Top Law News SC refuses to reschedule West Bengal panchayat polls July 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal Panchayat polls will be held as scheduled between July 11 and 25 as the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected religious sentiment coated postponement pleas, which pointed out that Ramzan clashed with poll schedule and could deprive devout Muslims from casting vote. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and Ranjan Gogoi said it has respect for religious sentiments of […] Read more » Justices A K Patnaik Kalyan Banerjee national news news Ranjan Gogoi SC refuses to reschedule West Bengal panchayat polls Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi todays news todays top news Top news West Bengal Panchayat polls
Top Law News Notify fresh guidelines on tiger reserves in a week: SC October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation and indicated that it may modify its July 24 order staying all tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made it clear that the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising critical tiger habitat usage fresh guidelines on tiger conservation guidelines to protect the depleting wild cat population guidelines ultra-vires of the Constitution Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar low-impact tourist visitation National Tiger Conservation Authority Notify fresh guidelines on tiger reserves in a week: SC preserve tiger population tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country tourism infrastructure tourist activities in the core areas of tiger reserves
Top Law News SC notice to J-K govt on bonded labour row October 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the Jammu and Kashmir government’s response on a petition alleging prevalence of bonded labour camps in the state’s brick kilns. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and H L Gokhale issued notice to the state on the petition filed by social activist Swami Agnivesh, on behalf of a woman […] Read more » allegedly subjected to repeated rapes bonded labour camps in the state's brick kilns illegal confinement J-K govt on bonded labour row Jammu and Kashmir government's response Justices A K Patnaik justices H L Gokhale kiln contractor under RS Pura sub division in Jammu Manoj Chauhan petition alleging prevalence of bonded labour SC notice to J-K govt on bonded labour row social activist Swami Agnivesh Sunderbani in Rajouri district woman worker who was allegedly subjected to repeated rapes
Top Law News SC grants bail to Nupur but has to be in jail for 7 more days September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dentist Nupur Talwar, who has been in jail for over four months in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, was today granted bail by the Supreme Courtwhich directed her to be released by September 25. In view of ongoing trial in which the CBI is examining the witnesses, a […] Read more » Aarushi Aarushi murder case Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom Aarushi’s murder case Allahabad High Court Justices A K Patnaik Justices J.S. Khehar Nupur Talwar Nupur's bail plea rejected Rajesh Talwar co-acused in the case SC grants bail to Nupur but has to be in jail for 7 more days Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra Supreme Court grants bail to Nupur Talwar but has to be in jail for 7 more days Talwar's residence in Jalvayu Vihar twin murder case
Top Law News Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that Central and state Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions, the Supreme Court today asked the government to appoint people from judicial background also as its members. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also lifted the stay on appointment of information commissioners. The bench passed the order on a PIL challenging […] Read more » Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC Central Information Commission chief information commissioner Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions judicial background Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar PIL challenging section 12 posts of Information Commissioners are vacant in the CIC Right to Information Act work of the CIC under the RTI Act
Top Law News SC extends ban, hints regulated tourism in tiger areas August 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Extending the ban on tourism in core tiger reserve areas till September 27, the Supreme Court today indicated it was not averse to permit regulated tourist activities, subject to the Centre evolving suitable revised guidelines to protect the depleting wild cat. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar granted four weeks to […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanvat core areas of the tiger reserves core tiger reserve areas critical tiger habitats hints regulated tourism in tiger areas Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar rules of the Wildlife SC extends ban Senior counsel Dushyant Dave Tiger breeding takes place in core areas tourism in tiger areas
Top Law News SC extends ban on tourism in areas of tiger reserves August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the Union government for changing its stand on core areas of tiger reserves being kept out of bounds for tourists. The apex court extended the interim ban on tourism in core areas till August 29. The SC said that because of callous attitude of the authorities in enforcing rules […] Read more » apex court extended the interim ban authorities in enforcing rules Centre's counsel Waseem Ahmed Kadiri core areas of tiger reserves except filling affidavits guidelines for conservation of tiger interim ban on tourism Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar SC extends ban on tourism in areas of tiger reserves tiger reserves
Top Law News SC: Minor variations in prosecution’s story irrelevant July 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that minor variations in prosecution’s story cannot entitle the accused to acquittal, the Supreme Court(SC) has upheld the life term awarded to eight West Bengal natives for strangulating a man and chopping his body into pieces for not meeting their extortion demand. A bench of SC comprises of Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar […] Read more » apex court identification parade Justice Swatanter Kumar Justices A K Patnaik SC SC decision on variations in prosecution's story Supreme Court