SC refuses to stay quota for Jats
The Supreme Court expressed its satisfaction with the documents submitted by the Centre in support of reservations in government jobs and educational institutions to the Jat community. To hear matter on May 1. The OBC Reservation Raksha Samiti had claimed that it was contrary to the recommendation of the National Commission for Backward Classes.
Clean chit to Modi stays on
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea questioning the Special Investigation Team probe giving clean chit to the Gujarat Chief Minister in the 2002 riots. The apex court also declined the appeal to reconstitute SIT.
EC bans rallies by Amit Shah over religious hatred
A series of speeches by him deemed to have stoked tensions with Muslims. The aide of Narendra Modi runs his campaign in Uttar Pradesh, which holds the keys to national power. .
High Court orders demolition of two 40-storey towers in Noida
Realty major Supertech Builders also ordered to return the money to the investors at an interest rate of 14 per cent.
Karnataka will hear Bt Cotton seed company over ban
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited approached the court after the state banned it from selling of BT Cotton hybrid seeds which failed to give expected results.
Currency notes to have new designs
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 100 and Rs 500 denomination banknotes incorporating the new rupee symbol on the obverse and reverse, with inset letter 'E' in both the numbering panels, in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 bearing the signature of Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and the year of printing '2014' printed on the reverse of the banknote.
FIR against Azam Khan for Kargil 'hate' speech
The Election Commission had asked the UP police to lodge a case against the UP cabinet minister for his 'hate speech' in Ghaziabad.
This is a weekly roundup of policy news from April 7-13, 2014