Top Law News Supreme Court expresses displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director February 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre why it has not appointed a regular CBI director and said it was “averse” to the appointment of an interim chief for the agency for a long period. A bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha said the post of CBI director was sensitive and the government […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal CBI director displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director interim CBI director. IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as the interim CBI director. Justice Arun Mishra Justice Naveen Sinha M Nageswara Rao non-appointment of regular CBI director Supreme Court
Top Law News Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as SC judges January 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to justices Maheshwari and Khanna during the swearing-in ceremony held in court number 1 of the apex court. The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court is 31. […] Read more » comprising CJI Gogoi Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Arun Mishra Justice N.V. Ramana Justice S.A. Bobde Justice Sanjiv Khanna Justices Dinesh Maheshwari Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court collegium supreme court judges
Corporate Law News Top Law News SC asks for attachment of bank accounts, movable properties of Amrapali Group firms August 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today expressed displeasure on Amrapali Group of companies for playing “fraud” and “dirty games” with the court and ordered attachment of all bank accounts and movable properties of 40 firms of the real estate major. The apex court also directed Amrapali Group of companies, which are yet to hand over possession […] Read more » Amrapali Group featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit National Buildings Construction Corporation (India) Ltd
Top Law News SC dismisses plea challenging appointment of CVC July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T M Bhasin. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said there were no grounds to quash the appointments of Chaudhary and Bhasin. The court was hearing a plea challenging the […] Read more » Central Vigilance Commissioner featured Justice Arun Mishra K V Chaudhary Supreme Court T M Bhasin VC Bhasin Vigilance Commissioner
education law SC to medical college: Pay Rs 20L penalty to each of 19 students for denying admission June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed a Maharashtra-based medical college to pay Rs 20 lakh as penalty to each of the 19 meritorious students who were “illegally” and “wrongly” denied admission by it six years ago. The apex court asked the college to deposit the money in three months with the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS), […] Read more » Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit
High Profile Cases Supreme Court seeks details from real estate major Amrapali Group on money collected and invested. April 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to ascertain whether there was any “siphoning” of funds, the Supreme Court today asked real estate major Amrapali Group to provide details of the money it had collected from the homebuyers and how much it had invested in its housing projects. The Supreme Court also asked the group to apprise it on […] Read more » Amrapali Amrapali Eden Park project Amrapali Group on money collected and invested Amrapali Sapphire project Amrapali Zodiac project featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit real estate major Amrapali Group
Top Law News Our concern limited to protection of Mahakaleshwar’s ‘lingam’: Supreme Court April 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is not for a court to decide how worship is to be performed in a temple, the Supreme Court said today stressing that its concern was only about the protection of the ‘lingam’ at the ancient Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit Jyotirlingam Madhya Pradesh Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple Ujjain
High Profile Cases Supreme Court questions maintainability of Subramanian Swamy’s plea in Sunanda case January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to satisfy it on the aspect of maintainability of his plea seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the […] Read more » death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife death of Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. featured Justice Amitava Roy Justice Arun Mishra maintainability of Swamy's plea SC sunanada pushkar murder case Sunanda case
Top Law News BCI panel discusses SC crisis with Justice Arun Mishra January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bar Council of India panel today met Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra and discussed the crisis in the apex judiciary. Justice Mishra was assigned by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra a PIL relating to the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. Four senior […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI panel featured Justice a J Chelameswar Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice Arun Mishra Justice Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur Justice R.K. Agrawal Justice Ranjan Gogoi SC crisis
High Profile Cases I was pressurised to withdraw Loya plea in SC : Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla January 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Congress leader, who filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of Special CBI judge B H Loya, today alleged he was pressurised by a senior advocate to withdraw his petition. Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla, who had filed the petition, said just before his plea was […] Read more » B H Loya CBI judge Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice M M Shantanagoudar Loya mysterious death of Special CBI judge B H Loya Special CBI judge B H Loya
High Profile Cases SC sets aside exoneration of ex-TN minister in DA case July 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to DMK veteran K N Nehru, the Supreme Court has paved the way for further investigation into the alleged disporportionate assets of his son and set aside his exoneration in the case. The apex court has set aside the order of the Madras High Court exonerating Nehru, a former transport minister, and […] Read more » DA case DMK veteran K N Nehru exoneration of ex-TN minister exoneration of ex-TN minister in DA case featured Justice Amitava Roy Justice Arun Mishra K N Nehru SC Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News Farmer on leased land after expiry period can’t be evicted: SC July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a farmer, who is in possession of leased land even after expiry of the lease period, cannot be evicted if the owner either acknowledges the tenancy or is accepting the rent. Referring to a provision of the Transfer of Property Act, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice P C Pant Justice Ranjan Gogoi leased land Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act) of 1953 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 Transfer of Property Act
