Afternoon brief: TMC MLA rejects son's 'link' to doctor's rape-murder; SC on past tax dues on mineral rights, and more

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Published on: Aug 14, 2024, 13:20:55 IST

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Amid the probe into the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, a social media post is doing rounds claiming that former minister and TMC MLA Soumen Mahapatra's son is the main accused in the case. However, Soumen Mahapatra has denied the allegations against him, saying that his son is “innocent”. Mahapatra and his wife, Sumana, claimed that some TMC leaders were trying to link his son with the case and that “false allegations” were being made. Dig deeper

TMC MLA Soumen Mahapatra and his wife Sumana Mahapatra

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed states to collect past dues on royalty on minerals bearing land from Centre, mining companies from April 1, 2005 onwards. The Supreme Court rejected the Centre’s plea for prospective effect of its July 25 verdict, which upheld the power of states to levy tax on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land, and allowed them to seek refund of royalty from April 1, 2005 onwards, news agency PTI reported. A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the argument for prospective effect of the July 25 ruling is rejected. Dig deeper

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That’s all we have at this hour in our afternoon briefing. Catch you in the evening!

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