High Profile Cases Not discussing issue of women’s entry into Sabarimala temple: SC February 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday resumed its exercise of framing questions relating to discrimination against women in various religions and made clear that it was not discussing the issue of entry of women of all age groups into Sabarimala temple in Kerala. A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde has been hearing […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan B R Gavai Justice D Y Chandrachud justice R F Nariman Justice Surya Kant Justices R Banumathi L Nageswara Rao M M Shantanagoudar R Subhash Reddy S A Nazeer women's entry into Sabarimala temple
High Profile Cases New roster released by SC to hear works like PILs by CJI S A Bobde. December 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has released a new roster of work saying that PILs would now be heard by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and three other senior most judges of the apex court. In the roster of allocation of work that took effect from November 26, CJI Bobde has kept Public Interest Litigations […] Read more » Arun Mishra Chief Justice of India S A Bobde CJI Bobde has kept Public Interest Litigations Justice Arun Mishra would also deal with land acquisition and requisition matters justice R F Nariman Justices N V Ramana new roster for hearing PILs new roster for PILs new roster relead Supreme Court releases Supreme Court Supreme Court releases new roster
Top Law News Anguished with way judiciary being treated: SC on lawyer’s claim of conspiracy against CJI April 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday expressed anguish over the “systematic attack” on the judiciary and said time has come to tell the rich and powerful of this country that they are “playing with fire” and this must stop. The apex court was hearing claims made by an advocate that there was a larger conspiracy to frame […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi conspiracy against CJI Justice Deepak Gupta justice R F Nariman Ranjan Gogi on allegations of sexual harassment.
Top Law News The Supreme Court sentences lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara to 3 months jail for contempt of Court and suspends term after apology. March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday sentenced lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara to three months in jail for contempt of court and attempting to browbeat judges in a matter related to designation of senior advocates. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran suspended the sentence taking note of the unconditional apology tendered by him as […] Read more » justice R F Nariman Justice Vineet Saran lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses reopening of Sterlite plant, grants Vedanta liberty to approach HC February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday refused to allow reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, which was at the centre of massive protests over pollution concerns, but granted the company liberty to approach the high court. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman allowed Tamil Nadu’s appeal against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) […] Read more » justice R F Nariman Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu'
Public Utilities Top Law News Sabarimala temple case: Kerala govt to SC ‘ban on women unconstitutional’ August 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Kerala government today told the Supreme Court that the custom of barring entry of women between the age group of 10 to 50 years into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala is not permissible under the Constitution. It said that celibate status of deity cannot be a ground for barring entry of women as […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justice Indu Malhotra justice R F Nariman Shri Ramakrishna Paramhans
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC rejects bail plea of juvenile accused in Gurgaon schoolboy killing July 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today rejected a bail plea of a juvenile, accused of killing a seven-year-old boy in a private school in Gurgaon. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Indu Malhotra rejected the plea which sought default bail on the ground that charge sheet was not filed within 60 days. The bench […] Read more » Gurgaon Justice Indu Malhotra justice R F Nariman juvenile killing
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC extends deadline till July 30 for Assam NRC final draft July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today extended its June 30 deadline for publication of the final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) by a month, after the Centre and the state coordinator agreed to publish it within the new time limit. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman considered the report […] Read more » Justice anjan Gogoi justice R F Nariman National Register of Citizens (NRC)
Top Law News No extension of date for updation of NRC in Assam : Supreme Court March 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to extend the May 31 deadline for the ongoing process of publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam in the wake of panchayat elections in the state, saying the polls should not become an impediment. The top court, however, spared the Additional Deputy Commissioner rank officer […] Read more » Assam justice R F Nariman Justice Ranjan Gogoi National Register of Citizens NRC NRC in Assam
Top Law News Contempt against woman lawyer for derogatory remarks : Supreme Court March 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today initiated contempt proceedings against a woman lawyer for using “derogatory remarks against the court” despite warnings. The top court said that despite being warned of her conduct, “she persisted and dared the court to take action against her”. The heated arguments took place when a bench of Justices Adarsh Goel, U […] Read more » Contempt against woman lawyer derogatory remarks featured Justice Adarsh Goel justice R F Nariman Justice U U Lalit Nisha Priya Bhatia Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks NDMC to reconsider its decision to auction Hotel Taj Mansingh January 13, 2017 / January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to reconsider its decision of auctioning the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in wake of the Attorney General and Solicitor General’s opinion not to initiate any such process. The apex court noted the fact that the opinions of both the top law officers against the […] Read more » featured Hotel Taj Mansingh Justice Pinaki Ghose justice R F Nariman NDMC New Delhi Municipal Council Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC rejects Jat quota plea for PG medical and dental courses April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by a group of Jat students seeking benefits of reservation under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in the ongoing process of admission in post-graduate medical and dental courses. “No vested rights could be created under the notification (of March 4, 2014) as it was already held […] Read more » admission in post-graduate medical granting OBC status to Jats Jat quota plea Jat quota plea for PG medical Jat quota plea rejected by SC justice R F Nariman Justice Ranjan Gogoi quota plea for PG dental SC rejects Jat quota plea