Top Law News SC grants time to Centre for assessing 18 hydro power projects April 14, 2015 / April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted two more weeks to the Centre for filing “comprehensive” environment and ecological impact report of 18, out of total 24 hydroelectric power projects, to be set up on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, in its order, noted […] Read more » assessing 18 hydro power projects featured hydro power i Justice Dipak Misra Justice U U Lalit National Hydroelectric Power Corporation National Thermal Power Corporation NHPC NTPC SC grants time to Centre Tehri Hydro Development Coporation THDC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News PILs on issue of rape: SC seeks assistance of former ASG March 28, 2015 / March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today sought the assistance of former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising in a batch of petitions on effective implementation of women’s safety norms which came about in the aftermath of the December 16, 2012 gangrape incident. A special social justice bench, comprising justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit, sought the assistance […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising December 16 gangrape issue of rape justice M B Lokur Justice U U Lalit PILs on issue of rape PILs on rape
Criminal Law News Rape Videos on WhatsApp: SC Allows CBI to Take Over Probe From UP Police March 20, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today cleared hurdles coming in the way of CBI investigation into posting of rape videos on WhatsApp, by asking it to take over probe from Uttar Pradesh police relating to an FIR lodged at Sitapur district in which three accused are already out on bail. “We direct that investigation in the FIR […] Read more » Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice U U Lalit Rape videos on WhatsApp SC Allows CBI to Take Over Probe Take Over Probe From UP Police
High Profile Cases SC defers hearing plea for removal of Public Prosecutor in Jaya’s DA case February 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Friday deferred to March 9 the hearing on the plea by DMK leader K Anbazhagan seeking stay on proceedings before the Karnataka High Court on an appeal filed by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa against her conviction in a assets case. “We have not gone through the petition,” a bench […] Read more » bail of Jayalalithaa Chief Justice Dattu DMK leader K Anbazhagan Jaya Lalita in DA case justice M B Lokur Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose Justice R K Agarwal Justice U U Lalit senior advocate KTS Tulsi senior advocate T R Andhyarujina
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC voices concern over rehabilitation of acid attack victims February 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voicing concern over improper rehabilitation of the acid attack victims, Supreme Court today asked the government to apprise it of steps taken to provide free treatment to the survivors of the heinous crime. A social justice bench, comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit, directed the Union Home Secretary to convene a meeting […] Read more » Acid attack victims advocate Aparna Bhat Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice U U Lalit rehabilitation of acid attack victims
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea of Kingfisher Airlines September 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by Kingfisher Airline against being declared as wilful defaulter, saying it has become infructuous as the Grievance Redressal Committee of Union Bank of India has already passed an order. “Your grievance has been, that Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) should not decide the matter but they […] Read more » Justice U U Lalit justices A R Dave plea of Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya
