SC allows CBI to probe corrupt govt officials without permission
Says Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DSPEA), which shackles investigations without approvals, was “discriminatory”, and “impedes tracking down the corrupt senior bureaucrats”.
EC can probe paid news: Supreme Court
Dismisses plea by former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan who is being probed for paying the media to get favourable coverage in 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Exit polls can be released on May 12: EC
News organisations allowed to release their exit polls for general elections after 18:30 India time on the last day of voting.
India launches RuPay payment gateway
The equivalent of Visa and Mastercard will work on ATMs and merchant outlets and help in reducing cash transactions.
Centre agrees to re-examine Lokpal selection rules
The current rules say the chairperson and members of the Lokpal will be from the list of persons provided by the central government.
Separate toilets for boys and girls as well as drinking water facility in all schools, including those run by minority communities.
Coal scam: ED files money laundering case on Birla, Jindal
Former union minister Dasari Narayana Rao, Hindalco, a part of the Aditya Birla Group, and former coal secretary PC Parakh have also been named as they had been mentioned as an accused by CBI in its FIR filed last year.
Ban on Tamil Nadu's bullfight game
SC asks the Parliament to elevate the rights of the animals to "constitutional rights" as done by many other countries, to protect their dignity and honour.
Kudankulam nuclear plant will carry on
SC dismisses a petition to stall commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu while expressing satisfaction at the government’s steps towards safety measures.
RTE Act not applicable to minority institutions: Supreme Court
It also upheld Articles 15(5) and 21A, by virtue of which unaided private schools are also obligated to reserve 25 per cent seats for students from weaker sections.
Minors can operate bank accounts: RBI
But banks to fix the minimum age at which they will allow minors to operate savings bank accounts independently. Banks can also fix a maximum limit on money such minors can have at their disposal.
SC hands over chit fund scam probes to CBI
Police failed to crack money trail in the Rs 2,460 crore Saradha Ponzi scheme scam which allegedly involve politicians and influential persons in West Bengal and Rs 7,500 crore chit fund scam in Odisha. Meanwhile, Enforcement Directorate grilled at least six officials of Registrar of Companies ( ROC) and Sebi in the Saradha scam case.
Ban on green clearances to U’khand power projects conitinues
SC upholds the ban as an expert committee blamed dams for 2013 deluge in the state. Rejects 23 hydel projects of the proposed 24.
Gujarat high court upholds Sebi notification
SEBI had derecognised the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE) and the Vadodara Stock Exchange (VSE) as their net worth is below Rs 100 crore and the turnover was less than Rs 1,000 crore. .
RBI asks banks not to penalise dormant accounts
Instead, they can limit services available on dormant accounts to those available to basic savings bank deposit accounts and restore the services when the balances improve to the minimum required level.
SC strikes down Kerala Act that restricts water level in dam
While Tamil Nadu contended the Mullaperiyar dam was safe and its water level had to be raised from 132 feet to 136 feet to get more supply, Kerala maintained that the structure was weak and needed to be replaced.
This is a weekly roundup of policy news from May 4-11, 2014