Top Law News Supreme Court Breather for 5 HJC Legislators January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party’s legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Haryana assembly speaker to decide on their fate. The apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir suspended the operation […] Read more » Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators Justice Altamas Kabir Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme Court breather for Chandolia December 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Delhi High Court proceedings by which it had suspended the special CBI court’s order granting bail to former telecom minister A. Raja’s ex-personal secretary R.K. Chandolia. The apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir stayed the high court proceedings after senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi mentioned the matter before […] Read more » 2G scam Justice Altamas Kabir Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court breather for Chandolia
Top Law News Change suspected Maoist conduit’s jail: Supreme court December 3, 2011 / December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed the Chhattisgarh government to shift suspected Maoist conduit Soni Sori from Jagdalpur jail in Dantewada district to Raipur central jail on a plea alleging that she was under threat in her present cell. Sori was arrested in Delhi Oct 4 by Delhi Police. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas […] Read more » Change suspected Maoist conduit's jail Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court admits plea against Varun Gandhi’s election December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition seeking the overturning of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi’s election from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in 2009 on the ground that he delivered inflammatory speeches in the run-up to the polls. An apex court bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and S.S. Nijjar admitted the […] Read more » BJP MP Varun Gandhi's election Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Order banning SPOs only for Chhatisgarh : Supreme court November 19, 2011 / November 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said its earlier order directing the central and state governments to “cease and desist” from recruiting and deploying the Special Police Officers (SPOs) in operations against Maoists or against internal terror was restricted to Chhattisgarh only. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar said the order of July […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Order banning SPOs only for Chhatisgarh Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court to hear Prashant Bhushan’s plea on contempt of court November 17, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would hold hearing on counsel Prashant Bhushan’s plea seeking reference to the constitution bench of the question whether bonafide expression of opinion on the extent of alleged corruption in judiciary amounted to contempt of court. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Cyriac Joseph and […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Justice H.L. Dattu Prashant Bhushan's plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to lay down bail principles November 16, 2011 / November 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court to lay down bail principles The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hold hearing to decide the principle for granting bail in cases which attract jail terms ranging from three to seven years. The supremecourt bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice S.S. Nijjar and Justice J. Chelameswar said it would hold hearing on the question of principles involved in the grant […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court to lay down bail principles
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses plea by retired judge November 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition by Justice Dharamveer Sharma (retired) seeking to be appointed to the National Green Tribunal. Justice Sharma, a retired judge of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, is well known for his dissenting Ayodhya judgment wherein he ruled that the disputed site was the birthplace of Lord […] Read more » Ayodhya judgment Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Dharamveer Sharma Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court notice to centre, Kashmir over custody death October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Jammu and Kashmir governments on a petition seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the custodial death of National Congress (NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf. The notice is returnable in two weeks. Supreme court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar issued […] Read more » Chief Minister Omar Abdullah custody death in Kashmir Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supremr court
Criminal Law News Supreme court decision on Soni Sori’s medical check Thursday October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday pass orders on an independent medical examination of suspected Maoist conduit Soni Sori for the injuries she allegedly suffered while she was in Chhattisgarh Police custody earlier this month. The tribal teacher, arrested in Delhi Oct 4 by Chhattisgarh Police, is accused of receiving “protection money” from the Essar group […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Maoist conduit Soni Sori Supreme court decision on Soni Sori's medical check Thursday
Top Law News Recall black money order, Supreme Court urged August 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that its judgment and order on black money needed to be recalled as its implementation would have far reaching consequences on its functioning. The Supreme court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar was told that converting the high-level committee headed by the revenue secretary into […] Read more » black money Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar SIT Supreme Court
Top Law News Doctor’s death in jail: Family moves Supreme Court July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Lucknow deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, who was found dead in a jail toilet. The plea was filed by the doctor’s family, which claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government was engaged in a cover-up […] Read more » chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Supreme Court