High Profile Cases Top Law News MP political crisis: SC suggests Speaker interact with rebel MLAs via video link. March 20, 2020 / March 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker N P Prajapati should interact with the rebel Congress MLAs through video link or the court can appoint an observer to allay the fear that the legislators are in captivity. However, the Speaker refused to accept the top court’s proposal. A bench comprising Justices […] Read more » Chief Minister Kamal Nath Governor Lalji Tandon Justice Hemant Gupta justices D Y Chandrachud Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker N P Prajapati MP political crisis Senior advocate A M Singhvi
High Profile Cases Disciplinary Action Against Employee For Conviction In Criminal Case Not Barred Due To Suspension Of Sentence : Supreme Court February 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has reiterated that disciplinary action against an employee for conviction in a criminal case is not barred due to the suspension of sentence. On this premise, a division bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta set aside a judgment passed by a division bench of Gujarat High Court which restrained the Life […] Read more » Disciplinary Action Against Employee For Conviction Disciplinary Action Against Employee For Conviction In Criminal Case Not Barred Due To Suspension Of Sentence Justice Hemant Gupta justices D Y Chandrachud
Top Law News SC to hear plea challenging constitutional validity of Article 370 in April November 17, 2018 / November 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on a plea challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution till April 2019, following a request by the state and the Centre. The Centre had asked for the adjournment saying the current situation is very sensitive in the state. Supreme Court bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M […] Read more » Article 370 featured justices D Y Chandrachud justices M R Shah
Top Law News J&K Govt Approaches SC in new DGP’s appointment September 8, 2018 / September 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir government approached the Supreme Court after violating the Supreme Court guidelines that restricts States from appointing acting and interim police chiefs. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submission of the state government that in view of the upcoming panchayat polls […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices D Y Chandrachud Supreme Court
Top Law News UIDAI’s proposal to hire social media agency is against its submissions, says Supreme Court September 8, 2018 / September 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said the proposal of the Unique Identification Authority of India to hire an agency to monitor various social media platforms and monitor such platforms was contrary to its earlier submissions. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices D Y Chandrachud UIDAI
Top Law News Supreme Court, gave states one week’s time to show exercise To Prevent Mob Lynching September 7, 2018 / September 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday gave states one week’s time to give a report on what steps they have taken to prevent mob lynching. Only nine states have replied to the Supreme Court so far, the top court warned the remaining states that their respective Home Secretaries will be summoned if they fail to file the report within the […] Read more » A M Khawilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured justices D Y Chandrachud Mob Lynching
Top Law News Supreme Court dismissed, plea seeking ban the on the book ‘Meesha’said Craftsmanship of writer deserves to be respected September 6, 2018 / September 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A SC Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra expounded that,”Craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected, seeking to ban the book ‘Meesha’ for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in derogatory light, saying the Top court said craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected”. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar […] Read more » book 'Meesha' Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices D Y Chandrachud
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC rejects plea for minimum punishment, of two years for electoral offences August 28, 2018 / August 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to entertain plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offences by candidates and political parties. The bench refused to entertain a PIL filed by advocate that sought to make electoral offences cognisable. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that sought to make electoral offences […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices D Y Chandrachud Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear PIL for making ‘Yoga’ compulsory for students October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court would next week hear a plea seeking framing of a ‘National Yoga Policy’ and making ‘Yoga’ compulsory for students of Class I-VIII across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao has agreed to hear on November 7 the PIL that […] Read more » 'Yoga' compulsory for students Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Justice L Nageswara Rao justices D Y Chandrachud PIL SC yoga
Top Law News HC slams Mumbai Police for arresting cartoonist for sedition September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today slammed Mumbai Police for arresting cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on “frivolous” grounds and “without application of mind”, saying its action breached his freedom of speech and expression. “How can you (police) arrest people on frivolous grounds? You arrest a cartoonist and breach his liberty of freedom of speech and expression,” a […] Read more » applied against the young cartoonist Aseem Trivedi frivolous government wanted protection from the citizens HC slams Mumbai Police for arresting cartoonist for sedition high court granted him bail amid mounting public outrage justices Amjad Sayyed justices D Y Chandrachud Kanpur-based cartoonist Mumbai Police for arresting cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Mumbai Police for arresting cartoonist for sedition person's liberties guaranteed to him in a civil society PIL filed by lawyer Sanskar Marathe Sanskar Marathe claiming Trivedi's arrest was illegal Trivedi's arrest was prima facie arbitrary
