Top Law News Indian judiciary strongest, most robust institution in world: CJI Dipak Misra October 1, 2018 / October 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: As Justice Dipak Misra’s term comes to an end the outgoing Chief Justice on Monday said that Indian judiciary is the “most robust institution” in the world. Our judiciary has been strongest judiciary in the world having capability to handle mind boggling number of cases,” Justice Misra, who will retire as the CJI Tuesday, said while […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured justices Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News CJI-designate Ranjan Gogoi, says he has a plan to tackle pendency of cases in courts September 30, 2018 / September 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: India’s top judge-designate Ranjan Gogoi expressed concern over the pendency of cases in courts, vowing to tackle issues that’re rendering the legal system and it has the potential of making the system irrelevant”. Justices Gogoi said he will reveal a plan to tackle pending cases and asked lawyers to participate in the process. Speaking at a […] Read more » featured justices Ranjan Gogoi
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 adjourns hearing on Rafale fighter jet deal September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing seeking probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K M Joseph put the plea for consideration on October 10. Petitioner M L Sharma told the apex court bench that he wants to file some […] Read more » featured justices km joseph Justices Naveen Sinha justices Ranjan Gogoi Rafale fighter jet deal
High Profile Cases Malegaon blasts case: Supreme Court rejects Lt Col Purohit’s Plea For SIT Probe September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to admit a plea by Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit seeking a court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into his alleged kidnapping illegal detention and brutal torture in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The bench, comprising Justices Naveen Sinha ,Justices Ranjan Gogoi, and K M Joseph, said admission of the […] Read more » featured justices K M Joseph Justices Naveen Sinha justices Ranjan Gogoi Malegaon blasts
Top Law News Goa Land Act: SC dismisses pleas challenging validity of amendments March 29, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The dismissed petitions challenging the validity of amendments made in the 114-year-old Land Acquisition Act to save a portion of a five-star resort in Goa which was earlier ordered to be demolished. “We find no merit in the petitions. We uphold the validity of the amendments made to the Land Acquisition Act,” a […] Read more » 114-year-old Land Acquisition Act justices Ranjan Gogoi Prafulla C Pant Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System DD can share feed of WC matches with pvt cable: SC February 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In good news for lakhs of cricket lovers dependent on cable TV, the Supreme Court today gave a go-ahead to public broadcaster Doordarshan to continue sharing live feed of World Cup cricket matches with private cable operators. The apex court continued its stay on the Delhi High Court verdict that had allowed the plea of […] Read more » Justice Prafulla C. Pant justices Ranjan Gogoi WC matches with pvt cable
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Centre opposes in SC guidelines to regulate its advertisements February 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government on Tuesday opposed in Supreme Court the framing of guidelines on regulating its advertisements, saying this did not fall under the ambit of judicial purview as an elected dispensation was answerable to Parliament. The government also asked as to how would the court decide which of the advertisement has been issued to gain political […] Read more » AG Mukul Rohatgi Justice Pinaki Chandra Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh justices Ranjan Gogoi SC guidelines to regulate its advertisements
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Quota for persons with disabilities : SC seeks DoPT’s response December 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Quota for persons with disabilities : SC seeks DoPT’s response The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on an NGO’s plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for not complying with an earlier order of three per cent quota in jobs to persons with disabilities. The bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and RF Nariman issued show cause notice to the Secretary of the Department of […] Read more » Justice RF Nariman justices Ranjan Gogoi NGO National Federation for Blind Quota for persons with disabilities SC seeks DoPT's response senior advocate SK Rungta
Top Law News Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC commutes killers’ death sentence to life term February 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to three condemned prisoners in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment, holding that the 11-year long delay in deciding their mercy petition had a dehumanising effect on them. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said that the delay […] Read more » AG Perarivlan alias Arivu Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice SK Singh justices Ranjan Gogoi Rajiv Gandhi assassination case T Suthendraraja alias Santhan V Sriharan alias Murugan
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
