Top Law News Apex court turns an auction room July 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today virtually turned an auction room when two real estate firms hiked their bids for the purchase of Sahara Group’s 140-acre land in Gorakhpur with both the parties ready to fork out Rs.150 crore. A competitive bidding took place before a Bench headed by Justice T S Thakur during the hearing on […] Read more » apex court Apex court turns an auction room featured Gorakhpur Real Estate Developers Private Limited Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Top Law News Govt to seeks jurists’ views on bill to scrap collegium system July 28, 2014 / July 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Displaying earnest, government will seek the views of jurists and former judges on the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission bill it plans to bring in Parliament to replace the present collegium system where judges appoint judges. Sources said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will listen to top jurists and former judges on Monday to elicit their […] Read more » Amendment apex court Arun Jaitley Chief Justice of India composition controversy corruption courts Gopal Subramanium Govt to seeks jurists Judicial Appointments Commission bill Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad news Ravi Shankar Prasad The Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news UPA government
Top Law News New law soon to prosecute sea pirates: Govt to SC April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court of India has been informed by the Centre that it will soon bring a legislation to ensure effective prosecution of pirates and taking all possible steps to bring back Indian seamen who are being held hostages. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, External Affairs Ministry said that the Piracy Bill […] Read more » apex court defence External Affairs Ministr Home Affairs and Law & Justice Indian hostages ministries of Shipping Piracy Bill 2012 prosecute sea pirates Somali pirates Somalian government Supreme Court of India
Criminal Law News Kasab’s mercy plea rejected (Second Lead) October 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Tuesday, India’s home ministry recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lone survivor among the 26/11 attackers. The mercy petition made to the president by Kasab, after the Supreme Court Aug 29 upheld his death sentence, has been rejected and the recommendation in this regard forwarded to the president. A […] Read more » 26/11 attackers apex court Bharatiya Janata Party illegally sneaked India's home ministry Lashkar-e-Taiba mercy plea rejected Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Pakistani terrorist Supreme Court
Top Law News Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia, who retires this month, has recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Courtjudge Justice Altamas Kabiras his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex court. Sources in the law ministry said Justice Kapadia, due to retire on September 28, recommended the name of Justice […] Read more » apex court Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia CJI Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Kabir as his successor law minister memorandum of procedure seniormost Supreme Court Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Accident compensation also for loss of earnings, normal life’ : SC August 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that compensation to accident victims should be adequate and include not only damages for injuries but also for loss of earnings and inability to enjoy a normal life. “It is suffice to say that in determining the quantum of compensation payable to the victims of accident, who are disabled either […] Read more » Accident compensation also for loss of earnings apex court compensation to accident victims Deepak Singhal Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Kavita Kavita suffered grievous injuries loss of amenities loss of expectation of life negligent driving permanent disability physical and mental pains quantum of compensation payable victims of accident
Top Law News Supreme Court disallowed tourism in core areas of tiger reserves July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifulla also warned of contempt proceedings and imposition of exemplary costs on states, which failed to notify the buffer zones in their […] Read more » apex court buffer zones in the tiger reserves SC Supreme Court supreme court disallowed tourism in tiger reserves tiger habitats tiger habitats in the tiger reserves tiger reserves tourism in tiger resrves
Top Law News SC: Minor variations in prosecution’s story irrelevant July 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that minor variations in prosecution’s story cannot entitle the accused to acquittal, the Supreme Court(SC) has upheld the life term awarded to eight West Bengal natives for strangulating a man and chopping his body into pieces for not meeting their extortion demand. A bench of SC comprises of Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar […] Read more » apex court identification parade Justice Swatanter Kumar Justices A K Patnaik SC SC decision on variations in prosecution's story Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court quashed PIL against Pranab July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for canvassing votes before resigning as the union finance minister. An Supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice H.L. Gokhale, dismissing the PIL by advocate Manohar Lal […] Read more » apex court PIL against Pranab Mukherjee Supreme Court Supreme Court of India Supreme Court on PIL Supreme Court on PIL against Pranab Mukherjee Supreme Court on Public Interest Litigation
Top Law News Apex court appoints amicus curiae to defend Kasab September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In keeping with the highest traditions of fair play in India’s judiciary, the Supreme Court has appointed senior counsel Raju Ramachandran as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to defend Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has challenged his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Ramachandran, who was the amicus curiae in the apex […] Read more » amicus curiae apex court Kasab Senior Counsel Raju Ramachandran Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court rejects Jagan’s petition against CBI inquiry July 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court rejects Jagan’s petition against CBI inquiry The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition by YSR Congress Chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy seeking a stay on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into alleged amassing of huge wealth by him. An apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma said that it will not interfere with the Andhra Pradesh […] Read more » apex court CBI CBI inquiry Central Bureau of Investigation Jagan's petition Jagan's petition against CBI inquiry Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma Senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi Supreme Court Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News Return passengers to lounge if take-off delayed: Apex court July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Passengers of any aircraft that does not take off and remains parked on the tarmac for more than three hours after boarding is closed but, should be permitted to go back to the airport lounge, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court bench of Justice R.V.Raveendran and Justice A.K.Patnaik asked the Director General of […] Read more » Air Traffic Control apex court ATC Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran lounge Return passengers take-off delayed
