Top Law News SC tells Karnataka to check Devadasis practice February 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed Karnataka’s chief secretary to ensure that no girls are offered Thursday night or Friday as devotees to temples in a practice known as Devadasis. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, while issuing notice to the Karanataka government directed the chief secretary to take all “preventive measure […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Devadasis practice
Top Law News Oppose principle of ‘mercy death’, government to SC February 13, 2014 / February 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was opposed to pleas for “mercy death” as this was contrary to law and morality and no judicial pronouncement could be made in its favour. Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra told a bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh Oppose principle of 'mercy death'
Top Law News SC to rule Friday on validity of newspaper employees’ wage board February 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Friday pronounce its verdict on the validity of the Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Board for Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees that has been challenged by several newspaper organisations including their joint body Indian Newspapers Society (INS). A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh news SC to rule Friday on validity of newspaper employees' wage board todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Exercise contempt powers with caution, SC tells high courts February 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the power to punish for contempt, vested in it and the high courts both under the constitution as well as a law, is a “special and rare power” which should be exercised with “greatest of care and caution”. “It (contempt of court) is a drastic power which, if misdirected, […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Exercise contempt powers with caution Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh news ONGC chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice on Bhullar’s plea January 31, 2014 / January 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the execution of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar and agreed to review its judgement by which it had rejected the 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict’s plea to commute his death sentence to life term. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam issued notice to the Centre and Delhi […] Read more » Bhullar's wife Navneet Kaur Chief Justice P Sathasivam IHBAS Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar news SC notice on Bhullar's plea todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Centre may seek review of SC verdict on mercy petition January 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it was considering to seek a review of the court’s verdict holding that inordinate delay in deciding mercy petitions by the president and insanity were the grounds for courts to commute death sentences to life imprisonment. This was stated to the bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra Centre may seek review of SC verdict on mercy petition Chief Justice P Sathasivam counsel Ram Jethmalani Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to hear Bhullar’s plea for commuting death sentence January 25, 2014 / January 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on January 28 the curative petition by 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar for commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment. A bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice M.Y. Eqbal slated the matter for hearing Jan 28 as senior counsel […] Read more » 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Chief Justice P Sathasivam justice M Y Eqbal Justice Ranjan Gogoi news senior counsel K.T.S. Tulsi todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News 2G case: SC issues notice on Kanimozhi’s plea for quashing charges January 22, 2014 / January 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the CBI on the petitions filed by DMK leader Kanimozhi and others seeking the quashing of the charges framed against them in the 2G case being heard by a special court on day to day basis. A bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan while issuing […] Read more » 2G case Chief Justice P Sathasivam DMK leader Kanimozhi Justice H.L. Dattu Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan news retired Justice G.S. Singhvi SC issues notice on Kanimozhi's plea for quashing charges todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC frames guidelines for death row convicts, their mercy petitions January 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding the action and procedure adopted to deprive a person of life or liberty must be fair, just and reasonable, the Supreme Court Tuesday framed guidelines for removing the disparities in implementation of existing laws for death row convicts. “It is well-settled law that executive action and legal procedure adopted to deprive a person of […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh news solitary confinement todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear another intern’s plea against ex-judge January 14, 2014 / January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear Wednesday a plea by a law intern who has alleged former apex court judge Swatantar Kumar sexually harassed her in 2011 – while he was a sitting judge – while she was doing internship with him. Justice (retd.) Swatanter Kumar has rubbished the allegation. A bench of Chief Justice P. […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam former judge Swatantar Kumar Justice Ranjan Gogoi news Supreme Court to hear another intern's plea against ex-judge todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC issues notice on PIL against pollution of Ganga January 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking direction to halt discharge of sewerage and waste of leather and other industries into the Ganga in the course of its journey from Gangotri in Uttrakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam justice M Y Eqbal Justice Ranjan Gogoi news SC issues notice on PIL against pollution of Ganga Special Investigation Team todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Leaders must be cautious in comments on court verdicts: SC January 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday expressed displeasure over critical comments by people in public life particularly the senior union ministers including Law Minister Kapil Sibal and Finance Minister P.Chidambram on its verdict holding that gay sex was an offence. “Some of the statements made were not in good taste and it is not appreciable. We express […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Finance Minister P.Chidambram Justice Ranjan Gogoi Law Minister Kapil Sibal news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
