Top Law News Courts must ensure speedy trial in rape cases: SC December 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rape trials must end within two months as stipulated under law, the Supreme Court has said directing trial courts to “strictly adhere” to existing norms while asking them to rule out the possibility of “manoeuvring” through undue long adjournments. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla gave their judgement on December 6, 10 days before the Delhi gang-rape which […] Read more » Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla justices Swatanter Kumar section 309 (power to postpone or adjourn proceedings) of CrPC Section 309 of the CrPC section 376 (rape) sections 376 A to D of the IPC the CrPC
Top Law News Courts must ensure speedy trial in rape cases: Supreme Court December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Before the brutal gang-rape of the medical student in Delhi, the Supreme Court judgement was made in 10 days which has triggered nation-wide protests and calls for fast track courts to adjudicate rape cases. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla gave their judgement on December 6, 10 days before the Delhi […] Read more » adjudicate rape cases brutal gang-rape CrPC for the trial court Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla justices Swatanter Kumar life imprisonment rape cases section 376 (rape) sections 376 A to D of the IPC Supreme Court judgement
Top Law News Yamuna water worsened in 10 years: SC October 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the quality of Yamuna water deteriorating in the last decade despite it’s intervention to clean the river and hundreds of crores spent on the project. “It is unfortunate that huge public fund has been spent without showing any improvement in the quality of water in Yamuna,” a bench […] Read more » Delhi Jal Board to file personal affidavits direct discharge of waste in the river drains discharging industrial effluent treatment plants justices Madan B Lokur justices Swatanter Kumar making the river pollution free municipal waste water directly sewage treatment plants tackling discharge of waste in the river Yamuna water deteriorating Yamuna water worsened Yamuna water worsened in 10 years: SC
Top Law News SC pulls up Centre on Endosulfan use October 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre for not taking a clear stand on banning Endosulfan and appointed an expert committee to submit a report on whether use and manufacture of the pesticide can be stopped forever. “Why does Centre not take a stand on this issue and why it is left for the […] Read more » banning Endosulfan and appointed an expert committee causing health hazards including genetic disorders countrywide ban on sale and production of Endosulfan CPI-M's youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India Director General of Health Services endosulfan Joint Secretary of Plant Protection form Agriculture Ministry justices Madan B Lokur justices Swatanter Kumar Kasaragod district have linked Endosulfan exposure Member Secretary of Centre Pollution Control Board researchers studying children from an isolated village SC pulls up Centre on Endosulfan use
Top Law News Notify fresh guidelines on tiger reserves in a week: SC October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation and indicated that it may modify its July 24 order staying all tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made it clear that the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising critical tiger habitat usage fresh guidelines on tiger conservation guidelines to protect the depleting wild cat population guidelines ultra-vires of the Constitution Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar low-impact tourist visitation National Tiger Conservation Authority Notify fresh guidelines on tiger reserves in a week: SC preserve tiger population tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country tourism infrastructure tourist activities in the core areas of tiger reserves
Top Law News Case against Rahul based on non-existent claims: CBI September 25, 2012 / September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI on Monday told the Supreme Court that the case of alleged illegal confinement of a girl in which Rahul Gandhi’s name was dragged was found to be based on “non-existent” claims. Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval, who placed the status report of a CBI probe in a sealed cover, said the address and names […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval Case against Rahul Case against Rahul based on non-existent claims: CBI case of alleged illegal confinement of a girl in which Rahul Gandhi CBI to register a case against Samrite direction for producing the girl and her parents former Samajwadi Party MLA from Madhya Pradesh Kishore Samrite justices BS Chauhan justices Swatanter Kumar Madhya Pradesh Kishore Samrite MLA challenging Rs 50 lakh fine imposed Rahul Gandhi's name was dragged was found to be based on "non-existent" claims Rahuled on non-existent claims
Top Law News Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that Central and state Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions, the Supreme Court today asked the government to appoint people from judicial background also as its members. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also lifted the stay on appointment of information commissioners. The bench passed the order on a PIL challenging […] Read more » Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC Central Information Commission chief information commissioner Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions judicial background Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar PIL challenging section 12 posts of Information Commissioners are vacant in the CIC Right to Information Act work of the CIC under the RTI Act
Top Law News SC extends ban, hints regulated tourism in tiger areas August 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Extending the ban on tourism in core tiger reserve areas till September 27, the Supreme Court today indicated it was not averse to permit regulated tourist activities, subject to the Centre evolving suitable revised guidelines to protect the depleting wild cat. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar granted four weeks to […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanvat core areas of the tiger reserves core tiger reserve areas critical tiger habitats hints regulated tourism in tiger areas Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar rules of the Wildlife SC extends ban Senior counsel Dushyant Dave Tiger breeding takes place in core areas tourism in tiger areas
Top Law News SC extends ban on tourism in areas of tiger reserves August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the Union government for changing its stand on core areas of tiger reserves being kept out of bounds for tourists. The apex court extended the interim ban on tourism in core areas till August 29. The SC said that because of callous attitude of the authorities in enforcing rules […] Read more » apex court extended the interim ban authorities in enforcing rules Centre's counsel Waseem Ahmed Kadiri core areas of tiger reserves except filling affidavits guidelines for conservation of tiger interim ban on tourism Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar SC extends ban on tourism in areas of tiger reserves tiger reserves