Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News CJI refuses to be part of panel to select NJAC members : SC April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a new twist, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has refused to participate in a three-member panel for selecting two eminent persons in the six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) on whose validity a constitution bench began hearings today. The five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice J S Khehar, which is hearing the […] Read more » Adarsh Kumar Goel Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CJI refuses to be part of panel featured Justice J.S. Khehar justices J Chelameswar Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur NJAC part of panel to select NJAC members senior advocate Harish Salve Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Consent for indulging in unnatural sex ‘immaterial’: Court April 28, 2015 / April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Consent to indulge in unnatural sex is “immaterial”, a Delhi court has held while convicting a man of raping and committing unnatural act with a woman on the false promise of marriage, despite he being already married. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat held Noida resident Prashant Kaushal guilty of the offences saying though the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat Consent for indulging in unnatural sex featured unnatural sex unnatural sex 'immaterial'
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Lawyers’ body withdraws plea on NHRC chief’s appointment in SC April 28, 2015 / April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyers’ body on Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court its plea against any moves for appointing former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam for the post of Chairman in National Human Rights Commission, saying its representation is being considered by the competent authority. A Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu was informed by […] Read more » Chief Justice HL Dattu Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam CJI K G Balakrishnan featured Lawyers' body withdraws plea NHRC chief's appointment
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Yet to decide whether to pursue defamation case: Kejriwal to HC April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Delhi High Court that he has not yet decided whether he will pursue his case against a trial court decision sending him to jail in a defamation case filed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar was informed by […] Read more » defamation case featured Kejriwal pursue defamation case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Jaya case: SC terms SPP’s appointment bad April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that Tamil Nadu government has no right to appoint advocate Bhawani Singh as special public prosecutor(SPP) to appear in Karnataka High Court for J Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate assets case in Jaya case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, however said, though the appointment of the SPP is “bad in […] Read more » featured J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets case Jaya case Karnataka High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Petro-gate: Offence covered under OSA April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police today told a court here that offence committed in the Petroleum Ministry documents leak case was covered under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and inquiry on this aspect was underway. Opposing the bail plea of Jubilant Energy’s official Subhash Chandra, who along with 12 others, has been chargesheeted in the case, police said […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kapoor featured Offence covered under OSA Official Secrets Act OSA Petro-gate Petroleum Ministry Petroleum Ministry documents leak case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi Commissioner directed to take action against erring cops April 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Commissioner has been directed by a court here to initiate inquiry and take action against erring cops for serious discrepancies and lapses in the probe of a case related to illicit supply of arms and ammunition. The sessions court’s direction to the commissioner came while setting aside the conviction and five years’ jail term […] Read more » action against erring cops Delhi Commissioner erring cops featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System ‘It Is a Scam’, Says SC on Scheme For Permanent Shelter Homes April 25, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned why despite the huge sum spent under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) for constructing permanent shelter homes in 790 urban cities in the country there was no new facility in some states, saying “it is scam”. “It is a scam. Take for example Maharashtra. It received Rs 170 crore […] Read more » featured Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice U U Lalit Permanent Shelter Homes Permanent Shelter Homes is scam
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News JK royal family moves court claiming ownership of Raj Bhawan April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The erstwhile royal family of Jammu and Kashmir today moved a local court seeking possession back of some buildings in the Raj Bhawan which it alleged were “illegally occupied” by the state government. Trustee of Hari-Tara Charitable Trust, Karan Singh, filed the lawsuit in the court of the Principal Sessions Judge against the state government […] Read more » featured JK royal family JK royal family claiming ownership of Raj Bhawan JK royal family moves court Maharaja's palace buildings. ownership of Raj Bhawan petition filed by Dr Karan Singh's lawyer Vikram Sharma Principal Sessions Judge R S Jain
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News No SC relief for ‘slander’ lawyer in BBC rape documentary April 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No SC relief for ‘slander’ lawyer in BBC rape documentary The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea by a Delhi lawyer, accused of making derogatory remarks against women in a BBC rape documentary on the December 16 gangrape, to let him “settle” the matter with the women lawyers who want him barred from the court premises. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda […] Read more » ‘slander’ lawyer in BBC rape documentary advocate M L Sharma BBC rape documentary December 16 gangrape featured Justice C Nagappan Justice V. Gopala Gowda No SC relief for ‘slander’ lawyer
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Judicial Appointments Should Conform to Highest Standards: President April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Judicial Appointments Should Conform to Highest Standards: President The process of selection and appointment of judges should conform to the highest of standards, President Pranab Mukherjee said today, describing an independent judiciary as the “cornerstone” of democracy. “The process of selection and appointment of judges should conform to the highest of standards. We must make haste in this regard but without compromising on […] Read more » establishment of the National Judicial Appointments Commission featured judicial appointments Judicial Appointments Should Conform to Highest Standards National Judicial Appointments Commission Pranab Mukherjee in Patna high court President in Patna High Court selection and appointment of judges
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC appoints CBI SP to head team probing IPL scandal April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday appointed CBI sleuth Vivek Priyadarshi to head a new investigating team to further probe the IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal.Priyadarshi, currently a superintendent of police in the anti-corruption cell of the agency, will replace 1983-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer B B Mishra as the head of the probe team following […] Read more » CBI sleuth Vivek Priyadarshi CBI SP to head team probing IPL scandal featured IPL scandal IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal SC appoints CBI SP
