Top Law News Supreme Court sets aside Bombay HC order asking MCI to conduct inspection in college June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court today set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to inspect a medical college, where “large-scale deficiencies” were found during an inspection last year, for granting renewal for admission in academic year 2018-2019. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar allowed […] Read more » apex court Bombay HC featured Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice M M Shantanagoudar MCI
High Profile Cases Urban homeless: SC pulls up UP & WB, summons chief secretaries December 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up governments of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for showing “lack of concern” over the issue of providing shelter to urban homeless in their states and asked their chief secretaries to appear before it. The top court, after going through the affidavit filed by Uttar Pradesh, observed it was quite […] Read more » 'West Bengal apex court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Urban homeless Uttar Pradesh
High Profile Cases SC says ‘sorry’ to litigant for 13-year delay in case December 4, 2017 / December 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has made a candid admission and said it was “sorry” for the delay of over a decade in commencement of criminal trial due to two conflicting orders passed by a high court judge in a single day in two different but related cases. The apex court said this had created a “legal […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to Hadiya: Wife is not a chattel, hubby can’t be guardian November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A wife is not a chattel and the husband cannot be her guardian, the Supreme Court said today after interacting with a Kerala woman, alleged victim of love jihad. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud interacted with the 25-year old Hadiya for nearly half-an-hour and […] Read more » apex court Court Dipak Misra featured Hadiya Law Legal News Love Jihad Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will not modify Govt order banning pet coke, furnace oil: SC November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to modify the Centre’s notification banning the use of furnace oil and pet coke in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana and asked the NTPC, which was seeking relaxation till it switches over to alternative fuel, to approach the government. The top court said this while hearing a plea by National […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Abusing SC/ST person over phone in public place an offence: SC November 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has ruled that using castiest remarks over phone in a public place against the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category amount to criminal offence warranting a jail of a maximum five years. The apex court refused to stay the criminal proceedings and quash an FIR lodged against a person, who allegedly used […] Read more » Abusing SC/ST person over phone in public place an offence apex court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News High security number plates: SC seeks response from 5 states November 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from five states on a contempt plea alleging non- compliance of the order related to ensuring high security registration plates (HSRP) for all vehicles. The apex court had in 2012 asked all the states and Union territories to ensure HSRP for all vehicles by June 15 that year or […] Read more » apex court Court featured high security number plates Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC to hear Rohingya refugees’ plea on October 13 October 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today decided to hear on October 13 the petition filed by Rohingya Muslims challenging the government’s stand to deport them back to Myanmar. The apex court said it will hear the arguments only on the points of law and asked the parties to desist from advancing emotional arguments as the matter concerned […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Rohingya refugees Supreme Court
Top Law News How did Par create an exception when consent age is 18 yrs: SC September 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today posed a query to the Centre how Parliament could create an exception in the penal law declaring that intercourse or a sexual act by a man with his wife, aged between 15 and less than 18 years, is not rape, when the age of consent is 18. The apex court said […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News marital rape Supreme Court
Top Law News 1984 riots: SC appoints panel to scrutinise 241 cases August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today appointed a supervisory body comprising two former-apex court judges to examine the SIT’s decision to close 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots matter. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also asked the body to scrutinise the SIT’s justification in closing the riots- related cases and directed it to submit […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots matter 1984 riots apex court Court featured Law Legal News SIT Supreme Court
Top Law News SC makes all preparations to go paperless July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to make the Supreme Court paperless, the apex court has made all the preparations to implement an ambitious project. According to the apex court registry, the project would be implemented gradually and at the first instance, only fresh matters listed in first five courts would be accessed by the judges digitally on […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News SC makes all preparations to go paperless Supreme Court
Top Law News Deposit interest or property may by attached: SC warns Unitech April 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed real estate firm Unitech to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs 16.55 crore invested by 39 home buyers at its project in Gurugram by May 8. The apex court also warned that failure to meet the deadline could invite attaching the realtor’s property. It refused to grant more time […] Read more » apex court Court Deposit interest or property may by attached featured Law Legal News Supreme Court unitech
