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The Centre has issued a notice, stating that all the SIM cards have to be linked to Aadhaar before February 2018 to avoid deactivation of the phone numbers.

A public authority cannot act arbitrarily and its decisions must be guided by public interest, the Supreme Court has said while cancelling the allotment of leasehold rights by Ujjain Development Authority (UDA) to a private entity.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from five states on a contempt plea alleging non- compliance of order related to ensuring high security registration plates for all vehicles.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that there has to be "overarching" guidelines to protect an individual's private information in public domain.

The apex court had on July 18 set up the Constitution bench after the matter was referred to a larger bench by a five-judge bench.

The CBI, which has probed and prosecuted the two owners in the case, has been opposing the de-sealing and release of the cinema hall.

The apex court had on June 8, issued notice to the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir Police on the plea of Pandita, who also hails from Kupwara, and sought the status report on the probe.

In a relief to Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed the 500 metre cap on liquor vends across the national and state highways there.

The bench was also informed that over 70,000 EVMs with VVPAT machines would be required for the Gujarat polls.  

The bench was hearing the PIL raising the issue of farmer suicides in Gujarat, which was later expanded pan-India by the Supreme Court. 

The government is bound to ensure fundamental principle of fair competition is followed and its benefits are extended to all.

The Supreme Court took strong note on Monday of huge vacancy in police force in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and asked their Home Secretaries to either personally appear or depute an officer to assist it.

Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan on Thursday asked Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and six other Supreme Court judges to appear before him at his residential court on April 28.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove the encroachments in a 908 sq mt area around the famous Mumbai mosque by May 8 while making it clear that the area containing the shrine will remain protected.

The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking hearing on its curative plea against the verdict by which the protection given to armed forces during anti-militancy operations in areas where AFSPA is in force has been negated.

The Supreme Court on Saturday slapped a cost of Rs 5 lakh on the Haryana government for filing an appeal against a high court order after more than five years saying it is "destroying" the judicial system by "blatant misuse" of the process.  

Three Constitution benches will sit during the summer vacation of the Supreme Court to help reduce the number of pending cases, Chief Justice J S Khehar said here on Sunday.

Chief Justice J S Khehar's suggestion that all parties in the Ayodhya dispute should settle the matter through talks "is superfluous and unwise", the CPI-M said on Friday.

The grievance redressal authority (GRA) to decide on disputes over compensation to the oustees of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on river Narmada, has been set up, the Madhya Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to approach the high court for sparing two judicial officers to preside over the grievance redressal authorities for deciding compensation disputes of oustees of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on river Narmada.