High Profile Cases Top Law News Uphaar tragedy: SC dismisses curative plea by victims; no further jail term for Ansal brothers. February 20, 2020 / February 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the curative petition filed by an association of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, sparing the Ansal brothers further jail term. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, and justices N V Ramana and Arun Mishra considered the curative plea by the Association […] Read more » and justices N V Ramana Association for Victims of Uphaar Tragedy AVUT Chief Justice S A Bobde Justice Arun Mishra Neelam Krishnamoorthy no further jail term for Ansal brothers no further jail term for Ansal brothers in uphaar tragedy Uphaar tragedySC dismisses curative plea by victims;
High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain plea on Gargi College incident. February 13, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the alleged molestation of students during a cultural festival at the all-woman Gargi College here last week. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde asked lawyer M L Sharma, who mentioned the matter seeking urgent hearing, to move […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Gargi College incident lawyer M L Sharma
High Profile Cases Sabarimala case: SC holds it c.an refer questions of law to larger bench February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday held that its five-judge bench can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its limited power under review jurisdiction in the Sabarimala case. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde framed seven questions to be heard by a nine-judge Constitutional bench on issues relating to […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Sabarimala case
High Profile Cases SC seeks Rajasthan govt’s response on plea for probe into death of over 100 infants at Kota hospital. February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Rajasthan government on a plea seeking probe into the death of over 100 infants at a hospital in Kota recently. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued a notice to the state government on a plea […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde death of over 100 infants at Kota hospital Justice Surya Kant justices B R Gavai
High Profile Cases SC begins hearing to decide if it can refer question of law to larger bench in review jurisdiction. February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court Thursday began deliberations on the legal issue of whether the top court can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its review jurisdiction. This question arose during the hearing in the Sabarimala case which relates to religious discrimination against women at religious places. A […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan B R Gavai Chief Justice S A Bobde Fali S Nariman kapil sibal L Nageswara Rao larger bench in review jurisdiction M M Shantanagoudar questions of law to a larger bench R Banumathi R Subhash Reddy Rajeev Dhavan Rakesh Dwivedi S A Nazeer Shyam Divan Surya Kant
High Profile Cases SC issues notice to UP govt on PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj January 20, 2020 / January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a PIL filed by Allahabad Heritage Society challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued notice to the state. The Centre had on January 1 last year […] Read more » Allahabad to Prayagraj Chief Justice S A Bobde justices B R Gavai .Justice Surya Kant PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj
High Profile Cases SC seeks response of Centre, EC in 2 weeks on plea seeking stay on electoral bond scheme. January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking stay on the electoral bond scheme meant for funding political parties. The top court, however, refused to grant an interim stay on the electoral bond scheme. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Election Commission on a plea seeking stay on the electoral bond scheme electoral bond scheme electoral bond scheme meant for funding political parties funding political parties Justice Surya Kant justices B R Gavai
High Profile Cases SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL for converting public transport and Govt vehicles into electric ones. January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Centre on a PIL seeking implementation of its policy on gradually converting all public transport and government vehicles to electric vehicles to curb air pollution and carbon emission. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the plea filed by NGO Centre […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Justice B R Gavai Justice Surya Kant PIL for converting public transport and Govt vehicles
High Profile Cases Nusli Wadia withdraws defamation cases including 3,000 cr damage suit against Ratan Tata and others. January 14, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia on Monday withdrew all defamation cases including the Rs 3,000 crore suit for damages against Tata group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and others. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde allowed Wadia to withdraw the petition in the apex court after the court recorded that Tata and others […] Read more » Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia Chief Justice S A Bobde justices B R Gavai Nusli Wadia senior advocate C A Sundaram Surya Kant Tata group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata
High Profile Cases Supreme Court asks senior lawyers to deicide for deliberation issues related to discrimination against women. January 14, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked four senior lawyers to convene a meeting on January 17 to decide on the issues to be deliberated by it in the matter relating to discrimination against women in various religions and at religious places including Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple. The top court however made it clear at the outset that […] Read more » A M Singhvi Chief Justice S A Bobde deliberation issues related to discrimination against women. Kerala's Sabarimala Temple Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News CJI headed 9-judge SC bench to hear issue of women’s entry in Sabarimala temple January 8, 2020 / January 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde to hear from January 13 the issue of allowing women and girls of all ages to enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, along with the other contentious issues of alleged discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women. The other judges on […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde CJI headed 9-judge SC bench women's entry in Sabarimala temple
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear on Dec 18 plea of Congress, ex-Tripura Maharaja challenging Citizenship Act. December 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on December 18 pleas of the Congress and former Maharaja of Tripura Pradyot Kishor Deb Barman challenging constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it will hear the pleas along with other pending matters coming […] Read more » CAA Chief Justice S A Bobde Citizenship Amendment Act Indian Union Muslim League IUML Maharaja of Tripura Pradyot Kishor Deb Barman senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi
