Tag: Justice Madan B. Lokur

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Public awareness key to Lokayukta success, say judges

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The institution of Lokayukta can function effectively only if there is an awareness in public of its role, judges said. “There has to be a proper and broader understanding of the office of Lokayukta” and its “evolving jurisdiction has to be settled by the High Courts and the Supreme Court”, said Justice Manmohan Sarin at […]

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Were allocated coal blocks leaseheld with CIL, SC asks

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The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the government whether coal blocks allocated to the private companies were in the leasehold area of the public sector undertaking Coal India Limited. The court’s query came as it perused the paper placed before it by the government indicating that the coal blocks allocated to the private companies were in […]

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NGO asks SC to cancel all coal block allocations

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The Supreme Court should cancel all the coal blocks allocated to private and public sector companies in a non-transparent and unfair manner and in violation of rules, a petitioner said Thursday. Petitioner NGO Common Cause has sought the cancellation of coal blocks allocated to state-owned companies which had in turn entered into joint venture agreements with the […]

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SC seeks details on power to allocate coal blocks

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The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the central government to clarify as to who had the power to allocate coal blocks – the centre or the states – and sought details about a committee that vetted applications for the allocation of blocks. The poser came from a bench of Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Madan B. Lokur […]

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Courts will protect honest officers’ rights: SC

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There is no reason to fear that the higher courts will not protect the rights of honest officers, the Supreme Court said on Thursday when the government insisted on retaining the power to approve graft probes against public servants. The government claimed that its nod should precede corruption case investigations against officers of the rank of joint secretary […]

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SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers

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Aiming to “bring purity in elections”, the Supreme Court Monday questioned the government on steps it intends to take to bar people charged with heinous crimes or found guilty by a commission of inquiry from becoming lawmakers. “The objective is to bring purity in elections. We have to take care that the process is not […]

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High courts asked to give priority to old cases

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Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Wednesday said that he has asked chief justices of all the high courts to give priority to the old cases pending for years, including those concerning women and children. Chief justices of the high courts have also been asked to provide details on pendency of cases on monthly basis and […]

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SC nod sufficient to probe corrupt officials: CBI

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The CBI Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it did not require the government’s sanction for a corruption probe against public servants in court-monitored cases but the government disagreed with this. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told an apex court bench of Justice RM Lodha, Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph it […]

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SC seeks firm set-up to regulate new drugs’ clinical trials

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The Supreme Court Friday asked the central government to discuss with states all facets of a legal framework to regulate and monitor clinical trials of new drugs by foreign firms across India. A bench of Justice R.M.Lodha and Justice Madan B. Lokur also asked petitioner Swasthya Adhikar Manch, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), NGOs […]

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SC lets tenants stay on in unsafe Mumbai building

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The Supreme Court on Friday permitted some residents of a dilapidated building in Mumbai’s Mazagaon to continue staying in it for next fortnight at their own risk and with no liability to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in case of any accident. A bench of Justice Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice Madan B Lokur […]

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SC refuses to intervene in IPL scandal probe

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The apex court bench of Justice Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice Madan B Lokur asked the petitioner, Mumbai-based law lecturer Sharmila Ghuge, to wait and watch the ongoing investigation while posting the hearing for July 23. Ghuge sought the handing over of investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as multiplicity of investigation could […]

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SC stays Panipat-Jalandhar highway hand-over to NHAI

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The Supreme Court Wednesday suspended the Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to take over 291-km Panipat-Jalandhar highway project as buiders had failed to complete it within the scheduled time. Suspending the operation of the high court order till the hearing of the matter July 23, a […]

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