Top Law News SC sets aside HC order on strictures against judicial officer January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court by which action was recommended against a judicial officer for granting bail to an accused within four days of rejection of his pre-arrest bail by a higher court. The high court had termed the action of the magistrate as “judicial impropriety” […] Read more » featured HC order Himachal Pradesh High Court judicial officer Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan SC strictures strictures against judicial officer Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Prohibiting dubbed serial on TV violates Competition Act: SC March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prohibition on exhibition of dubbed serial on television hinders competition in the market and such an act amounts to violation of the Competition Act, 2002, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said such prohibition prevents competing parties in pursuing their commercial activities and amounts to “creating barriers” to the entry of new content […] Read more » CCI COMPAT Competition Act Competition Appellate Tribunal Competition commission of India dubbed serial on TV featured Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Prohibiting dubbed serial on TV Prohibiting dubbed serial on TV violates Competition Act SC
High Profile Cases Coal scam: SC-appointed team seeks former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha’s visitors’ diary September 30, 2015 / September 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court had on September 14, entrusted M L Sharma with the power to summon any person in his inquiry against Sinha, accused of scuttling probe in the coal block scam as the agency’s chief. The apex court-appointed probe team led by ex-CBI Special Director M L Sharma today moved the Supreme Court seeking […] Read more » 2G scam Advocate Prashant Bhushan ex-CBI Special Director M L Sharma featured Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur
Consumer Law News Top Law News SC asks Bagrodia to appear before special court in coal block case September 7, 2015 / September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday asked former union minister Santosh Bagrodia to appear before a special CBI court here on September 8 in coal block allocation case. A bench of Justice M.B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K. Sikri said it will examine Bagrodia’s plea soon while declining him relief. Bagrodia, a minister of […] Read more » Bagrodia to appear before special court Coal Block case featured former union minister Santosh Bagrodia Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur
Public Utilities Top Law News SC gives Sahara 18 months to pay up Rs.36,000 crore June 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment While approving the manner in which Sahara would furnish its bank guarantee, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that the group will have to pay the remaining liability it owes to the market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), within 18 months from the time its chief Subrata Roy is released. Accepting the […] Read more » 000 crore Anil R.Dave featured Justice A.K. Sikri Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News news Sahara Sahara chief Subrata Roy SC gives Sahara 18 months to pay up Rs.36 SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Graft allegations against Bhujbal; SC rejects plea against HC February 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court decision ordering a SIT probe into graft allegations against former and others in connection with contracts awarded to some private firms. “No. We will not entertain it,” a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice A K Sikri […] Read more » Bhujbal Bombay High Court decision Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Graft allegations Graft allegations against Bhujbal Justice A.K. Sikri Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal Mumbai Education Trust SC rejects plea against HC Senior advocate Abhishek M Singhvi
Criminal Law News SC likely to pronounce verdict tomorrow on pleas of Mittal & Ruia in spectrum case January 9, 2015 / January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on pleas of Bharti Cellular Ltd CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia against a trial court order summoning them as accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional spectrum during NDA rule in 2002. A three-judge bench comprising Chief […] Read more » allocation of additional spectrum Bharti Cellular Ltd Chief Justice H.L. Dattu CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal Essar group promoter Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Madan B. Lokur Prevention of Corruption Act Ravi Ruia Ruia in spectrum case SC likely to pronounce verdict tomorrow on pleas of Mittal senior advocate F S Nariman
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC rejects plea challenging Coal Ordinance December 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea challenging the ordinance on coal blocks, providing for retrospective recovery of a levy of Rs. 295 per metric tonne of extracted coal and linking its payment as a qualification to participate in the cancelled . The Coal Mines (Special Provision) Ordinance, 2014, was promulgated for the allocation of […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi CESC senior counsel Gopal Subramanium coal blocks' auction Coal Mines (Special Provision) Ordinance 2014 Coal Ordinance Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur plea challenging Coal Ordinance rejected SC rejects plea challenging Coal Ordinance SC rejects plea challenging Coal Ordinance senior counsel K.V. Vishwanathan
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Sahara’s fresh plea in SC for Subrato Roy’s release November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sahara Group on Friday came out another plea for the release of its jailed chief Subrato Roy before the Supreme Court which asked those involved in the negotiation processes for sale of its three offshore hotels to prove their bona fide in raising the money to get him out.Roy, who was sent to jail on […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice A.R. Dave Justice T.S. Thakur Subrato Roy's release
Criminal Law News 2G PMLA case: Not going to stay ongoing trial November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it was not going to stay the trial in the money laundering case arising out of the 2G scam and posted the plea of accused persons for quashing of charges against them on November 26.“There will be no stay of the trial,” a bench headed by […] Read more » 2G PMLA case 2G scam case Justice A.K. Sikri justices M B Lokur Prevention of the Money Laundering Act senior advocate Harish Salve Senior advocates Kapil Sibal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Can’t restrict companies from extracting coal: SC October 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said that it cannot restrict the companies whose mining licences have been cancelled by it from extracting coal as they have been asked to continue with their operations for six months till alternate arrangements are made. The apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice […] Read more » Can't restrict companies from extracting coal Chief Justice H.L. Dattu extracting coal Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Madan B. Lokur SC
Top Law News Centre gets one more week to notify SIT to probe black money May 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday gave the central government one more week to notify the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the flight of black money to tax havens abroad and to bring it back. The apex court bench of justices B.S. Chauhan and A.K. Sikri while extending the time limit by […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justices B.S. Chauhan petitioner Ram Jethmalani
