Top Law News SC frowns on delay in income tax department appeals September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the government to streamline the Income Tax (I-T) Department’s working to check delays in challenging adverse verdicts related to tax demand orders. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justice A.K. Patnaik said that the government should also put in place a monitoring mechanism so that streamlined […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Mohan Prasaran case involving the Citi Bank Central Board of Direct Taxes Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Citi Bank case filed by the Income Tax department Citi Bank tax case department's tax demands involving high stakes government to streamline the Income Tax Department I-T department claimed income tax department appeals Justice A.K. Patnaik quantum of tax demands locked in litigation SC frowns on delay in income tax department appeals
Top Law News Information panels should be manned by judicial people: SC September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Central Information Commission and state information commissions are forums performing quasi-judicial functions and thus these should be manned by people with judicial background. The court said that one of the two members hearing a plea challenging the denial of information has to be from judicial background. The apex […] Read more » Central Information Commission Chief Justice of India chief justices of the respective high courts Clause five of Section 12 forums performing quasi-judicial functions Information panels should be manned by judicial people: SC Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar plea challenging the denial of information Right to Information Act state information commissions state level commission members
Top Law News Apex court strikes down rounding off marks for admission September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a ruling that would impact thousands of students, the Supreme Court has held that there can be no rounding-off of the percentage of marks to the next digit for making a candidate eligible for admission to a course when eligibility criteria are clearly mentioned. “When eligibility criteria are prescribed in a qualifying examination, it […] Read more » Apex court strikes down rounding off marks for admission B.Sc. Hemlatha had secured Bachelor of Science degree in nursing Bangalore-based Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Indian Nursing Council for securing admission Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Karnataka High Court N.T.R. University of Health Sciences Nagasamudram post-graduate nursing course Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Top Law News Ban on tint films in vehicles: Next hearing on July 19 July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Ban on tint films in vehicles: Next hearing on July 19 A division bench of Supreme Court has directed that all review and impleading petitions pertaining to the ban on use of tint films on four wheelers be posted for hearing on July 19. The Car Owners and Consumers’ Association (COCA) here had filed a review and impleading application in the first week of July. The […] Read more » Ban on tint films in vehicles Car Owners and Consumers' Association Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia COCA Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Motor Vehicles Act Motor Vehicles Act 1988 MV Act SC Supreme Court tint films
Top Law News Aarushi case: Arguments on charges conclude May 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arguments on framing charges against Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of murdered teenager Aarushi, concluded in a Ghaziabad court on Wednesday. Special CBI judge S. Lal reserved his order, which will be pronounced on Thursday. The arguments had begun Tuesday. This was after the court had Monday adjourned the case for a day after […] Read more » Aarushi case: Arguments on charges conclude Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice J.S. Khehar Rajesh and Nupur Talwar senior counsel Pinaki Misra Special CBI judge S. Lal
Top Law News Framing of charges underway in Aarushi case May 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The initial arguments to frame charges against Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of murdered teenager Aarushi, finally began in a Ghaziabad court Tuesday afternoon. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor R.K. Saini submitted before the court of Special CBI Judge S. lal that the parents were responsible for killing their daughter and had […] Read more » arushi case Arushi-Hemraj murder case Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice J.S. Khehar senior counsel Pinaki Misra
Criminal Law News Aarushi murder case : Nupur Talwar’s bail plea rejected April 30, 2012 / April 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI court here Monday rejected the bail plea of denist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the 2008 murder of her daughter Aarushi and the family’s domestic help Hemraj. Her lawyer said an appeal would be filed in a sessions court. Nupur Talwar was taken into custody Monday morning, shortly after surrendering before a special […] Read more » 2008 murder mystry 2008 twin murder case Aarushi murder Aarushi murder case CBI lawyer R.K. Saini dentist Nupur Talwar Ghaziabad court heinous case of double murder Hemraj Hemraj murder Justice A.K. Patnaik murder case of Aarushi and Hemraj murder mystry of aarushi and hemraj murder of Aarushi murder of Aarushi and Hemraj Noida residence Nupur Talwar Nupur Talwar surrender Nupur Talwar taken into custody Nupur Talwar's bail plea rejected servant Hemraj Talwar couple
Top Law News Supreme Court bans use of black films on car glasses April 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday banned the use of black films of any visible light transmission (VLT) percentage or any other material on the front and rear screens and windows of all vehicles throughout the country. The ban would be enforceable from May 4. We have no hesitation in holding that use of black films or […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court visible light transmission
Top Law News Court wants 10 percent more judges for subordinate courts April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and state governments to create 10 percent additional posts of the total regular judicial cadre for subordinate courts to fulfil the constitutional mandate of fair and expeditious justice to people. “Keeping in view the need of the hour and the constitutional mandate to provide fair and expeditious trial […] Read more » fast-track courts Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar subordinate courts Supreme Court
Criminal Law News No arrest for Nupur Talwar, rules Supreme Court April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that it will not arrest dentist Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi murder case as long as her petition seeking the cancellation of a non-bailable warrant against her is pending before the court. An apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar sought a commitment from […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia dentist Nupur Talwar Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Nupur Talwar moves Supreme Court against warrant April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Nupur Talwar moves Supreme Court against warrant A day after she was reported missing, dentist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the 2008 murder of her teenaged daughter Aarushi, Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay of the non-bailable warrant issued against her by a special CBI court. The apex court bench headed by Justice A.K. Patnaik said since the matter was […] Read more » Aarushi murder Justice A.K. Patnaik Nupur Talwar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine opening of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple vault March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court to examine opening of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple vault The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea for opening of “vault B” of the famed Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple as sought by an expert committee to further strengthen the security apparatus around the purported massive wealth stored in it. A bench of justices R M Lodha and A K Patnaik said it will […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.M. Lodha Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple Supreme Court