Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News No SC relief for ‘slander’ lawyer in BBC rape documentary April 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No SC relief for ‘slander’ lawyer in BBC rape documentary The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea by a Delhi lawyer, accused of making derogatory remarks against women in a BBC rape documentary on the December 16 gangrape, to let him “settle” the matter with the women lawyers who want him barred from the court premises. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda […] Read more » ‘slander’ lawyer in BBC rape documentary advocate M L Sharma BBC rape documentary December 16 gangrape featured Justice C Nagappan Justice V. Gopala Gowda No SC relief for ‘slander’ lawyer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers get parking space for 300 vehicles near SC January 19, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parking woes of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court will soon be a thing of the past as the India Trade Promotion Organisation’s (ITPO) has provided them parking space across the road to accommodate almost 300 vehicles. A bench headed by Justice V Gopala Gowda took note of the submission that the ITPO has provided […] Read more » Justice V. Gopala Gowda Lawyers get parking space Parking woes of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court PIL filed by Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar
Top Law News Ishrat Jahan case: SC reserves order on Amin’s bail plea November 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Gujarat cadre IPS office Narendra Kumar Amin who is in jail for his alleged involvement in Ishrat Jahan and other staged shootout cases. A bench of Justice V. Gopala Gowda and Justice C. Nagappan reserved order on plea of Amin contending that he […] Read more » Justice C Nagappan Justice V. Gopala Gowda Senior counsel Huzefa Ahmedi Senior counsel Ram Jathamalani
Consumer Law News SC sets aside order of punitive damages against General Motors October 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside order directing multinational automobile firm General Motors to pay punitive damages of Rs 25 lakh for selling Chevrolet Forester car to consumers by claiming it to be an SUV. The apex court held that although the company had resorted to unfair trade practice it is not enough for imposing […] Read more » Chevrolet Forester car General Motors Justice A.K.Goel Justice V. Gopala Gowda National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC punitive damages The National Commission
Top Law News SC seeks from Centre files on cancer drugs licence August 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Tuesday the Supreme Court directed the Centre’s competent authority to place before it the file relating to licences given for the administration of two vaccines for cervical cancer prevention. The apex court also directed the Centre to place before it the report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare which has dealt […] Read more » cancer drugs licence Justice Dipak Misra Justice V. Gopala Gowda news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC seeks states’ response on trials of influential people November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the states to respond to a plea seeking fast track investigation and trial in cases involving influential people, including politicians, which otherwise keep on dragging for decades. The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice V. Gopala Gowda issued notice on the plea by Virendra Kumar Ohri, who […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice V. Gopala Gowda Lalu Yadav Shibu Soren speedy investigation and trial in cases involving influential people states' response on trials of influential people trials of influential people
Consumer Law News Anuradha case would change medical negligence compensation’ November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, awarding Rs.6,08,00,550 as compensation to in a case of medical negligence that resulted in the death of his wife would change the way compensation in such cases is decided in India, Indian American Kunal Saha said Friday. The apex court ordered the Kolkata-based Advance Medicare Research Institute (AMRI) to pay […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice V. Gopala Gowda medical negligence compensation
Family Law News Top Law News SC awards Rs.5.96 crore medical negligence compensation October 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday awarded Rs.5.96 crore compensation to Kunal Saha, a doctor, which it ordered the Kolkata based AMRI Hospital to pay for medical negligence resulting in the death of his wife Anuradha Saha in 1988. The apex court judge Justice V. Gopala Gowda passed the order on an appeal by Saha, who had […] Read more » Justice V. Gopala Gowda medical negligence compensation
Top Law News Needless security to Asaram, observes SC September 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Asaram Bapu was on Monday sent to 14 days’ judicial custody in Rajasthan. The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the government for unnecessarily providing heavy security to spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl. “We are seeing on TV hordes of security around one accused,” the bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi […] Read more » accused of sexually assaulting minor girl Asaram Bapu Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda national news Needless security to Asaram news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Balance public interest, right to privacy, Tata tells SC August 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata Wednesday appeared in the Supreme Court and said that while ordering electronic surveillance on citizens allegedly under cloud, the government must strike a balance between public interest and the right to privacy. “The government has to balance two pivotal dimensions – public interest and privacy of the citizens” while […] Read more » Balance public interest Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda national news news Niira Radia Official Secrets Act Right to privacy Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on the use of beacon lights and sirens August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea seeking stripping “high dignitaries”, other than constitutional authorities, of beacon lights and sirens that they have on their vehicles as a status symbol and use to their advantage while travelling The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea seeking stripping “high dignitaries”, other […] Read more » Justice GS Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda stripping "high dignitaries top news of beacon lights and sirens use of beacon lights and sirens verdict on the use of beacon lights and sirens
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC asks why agencies sat over Radia tapes August 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday wondered why the agencies that knew about instances of illegalities that surfaced in former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s tapped phone calls in 2009 did not act for four years. The court’s observation came as it perused the files of the Income Tax Department relating to Radia tapes that gave details of […] Read more » counsel Prashant Bhushan CPIL Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda national news news Niira Radia SC asks why agencies sat over Radia tapes todays news todays top news Top news
