Corporate Law News Plea on manual scavenging: Can’t compel anyone to file their replies : SC March 24, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it cannot compel states to file their replies on the issue of manual scavenging, and said it will proceed with the hearing on the plea related to it. A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian listed the matter for further […] Read more » Plea on manual scavenging Plea on manual scavenging: Can't compel anyone to file their replies SC
Top Law News SC allows Centre to go ahead with foundation stone-laying ceremony for Central Vista project December 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to go ahead with the proposed foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Central Vista project after the government assured it that no construction or demolition work would commence till the apex court decides the pending pleas on the issue. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by […] Read more » Central Vista project SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court grants time till Sept 6 to CBI to complete probe in accident case involving Unnao rape survivor August 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday granted to the CBI time till September 6 to complete the investigation into the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer were critically injured and two of her aunts killed. The apex court, which had earlier given two weeks to the CBI to complete the probe, extended […] Read more » 'CCTV footage matches victim's friend's description' CBI SC Unnao rape survivor
Top Law News 1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar’s appeal January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s appeal against his conviction in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S K Kaul also issued notice on Kumar’s bail plea Kumar, 73, surrendered before a trial court […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots CBI Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice S K Kaul justices Ashok Bhushan Sajjan Kumar SC
Top Law News PIL in SC against govt’s move to authorise 10 agencies to intercept, monitor any computer December 25, 2018 / December 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recent Ministry of Home Affairs order authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor, decrypt “any information” on computers. The petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma seeks quashing of the government’s December 20 notification. The petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma seeks to […] Read more » featured SC
Top Law News Bihar police says ex-minister Manju Verma untraceable; SC expresses shock November 13, 2018 / November 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it was “quite shocked” that the Bihar police was unable to trace and arrest former state minister Manju Verma, who had stepped down from the cabinet in the wake of the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal, in a case related to alleged recovery of illegal ammunition from her. A bench […] Read more » Bihar police ex-minister Manju Verma Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal SC
Top Law News Supreme Court gets 4 new judges November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were Friday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 28. The swearing in ceremony started at 10:30 am in court number 1 of the apex court and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to […] Read more » 4 new judges Justices Hemant Gupta M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi R Subhash Reddy SC
Top Law News Will appoint Lokayukta within three months: Nagaland tells SC November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Nagaland government on Wednesday gave an undertaking before the Supreme Court that it would appoint the state Lokayukta within three months. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which was hearing a PIL seeking appointment of an anti-graft ombudsman in every state, took note of the affidavit of the Nagaland chief secretary […] Read more » Lokayukta Nagaland SC U U Lalit and K M Joseph
Top Law News Koregaon-Bhima case: SC refuses to interfere with arrests of five activists September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by the Maharashtra Police in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT to probe their arrest. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in a 2:1 verdict, refused the plea seeking the immediate […] Read more » arrests of five activists featured Koregaon-Bhima case SC
Top Law News PIL in SC challenging Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir September 22, 2018 / September 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws concerning the state. The plea has said the special provision was “temporary” in nature at the time of framing of […] Read more » Article 370 featured PIL SC special status to Jammu and Kashmir
Top Law News SC extends house arrest of rights activists till Sep 19 September 18, 2018 / September 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that it will examine two days later whether there is material supporting the arrest of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra extended till September 19 the house arrest of the five rights activists–Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, […] Read more » 'house arrest' featured rights activists SC
Top Law News Kerala church scandal: SC to hear tomorrow anticipatory bail plea of priest July 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the anticipatory bail plea of Father Soni Abraham Varghese in connection with the sex scandal case involving four clergymen attached to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to hear […] Read more » anticipatory bail plea Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud Kerala church scandal Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala SC Soni Abraham Varghese
