accounts have already been opened at SBI New Delhis main branchWhile two of these petitions in the top court have challenged the amendments carried out in the Act one of them has sought stricter enforcement of the amended and other provisions of the lawA bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar would hear the matter on October 28One of the pleas has sought a direction to the government not to grant any further extension to the NGOs to comply with specific provisions of the law including on opening of bank account at a specific branch of a nationalised bankIt has said that May 18 notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs had extended the date for compliance of specific provisions of the Act regarding the opening of account in the designated branch of State of Bank of India here from March 31 2021 to June 30 this year PTI ABA ABA RKS RKS