Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea on abducted Odisha legislator April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the Odisha government from freeing 29 imprisoned suspected Maoists and their sympathisers in exchange for the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal’s legislator Jhina Hikaka, who was abducted by the rebels March 24. The apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Gyan […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice T.S. Thakur Odisha legislator Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Sex workers issue trans-gender, rehabilitation key: Supreme Court January 28, 2012 / January 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation of girl sex workers was a complex problem, and could not be solved without schemes for their rehabilitation. The transgender dimension of the issue should also be looked into, it said “It is very complex. It is also a transgender problem and it is not confined to […] Read more » girl sex workers Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court relief for Krishna January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of 11,620 sq km of forest land for mining when he was the Karnataka chief minister during 1999-2004. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court to hear SM Krishna’s plea today January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will today hear a petition by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on allegations that he had illegally de-reserved forest blocks for mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice […] Read more » External Affairs Minister SM Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Paying minimum wages in rural job scheme: Supreme Court January 24, 2012 / January 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday reminded the central government that the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was a socially beneficial legislation and the government could not be seen as being reluctant in releasing funds for the scheme. “It’s (MGNREGA) a piece of beneficial legislation. You should give it yourself instead of being seen […] Read more » Justice Cyriac Joesph Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Karnataka High Court Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Use discretion to further ends of justice: Supreme court November 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Use discretion to further ends of justice: Supreme court The Supreme Court has said that when a court exercises its discretion in either condoning or refusing to condone delay in initiating a proceeding, it should be to further the ends of justice. “The discretion of this court under Article 136 of the constitution is meant to further the ends of the justice and this […] Read more » Article 136 Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court declines to oversee CWG probe September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the scam in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. A bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the petitioner Delhi Study Group, an NGO, has not pointed to any deficiency in the investigations already […] Read more » 2010 Commonwealth Games\ CWG Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court appoints panel for sex workers July 19, 2011 / July 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them. A bench comprising of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh and Jayant Bhushan. It will also include three NGOs engaged in helping sex […] Read more » Human trafficking Jayant Bhushan Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Rehabilitation of Sex Workers Senior Advocate Pradeep Ghosh senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh sex workers Sex Workers in India
Top Law News Power of attorney no licence to argue case: Apex court July 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Power of attorney no licence to argue case: Apex court The Supreme Court has said that a person holding a power of attorney but not enrolled as an advocate cannot appear in a case on behalf of another person unless permitted by a court. The apex court bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra in their recent order said that “a power […] Read more » Goa Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Supreme Court
Top Law News Award death penalty in staged shootout cases: Supreme Court May 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said Friday that staged shootouts involving contract killings by policemen should be counted in the category of rarest of rare cases and those found guilty should be sentenced to death. “We are of the view that in cases where a fake encounter is proved against policemen in a trial, they must be […] Read more » Award death penalty Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju staged shootout cases Supreme Court
Top Law News Throw out corrupt subordinate court judges: Apex court May 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Subordinate court judges who indulge in corruption should be “thrown out”, an irate Supreme Court said Tuesday while criticising a woman additional district judge who superseded an apex court order directing a tenant to vacate premises. It also directed the Delhi High Court to take disciplinary action against her. The apex court bench of […] Read more » Additional District Judge apex court Archana Sinha Corrupt court judges Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju subordinate Supreme Court
Top Law News Rehabilitate sex workers, Supreme Court tells states May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the states to comply with its earlier order on rehabilitating sex workers, failing which it will summon the chief secretaries of the errant states and seek an explanation. The apex court by its February 14 directions had asked the central and state governments to prepare schemes for giving technical and […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Rehabilitate sex workers Supreme Court