Important matters heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 14: * In a major victory for mineral-rich states, SC allowed them to recover from the Centre and mining companies royalty and tax dues on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands worth thousands of crore of rupees since April 1, 2005, over a period of 12 years.
* SC refused to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case filed by the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam and sought the probe agency’s response on his plea challenging his arrest.
* In a major setback to an embattled Byju’s, SC stayed the verdict of insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT setting aside the insolvency proceedings against the ed-tech major and approving its Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement with the Indian cricket board.
* SC sought a response from the ED on the bail plea filed by jailed MLA Abbas Ansari in connection with a money laundering case.
* SC dismissed a plea challenging a decision of the National Medical Commission (NMC) to not conduct NEET-Super Speciality examination this year, saying the postponement was “fairly equitable” and not “arbitrary”. PTI MNL DIV DIV
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