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SC tells Oppo to pay 23% of sale revenue in India to Nokia till Aug 25

The HC order asked Oppo to furnish security payment of the India portion of the last-paid licence fee to Nokia in the patent infringement case

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SC stays Rahul's conviction, Cong demands restoration of LS membership

The order will restore his Lok Sabha membership and enable him to contest election

'Truth always triumphs': Rahul Gandhi after relief from Supreme Court

The apex court earlier in the day stayed the Gujarat court's decision to convict Gandhi in the Modi surname defamation case

Truth alone triumphs: Mallikarjun hails SC stay on Rahul's conviction

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday hailed the Supreme Court's stay on Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 defamation case, saying the decision had exposed the BJP's "conspiratorial hounding" of the party scion. He also called upon the BJP to respect the mandate given by the people and start governing the country which they have "miserably failed." "Truth Alone Triumphs. We welcome the verdict by the Hon'ble Supreme Court giving relief to Shri Rahul Gandhi. "Justice has been delivered. Democracy has won. The Constitution has been upheld. BJP's conspiratorial hounding of Shri Gandhi has been thoroughly exposed. Time for them to stop their malicious targeting of Opposition leaders," Kharge said on Twitter. "It is high time they respect(sic) the mandate given by the people and start governing the country, on which they have miserably failed in the last 10 years," the Congress chief also said. In a big relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Friday sta

Modi surname case: Supreme Court stays conviction of Rahul Gandhi

During the hearing on Friday, Abhishek Singhvi, who was representing Gandhi, said that Purnesh Modi's original surname is not Modi but belongs to the Modh Varnika Samaj

No force can silence voice of people: Cong on SC stay on Rahul's conviction

The Congress on Friday hailed the Supreme Court ruling staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 defamation case, calling the judgment a strong vindication of truth and asserting that "no force can silence the voice of the people". The Congress described it as a "victory of love over hate". The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the defamation case over his Modi surname remark. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Supreme Court judgment is a strong vindication of truth and justice. "Despite the relentless efforts of the BJPs machinery, Rahul Gandhi has refused to bend, break or bow, choosing instead to place his faith in the judicial process," he said on Twitter. "Let this be a lesson to the BJP and its acolytes: you can do your absolute worst but we will not back down. We will continue to expose and call out your failures as a Government and as a party. We will continue to uphold our Constitutional ideals and .

SC sets aside Calcutta HC order on registration of FIR against Suvendu

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court which had said that the West Bengal Police can register an FIR against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, if they are satisfied that offence was made out, on a complaint accusing him of promoting enmity between different groups. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud observed that it would have been appropriate for the high court to grant an opportunity to Adhikari to file a counter affidavit in the matter before issuing the interim direction in its July 20 order. "We request the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to hear afresh and to facilitate that, the order of July 20 shall stand set aside," the bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said. The top court passed the order on an appeal filed by Adhikari challenging the July 20 order passed by a division bench of the high court. Earlier, a single judge of the high court, in its orders passed in September 2021 and December 202

Modi surname row: Purnesh Modi's original surname not Modi, Rahul tells SC

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday told the Supreme Court that the original surname of former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi, who filed a defamation case against him, is not Modi and he belongs to the Modh Vanika Samaj. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Gandhi, told a three-judge bench of Justices B R Gavai, P S Narasimha and Sanjay Kumar that his client is not a hardened criminal and there is no conviction in any case despite several cases filed against him by BJP workers. The top court is hearing a plea by Gandhi challenging the Gujarat High Court verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark. Purnesh Modi had filed a criminal defamation case in 2019 against Gandhi over his "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark made during an election rally in Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.

Patent infringement case: SC gives 3 weeks to Oppo to comply with HC order

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi HC judgment that had directed Oppo to deposit 23 per cent of its India sales

SC rejects YES Bank founder Rana Kapoor's bail in money laundering case

Rana Kapoor has been in jail since March 2020 in connection with the DHFL money laundering case

Excise policy cases: Interim bail pleas of Sisodia to be heard on Sept 4

According to the two federal investigative agencies, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours were extended to licence holders.

Modi surname case: SC to hear Rahul Gandhi's plea against verdict today

Modi surname case in SC: In the last hearing, on July 21, the apex court sought responses from former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi and the state government on Gandhi's plea

Patent infringement case: Oppo challenges Delhi HC order favouring Nokia

Nokia maintained that the 2018 Agreement did not include patents relating to 5G standards

Go First moves SC against HC order granting lessors' access to aircraft

lessors informed high court that future aircraft leasing would be jeopardized if DGCA fails to deregister aircraft whose leases they have terminated

No mechanism to abrogate Article 370 even when everyone in J-K wants it: SC

Is there no mechanism to abrogate Article 370 even when the people of Jammu and Kashmir want it, the Supreme Court asked on Thursday and wondered if the now repealed provision can't be touched will it not amount to creating a "new category" beyond the basic structure of the Constitution. Hearing for the second day a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud wanted to know how the provision could be revoked in the absence of a constitutent assembly. The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, told senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone, there are only two highly debatable issues -- whether Article 370 acquired a permanent status with the cessation of the constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir and whether

Caste survey in Bihar against constitutional mandate, says plea in SC

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court order upholding the validity of a caste survey in Bihar, contending the notification issued by the state government for the exercise is against the constitutional mandate. The plea filed by Nalanda resident Akhilesh Kumar submitted that in terms of the constitutional mandate, only the Union fovernment is empowered to conduct a census. "In the present case, the State of Bihar has sought to usurp the powers of Union of India, by merely publishing a notification in the official gazette. "It is submitted that the Notification dated June 6, 2022 is against the Constitutional mandate of distribution of powers between the State and the Union legislature as enshrined under Article 246 of the Constitution read with Schedule VIIth of the Constitution and ultravires the Census Act, 1948 read with Census Rules, 1990 and is therefore void ab intio (since beginning)," the plea, filed through advocate Barun Kumar Sinha

AIM committee moves SC against HC order allowing ASI survey at Gyanvapi

Muslim body Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order permitting an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey at the Gyanvapi mosque. The matter was mentioned by advocate Nizam Pasha before Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who was heading a five-judge constitution bench hearing the arguments in the Article 370 issue and was rising for the day, seeking urgent hearing. "The Allahabad High Court has passed an order today. We have filed an SLP against the order. I have sent an email (seeking urgent hearing). Let them not proceed with the survey... ," Pasha said. The CJI said, "I will look at the email right away." One of the parties from the Hindu side has also filed a caveat in the apex court saying that no orders be passed without hearing them in the matter. Earlier in the day, the high court dismissed a petition filed by the Gyanvapi committee challenging a district court order directing the ASI to conduct the surv

CBI opposes bail plea of Manish Sisodia, urges Supreme Court to dismiss it

CBI told the Supreme Court that Manish Sisodia's influence and clout disentitle him to any parity. CBI submitted that Manish Sisodia is fully aware of the line of further investigation

Nuh clashes: SC asks govts to ensure no violence in VHP's protest marches

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the state governments concerned to ensure no hate speech or violence takes place in Delhi-NCR during marches being held by VHP and Bajrang Dal to protest the communal clashes in Haryana's Nuh. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S V Bhatti also ordered that additional police or paramilitary forces be deployed and CCTV cameras be installed in sensitive areas. The top court passed the order after senior advocate C U Singh, appearing for journalist Shaheen Abdullah, said 23 demonstrations have been announced by right-wing groups Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal in various parts of the National Capital Region (NCR). Six people, including two home guards, have died in the communal violence which broke out in Nuh after a mob tried to stop a VHP procession on July 31. As many as 116 people have been arrested so far, according to the state government.