Top Law News Selection of successful DJS candidates would remain intact: SC December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the selection of 15 successful candidates of the Delhi Judicial Services examinations held last year would remain and sought response of the Delhi High Court registry on its view that the answer sheets of other examinees be examined again. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant asked […] Read more » Delhi Judicial Services featured Justice Prafulla C. Pant justices Dipak Misra Main Exam of the Delhi Judicial Service successful DJS candidates
High Profile Cases Teesta’s fund embezzlement case: SC extends arrest protection September 13, 2015 / September 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. A bench comprising Justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel said the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel justices A R Dave justices Dipak Misra SC extends arrest protection Teesta's fund embezzlement case
Criminal Law News Rahul Gandhi appears in Maharashtra court in RSS defamation case May 8, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today appeared in a local court in connection with a criminal defamation case against him, notwithstanding the Supreme Court stay on the proceedings in the matter. He presented himself before Magistrate D P Kale in line with the commitment given by his counsel on March 30. The court posted the […] Read more » blaming the RSS for the Mahatma Gandhi's assassination criminal defamation featured Justice P C Pant justices Dipak Misra Magistrate D P Kale Mahatma Gandhi's assassination Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi in RSS defamation case Rahul Handhi appears in Maharashtra court
Top Law News SC seeks govts’ stands on transgenders’ rights October 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court om Monday sought the stands of the Centre and various state governments on a plea for declaring transgenders as citizens with a third category of gender and demanding equal protection and rights for them. A bench of justices KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra also issued notices to four Union ministries – the […] Read more » counsel Indira Sawhney gender and demanding equal protection Health and Family Welfare justices Dipak Misra justices KS Radhakrishnan Lok Adalats for amicable resolution of disputes National Legal Services Authority reservation for transgenders in educational institutions right to contest elections RIGHT TO MARRY right to vote SC seeks govts' stands on transgenders' rights Senior advocate L Nageshwar Rao Social Justice and Empowerment transgenders are deprived of social and cultural participation transgenders are treated as legal non-entity in violation Urban and Rural Development Women and Child Development
Top Law News SC refuses to rely on Chawla natural resources report September 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to rely on a report of a high-level committee, headed by former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, favouring auction as the route for disposal of natural resources, saying the report is yet to be accepted by the government. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia, while delivering […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chawla Committee Report is pending acceptance by the Government Chawla Committee's recommendations Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia disposal of natural resources former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla inappropriate for us to place judicial reliance Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justices D K Jain justices Dipak Misra Justices J.S. Khehar justices Ranjan Gogoi route for disposal of natural resources SC refuses to rely on Chawla natural resources report verdict on the 2G spectrum
Top Law News Auction not the only route for resource allocation:SC September 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Auctions are not the only permissible method for disposal of natural resources across sectors, the Supreme Court Monday said holding that the 2G verdict was confined to allocation of spectrum and is not applicable to other resources. Giving its opinion on the Presidential reference arising out of 2G verdict, a five-judge constitution bench headed by […] Read more » 2G case Auction not the only route for resource allocation:SC Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia constitutional mandate disposal of natural resources across sectors donation or endowment Economic logic establishes that alienation/allocation Justices D K Jain justices Dipak Misra Justices J.S. Khehar justices Ranjan Gogoi matter of charity preferable method Presidential reference arising out of 2G verdict private exploitation revenue maximisation is a priority secondary consideration to developmental considerations ultra-vires the constitutional mandate
Top Law News No recognition of unaided schools at cost of aided ones: SC September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The state is justified in denying recognition to unaided schools if it adversely affects the interests of the government run-aided schools, the Supreme Court has held. “The state spends large amount by way of aid, grant etc for running schools in the aided sector as well as the state-owned schools. ” Indiscriminate grant of recognition […] Read more » Attappady in Palakkad District Betham English Medium School by way of division fall Chapter V of KER grant etc for running schools justices Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan Kerala Education Rules Kerala government's appeal challenging No recognition of unaided schools at cost of aided ones: SC retrenchment of teachers state-owned schools
