Top Law News Uphaar case: SC assures AVUT of early open court hearing March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today assured the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) that it will accord an early open court hearing of its plea seeking review of its 2015 verdict by which real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal were required to serve two-year jail term if they failed to pay Rs […] Read more » AVUT Justice A.R. Dave Justice T.S. Thakur Justice U U Lalit Supreme Court Uphaar tragedy
High Profile Cases Every Institution Has to Evolve in Tune With Times: PM Modi November 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that every institution has to evolve in tune with the times, a statement that was seen as a veiled reference to continuance of the collegium system by the Supreme Court which had struck down the judicial appointments law. He also suggested that rendering free legal aid to poor should […] Read more » continuance of the collegium system by the Supreme Court featured judicial appointments law Justice T.S. Thakur NALSA National Legal Services Authority
Top Law News Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice TS Thakur would succeed Justice HL Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur, the senior-most judge of the apex court, will take over as the CJI after Justice Dattu retires on December 2. His name was recommended to the government by Justice Dattu on Monday, official sources said. After the law […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court turns an auction room July 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today virtually turned an auction room when two real estate firms hiked their bids for the purchase of Sahara Group’s 140-acre land in Gorakhpur with both the parties ready to fork out Rs.150 crore. A competitive bidding took place before a Bench headed by Justice T S Thakur during the hearing on […] Read more » apex court Apex court turns an auction room featured Gorakhpur Real Estate Developers Private Limited Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Public Utilities Top Law News SC gives Sahara 18 months to pay up Rs.36,000 crore June 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment While approving the manner in which Sahara would furnish its bank guarantee, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that the group will have to pay the remaining liability it owes to the market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), within 18 months from the time its chief Subrata Roy is released. Accepting the […] Read more » 000 crore Anil R.Dave featured Justice A.K. Sikri Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News news Sahara Sahara chief Subrata Roy SC gives Sahara 18 months to pay up Rs.36 SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News ‘If govts does its duties, PILs won’t be needed’ March 30, 2015 / March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment If governments discharge their duties responsibly, there would not be any need of public interest litigations, a senior judge of the Supreme Court has said. Justice T S Thakur of the apex court, said this while delivering a lecture here, and held “lacunae in system” responsible for piling cases in the courts. He was addressing […] Read more » governments discharge their duties responsibly If govts does its duties Justice T.S. Thakur PILs won't be needed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Sahara moves SC for extension of facilities to Roy in jail February 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Court on Tuesday expressed concern over how Sahara Group would raise money to secure its chief Subrata Roy’s release, as the group sought extension of facilities inside Tihar jail premises by four to six weeks to enable him negotiate deals with prospective buyers. The apex court expressed concern about the payment of money to be […] Read more » extension of facilities to Roy extension of facilities to Roy in Jail Justice T.S. Thakur Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd SIFCL
Human Rights Merit alone can be ground of admission in medical PG courses: SC January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Merit alone can be the basis of admission in Medical PG courses among candidates of a given category, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The court also set aside section 5(4) of the Kerala Medical Officers’ Admission to Postgraduate Courses under Service Quota Act, 2008 which provided that senior candidates, serving the state government, will […] Read more » admission in medical PG courses Justice R. Banumathi Justice T.S. Thakur Service Quota Act 2008
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC nod to Sahara to proceed with foreign loan transactions January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Sahara Group to go ahead with its proposed transactions for a loan of around US dollar 1,050 million from abroad for raising Rs 10,000 crores to ensure release of Subrata Roy from jail. However, the apex court put conditions including the approval of RBI for the transfer to India […] Read more » FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act foreign loan transactions Justice T.S. Thakur Sahara Sahara India's Aamby Valley Ltd Sahara to proceed with foreign loan transactions
Court, Judiciary & Legal System IPL Scam Hearing: Supreme Court Hints at High-Powered Panel to Decide on Punishment December 10, 2014 / December 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday hinted that a high-powered committee could be set up to decide on the punishment for those who breached the IPL code of conduct, including Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president-in-exile N. Srinivasan. The committee, that could include retired judges, will also look into whether Srinivasan’s role in […] Read more » counsel for Cricket Association of Bihar Nalini Chidambraram Decide on Punishment Gurunath Meiyappan IPL Scam Hearing Justice F.M.I Kalifulla Justice Mudgal Committee Justice T.S. Thakur senior advocate Kapil Sibal Supreme Court Hints at High-Powered Panel
Bar, Bench & Firm News Police aspirants must have impeccable character& integrity: SC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court has held that a person with criminal antecedents should not be allowed to enter the police force, even if he or she is acquitted or discharged. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said, “Persons who are likely to erode the credibility of the police ought not to enter the police […] Read more » justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice T.S. Thakur people in assault and criminal intimidation person with criminal antecedents not fit for police Police aspirants police job on compassionate grounds
Criminal Law News Asaram Can’t be Given Special Treatment: Supreme Court December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no medical urgency to grant bail to self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram Bapu and he cannot be given special treatment, the Supreme Court today said and asked him to undergo medical test at AIIMS.A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur refused to pass any order on how 76-year-old Asaram is to be brought from […] Read more » Asaram Asaram for criminal conspiracy Asaram for rape Justice T.S. Thakur