Top Law News SC slams government for double-speak on coal blocks September 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government once again was rapped by the Supreme Court Tuesday for not giving details about each coal block it had allotted since 1995, saying its latest affidavit was completely opposite of what was said earlier. “This affidavit is completely opposite to what you have told the court,” the apex court bench of Justice R.M. […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. CMPDIL counsel K.K. Venugopal Justice Madan B. Lokur and J Justice R.M. Lodha national news news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news ustice Kurian Joseph
Top Law News Were allocated coal blocks leaseheld with CIL, SC asks September 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 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 […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Coal India Limited counsel Pranav Sachdeva Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NGO asks SC to cancel all coal block allocations September 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 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 […] Read more » cancel all coal block allocations Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act counsel Prashant Bhushan Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha Mines and Minerals Development (Regulation) Act national news news NGO Common Cause todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC seeks details on power to allocate coal blocks September 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 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 […] Read more » advocate M L Sharma Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act 1973 Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha Mines and Minerals Development (Regulation) Act national news news Prashant Bhushan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Centre gets two weeks to provide CBI coal files August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday gave the central government two weeks’ time to make available all files, documents and information sought by the CBI which is investigating allegations of irregularities in the allocation of coal-blocks from 1993 to 2009. The apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha said the two-week period will commence from the […] Read more » CBI coal files Justice R.M. Lodha national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers 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 […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Paras Kuhad bring purity in elections criminal lawmakers Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha SC asks centre to check criminal lawmakers steps to check criminal lawmakers
Top Law News PIL seeking quashing of CIL disinvestment dismissed August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a PIL seeking quashing of 10 percent disinvestment of Coal India Limited in 2010 as the non-disclosure of actual coal reserves of 124 billion tonnes caused a loss of Rs.1.7 lakh crore to the exchequer. Dismissing the petition by one Ehsan Khalid, the apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha national news news PIL seeking CIL disinvestment PIL seeking quashing of CIL disinvestment PILfor CIL disinvestment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC seeks firm set-up to regulate new drugs’ clinical trials July 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 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 […] Read more » Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC SC seeks firm set-up to regulate new drugs' clinical trials Swasthya Adhikar Manch todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC poser on government nod preceding graft probes July 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the central government why its sanction was necessary for the investigation of its officials by the CBI in corruption cases being monitored by the court. An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha sought the government’s response in respect of the court-monitored corruption cases as it (government) strongly resisted […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Justice R.M. Lodha national news news SC poser on government nod preceding graft probes Special Police Establishment Act todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Coalgate scam: CBI, Centre at loggerheads over probe findings March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in the Supreme court of India the CBI and the Centre were at loggerheads on the coalgate scam with the agency pointing out irregularities in the coal block allocation during UPA-I tenure and the Government vehemently refuting the allegations. In a status report filed by CBI in the scam, the agency said that the […] Read more » Cabinet Secretary T. S. R. Subramanian CBI in the scam CBI probe Civil society coal blocks allocation Coalgate scam Government vehemently Justice R.M. Lodha Mines and Minerals Act Supreme Court UPA-I tenure
Top Law News SC directs IAF to reinstate 14 SSC women officers February 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian Air Force has been directed by the Supreme Court to reinstate its 14 women officers who retired after their short-service commission tenure and sought permanent commission like their male counterparts. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha passed the order on a plea filed by the 14 officers seeking direction to the government […] Read more » 14 women Delhi High Court grant permanent commission IAF policy IAF to reinstate Indian Air Force Justice R.M. Lodha permanent commission Short Service Commission women officer Supreme Court of India women officer
Corporate Law News Interest of small traders should not be affected by FDI January 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court told that interest of small retail traders should not be affected due to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector and sought response from the Centre on how it intends to safeguard their interests. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha asked the Centre to file its response within three weeks. “What checks […] Read more » foreign direct investment (FDI) Justice R.M. Lodha PIL public interest litigation Retail Sector Supreme Court
