Top Law News SC notice to Russia on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant liability exemption October 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the central government on a PIL challenging the exemption to Russia from any liability under the nuclear liability act in the event of any accident in Unit 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has […] Read more » Attorney General G. Vahanvati Centre for Public Interest Litigation Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act environmental clearance Justice Dipak Misra justice KS Radhakrishnan Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant NGO Common Cause nuclear liability law PIL challenging the exemption to Russia Russian was granted waiver from any civil liability SC notice to Russia on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant liability exemption senior counsel Jayant Bhushan union environment and forests ministry directed
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Supreme Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota The Supreme Court Monday declined to suspend for now the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s verdict quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBC). An Supreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar declined to suspend the operation of the high court verdict, saying the central government […] Read more » 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities Attorney General G. Vahanvati Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan minority sub-quota suspend order on minority sub-quota
Top Law News CBI shielding Chidambaram, petitioner tells Supreme court September 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Wednesday told that the probe into the 2G scam by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was ‘less than honest’ as it failed to examine the role of the then finance minister and present Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the fixing of spectrum price. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation […] Read more » Attorney General G. Vahanvati CBI CBI shielding Chidambaram Chidambaram counsel Prashant Bhushan CPIL Deputy Director P.G.S. Rao Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Revisit system of judges appointment, apex court told April 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Monday asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the system of appointment of judges to higher judiciary as the existing collegium procedure has not delivered on expectations. The apex court bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. Chauhan referred the matter to Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia to place the central government’s plea […] Read more » apex court Appointment Attorney General G. Vahanvati Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia judges Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Deepak Verma Revisit Supreme Court system
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Apex court reserves verdict on plea to cancel 2G licences March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition for cancellation of 2G licences illegally granted in 2008 after it was told considerations of ‘chaos’ and ‘loss’ of foreign investments if the licences were quashed could not outweigh the concerns over national security. The posituion was made clear to the apex court bench of […] Read more » 2G licences apex court Attorney General G. Vahanvati Janata Party president Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi reserves Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI verdict
Top Law News Apex court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Friday asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to submit the status report on the home ministry’s investigation into a complaint alleging former chief justice K.G. Balakrishnan possessed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatantra Kumar gave the attorney […] Read more » apex court Attorney General G. Vahanvati Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatantra K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court