Top Law News Homosexuality, lesbian relationships unnatural : Supreme Court February 16, 2012 / February 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday was told that homosexuality and lesbian relationship were unnatural and against the order of nature as provided under the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Senior counsel Amarendra Saran told the court during the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the Delhi High Court’s July 2, 2009 verdict […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya lesbian relationship Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notice to CBI on Essar Teleholdings’ petition February 15, 2012 / February 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Cout Wednesday issued notices to the CBI, the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) and others on a petition of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and Loop Telecom Ltd, questioning the special CBI court’s jurisdiction to try them even though they have not been charged under the anti-corruption Act. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi […] Read more » Essar Teleholdings' petition Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme Court to hear Essar Tech’s plea Feb 17 February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Essar and Loop group, charge sheeted along with its promotors, today today moved the Supreme Court challenging the criminal proceeding against it before the special CBI court in the 2G case. They submitted before a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi that the proceedings against them should be conducted before a Magistrate as the […] Read more » 2G Justice G.S. Singhvi Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Trial court to decide on Chidambaram’s role in afternoon February 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till 12:30pm the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s plea to prosecute home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case. At 10am, Special CBI Judge allowed only Swamy to enter inside the court room and conveyed to him asked him to come before 12:30pm. “I […] Read more » Chidambaram's role in 2G spectrum Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi trial court
High Profile Cases CBI to submit 2G probe reports to CVC: Supreme Court February 2, 2012 / February 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the CBI and other agencies probing the various facets of the 2G scam to make available their reports to the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) who would examine and send them to court with observations. “In future, copies of the report(s) of the investigation conducted by the CBI (Central Bureau of […] Read more » 2G scam Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court to decide three 2G matters Thursday February 2, 2012 / February 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three issues related to the 2G case, including Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s alleged role in the scam, are expected to be decided by the Supreme Court Thursday – the last day in office of Justice A.K. Ganguly who, along with Justice G.S. Singhvi, has been hearing the cases for over one year. The court will […] Read more » 2G case Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court suggests changes in corruption law February 1, 2012 / February 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday urged the government to make changes in the Prevention of Corruption Act to fix a time frame of three months for deciding on representations seeking sanction for prosecution of public servants. The observation came in the separate judgment of Justice A.K. Ganguly, who said: “In my view, the parliament should consider […] Read more » Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Notice to centre on plea linked to excess spectrum January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the centre on a plea seeking court-guided investigation by the CBI into alleged irregularities in the allocation of excess 2G spectrum to service providers thereby causing a huge loss to the public exchequer. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya issued notice on […] Read more » 2G spectrum Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Construction near monuments in public interest only: Supreme Court January 23, 2012 / January 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that construction of buildings in the vicinity of a protected monument could only be permitted in “exceptional” circumstances if public interest was involved. The court said renovation of existing buildings near monuments only meant repair and not razing them and putting up new ones. The permission to construct buildings in […] Read more » Construction near monuments Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered no further sealing of unauthorised structures or their regularization or change in land use in Delhi till it examined the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2011 and the challenge to Master Plan 2021. A special bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Swatanter Kumar further said […] Read more » Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill 2011 Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court the challenge to Master Plan 2021
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme court notice to CBI on Behura’s bail January 2, 2012 / January 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a bail plea by former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, accused in the multi-crore 2G spectrum scam. An apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi issued notice on Behura’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order by which his petition for […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court spared neither holy cows, nor corrupt in 2011 December 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It was a year of judicial activism as the Supreme Court was in 2011 called on to adjudicate on a wide swathe of issues ranging from governance, to graft, to police high-handedness. In the process it was as harsh on the corrupt as on holy cows — and even cautioned judges to stay within the […] Read more » holy cows Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court