Top Law News SC seeks UP’s response on riot relief September 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea seeking a CBI probe over a sting suggesting alleged discrimination in giving relief material to the Muzaffarnagar riot victims. The sting also hinted at the alleged interference in the district administration’s response to the violence by some people present in Lucknow. An […] Read more » advocate M L Sharma Allahabad High Court Chief Justice P Sathasivam Chief Justice Sathasivam Justice R.P. Desai Justice Ranjan Gogoi national news news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC told about states’ doublespeak on manual scavenging September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday was told that the states keep denying the existence of manual scavenging but also avail assistance of crores of rupees from the central government for the rehabilitation of those engaged in this work. “Ninety six percent of those engaged in manual scavenging are covered under Article 17 of the constitution (abolition […] Read more » abolition of untouchability appearing Chief Justice P Sathasivam Chief Justice Sathasivam counsel Gopal Subramanium Justice R.P. Desai national news news NGO Safai Karamchari Andolan Solicitor General Paras Kuhad todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Journalists must know their limits: Supreme Court April 27, 2012 / April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it wanted journalists to know their limits in reporting court proceedings even as the central government favoured framing of guidelines for the media, claiming that the right to freedom of speech and expression was for the benefit of people and not the press. Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said that in […] Read more » Article 19(1)(a) Article 21 Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia freedom of speech Journalist journalist limits journalists to know their limits Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Sahara India Real Estate Corp voicing Securities and Exchange Board of India Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea questions reporters’ right to access court proceedings April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the media does not have a fundamental right to access courts and report their proceedings. An apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. Khehar was told by the counsel for NGO Youth for […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia fundamental right Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar NGO NGO's counsel Gopal Shankarnarayan Securities and Exchange Board of India's suo motu proceedings Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Curb reporting on police probes, Supreme Court urged April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan government Thursday pleaded before the Supreme Court for restraining the media from reporting on matters related to police probes in criminal cases for protecting the rights of the accused. The state government told the constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. […] Read more » Article 21 of constitution Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Newspaper society opposes fresh norms on court reporting April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian Newspapers Society (INS) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no need for any “further or fresh guidelines” on regulating media reporting on sub-judice matters and any violation of an accused’s right to free and fair trial by reporting could be addressed through the existing laws. “There may not be a need […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Indian Newspapers Society Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Right to fair trial can’t overshadow freedom of speech April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person’s right to free and fair trial enjoys no primacy over the right to freedom of speech and expression of the media, senior counsel Ram Jethmalani told the Supreme Court Tuesday. Fundamental rights could only be restricted by a legislation passed by parliament and no guidelines by the apex court could shrink them, Jethmalani […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar right to freedom of speech and expression senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Top Law News Gujarat seeks policy on staged shootout probes April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the apex human rights panel on the Gujarat governments plea seeking directions to formulate a uniform policy for setting up an independent agency to probe alleged staged shootouts. The notice was issued to the National Human Rights Commission and all state governments and union […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai National Human Rights Commission probe alleged staged shootouts Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’ on media curbs, Supreme Court urged April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While protecting the rights of an accused to a free and fair trial not prejudiced by media reporting, the Supreme Court should not cross the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ of reasonable restrictions provided in the constitution, a senior counsel contended Wednesday. An apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Lakshman Rekha' on media curbs Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court can’t regulate reporting of cases April 4, 2012 / April 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is not empowered to frame guidelines on media reporting of cases and anyone fearing denial of a fair trial due to news coverage of the proceedings could move a petition to seek preventive relief, a senior lawyer contended Tuesday. Senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan was appearing for the Editors Guild of India. The […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Cannot ban news as it is perishable : Supreme Court March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As Supreme Court Wednesday explored the option of postponing the publication of court proceedings in sensitive matters, including criminal cases, it was told that news was a perishable commodity which lost its value, if banned. “We are not banning but are invoking the doctrine of postponement. It is a question of the timing” of the […] Read more » Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar postponing the publication of court Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Azad was killed in genuine shootout, CBI tells Supreme Court March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that the 2010 gun battle in which Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and freelance journalist H.C. Pandey were killed was genuine. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said this in its final report submitted to the court on its investigation into the killing of Azad and Pandey. […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad Supreme Court