Top Law News Can’t make any one join administration: Supreme court November 15, 2011 / November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an apparent observation directed at the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court Monday said it could not pick up some one and appoint him to the top position in administration and pay his salary from the public exchequer. ‘You can’t pick up someone and appoint him and make him anything,’ said the supreme court bench […] Read more » Can't make any one join administration Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice T.S. Thakur Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme court to hear Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea Nov 18 November 10, 2011 / November 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Nov 18 hear a petition by suspended Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt challenging the Gujarat government’s stand in a trial court which may adversely impact him in a 1990 case linked to a suspect’s death in Jamnagar district. An apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan […] Read more » Gujarat High Court Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice P. Sathasivam Sanjiv Bhatt's plea Nov 18 Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court wants zero tolerance for police atrocities November 5, 2011 / November 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court wants zero tolerance for police atrocities The Supreme Court has said that police atrocities are violative of the constitutional mandate of protection of life and liberty and not resisting them amounts to erosion of the rule of law. “Tolerance of police atrocities… would amount to acceptance of systemic subversion and the erosion of the rule of law,” said the apex court […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice P. Sathasivam police atrocities Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Ayodhya demolition behind 1993 Mumbai blasts, supreme court told November 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Tuesday that the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts were linked to the demolition of Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid Dec 6, 1992 and the subsequent riots targeted at the minority community. In pursuance of narrow ideological designs, “the house of God was demolished in the name of God”, said senior counsel Jaspal Singh, […] Read more » 1993 Mumbai blasts Ayodhya demolition Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court
Top Law News Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, supreme court told October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, supreme court told The Supreme Court Monday was told that yoga guru Baba Ramdev suffered the wrath of the central government during his gathering at the Ramlila ground here in June as he raised his voice for the recovery of black money deposited in tax havens abroad. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Give Raj Bala’s autopsy report to her family: Supreme court October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed Delhi Police to give the post-mortem examination report of Raj Bala to her family. The Haryana resident was injured in the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s gathering at Ramlila ground in Delhi in June and died earlier this week after being hospitalised for 114 days. Raj Bala […] Read more » Baba Ramdev Delhi Police Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Raj Bala's autopsy report senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Top Law News Government evasive on Ramdev eviction,Supreme court told August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Monday that affidavits filed by the union home secretary and the Delhi Police chief on the June 4 eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila ground here were evasive. Amicus curiae Rajiv Dhawan told an Supreme court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar that the affidavits […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Ramdev eviction Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court adjourns plea challenging Anna’s arrest August 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday adjourned hearing on a plea seeking to declare the arrest of activist Anna Hazare on Aug 16 a violation of his fundamental rights. An apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan adjourned the hearing observing that the petitioner, National Panthers Party chairman Bhim Singh, should obtain Hazare’s […] Read more » Anna Hazare Home Minister P. Chidambaram Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice P. Sathasivam plea challenging Anna's arrest Supreme Court violation offundamental rights
Top Law News Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court August 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court An elected person can be removed by way of a no-confidence motion, which is a part of the democratic process, the Supreme Court has ruled. “Every democratic process is based upon the freedom to elect and the freedom to remove, in accordance with law,” said the apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Madhya Pradesh Bar Council MPBC no-trust motion
Top Law News Supreme court approves common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a jolt to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the state government to implement the uniform system of school education providing for common curriculum for all schools from classes 1 to 10. Justices J.M. Panchal, Deepak Verma and B.S. Chauhan issued the direction while upholding the Madras High Court […] Read more » common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Deepak Verma Justices J.M. Panchal Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Package for canal-hit and dam displaced not same, rules Supreme Court August 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said that people affected by the canal network of the Narmada were not entitled to the same relief and rehabilitation (R&R) package as given to those displaced by the submerges caused by the dam constructed on the river. The people whose lands had been acquired for the canal network may, however, […] Read more » dam displaced Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Deepak Verma Justice J.M. Panchal Madhya Pradesh High Court Package for canal-hit Package for canal-hit and dam displaced not same Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court relief for Chidambaram on Ramdev crackdown July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court relief for Chidambaram on Ramdev crackdown In an apparent relief to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue notice to him on a plea that he sanctioned the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters post midnight June 4. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swanter Kumar, while […] Read more » Chidambaram Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swanter Kumar Ramdev crackdown Supreme Court yoga guru Baba Ramdev