Supreme Court relaxes order mandating Coalgate appeals only before itself, allows Delhi high court to hear them
The Supreme Court has modified its prior order regarding coal block scam cases. Appeals against trial court acquittals or convictions can now go to Delhi High Court. This decision revises a twelve-year-old directive mandating all appeals in the Supreme Court. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the Supreme Court should not be the first appeal forum. The court agreed to categorize cases for future hearings starting August eighteenth.
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Karnataka getting ready for Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay’s possible visit
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Cauvery row: Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting on July 30
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