Top Law News Plea to raze Games village filed in supreme court November 9, 2011 / November 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea seeking directions to the central and Delhi governments to raze buildings constructed on the flood plains of the Yamuna river for the 2010 Commonwealth Games village. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Plea to raze Games village filed in supreme court
Top Law News Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, supreme court told October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, supreme court told The Supreme Court Monday was told that yoga guru Baba Ramdev suffered the wrath of the central government during his gathering at the Ramlila ground here in June as he raised his voice for the recovery of black money deposited in tax havens abroad. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Give Raj Bala’s autopsy report to her family: Supreme court October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed Delhi Police to give the post-mortem examination report of Raj Bala to her family. The Haryana resident was injured in the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s gathering at Ramlila ground in Delhi in June and died earlier this week after being hospitalised for 114 days. Raj Bala […] Read more » Baba Ramdev Delhi Police Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Raj Bala's autopsy report senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court pulls up three states on vehicle number plates August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued contempt notices to Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh for failing to take steps to introduce digital high-security number plates for vehicles. The court asked them why exemplary cost should not be slapped on them for their default in carrying out the court’s direction. The Supreme court bench of […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court vehicle number plates
Top Law News Government evasive on Ramdev eviction,Supreme court told August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Monday that affidavits filed by the union home secretary and the Delhi Police chief on the June 4 eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila ground here were evasive. Amicus curiae Rajiv Dhawan told an Supreme court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar that the affidavits […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Ramdev eviction Supreme Court
Top Law News Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court August 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court An elected person can be removed by way of a no-confidence motion, which is a part of the democratic process, the Supreme Court has ruled. “Every democratic process is based upon the freedom to elect and the freedom to remove, in accordance with law,” said the apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Madhya Pradesh Bar Council MPBC no-trust motion
Environment Law News Supreme Court panel to decide on endosulphan export August 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked an expert panel appointed by it to explore the possibility of exporting the existing stock of banned pesticide Endosulfan here to other countries. The apex court, which sought answers on various questions related to Endosulfan, also wanted to know from the expert body, how the quantity of the pesticide after […] Read more » Chief Justice SH Kapadia endosulphan export ICMR Indian Council Medical Research justice KS Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on right to education August 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions by private schools challenging the right to education law that mandates them to earmark 25 percent seats for poor students. The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar reserved the verdict after the conclusion […] Read more » 25 percent seats for poor students Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar PPP public-private partnership Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court stops all mining work in Bellary July 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday ordered the suspension of all mining operations in Karnataka’s Bellary region. “Mining (is) suspended with immediate effect till further orders,” said a bench headed by Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia and including Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Aftab Alam. “The greed of a few is making everyone suffer,” the bench […] Read more » Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa illegal mining in Karnataka Justice Aftab Alam Justice Swatanter Kumar Karnataka Lokayukta N. Santosh Hedge mining in Karnataka's Bellary region suspension of all mining operations in Karnataka
Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court notice to poll panel on EVMs July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed the Election Commission to decide on a petiton seeking provisions for instant verification of votes cast through electronic voting machines (EVMs). The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panikar Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the commission to decide within three months on the petition by […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Election Commission EVMs Justice K.S. Panikar Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court Supreme Court notice
Media & Entertainment News Change in government should not hit students: Apex court June 15, 2011 / June 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said that in the event of a change in government, the interest of students must be kept in mind by the new dispensation while reversing any earlier decision on an academic issue. The apex court vacation bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar said a “decision taken administratively and […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar
Top Law News Apex court orders CBI probe in job scheme implementation May 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme in six districts of Orissa. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the CBI to file its […] Read more » apex court CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia job scheme implementation Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MNREGA