High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme court prohibited NOTA in Upper House Election August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said that the option of none of the above (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the NOTA option was meant only for direct elections and not polls held by the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar NOTA Rajya Sabha elections Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News AG informs SC as Centre withdraws social media hub policy August 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Centre today told the Supreme Court it will undertake a complete review of its social media policy and has withdrawn its notification proposing a social media hub, which some alleged could become a tool to monitor online activity of citizens. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission of Attorney […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar Request For Proposal (RFP) TMC MLA Mahua Moitra
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to deposit Rs 200 crore by May 10 March 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the embattled realty firm Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) to deposit Rs 200 crore in two installments by May 10. The bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the real-estate major to deposit Rs 100 crore by April 6 and the rest by May 10. The bench, comprising justices A […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court seeks details of unencumbered assets of Unitech Ltd March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought details of all unencumbered assets of embattled real estate major Unitech Limited and said that they would be auctioned to refund money to home buyers. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also imposed a cost of Rs 25 lakh on J M Financial Asset Reconstruction Company, which had […] Read more » embattled real estate major Unitech Limited featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar unencumbered assets unencumbered assets of embattled real estate major Unitech Limited Unitech Limited
High Profile Cases Bilkis gangrape: SC for Gujarat’s reply on compensation January 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea demanding exemplary compensation for Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped during the 2002 riots in Gujarat, today led the Supreme Court to seek the response of the state government. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the Gujarat government seeking its reply […] Read more » 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case Bilkis gangrape Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar
Top Law News SC dismisses plea questioning custody of Mysuru Golden Throne August 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which questioned the custody of the golden throne and the golden howdah that is housed in the Mysuru Palace and are used during Dusshera by the royal family. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur asked the petitioner P V Nanjaraja Urs to approach the Karnataka […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur custody of Mysuru Golden Throne Department of Kannada and Culture featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar Mysuru Golden Throne petitioner P V Nanjaraja SC
Intellectual Property News HC raps Maha for delaying land acquisition April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Government has been rapped by the Bombay High court for failing to come up with an action plan to identify and acquire land across the state for dumping and processing solid waste. A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A P Bhangale was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking implementation of the Municipal […] Read more » A P Bhangale Bombay High Court corporations of Nagpur corporations of Nashik corporations of Navi Mumbai corporations of Pune corporations of Vasai Virar Justices A M Khanwilkar Maharashtra government Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Top Law News HC upholds termination of a cop who refused training October 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Police department to terminate the services of a policeman who had refused to undergo training. Vijay Pawar had been discharged from service on the ground that he had not undergone police training. Pawar moved the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal against his termination, […] Read more » exercise of Writ Jurisdiction HC upholds termination of a cop who refused training Hearing Pawar's plea Justices A M Khanwilkar Justices P D Kode Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal against his termination Maharashtra Police department Pawar moved the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal petitioner cannot claim right to be continued in service petitioner to undergo the police training police administration policeman who had refused to undergo training termination of a cop who refused training Vijay Pawar