Top Law News SC grants protection to lawyer Prashant Bhushan against coercive action in a case. May 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday granted protection to activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan from any coercive action in an FIR lodged against him at Rajkot in Gujarat for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of the Hindus. The FIR was lodged by former Army personnel Jaidev Rajnikant Joshi at Rajkot alleging that Bhushan hurt religious sentiments of Hindus by […] Read more » Prashant Bhushan protection to lawyer Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Contempt plea against Prashant Bhushan : Activists move Supreme Court in his support March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ten social activists have come out in support of lawyer Prashant Bhushan in the Supreme Court, contending that the contempt proceedings initiated against him appears to be an assault on freedom of speech and expression. The activists have filed an application to intervene in the contempt plea filed by Attorney General K K Venugopal against […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal interim CBI directo M Nageswara Rao M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notice to lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt plea by AG and Centre February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt pleas by Attorney General K K Venugopal and the Centre for his tweets allegedly criticising the court over the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director. Bhushan was given three weeks to reply. A bench of Justices […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director Prashant Bhushan
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court to examine Shanti Bhushan’s PIL on allocation of cases April 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today decided to examine a PIL filed by former law minister Shanti Bhushan challenging the existing roster practice of allocation of cases by the Chief Justice of India (CJI). A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan sought the assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal and Additional Solicitor General […] Read more » Chelameswar's CJI Dushyant Dave featured Prashant Bhushan Shanti Bhushan Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News PIL in SC over CJI’s administrative authority as of roster April 7, 2018 / April 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior advocate and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan today filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the administrative authority of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as the master of roster and for laying down the principles and procedure to be followed in preparing it for allocation of cases. He filed the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Kurian Joseph law minister M B Lokur PIL Prashant Bhushan Ranjan Gogoi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Reveal source of documents against CBI director: SC September 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has levelled allegations against CBI Director Ranjit Sinha of protecting accused in the 2G case, to reveal the name of the whistleblower from whom he got CBI documents and guest list at the top cop’s residence. A bench headed by Justice H L Dattu asked […] Read more » Advocate Vikash Singh CBI director Ranjit Sinha guest list Justice H.L. Dattu Prashant Bhushan senior advocate K K Venugopal source of documents against CBI director Supreme Court directive whistleblower
Top Law News Prima facie case appears against HP CM: Centre August 7, 2014 / August 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A prima facie case of money laundering appears to be made out against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, the Centre today told the Delhi High Court. The bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini also took note of allegations of receipt of unaccounted money to the tune of nearly Rs 5 crores by the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain Chief Justice G Rohini HP Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh news Prashant Bhushan prima facie case of money laundering todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court warns Kejriwal for skipping hearing April 21, 2014 / April 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today warned former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and three AAP leaders that “coercive process” would be initiated against them if they fail to appear on the next date of hearing in a defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Kumar Sharma posted the matter for hearing May 24 and said: “Ensure that everybody […] Read more » Court warns Kejriwal for skipping hearing former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Manish Sisodia Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Kumar Sharma news Prashant Bhushan Shazia Ilmi todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Centre seeks details from AAP on foreign funding March 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has sought detailed information from the AAP over allegations of receiving foreign funds, saying this was in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Filing an affidavit before a bench of Acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul, the centre said […] Read more » advocates Shanti Bhushan Arvind Kejriwal FCRA Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act news Prashant Bhushan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Government’s Lokpal bill not strong: AAP December 16, 2013 / December 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sunday rejected the Lokpal bill under consideration in parliament, saying it was weak and would not prevent corruption, but work instead to “protect the corrupt”. “This Lokpal bill does not provide for formation of Lokayuktas, there is no provision for whistle blower protection, and it is not free of the […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP Arvind Kejriwal Government's Lokpal bill Lokpal Bill news Prashant Bhushan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC seeks details on power to allocate coal blocks September 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the central government to clarify as to who had the power to allocate coal blocks – the centre or the states – and sought details about a committee that vetted applications for the allocation of blocks. The poser came from a bench of Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Madan B. Lokur […] Read more » advocate M L Sharma Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act 1973 Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha Mines and Minerals Development (Regulation) Act national news news Prashant Bhushan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC asks states about obstacles in police reforms August 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday gave another opportunity to the states to apprise it about the legal hurdles they faced in implementing the police reforms it directed in 2006. “State government are being given seven days to point out difficulties in the implementation of direction given by it in 2006. Article 309 or any other legislation […] Read more » Article 309 Counsel Shekhar Naphade Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda national news news Prashant Bhushan SC asks states about obstacles in police reforms todays news todays top news Top news
