High Profile Cases Appoint panel to scrutinise government hospitals : SC to JK HC November 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to appoint a panel of experts to scrutinise the conditions in government hospitals in the state. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the High Court would be at liberty to constitute a […] Read more » Appoint panel to scrutinise government hospitals Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Jammu and Kashmir High Court JK HC Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud SC scrutinise government hospitals
Top Law News SC to hear PIL for making ‘Yoga’ compulsory for students October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court would next week hear a plea seeking framing of a ‘National Yoga Policy’ and making ‘Yoga’ compulsory for students of Class I-VIII across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao has agreed to hear on November 7 the PIL that […] Read more » 'Yoga' compulsory for students Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Justice L Nageswara Rao justices D Y Chandrachud PIL SC yoga
Top Law News Haji Ali Dargah to grant access to women: SC told October 25, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women will be granted access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai on par with men, the Dargah Trust told the Supreme Court today and sought four weeks to make the requisite infrastructural changes. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao […] Read more » access to women access to women in Hazi Ali Dargah Bombay High Court Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justice L Nageswara Rao Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium
Top Law News SC dismisses plea questioning custody of Mysuru Golden Throne August 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which questioned the custody of the golden throne and the golden howdah that is housed in the Mysuru Palace and are used during Dusshera by the royal family. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur asked the petitioner P V Nanjaraja Urs to approach the Karnataka […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur custody of Mysuru Golden Throne Department of Kannada and Culture featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar Mysuru Golden Throne petitioner P V Nanjaraja SC
Tax Law News “GRAs to look into harassment complaints of tribals” August 14, 2016 / August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that the complaints of tribals of three districts in Madhya Pradesh regarding alleged harassment by forest officials and police inaction would be taken care of by the grievance redressal authority (GRAs) set up by it. The ‘Shramik Adivasi Sangathan’ had approached the apex court against the order of the Madhya […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured GRAs grievance redressal authority harassment complaints of tribals
Top Law News NCA: SC to refer PIL to five-judge bench April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it may refer to a five-judge constitution bench a plea seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities for deciding cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also sought Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi’s response on suggestions submitted […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur Court featured Law Legal News NCA PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News SC junks plea against B’deshi author Taslima Nasreen March 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment SC junks plea against B’deshi author Taslima Nasreen New Delhi, The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking deportation of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and cancellation of her visa given by the Indian government. “Do you think that we do not have any other work to do”, a bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » B'deshi author Taslima Nasreen Bangladeshi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur Justice U U Lalit
Top Law News SC to hear SGPC’s plea for prohibiting jokes on Sikhs March 17, 2016 / March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on April 5 the plea of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) along with other petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about the Sikh community and said it may act if people are commercially exploiting the jokes. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured jokes on Sikhs Justice U U Lalit prohibiting jokes on Sikhs Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Swamy to amend plea on Jet-Etihad deal March 16, 2016 / March 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader to amend his plea, seeking quashing of alliance between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, by also challenging the bilateral agreement between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on increasing number of flights between the two countries. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur […] Read more » amend plea Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Jet-Etihad deal Justice U U Lalit Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News SC dismisses Congress MP’s plea, asks him to vacate bungalow February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a Congress MP from West Bengal, challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to stay his eviction from bungalow at New Moti Bagh , New Delhi. In an unusual order, the apex court rejected the plea of Chowdhury when his counsel mentioned the matter for […] Read more » asks him to vacate bungalow Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured SC dismisses Congress MP’s plea
Environment Law News Top Law News SC agrees to examining ban on entry of diesel-run trucks to Delhi December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Stepping into the raging debate on pollution, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a suggestion to ban entry of all diesel-run trucks, except those carrying essential goods, into the national capital while asking the Centre to come up with “common minimum acceptable programmes” on the issue after consulting all stakeholders.The apex court also […] Read more » ban on entry of diesel-run trucks to Delhi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Justice R. Banumathi SC agrees to examining ban on entry of diesel-run trucks
