Top Law News Supreme Court notice to Centre on fresh plea seeking to decriminalise gay sex May 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre seeking its reply on a plea by a group of 20 former and current students of the prestigious IITs challenging section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises unnatural sex between two consenting adults of the same gender. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices […] Read more » 'Humsafar Trust' A M Khanwilkar Arif Jafar Ashok Row Kavi Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured gay sex LGBT
Top Law News Supreme Court: Auction process of Sahara’s Aamby Valley property to continue May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The auction process for the Sahara group’s prime Aamby Valley properties would continue as it has failed to deposit Rs 750 crore in the SEBI-Sahara refund account, the Supreme Court held today. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and A K Sikri was informed by the counsel representing the official […] Read more » Ashok Roy Choudhary Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Ravi Shankar Dubey Sahara's Aamby Valley
Top Law News Supreme Court asks JAL to deposit Rs 1,000 crore by June 15 May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked realty firm Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) to deposit an additional Rs 1,000 crore with its Registry by June 15 to provide refunds to the hassled home buyers. On submission of this amount, the liquidation proceedings against Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL), a subsidiary of holding company JAL, shall remain stayed, a […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra Chitra Sharma featured Jaypee Infratech Limited Jaypee Infratech Ltd
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects K’taka’s plea to stall finalisation of draft Cauvery scheme May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected Karnataka’s plea that finalisation of the draft Cauvery management scheme should be put on hold as the process of formation of a new government in the state is underway. The supreme court also asked the Centre to modify a provision in the draft Cauvery management scheme that authorises the Union […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Cauvery management Cauvery scheme Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured K'taka's plea
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine plea seeking prosecution of UP CM in Gorakhpur riot case May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a petition seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a hate speech case of 2007. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner Rasheed Khan to […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra chief minister D Y Chandrachud featured Rasheed Khan Supreme Court Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News Supreme Court stays High Court order to accept nominations through e-mail: Panchayat polls May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the Calcutta High Court order asking the West Bengal State Election Commission to accept the nomination papers filed through e-mail for the panchayat elections and directed the poll body not to declare s those candidates who have won unopposed as winners. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured High Court panchayat polls Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Muthalik’s plea against Congress manifesto in Karnataka May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed Rashtriya Hindu Sena chief Pramod Muthalik’s plea alleging that the Congress party was seeking votes in the name of religion in its election manifesto in Karnataka. There were a plethora of apex court judgments which say that once the poll process begins, no court shall interfere with it, said a […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra Congress manifesto D Y Chandrachud featured Pramod Muthalik Rashtriya Hindu Sena Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court: Parliamentary panel reports can be relied upon in courts May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The report of a parliamentary committee can be relied upon in courts for interpretation of statutory provisions wherever necessary, the Supreme Court today said while making it clear that its findings cannot be questioned or challenged in a court of law. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that courts can […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar A.K. Sikri Ashok Bhushan Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Parliamentary panel Parliamentary Standing Committee Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Water Resources Secy to bring draft Cauvery management scheme May 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Secretary of the Union Water Resources Ministry to personally appear before it on May 14 with a draft of the Cauvery management scheme for implementation of its verdict on water sharing between four states including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra told the […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Cauvery Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Karnataka Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea alleging contemptous remarks against judicary April 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear next week the plea of a lawyer alleging that some advocates and politicians were making contemptuous remarks against the apex judiciary on social media and news channels. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission of lawyer Gaurav Bhatia, also a BJP spokesperson, that even […] Read more » BJP spokesperson Chief Justice Dipak Misra contemptous featured Gaurav Bhatia
Top Law News Two accused in Kathua gangrape-murder case move Supreme Court for CBI probe April 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two prime accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl today moved the Supreme Court opposing the plea of the victim’s father seeking transfer of trial outside the state, preferably to Chandigarh. Sanji Ram and Vishal Jangotra, who have been chargesheeted by the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Jammu and Kashmir Police kathua gangrape Sanji Ram Supreme Court Vishal Jangotra
Top Law News Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea against criminalisation of homosexuality April 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by hotelier Kesav Suri challenging the criminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the Centre to file the response within a week on the plea. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured hotelier Kesav Suri Supreme Court
