Top Law News Plea in SC for gender-equal bench to hear Sabarimala matter October 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh plea was today moved in the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a constitution bench with half of the bench being women judges or a special jury with eminent personalities to hear the case relating to women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The plea, filed by S Parameswaran Nampoothiri who is […] Read more » Court featured gender-equal bench Law Legal News plea Sabarimala matter Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear UP govt plea against order to demolish parking lot near Taj October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the Uttar Pradesh government’s restoration plea against its order to demolish a multi-level car parking facility being built within a kilometre of the Taj Mahal on October 27. The apex court had yesterday ordered demolition of the parking lot, being constructed near the eastern gate of the 17th […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court Taj Mahal UP governmennt
Top Law News Plea in SC to protect Election Commissioners from removal October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking constitutional protection to Election Commissioners (ECs) by bringing their removal procedure on par with that of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The PIL has also sought direction to the Centre to provide an independent secretariat to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and declare its […] Read more » Court Election Commission of India election commissioners featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea by Congress party on Gujarat polls October 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear this month end a plea by the Congress party seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to frame guidelines for counting of votes through VVPAT machines in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly poll and other elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M […] Read more » Congress Court Election Commission Election Commission of India featured Gujarat polls Law Legal News plea Supreme Court VVPAT machines
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses Jagdish Tytler’s plea in corruption case October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed the pleas of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and controversial businessman Abhishek Verma challenging framing of charges against them in a corruption case. Tytler and Verma were put on trial by a city court in the case for allegedly using a forged letter addressed to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […] Read more » corruption case Court Delhi High Court featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News plea
Top Law News 1989 Bhagalpur riots: SC to hear plea on acquittal of accused October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine an appeal of the Bihar government against the acquittal of Kameshwar Prasad Yadav in the 1989 Bhagalpur communal riots in which over 1,000 people had lost their lives. Yadav was acquitted by the Patna High Court in June this year in a case related to the killing of […] Read more » 1989 Bhagalpur riots Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC appoints amicus on a plea seeking re-probe of Gandhi murder October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked some searching questions on a plea seeking reopening of the investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. After a brief hearing, a bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao appointed senior advocate and former additional solicitor general Amrender Sharan as amicus curiae to assist the court in […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court appoints amicus for re-probe of Gandhi murder
High Profile Cases Fresh plea in SC favouring deportation of illegal Rohingyas September 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court favouring the Centre’s stand to identify and deport to Mayanmar around 40,000 illegal Rohingya Muslims staying here. The plea may be heard along with the PIL filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees challenging deportation, which is likely to come up for hearing on October 3. […] Read more » Court deportation of illegal Rohingyas featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for banning Blue Whale game September 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea of a 73-year-old man from Tamil Nadu seeking a ban on the Blue Whale challenge game linked to deaths of several children worldwide. The apex court also sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in the matter. A bench of Chief Justice […] Read more » Blue Whale game Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt replies on plea to bring schools under state September 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The high court today sought responses from the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea seeking implementation of an NCERT-panel recommendation to bring all public-funded schools under the city government for betterment of education. The court also asked local bodies like the municipal corporations, the Delhi Cantonment Board and the NDMC to examine the […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News NCERT plea
Top Law News SC to hear plea challenging decision to deport Rohingyas September 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday a plea challenging the decision to deport illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants back to Myanmar, on various grounds including that it violated international human rights conventions. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions of lawyer […] Read more » Court featured gfeatured Law Legal News leggal news plea Rohingyas Supreme Court
Top Law News No ‘name calling’ in Sunanda Pushkar case: Delhi HC August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked a TV channel and the kin of Sunanda Pushkar not to indulge in “name calling” in connection with her death case but said there could be a possibility of some posturing from both sides. The court was hearing Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s plea seeking to restrain journalist Arnab Goswami […] Read more » Arnab Goswami Congress Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea Republic tv Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar case
