Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC raps government over state of affairs in Air India October 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With Air India grappling with financial crisis, the Supreme Court has rapped the government for giving “profitable routes” to private carriers and asked it to plan a turnaround in the national carrier saying it “faces extinction” if things continued like this. “Why many lucrative routes have been given to private carriers,” a bench comprising justices […] Read more » Air India Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi Civil Aviation Ministry Dharmadhikari report on the merger of the erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India Justice Kurian Joseph justices Vikramjit Sen merger of the Indian Airlines and Air India
High Profile Cases CBI won’t file any coal scam chargesheet: SC September 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday restrained the CBI from filing any chargesheet or closure report in coal scam cases till it decides whether the investigating agency deputed director Ranjit Sinha to deal with the probe and prosecution for coal block allocation scam. The apex court bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Madan B. Lokur and […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Coal block allocation scam coal scam chargesheet Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur
Consumer Law News Spell out gas pricing policy : SC tells government September 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday asked the government to spell out its policy on the pricing of gas as it was told that a committee on gas pricing policy has been set up and will take a call by Sep 30. A bench of Justice T.S.Thakur, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Kurian Joseph sought the government’s […] Read more » Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph Justice T.S. Thakur Spell out gas pricing policy
Consumer Law News SC reserves order to decide fate of 218 coal blocks September 10, 2014 / September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order to decide the fate of 218 coal block allocations held as illegal by it with the Centre advocating their cancellation while allocatees blamed the government for irregularities and demanded setting up of a committee to go into each of the allocation. The Coal Producers Association, Sponge Iron […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha fate of 218 coal blocks Justice Kurian Joseph justices M B Lokur Senior advocates K K Venuogopal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Release undertrial prisoners in jail for half their likely term: SC September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said those undertrial prisoners, who have already spent in jail half the period of the sentence they would have got if convicted for the offences they have been charged with, would now be released. A bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman said judicial […] Read more » 436-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Release undertrial prisoners
Top Law News Hold states’ meet on undertrial prisoners:SC toCentre August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “serious” the issue of undertrials languishing in jails, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to convene a meeting of home secretaries of all the states to find a solution to the problem. “This is a very serious matter. There are over 31,000 Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) undertrial prisoners. This […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Hold states' meet on undertrial prisoners Justice Kurian Joseph justice R F Nariman news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Coal is king and extremely important element of developing India: SC August 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Coal is king and paramount Lord of industry is an old saying in the industrial world, the Supreme Court said while emphasising the importance of the mineral resource regarded by many as black diamond. “Coal is king and paramount Lord of industry is an old saying in the industrial world. Industrial greatness has been built […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha coal is important element of developing India Coal is king Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Allocation of a coal block amounts to largesse: SC August 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today said that allocation of a coal block by the Centre amounts to grant of largesse, rejecting government contention that it is only a first statutory step. “The allocation of coal block by the Central Government results in the selection of beneficiary which entitles the beneficiary to get the prospecting licence or […] Read more » Allocation of a coal block amounts Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC dismisses PIL seeking LoP status to Congress in Lok Sabha August 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking that the Leader of Opposition (LoP) status in Lok Sabha be granted to Congress party, saying it cannot decide political issues filed under the garb of Public Interest Litigation. Refusing to entertain the petition filed by an advocate, a bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph justice R F Nariman news SC dismisses PIL seeking LoP status to Congress Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice to EC on PIL seeking candidates photos on EVMs July 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking to address the problem of namesakes eating into votes of main candidates by inclusion of photograph of the contesting candidates on the EVMs’ balloting unit.A bench of Chief Justice R.M.Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman PIL seeking candidates photos on EVMs SC notice to EC on PIL
Top Law News SC asks CVC to examine dispute over closure reports in 20 cases March 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the CVC to examine 20 cases where there is a dispute within the CBI between investigating officers and the senior officer whether closure report should be filed in them or not. A bench of Justice R.M.Lodha, Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph asked the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) […] Read more » Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha news SC asks CVC to examine dispute over 20 cases Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Land acquisition invalid if compensation not paid to owner, says SC January 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that if compensation for land acquired under the 1894 act has not been paid to the land owner or deposited with a competent court and retained in the treasury, then the acquisition would be deemed to have lapsed and would be covered under the 2013 law […] Read more » 1894 act 1894 Land Acquisition Act Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha Land acquisition news Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 todays news todays top news Top news
