Top Law News SC asks UP to place before it rules on grant of remission to convicts September 24, 2018 / September 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it whether the state has made some guidelines or rules for granting remission to convicts lodged in jails. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta asked this question to the counsel appearing for Uttar Pradesh while it was […] Read more » featured Hira Lal and Rambha Madan B Lokur Rajjan rules on grant of remission to convicts S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta
Top Law News SC refers PIL against female genital mutilation to five-judge constitution bench September 24, 2018 / September 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday referred to a five-judge constitution bench the plea challenging practice of female genital mutilation among Dawoodi Bohra Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was hearing a PIL filed by a Delhi-based lawyer challenging the practice of female genital […] Read more » Dipak Misra and justices A M KhanwilkarD Y Chandrachud featured genital mutilation PIL against female genital mutilation
Top Law News Kerala flood: SC orders to maintain water level at 139 ft at Mullaperiyar dam August 25, 2018 / August 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As a blame-game erupted between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the devastating floods, the Supreme Court today directed the panel on the Mullaperiyar Dam to ensure that the water level at the reservoir is maintained at 139.99 feet till August 31. The Mullaperiyar Dam, built in 1895 on Periyar River in Idukki District of Kerala, […] Read more » "Dam Safety Authority" Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud kerala flood Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar River in Idukki District of Kerala Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami
Top Law News Mirchpur incident deliberate act by Jats to teach lessons to Dalits: HC August 25, 2018 / August 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Mirchpur Dalits killings was a deliberate act of targeting Balmiki houses by the Jat community mob and involved a large scale conspiracy “to teach them a lesson”, the Delhi High Court today said. The high court’s observations came while overturning the acquittal of 20 persons and awarding life term to 12 out of 33 […] Read more » featured Jat community Jats to teach lessons to Dalits justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta Mirchpur incident Tara Chand
Top Law News People dying in illegal high-rises having no occupancy certificate: SC August 25, 2018 / August 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking strong note of the recent fire incident in a posh Mumbai high-rise that claimed four lives, the Supreme Court said the people were dying in such illegally-constructed buildings which had no relevant certificates or clearances. It also referred to the incidents of Bawana factory in Delhi and the Kamala Mills in Mumbai and said […] Read more » 2006 Additional Solicitor General ANS Nadkarni Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act featured illegal high-rises Kamala Mills in Mumbai Mumbai Special Task Force Supreme Court unauthorised constructions
Top Law News SC reserves verdict on pleas for live streaming of court proceedings August 25, 2018 / August 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) not to proceed with the implementation of the amended Delhi Master Plan till the next hearing on the issue. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked Additional Solicitor General ANS Nadkarni to advise the Centre not to enforce, through the […] Read more » Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act featured Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs SDMC Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks police to file status report on plea against Tharoor’s anticipatory bail August 22, 2018 / August 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Police to file a status report on a plea challenging anticipatory bail given to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death. Justice R K Gauba asked the Delhi Police’s standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra to appear in the matter and […] Read more » Delhi HC Indian Penal Code sections 498A Tharoor's anticipatory bail
Top Law News Amrapali’s realty business like cobweb, housing projects seem illegal: SC August 22, 2018 / August 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Amrapali Group to “come out with clean hands”, observing that its residential projects in the National Capital Region seemed prima facie illegal and its real estate business was like “a well-operated cobweb”. Directing it to provide detailed data of its unecumbered properties, the apex court also said the group […] Read more » Amrapali Group Amrapali's realty business Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit The Supreme Court
Top Law News NOTA cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha polls: SC August 22, 2018 / August 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed an Election Commission notification introducing the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the Rajya Sabha elections, saying it would encourage the “Satan” of defection and graft. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the NOTA option was meant only for direct elections and not polls held by […] Read more » "Satan" A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud Chief Justice Dipak Misra NOTA Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha polls SC
Top Law News HC seeks reply of UIDAI, Centre on plea raising concern over Aadhaar data security August 22, 2018 / August 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the UIDAI and the Centre on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and privacy of individuals, in the wake of several reported leaks of personal information of people from the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) database. A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and […] Read more » Aadhaar data security HC UIDAI ustices S Ravindra Bhat and Anu Malhotra
