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
Top Law News Will refund Rs 24k cr to investors in 3 mths: Sahara September 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sahara Group today assured the Supreme Court that its two companies, which had raised Rs 24,000 crore through Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures (OFCDs) from their investors, will refund the amount within three months. “We will refund the amount. There is no question of going back,” Senior Advocate Gopal Subramaniam, appearing for the company, told a […] Read more » Bench was hearing an application by SEBI civil and criminal liabilities Justice B.N. Aggarwal Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures Sahara Sahara Group Sahara Group assured the Supreme Court Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Sahara to furnish all its documents to the regulator SEBI against the two Sahara firms Senior Advocate Gopal Subramaniam Will refund Rs 24k cr to investors in 3 mths: Sahara
Top Law News SC to resume hearing of 2G related matters Sep 27 September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said Thursday that after a “long hiatus” it would resume the hearing of 2G related matters from Sep 27 and continue proceedings on the subsequent Thursday in the next week. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan said that after a “long hiatus” they will commence the […] Read more » 2G cases 2G spectrum case Advantage Strategic Consulting India Advantage Strategic Consulting India was owned by Kirit Chidambaram Advantage Strategic Consulting Singapore ASC Singapore held by Chidambaram's son Central Bureau of Investigation Chidambaram and his son allegedly filing a defamation case against him company and telecom company Aircel contempt proceedings against Finance Minister P. Chidambaram defamation case against Chidambaram Enforcement Directorate Income-Tax Department Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Kirit Chidambaram SC to resume hearing of 2G related matters Sep 27 Singapore-based Advantage Strategic Consulting
Top Law News Kudankulam safety steps a matter of public interest, says SC September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday told the government not to treat as an adversarial litigation the petition seeking implementation of all safety steps before the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as it concerns public interest. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra made the observation when Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board authority subservient to the atomic energy establishment Bhushan counsel Prashant Bhushan current AEB chief was earlier chief of the NPCIL Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan IT professional P. Sundarrajan Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Kudankulam safety steps a matter of public interest Madras High Court Nariman that issues being raised by Bhushan National Disaster Management Authority nuclear fuel rods in the reactor of the plant Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd says SC
Top Law News SC declines review of right to education verdict September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a review of its verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act that mandates 25 percent quota for poor students in private schools. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar said: “The review petitions […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia constitute violation of Article constitution deals with a citizen's right constitutional validity of the right to education act Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar non-minority and minority institution Right of Children to Free Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act Right to Education law SC declines review of right to education verdict
Top Law News SC slams Karnataka on iron ore mining, orders CBI probe September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In blistering criticism of the Karnataka government for overlooking the illegal mining, transport and export of iron ore, the Supreme Court Friday ordered a CBI probe into the illegal extraction and export of 50.7 lakh tonnes of iron ore from the state’s forest areas from January 2009 to May 2010. “Can there be any doubt […] Read more » custodial interrogations Hegde's report on illegal mining illegal mining in the state illegal mining of iron ore Justice Aftab Alam Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde orders CBI probe Raju Ramachandran sought to resist SC slams Karnataka on iron ore mining
Top Law News Minority Sub-quota:Supreme court denial to stay on Andhra Pradesh High court June 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The dawn of Wednesday came as a shock to the central government as well as to the politicians advocating religion based reservation as theSupreme Court on Wednesday turned down the central government’s plea to suspend the operation of the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota reservation for religious minorities. An apex court bench of Justice K.S. […] Read more » 4.5 sub-quota for religious minorities Andhra Pradesh High Court Article 15 of the Constitution Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan minority sub-quota Other Backward Classes religious minorities theSupreme Court
Top Law News Minority Sub-Quota:files documents in Supreme Court June 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Tuesday filed before theca set of documents supporting its plea seeking a stay on the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict quashing 4.5 percent reservation for minorities in central government educational institutions and jobs within 27 the percent OBC reservation. Additionalccccmade a mentioning to this effect before the apex court vacation bench of […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan minority reservation minority reservation case in Andhra Pradesh High court minority reservation case in supreme court minority sub-quota muslim reservation muslim reservation case in Andhra Pradesh High court muslim reservation case in supreme court muslim sub-quota OBC reservation Solicitor General Gourab Banerjee Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Supreme Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota The Supreme Court Monday declined to suspend for now the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s verdict quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBC). An Supreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar declined to suspend the operation of the high court verdict, saying the central government […] Read more » 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities Attorney General G. Vahanvati Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan minority sub-quota suspend order on minority sub-quota
Top Law News UP local bodies’ election will go ahead: Supreme Court June 11, 2012 / June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court Monday declined to stall the election of chairpersons of the state’s local bodies that is to take place in four phases from June 20 – but with a rider. An Supreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar, however, said that […] Read more » Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court UP local bodies' election UP local bodies' election will go ahead
Top Law News SC permits online counselling for undergraduate medical courses June 8, 2012 / June 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the union health ministry to undertake online counselling for admission of students to undergraduate medical courses for 15 percent central seats in government colleges across the country. AnSupreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar cleared the decks for online counselling for admissions to MBBS and […] Read more » admissions to MBBS and BDS counselling for admissions to MBBS and BDS counselling for undergraduate medical courses Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan online counselling for medical courses online counselling for undergraduate medical courses
Top Law News Supreme court challenge the reservation in Uttar Pradesh poll June 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government whether it intended to contest the state high court’s finding that reservation in municipal agencies, where elections are scheduled to be held, was flawed. An Supreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar asked Uttar Pradesh advocate general Gaurav Bhatia whether the state […] Read more » Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan