Top Law News Supreme court notice to Chhattisgarh on judges’ appointment January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the central and Chhattisgarh governments on a plea seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged lapses in selection of civil judges in the state in 2008. The petition, moved by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), sought court monitoring of the probe by an independent agency. The […] Read more » Chhattisgarh on judges' appointment Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Dead Man Alive: Supreme Court Asks Jhansi Court to Probe December 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two step brothers had similar names and one of them was allegedly murdered 11 years ago. The three men convicted for the crime have told the supreme court they were falsely implicated and given life imprisonment in the murder that never was as the brother is actually alive. The apex court Friday directed a Jhansi court […] Read more » Jhansi Court Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Free Pakistani prisoners: Supreme Court December 3, 2011 / December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that liberty of a person should be taken seriously, the Supreme Court Friday directed the central government to immediately release Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails without justification. Taking note of the “unreasonably long detention without justification”, the apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale directed the government that the […] Read more » Free Pakistani prisoners Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court sets terms for bar election September 27, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) whose names do not figure in the final list of regular practitioners would not be entitled to either vote or contest the election for the office bearers of the apex body of lawyers. ‘The members of the SCBA, whose names […] Read more » Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice J.M. Panchal SCBA Supreme Court Bar Association
Top Law News Punjab plea against Haryana’s canal wall dismissed September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Punjab government’s application seeking to restrain Haryana from undertaking the construction of a 3.8-km long wall on the left bank of Hansi-Butana canal along the Ghaggar river embankment. A bench of Justice J.M. Panchal and Justice H.L. Gokhale, while dismissing Punjab’s application, said: “It is rightly pointed out […] Read more » Hansi-Butana canal Haryana's canal case Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice J.M. Panchal Punjab plea against Haryana Supreme Court
Top Law News Hockey India to send team for Azlan Shah cup: Apex court March 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday cleared the decks for Hockey India to send the Indian hockey team for the Sultan Azlan Shah cup tournament in Malaysia, starting May 5. The apex court bench of Justice J.M. Panchal and Justice H.L. Gokhale cleared Hockey India to send its team to Malaysia after being told that the International […] Read more » apex court Azlan Shah cup Hockey India Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice J.M. Panchal Supreme Court team