Top Law News Supreme court to hear plea on illegal mining in Rajasthan June 5, 2012 / June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO moved the Supreme Court Tuesday seeking direction to the Rajasthan government to enforce a complete ban on mining activities in Alwar district as ordered by the court earlier. Senior counsel V. Giri, appearing for NGO Society for Awarness and Development, told the apex court vacation bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. […] Read more » illegal mining in Rajasthan Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan mining activities in Alwar district Senior counsel V. Giri
Top Law News 2G: Apex court allows review plea withdrawal May 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the government to withdraw its petition seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict cancelling 122 licences that were allocated on and after Jan 10, 2008 by the then telecom minister A. Raja. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan granted withdrawal of the review […] Read more » 122 spectrum licences ASG Indira Jaising cancellation of 122 spectrum licences by Supreme Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan
High Profile Cases 2G case : Supreme Court reserves order on Chidambaram April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on whether to issue notice to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on a plea of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking to make him a co-accused along with former telecom minister A. Raja in the 2G pricing case. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan […] Read more » 2G case CBI judge O.P. Saini Home Minister P. Chidambaram Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme Court issues notice on review petition April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on the government’s plea seeking a review of its verdict cancelling 122 2G licenses and holding that an auction was the only route for disposing of natural resources. The Supreme Court, by its Feb 2 verdict, had also held that the policy of allocating 2G licenses on a first-come-first-served […] Read more » 2G case Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
Top Law News All educational institutions under RTE: Supreme Court April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that the fundamental Right to Education covers all educational institutions including government controlled, private unaided schools and minority institutions. A bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar also ruled that the private unaided schools will have to provide 25 per cent seats […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court upholds seats for poor under Right to Education April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education (RTE) act that mandates unaided private schools to keep 25 percent seats for students from economically and socially weaker sections of society. However, the court made it clear that this quota would not be applicable to unaided minority institutions. The apex court […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court’s nod to e-counselling for PG medical courses March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday permitted the online counselling for allotment of 50 percent seats of all-India quota for admission in post graduate medical courses in the country. A bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan paved the way for the e-counselling for admission in post graduate medical courses when it gave its nod […] Read more » Justice Deepak Verma Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan PG medical courses Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Government plea on Vodafone tax verdict dismissed March 21, 2012 / March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Tuesday suffered a setback as the Supreme Court dismissed its plea for a review in the Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax dispute case against telecom giant Vodafone. The rejection of the review petition meant that the government will have to return the Rs.2,500 crore Vodafone had deposited. “We look forward to the return […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court telecom giant Vodafone
High Profile Cases Supreme Court dismisses petition in Vodafone case March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition by advocate M.L. Sharma as “irresponsible and scandalous” that alleged conflict of interest over the court’s verdict in the Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax dispute case of telecom firm Vodafone. Last month Sharma had alleged in a petition that Chief Justice S. H. Kapadia had not disclosed […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court tax dispute case of telecom firm Vodafone
High Profile Cases Government seeks review of Supreme Court’s Vodafone verdict February 18, 2012 / February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian tax authorities Friday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on its verdict in a Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax dispute favouring telecom service provider Vodafone. The case involved a levy on a 2007 transaction in which Vodafone Plc had paid $11.2 billion to Hong Kong-based Hutchison for acquiring a 67-percent stake […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court Vodafone verdict
High Profile Cases Vodafone needn’t pay tax for Hutch acquisition: Supreme Court January 21, 2012 / January 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday set aside the Bombay High Court order directing Vodafone to pay a tax of Rs.11,218 crore ($2.5 billion) for acquiring the operations of Hutch Essar in 2007. Delivering a majority judgment, Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said Indian tax authorities have no jurisdiction over the transactions carried out abroad. He said for […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court Vodafone
Top Law News Supreme court pulls up three states on vehicle number plates August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued contempt notices to Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh for failing to take steps to introduce digital high-security number plates for vehicles. The court asked them why exemplary cost should not be slapped on them for their default in carrying out the court’s direction. The Supreme court bench of […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court vehicle number plates