Top Law News Shariat court has no legal status: SC July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disapproving of a Shariat court issuing fatwa and order against a person who is not before it, the Supreme Court today said it has no sanction of law and has no legal status. The apex court said there is “no doubt” that such a court has no legal status while noting that in some cases, […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Shariat court Shariat court has no legal status
Consumer Law News Anuradha case would change medical negligence compensation’ November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, awarding Rs.6,08,00,550 as compensation to in a case of medical negligence that resulted in the death of his wife would change the way compensation in such cases is decided in India, Indian American Kunal Saha said Friday. The apex court ordered the Kolkata-based Advance Medicare Research Institute (AMRI) to pay […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice V. Gopala Gowda medical negligence compensation
Top Law News SC restrains NIA to question Sadhvi Pragya Singh July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court onMonday restrained the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from interrogating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in a 2007 murder case of former RSS worker Sunil Joshi. A Bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s May 17 order by which the NIA was granted conditional permission […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu Madhya Pradesh High Court Malegaon case National Investigation Agency NIA pragya sigh thakur an accused in Malegaon case RSS RSS worker RSS worker Sunil Joshi Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sunil Joshi murder case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Kasab’s plea : Supreme Court reserves verdict April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the hearing of a petition filed by 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging the Bombay High Court verdict upholding his death sentence. The high court had upheld Kasab’s death sentence Feb 21, 2011. Kasab was awarded the death sentence by a Mumbai […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai terror attack Ajmal Kasab Bombay High Court co-accused Fahim Harshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Kasab's plea Kasab’s death sentence Mumbai attackers Pakistani Ajmal Kasab Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab senior counsel Gopal Subramanium Supreme Court terrorist Ajmal Kasab
Top Law News Bidari’s appointment as DGP : Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC order April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside a Karnataka High Court order indicting the state’s then police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, terming him worse than Saddam Hussain and Muammar Gaddafi, and directing his removal from the post. A bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad said the state, however, was free to appoint anyone […] Read more » Bidari's appointment as DGP Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Karnataka High Court police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court notice to government on plea against Cairn-Vedanta deal April 24, 2012 / April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response to a plea challenging the validity of the $ 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal and seeking a CBI probe into the reasons for ONGC and government in “not asserting” their legal rights on the issue. A bench of justices D K Jain and Anil R Dave issued notice […] Read more » Cairn-Vedanta deal Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Justice Anil R. Dave Justice C.K. Prasad Justice D.K. Jain Justice H.L. Dattu ONGC Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court to hear in July a 37-year-old case April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in July the petition by Ranjan Dwivedi – an accused in a bomb attack at then railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 – seeking quashing of charges and criminal proceedings against him, in a trial hanging for more than 37 years. An apex court bench of […] Read more » 37-year-old case Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court breather for Madhur Bhandarkar April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday stayed criminal proceedings against filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar in a rape charge levelled against him by actress Priti Jain. While staying the proceedings, an apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice C. K. Prasad issued notice to the Maharashtra government and Jain on Bhandarkar’s plea seeking that the case against […] Read more » actress Preeti Jain Bombay High Court filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Approach trial court for bail: Supreme Court to Andhra official April 3, 2012 / April 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday declined to grant bail to Andhra Pradesh IAS officer Y. Srilakshmi, allegedly involved in the Obulapuram mining scam, saying she should approach the trial court for this. The apex court said she should approach the trial court as a supplementary chargesheet against her has already been filed. “When the chargesheet is […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh IAS officer Y. Srilakshmi Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu Obulapuram mining scam Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court allows Bengal to withdraw Nandigram plea February 25, 2012 / February 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Decks were cleared for action against police personnel involved in the March 2007 Nandigram firing as the Supreme Court Friday permitted the West Bengal government to withdraw its appeal against a Calcutta High Court order holding the police action unwarranted. The state was permitted to withdrew the appeal that was filed during the tenure of […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice C.K. Prasad March 2007 Nandigram firing Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Mumbai terror attack footage to be screened in Supreme Court February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday would hear the intercepted conversation between the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes and their handlers based in Pakistan. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and C K Prasad decided to hear the recorded talks between the 10 terrorists and their bosses in Pakistan after the Maharashtra government claimed […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Mumbai terror attack Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Kasab, aides planned to return to Karachi : Supreme Court February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Thursday told that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his nine associates had planned to return to Karachi by the sea route after the carnage. Senior counsel Gopal subramanium, appearing for the Maharashtra government, told the apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai terror attack Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Supreme Court
