Top Law News Supreme Court Adjourns Contempt Case Against Kunal Kamra. January 29, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday observed that criticism of courts is “growing and everybody is now doing it” now, while giving three weeks to cartoonist Rachit Taneja to file her reply on the plea seeking contempt action for her alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary. The top court also adjourned hearing for two weeks on separate […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal cartoonist Rachit Taneja Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice M R Shah Justice R S Reddy
Top Law News SC issues show-cause notices to comedian Kunal Kamra and comic artist Rachita Taneja in contempt cases December 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court issued show-cause notices to comedian Kunal Kamra and comic artist Rachita Taneja on Friday for their alleged scandalous tweets against the apex court. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah sought response from the two in six weeks on the notices issued in two separate cases. […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal comedian Kunal Kamra comic artist Rachita Taneja contempt cases scandalous tweets against the apex court
Top Law News AG K K Venugopal refuses consent for initiating contempt action against Swara Bhaskar August 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General K K Venugopal has refused his consent for initiating criminal contempt of court proceedings against Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar for her alleged “derogatory and scandalous” statements against the Supreme Court over the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case verdict. The consent of either the Attorney General or the Solicitor General is necessary, under section 15 […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal contempt action against Swara Bhaskar Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case verdict Swara Bhaskar
High Profile Cases Live streaming of court proceedings: Matter to be dealt with by CJI on administrative side February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said the issue related to implementation of its 2018 verdict allowing live streaming of court proceedings of cases of constitutional and national importance would be dealt with by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on the administrative side. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it would not pass any […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice of India CJI Justice Arun Mishra Live streaming of court proceedings
Top Law News Supreme Court directs political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors’ identity details to EC April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed all political parties to furnish receipts of political funding received through electoral bonds and details of identity of donors in a sealed cover to the Election Commission. In an interim order, the apex court also directed all political parties to provide details of the amount of the bond and bank […] Read more » ADR Advocate Prashant Bhushan Association of Democratic Reforms Attorney General K K Venugopal EC Election Commission political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity details receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity detail Supreme Court
Top Law News Nobody for opaqueness, but judiciary can’t be destroyed in name of transparency: SC April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nobody wants a “system of opaqueness” but in the name of transparency the judiciary cannot be destroyed, the Supreme Court said Thursday, while hearing the appeals of its registry against the Delhi High Court order that the CJI’s office falls under the ambit of RTI Act. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice Deepak Gupta Justice N.V. Ramana Justice Sanjiv Khanna National Judicial Accountability commission Act
Top Law News Contempt plea against Prashant Bhushan : Activists move Supreme Court in his support March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ten social activists have come out in support of lawyer Prashant Bhushan in the Supreme Court, contending that the contempt proceedings initiated against him appears to be an assault on freedom of speech and expression. The activists have filed an application to intervene in the contempt plea filed by Attorney General K K Venugopal against […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal interim CBI directo M Nageswara Rao M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notice to lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt plea by AG and Centre February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt pleas by Attorney General K K Venugopal and the Centre for his tweets allegedly criticising the court over the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director. Bhushan was given three weeks to reply. A bench of Justices […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Supreme Court expresses displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director February 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre why it has not appointed a regular CBI director and said it was “averse” to the appointment of an interim chief for the agency for a long period. A bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha said the post of CBI director was sensitive and the government […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal CBI director displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director interim CBI director. IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as the interim CBI director. Justice Arun Mishra Justice Naveen Sinha M Nageswara Rao non-appointment of regular CBI director Supreme Court
Top Law News Rafale deal: SC seeks pricing details of 36 fighter jets from Center in sealed cover November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Center to place before it in a sealed cover within 10 days the pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets India is buying from France. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also said that details, including the steps in the decision making process for the […] Read more » 36 fighter jets Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Indian Air Force equipment. Rafale deal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC: No coercive action against anyone on basis of draft NRC of Assam August 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said there will be no coercive action by authorities against over 40 lakh people, whose names do not figure in Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), observing that it was merely a draft. The top court asked the Centre to formulate modalities and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including timelines […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal featured justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman National Register of Citizens (NRC) NRC Assam coordinator Prateek Hajela Registrar General of India
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC shows dissatisfaction over Centre’s response on Lokpal matter July 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the Centre’s response on appointment of search committee members for a Lokpal. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and Navin Sinha asked the Centre to file a fresh affidavit giving relevant details of the search committee. During the hearing, Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal featured Justice Navin Sinha Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi Lokpal
