Top Law News Supreme Court to rule if states can appeal acquittals in CBI cases March 20, 2012 / March 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will examine whether states could file an appeal challenging the acquittal in a criminal case, probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), if the agency was dragging its feet on the matter. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar Monday issued notice to the central government and Congress […] Read more » acquittal in a criminal case Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court urges self-caution on exercising its powers March 16, 2012 / March 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has urged self-caution in exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the constitution and should take recourse to these only sparingly. “In other words, not that there is any restriction on the power or authority vested in the Supreme Court in exercising powers under Article 142 of the constitution, but that […] Read more » Article 142 of the constitution Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News No CBI probe into Mumbai triple blasts: Supreme Court March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday rejected a plea seeking the transfer of investigations into the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blasts from the Maharashtra Police to the CBI. The petition was filed by Taquee Ahmed, whose brother Naquee Ahmed was arrested for the blasts, which killed 27 people and left 130 injured. An apex court bench […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Mumbai triple blasts Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court shield against arrest for Mumbai blasts’ suspect February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday restrained the Mumbai Police Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from arresting Taquee Ahmed, a south Delhi resident and brother of arrested 13/7 Mumbai triple blasts accused Naquee Ahmed. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice J. Chelameswar while restraining Mumbai ATS from arresting Taquee Ahmed also issued notice to the […] Read more » 13/7 Mumbai triple blasts Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Nun’s ‘rape’: Supreme Court stays trial in Odisha February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha. The victim alleged that Aug 25, 2008, at the height of the communal riots in Kandhamal district, she was attacked by a mob that molested, assaulted, stripped naked and raped her. The apex […] Read more » 2008 communal violence in Odisha Judicial Magistrate Prasanta Kumar Das Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Nun's 'rape' Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Sex workers issue trans-gender, rehabilitation key: Supreme Court January 28, 2012 / January 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation of girl sex workers was a complex problem, and could not be solved without schemes for their rehabilitation. The transgender dimension of the issue should also be looked into, it said “It is very complex. It is also a transgender problem and it is not confined to […] Read more » girl sex workers Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court relief for Krishna January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of 11,620 sq km of forest land for mining when he was the Karnataka chief minister during 1999-2004. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court to hear SM Krishna’s plea today January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will today hear a petition by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on allegations that he had illegally de-reserved forest blocks for mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice […] Read more » External Affairs Minister SM Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Speaker acted in haste on 16 Karnataka legislators: Supreme Court January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding the disqualification of 16 Karnataka assembly members as mala fide, the Supreme Court Wednesday said that the speaker acted in haste to ensure that then chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa did not lose a trust vote. Therefore, we hold that the impugned order of the speaker is vitiated by mala fides,” said an apex court […] Read more » Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court stays bar association resolution on membership January 19, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a resolution of its bar association that sought to overcome an apex court verdict restricting its membership to control bogus voting in its election. An apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir stayed the resolution till Friday when it will take up the matter for hearing. The resolution, passed […] Read more » bar association resolution on membership Justice Altamas Kabir Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme court notice on plea on Rajya Sabha polls in Delhi January 11, 2012 / January 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a plea seeking direction that the biennial election for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi should be held in one go and not in three separate stages Jan 19. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Rajya Sabha polls in Delhi Supreme Court
Top Law News Fresh Scheduled Tribes’ quota in Uttar Pradesh house suggested January 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Election Commission to consider a plea for reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh assembly on the basis of the modified census data. The supreme court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice J. Chelameswar asked the commission to either take figures of the Scheduled Tribes’ (STs) population in […] Read more » Election Commission Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Supreme Court