Top Law News Supreme Court agreed to hear plea on Rafale deal next week September 6, 2018 / September 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the plea of advocate M L Sharma and agreed to hear next week seeking a stay on the Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France. The controversial purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft was deal signed between India and France in […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice Dipak Misra Rafale deal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Absence of timely legal help to poor affects credibility: CJI April 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The credibility of the legal system and the rule of law have come under “severe strain” in the absence of timely help to poor and illiterate Indians, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said today. The CJI made the observations while highlighting the importance of Para Legal Volunteers (PLV) who, according to him, enabled […] Read more » Absence of timely legal help to poor affects credibility Chief Justice of India J S Khehar CJI dispute settlement mechanism featured Justice Dipak Misra Lok Adalat \ J S Khehar
Top Law News CJI criticises electoral politics, unfulfilled poll promises April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J S Khehar today criticised the electoral politics in the country, saying poll promises are “routinely unfulfilled”, caste issues projected differently to get a majority and party manifestos do not have any linkage to socio-economic justice. The CJI said that electoral politics in India centres around “mobilisation and politicisation” of the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India J S Khehar CJI CJI criticises electoral politics electoral politics featured Justice Dipak Misra unfulfilled poll promises \ J S Khehar
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC collegium finalises MoP for higher judiciary appointments March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium has finalised the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary resolving a year-long impasse with the executive by agreeing to include the contentious clause of national security in selection of judges. Sources said the collegium, comprising five seniormost judges of the apex court, had met recently […] Read more » Chief Justice J.S. Khehar collegium finalises MoP featured judiciary appointments Justice Dipak Misra Justice J. Chelameswar justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) NJAC case SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Decide death row convict’s plea in 2 months:SC to HC January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi High Court to decide within two months the plea of a death row convict seeking commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment on the ground of delay to decide his mercy petition. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi passed the order after taking into account […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi death row death row convict's plea Decide death row convict's plea in 2 months featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice R. Banumathi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Duty of judge to sustain judicial balance for adjudication: SC January 8, 2017 / January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The duty of a judge is to sustain judicial balance and not to cause trauma to adjudication process, the Supreme Court has ruled while setting aside an order of the Hyderabad High Court directing the police not to arrest three accused in a riots case. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also said courts […] Read more » adjudication Duty of judge Duty of judge to sustain judicial balance for adjudication exercise "judicial restraint". featured high court should high court should exercise "judicial restraint". judicial balance judicial balance for adjudication Justice Dipak Misra SC sustain judicial balance for adjudication Telangana government
Top Law News SC gives govt time to suggest ways to ban child porn March 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi,The Supreme Court today gave time to the government to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all its forms and took on record the Centre’s earlier direction to internet service providers to block porn sites. “In pursuance to our earlier order, some suggestions have been filed. The Centre has sought two weeks time […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand child pornography govt time to suggest ways to ban child porn Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News In Supreme Court, Kerala supports ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala temple February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that banning entry of women of menstrual age in historic Sabarimala temple in the state is a “matter of religion” and it is duty bound to “protect the right to practice the religion of these devotees”. In an affidavit, the state government said administration of the temple […] Read more » featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice NV Ramana Sabarimala temple women’s entry at Sabarimala temple
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC nod to laws of Bihar, Orissa to confiscate assets of babus December 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of two laws of Bihar and Odisha which allow confiscation of properties of the accused in corruption cases, including those occupying high public or political office, saying a “social calamity” like graft has become a “national economic terror”.A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and A R Dave […] Read more » confiscate assets of babus featured Justice A.R. Dave Justice Dipak Misra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC stays defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi May 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court on Thursday stayed defamation proceedings against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over a statement linking Mahatama Gandhi’s assasination with RSS. The court also agreed to hear Rahul’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of criminal defamation law under Section 499 and 500 of Indian Penal Code which makes defamation an offence punishable with up […] Read more » defamation an offence punishable defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice PC Pant Mahatma Gandhi assassination remark Rahul Gandhi RSS activist Rajesh Kunte SC stays defamation proceedings
Top Law News SC slams Bollywood’s make-up body for non-compliance of order April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slammed Bollywood’s make-up artists association for not enrolling women despite its order observing whether the body feels it “rules some kind of empire and would not allow anyone to enter”. A bench ofpulled up the Cine Costume Make-Up Artist & Hair Dressers Association for not granting membership to outsiders by “adopting […] Read more » Cine Costume Association featured Hair Dressers Association Justice Dipak Misra Justice P C Pant make-up artists association
Top Law News SC grants time to Centre for assessing 18 hydro power projects April 14, 2015 / April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted two more weeks to the Centre for filing “comprehensive” environment and ecological impact report of 18, out of total 24 hydroelectric power projects, to be set up on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, in its order, noted […] Read more » assessing 18 hydro power projects featured hydro power i Justice Dipak Misra Justice U U Lalit National Hydroelectric Power Corporation National Thermal Power Corporation NHPC NTPC SC grants time to Centre Tehri Hydro Development Coporation THDC
