Supreme Court

Mukesh Ambani saved his younger brother Anil from imprisonment by paying money owed by him to Ericsson. The news broke at the eleventh hour of the deadline for Anil’s Reliance Communications to clear Rs 580 crore due to the Swedish equipment maker.

Industrialist Anil Ambani paid his dues to the Swedish telecom giant Ericsson one day before the Supreme Court deadline with the help of his brother and India's richest man Mukesh Ambani.

Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is likely to be the country's first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman, said a report on Sunday. The other members of the Lokpal would include four former High Court judges and four former civil servants, the report added.

The Supreme Court on Friday lifted life ban imposed on S Sreesanth by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) disciplinary committee for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. The top court also asked the BCCI officials to reconsider the punishment within next three months.

The Supreme Court on Friday referred the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation. It formed a panel of mediators and appointed former apex court judge Justice (retd) F M I Kallifulla as chairperson.

Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday launched a counter-attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who raised demands of 'criminal investigations' against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rafale deal.

Documents linked to the Rafale deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry and the petitioners are violating the Official Secrets Act by relying on classified documents, the government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the court's notice was drawn to a newspaper report.

A recent verdict by Supreme Court on PF funding may have huge impact on your PF saving and even the total take-home pay you get. At present, as per the salary structure, the employees are supposed to contribute the compulsory 12 per cent of their Basic Salary or Wagetowards their PF.

The Supreme Court has continued to abide by its statement passed on February 13 directing the eviction of forest dwellers whose claims over the traditional forest lands were rejected under the law. The apex court has asked the states to submit the details of the process adopted to assess the claims as well as the authorities that decided on these claims. As of now the court will hear the case on July 10, 2019.

The Article 35A of the Constitution talks about the 'permanent residents, their special rights and privileges in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. The Supreme Court will hear the challenges under Article 35A and the court hearing will continue till Feb 28. Meanwhile, the Mehbooba Mufti, the president of Peoples Democratic Party said all regional political parties in Jammu and Kashmir must sit together and find strategy to save Article 35A of the Constitution.