Top Law News CWG dispute: SC allows settlement through arbitration May 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has allowed the arbitration plea of Swiss Timing Limited against Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and also nominated two of its former judges as chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal and second arbitrator for resolving the disputes. A bench of Justice S S Nijjar said Swiss Timing Ltd has already […] Read more » CWG dispute Justice S.S.Nijjar news OC's former Chairman Suresh Kalmadi Supreme Court Swiss Timing Limited todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to hear black money case Feb 19 January 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear Feb 19 a plea by counsel Ram Jethmalani seeking enforcement of the court’s July 4, 2011, order that had directed the setting up of a special investigating team headed by two former judges to monitor a probe into stashing away of black money in tax havens. A […] Read more » counsel Ram Jethmalani Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar news SC to hear black money case Feb 19 todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC tells government to decide on post reservation in AIIMS January 17, 2014 / January 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it was for the central government to decide whether there should be reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in super speciality posts in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as the court declined to revisit its July 2013 judgment. “We clarify (that) it is for the central […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General L. Nageshwar Rao Justice H.L. Dattu justice M Y Eqbal Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice S.S.Nijjar Justice Vikaramajit Sen news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Natural resources are also for future generations: SC September 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Natural resources are also for future generations: SC The Supreme Court Wednesday said the right to life belongs not only to the present generation but also the future generations when it comes to the exploitation of natural resources. “It is not just right to life of present generation but also of the future generations,” said the apex court green bench of Justice A.K. […] Read more » counsel Prashant Bhushan Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikar Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice F.M.I Kalifulla Justice S.S.Nijjar national news news NGO Goa Foundation Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC upholds law on reformist treatment to delinquent minors July 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the Juvenile Justice Act providing for a special reformist approach towards a minor irrespective of the nature of crime committed by him or her, saying that the law aimed to save children in conflict with law from becoming hardened criminals. “The essence of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of […] Read more » author Salil Bali Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Juvenile Justice Act national news news SC upholds law on reformist treatment to delinquent minors todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts’ jurisdiction, says SC September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts’ jurisdiction, says SC In a boost to foreign investors, the Supreme Court Thursday held that if an Indian investor chooses to go for arbitration with a foreign company abroad, the Indian courts will then have no jurisdiction to interfere with such an arbitration award. By its ruling, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia reversed […] Read more » Arbitration Act Bhatia International Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts' jurisdiction international commercial arbitration Justice D.K. Jain Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Venture Global Engineering case
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 Supreme Court notice on Italy’s plea for custody of two marines April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Kerala governments on a petition by the Italian government seeking the custody of its two marines currently in judicial custody for killing two Indian fishermen after mistaking them for pirates. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar issued notices, returnable within two […] Read more » Article 14 Article 21 cargo ship MV Enrica Lexie Chief Master Sergeant Massimilano Latorre Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Sergeant Salvatore Girone Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Videograph court proceedings to ensure accurate reporting: Prashant Bhushan April 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan has told the Supreme Court that to ensure fair and accurate reporting, proceedings of the Supreme Court and of the high courts should be videographed and made publicly available, as is done for parliament. “In order to avoid inaccurate or one-sided reporting” Bhushan told the apex court constitution bench to direct […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar lawyer Prashant Bhushan 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
