High Profile Cases Triple talaq: SC allows Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed former union minister Salman Khurshid to assist it as an amicus curiae in hearing of a batch of pleas challenging constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul also permitted […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court allows Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae triple talaq
Top Law News MP HC summons top govt official on May 15 May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court has summoned a top state government official to explain what steps he has taken to rectify a purportedly wrongly-translated Hindi list of dalits and tribals, negating their quota benefits. A bench of justices S K Seth and H P Singh ordered the state’s General Administration Department’s secretary yesterday to appear […] Read more » Court featured government official Law Legal News MP high court
Top Law News SC seeks govt’s response on plea for upward revision of MSP May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond to suggestions, including upward revision of minimum support price (MSP) for foodgrains, given by an NGO to ameliorate the plight of farmers, who were committing suicide. “P S Narsimha, Additional Solicitor General, seeks some time, so as to enable him to analyse the documents placed on […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for upward revision of MSP Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Karnan issues NBWs against 7 SC judges, including CJI May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan today ordered issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of the Supreme Court, including the CJI, for not being represented before him, even as the Attorney General said he was not sure whether the “gentleman” would undergo medical tests as ordered by the apex court. Justice Karnan, […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Law Legal News non-bailable warrants Supreme Court
Top Law News Rohatgi leaves for Geneva to attend UN human rights meet May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi would project India’s record on human rights protection at a global conference of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The top law officer, who left for Geneva tonight, said he will represent the country and “put forth India’s record of protection of human rights in front of group of […] Read more » Court featured Geneva Law Legal News Mukul Rohatgi Rohatgi leaves for Geneva UN human rights meet United Nations Human Rights Council
Top Law News SC asks Essar to pay Rs 1038.27 cr to Guj Govt as power duty May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeals of Essar Steel and Essar Power and upheld the Gujarat High Court’s order holding them liable to pay Rs 1038.27 crore towards electricity duty to the state government. “We are dismissing the appeals,” a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. Essar has been seeking […] Read more » Court Essar featured Gujarat government Law Legal News power duty Supreme Court
Top Law News Ensure that schools don’t sell books, uniforms, Delhi HC tells CBSE May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to ensure that the schools affiliated to it must not indulge in commercial activities, such as selling books and uniforms, inside their campuses. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhothra also noted that the CBSE has recently […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Court Delhi High Court Ensure that schools don't sell booksand uniforms featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Man shows remorse, jailed to period undergone behind bars May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today took a lenient view in a case of stabbing by sentencing a young accused to seven months in jail, a term he has already undergone, for stabbing two persons, as the victims too did not seek any further action against him. The court also considered the remorseful attitude of the 20-year […] Read more » Court featured jailed to period undergone behind bars Law Legal News Man shows remorse
Top Law News No bribe charge made out against sacked cop: Court May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today declined to take up a case against a sacked policeman, accused of hitting a woman with a brick in 2015 after she refused to bribe him, saying no offence of demanding illegal gratification was made out against him. Special Judge Hemani Malhotra said the evidence prima facie showed that no offence […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News No bribe charge made out against sacked cop Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News Right to refuse medical treatment: Govt to take call, says SC May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “sensitive” the issue of right to have a ‘living will’ to refuse life support in the last days of an ailing person, the Supreme Court today said the issue should be decided by the government. The apex court declined to give any direction on the issue and said it was for the government […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News Right to refuse medical treatment Supreme Court
Top Law News Niti Aayog for ‘judicial performance index’ to check pendency May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Niti Aayog has suggested introduction of a ‘judicial performance index’ to check delay in trial and address the issue of pendency of cases. Asserting that corruption cases get held up in the judicial system inordinately, the policy think-tank has also recommended putting a time-limit for processing them. In its draft three-year action agenda (for […] Read more » 'judicial performance index corruption cases Court featured Law Legal News NITI Aayog pendency of cases
Top Law News Gujarat HC asks Kodnani if her plea to summon witnesses is necessary May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today asked former state minister Maya Kodnani to explain if her plea for summoning additional witnesses, including BJP president Amit Shah, in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case is necessary. Kodnani was convicted by the trial court in the Naroda Patiya case relating to massacre of 96 persons during the 2002 […] Read more » Amit Shah BJP Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Maya Kodnani Naroda Patiya riot case
