Top Law News Jammu and Kashmir: SC refuses to hear fresh petition challenging Article 370 November 26, 2018 / November 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a fresh petition on Article 370, that gives special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Ajay Rastogi asked the petitioner to file an application for impleadment in the pending matters. Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said they will hear […] Read more » Article 370 cji ranjan gogoi justices DY Chandrachud
Top Law News Nine properties including Noida, Greater Noida sealed: Amrapali tells SC October 11, 2018 / October 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ordered the sealing of nine properties of the Amrapali group after its three directors, who are in police custody, said that the documents related to the group’s 46 firms were stored there. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud directed that after the sealing of these properties, its […] Read more » featured justices DY Chandrachud justices uu Lalit
Top Law News Kathua rape case: Supreme Court dismisses plea by accused seeking CBI probe October 5, 2018 / October 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea by an accused in the Kathua gang rape case seeking fresh investigation in the matter. A bench of Justices UU Lalit and DY Chandrachud also dismissed a separate plea filed by two other accused in the case seeking transfer of investigation in the matter to an independent agency. The victim, an […] Read more » Justice UU Lalit justices DY Chandrachud kathua rape case
Top Law News Explore use of advanced technology to give RTI replies to differently-able’ says SC September 30, 2018 / September 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court directed the Centre as well as the stste to explore the use of advanced technology in providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to differently-abled persons. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said such people should have a functional-facility to receive the information as […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud RTI
Top Law News Bhima-Koregaon Case: Supreme Court extends house arrest of five activists, rules out SIT probe September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended the house arrest of five rights activists who were taken into custody by the Pune Police in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case. The plea for an SIT was not entertained, with the accused given the liberty to pursue other appropriate remedies and the top court declined to appoint a SIT […] Read more » Bhima-Koregaon Case CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud
Top Law News Supreme Court lifts ban on entry of women to Sabarimala Temple September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday pronounced its verdict on entry of women into the Sabarimala temple of Kerala. While reading out the verdict, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said, “The practice of barring women in age group of 10-50 to go inside the temple is violative of constitutional […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud justices Indu Malhotra Sabarimala temple
Top Law News Bhima-Koregaon case: Supreme Court To Deliver Verdict on the arrest of five activists today September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will be going to pronounce its verdict on the arrest of five rights activists in Bhima-Koregaon violence case on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five activists. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had reserved the judgment on September 20 after counsel […] Read more » Bhima-Koregaon Case CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud
Top Law News Adultery law verdict: SC Strikes Down Section 497 September 27, 2018 / September 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously declared that Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code which deals with adultery. A bench of CJI Dipak Misra, Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. SC strikes down Section 497. The five-judge Supreme Court bench is unanimous in ruling that Section 497 of the IPC that makes […] Read more » Adultery law CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud justices Indu Malhotra Justices Rohinton Nariman
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects plea challenging appointment of Justice Gogoi as next CJI September 26, 2018 / September 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by advocate RP Luthra seeking to quash the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. The petitioner advocates, R P Luthra and Satyaveer Sharma had relied on the contents of a press conference called by the top four judges including Justice Gogoi earlier […] Read more » chief justices dipak misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud justices Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News SC refuses to ban politicians facing criminal charges, leaves it to Parliament September 26, 2018 / September 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: In a crucial judgement the Supreme Court left the matter of disqualification of politicians carrying criminal charges against them and said it was not within its powers to disqualify politicians facing criminal cases from contesting elections and left it to Parliament to frame an appropriate law. The court also directed the Parliament to make a law to ensure […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra justices DY Chandrachud justices Indu Malhotra justices Rf nariman
Top Law News Aadhaar is Constitutionally valid, Declares Supreme Court September 26, 2018 / September 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Pronouncing its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar scheme and its enabling 2016 law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid. Reading out the first of the three judgements, Justice A K Sikri said that there is sufficient defence mechanism for authentication […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A K Sikri s Justices AM Khanwilkar justices Ashok Bhushan justices DY Chandrachud
Top Law News Arrest of activists: Democratic institutions should be robust enough to accommodate opposition says, SC September 20, 2018 / September 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme court was hearing submissions in connection with the arrest of five activists in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case when the bench emphasised upon a need to have a distinction between dissenting views and subverting law and order. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y.Chandrachud said: “our institutions […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud
