Top Law News SC bans green nod for new hydro-power units in Uttarakhand August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over the recent rain havoc in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court Tuesday told the central and state governments not to grant environmental clearance for any hydro-power project in the hill state. “We direct the MoEF as well as state of Uttarakhand not to grant any further environmental or forest clearance for any hydroelectric power […] Read more » Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan ministry of environment and forests MoEF national news news SC bans green nod for new hydro-power units in Uttarakhand todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to examine engineering admission policy July 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it would examine whether a change in the policy for admission to 30 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) violated the fundamental rights of students seeking admission. Refusing to pass any interim order seeking the quashing of the “normalisation procedure” for admission to the NITs, a bench of Justice H.L. Dattu […] Read more » Justice Dipak Misra Justice H.L. Dattu National Institutes of Technology national news news NIT SC to examine engineering admission policy senior counsel U.U. Lalit todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC suggests Tatas to return Nano land to government July 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Tata Motors to consider restoring the land for small car Nano factory in West Bengal back to the state government so that it could be returned to the agriculturists from whom it was acquired. The apex court bench of Justice HL Dattu and Justice Dipak Misra told Tatas that they […] Read more » Justice Dipak Misra Justice HL Dattu Nano factory in West Bengal national news news SC suggests Tatas to return Nano land to government senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi Solicitor General Mohan Prasaran Tata Motors Tatas' counsel Gopal Jain todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Evidence by hostile witness cannot be rejected in toto: SC June 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that evidence tendered by a prosecution witness would not get entirely erased merely because the prosecution has chosen to treat him as hostile – someone who has gone back on a statement made earlier. An Supreme Court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra, in a recent judgment, […] Read more » Evidence by hostile witness Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra rejected in toto
Top Law News Prosecution has discretion over examination of witnesses: SC June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that it was entirely up to the prosecution to field witnesses to establish its case and the court would not interfere with this unless the case was exceptional. “The prosecution is not bound to examine all cited witnesses, and it can drop witnesses to avoid multiplicity or plurality of witnesses,” […] Read more » discretion over examination of witnesses Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. An apex court bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra said that it was incumbent upon the Board of Control for […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra no ban on IPL SC slams BCCI SC slams BCCI on spot fixing spot fixing
Top Law News Intention of accused key in rape on promise of marriage: SC May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court on Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the “body and privacy of the victims”. “An accused can be convicted for rape only if the court […] Read more » accused key in rape Intention of accused key in rape on promise of marriage Justice BS Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra promise of marriage
Top Law News Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 7 Comments on Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC Bar Council of India has been questioned by the Supreme Court or not taking action against erring lawyers, saying it has become “ineffective” and courts become victims because of such legal practitioners. “Bar Council has become ineffective. No action is taken against erring lawyers and we have to suffer. We are actually the victim and lawyers […] Read more » anticipatory bail plea Bar Council of India Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra legal education legal practitioners Supreme Court
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to reinterpret term juvenile March 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It has been asked by the supreme court for centre’s response to a plea which sought a fresh interpretation of the term juvenile saying instead of 18 years age limit, the “mental and intellectual maturity” of such offenders be considered while fixing their culpability. “Issue notice. Meanwhile, give a copy (of petition) to the Union […] Read more » age of criminal responsibility Care and Protection of Children Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan juvenile court Juvenile Justice Act Juvenile Justice Beijing Rules 1985 reinterpret term juvenile Sections 83 r/w 302 of the IPC Supreme Court United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child United Nations Standard Minimum Rules
Top Law News SC fumes over sex tests, female foeticide February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its concern over the deteriorating sex ratio and chided state governments over their failure to check sex determination clinics and punish law violators fuelling female foeticide. “People have a belief that if they don’t have a male child they will go to narak (hell)”, the court said, asking “where is […] Read more » female foeticide Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan sex tests
Top Law News SC notice to Russia on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant liability exemption October 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the central government on a PIL challenging the exemption to Russia from any liability under the nuclear liability act in the event of any accident in Unit 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has […] Read more » Attorney General G. Vahanvati Centre for Public Interest Litigation Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act environmental clearance Justice Dipak Misra justice KS Radhakrishnan Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant NGO Common Cause nuclear liability law PIL challenging the exemption to Russia Russian was granted waiver from any civil liability SC notice to Russia on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant liability exemption senior counsel Jayant Bhushan union environment and forests ministry directed
Top Law News SC issues notice on right to education act October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking exemption for unaided educational institutions from earmarking 25 per cent seats for students from the weaker sections of the society. Unaided minority educational institutions are exempted from doing so under the Right to Education Act, 2009, which calls for reserving […] Read more » autonomy and consensus and not on compulsion Compulsory Education Act Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Swatanter Kumar minority and non-minority status principles of voluntariness Right of Children to Free Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules Right to Education Act Rohtagi was assisted by counsel Govind Goel SC issues notice on right to education act Senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi threat of non-recognition or non-affiliation