Top Law News On Hathras incident SC directs UP govt to inform on steps to protect witnesses October 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “horrible” the Hathras incident, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to inform it by October 8 about the steps taken to protect witnesses in the case in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died due to injuries. The apex court directed the Yogi Adityanath government to file […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Hathras incident Justices A S Bopanna V Ramasubramanian
Top Law News SC declines permission to carry out Muharram procession across country August 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday declined permission for carrying out Muharram procession across the country and asked Lucknow-based petitioner to move before the Allahabad High Court with his plea. The apex court said how can it pass a general order for the whole country. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Justice A.S. Bopanna Justice V Ramasubramanian Muharram procession
Top Law News Dubey encounter : SC dismisses plea against Justice (retd) B S Chauhan led panel August 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a plea questioning the setting up of a three-member judicial commission, headed by former apex court judge Justice B S Chauhan, to inquire into the encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that there were enough safeguards to ensure fair inquiry […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Dubey encounter encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey Justice A S Bopanna Justice V Ramasubramanian Justice B.S. Chauhan
Top Law News Supreme Court agrees to hear former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar’s plea against HC order declaring his election as void July 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to hear former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict holding as “void” his election to the legislative assembly in 2015 polls for furnishing false information of his educational qualification in the nomination papers. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued […] Read more » BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg Chief Justice S A Bobde Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar Justice V Ramasubramanian Justices A S Bopanna
Top Law News Vikas Dubey encounter: SC asks UP to consider having ex-judge of top court in inquiry committee July 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to consider adding a former apex court judge and a retired police officer in the inquiry committee which is probing the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey. The top court also said it was “appalled” that the gangster got bail despite so many cases against him. A […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey Vikas Dubey
Top Law News SC issues notice to Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna on plea challenging his Lok Sabha election. June 4, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, on a plea challenging his election in 2019 from from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency as a joint candidate of JDS and Congress. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Justice A.S. Bopanna Justice Hrishiksh Roy Prajwal Revanna
Top Law News Coronavirus : Plea in SC for uninterrupted food supply in zoos amid lockdown April 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear on April 13 a PIL seeking uninterrupted food supply and medical treatment for wildlife in zoos across the country amid coronavirus pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao asked the petitioner in-person Sangeeta Dogra, to amend her petition including prayer […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde coronavirus pandemic. Justice L Nageswara Rao uninterrupted food supply in zoos uninterrupted food supply in zoos amid lockdown
High Profile Cases COVID-19 pandemic: SC takes suo moto cognisance of overcrowding of prisons. March 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and L N Rao issued a notice to the Director General, Prison, and chief secretary of all states and union territories seeking […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde COVID-19 pandemic Justice L N Rao SC on COVID-19 pandemic suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons
High Profile Cases Delhi violence : SC to hear on Mar 4 plea for lodging FIRs over hate speeches. March 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court on Monday decided to hear on March 4 a plea seeking registration of FIRs against politicians for hate speeches which allegedly led to violence in the national capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea filed by riots victims. The petition was mentioned for urgent […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Delhi violence
High Profile Cases SC asks estranged wife of industrialist Jaidev Shroff to look for house of her choice on rent in Mumbai. February 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Poonam Jaidev Shroff, socialite estranged wife of industrialist Jaidev Shroff, to search for a house of her “choice” in Mumbai in a week’s time or it will direct the Bombay High Court registry to do the needful which will be binding on her. The top court, which had earlier asked […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Poonam Jaidev Shroff socialite Poonm Shroff
Top Law News SC to consider hearing plea against bail granted to Chinmayanand. February 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it would consider hearing next week a plea against the bail granted to former BJP lawmaker Swami Chinmayanand by the Allahabad High Court in a rape case. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by senior advocate Colin Gonsalves that the plea challenged the Allahabad HC […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Chief Justice S A Bobde former BJP lawmaker Swami Chinmayanand senior advocate Colin Gonsalves
High Profile Cases SC : Can transport minister come to explain govt proposal for introducing EVs. February 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed desire to interact with the Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on the proposal for gradual conversion of all public transport and government vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) to curb air pollution. The apex court, however, did not seek presence of the minister after Additional Solicitor General A N S Nadkarni raised […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General A N S Nadkarni Chief Justice S A Bobde government vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) to curb air pollution. govt proposal for introducing EVs. Mr Prashant Bhushan sc on govt proposal for introducing EVs. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on the proposal for gradual conversion of all public transport and government vehicles into electric vehicles