Human Rights Top Law News SC to examine plea seeking reservation for orphans on par with SC, ST, OBC July 6, 2018 / July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea seeking reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for orphans, who have no linkage in society, on par with those belonging to the SC/ST and OBC category. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi issued notice to the Centre seeking its response to […] Read more » featured Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi Mandal Commission OBC Poulomi Pavini Shukla SC ST
Corporate Law News Top Law News Authorities not proceeding with sealing drive: Monitoring Committee June 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A monitoring committee, which is mandated by the court to identify and seal unauthorised constructions in Delhi, today claimed in the Supreme Court that civic bodies have refused to carry out sealing drive on the ground that amendments in Master Plan of Delhi-2021 were not finalised yet. Master Plan of Delhi-2021 is a blueprint […] Read more » authorities Bhure Lal DDA Justice Deepak Gupta Justice U U Lalit K J Rao Monitoring Committee SC sealing drive
Top Law News SC: Wife not a chattel, husband can’t force her to live with him April 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A wife is not a “chattel” or an “object” and she cannot be forced to reside with her husband even if the man desires to live with her, the Supreme Court has said. The supreme court observed this while hearing a matter in which a woman, who lodged a criminal case against her husband alleging […] Read more » featured IPC case Madan B Lokur SC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases To complete probe into 2G scam in 6 months : Supreme Court March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed investigating agencies CBI and ED to complete their probe into the 2G spectrum allocation cases and other related matters in six months. A bench of Justices Arun Misra and Naveen Sinha directed the Centre to file a status report on investigation into the 2G spectrum scam and related cases arising […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation cases CBI CBI and ED to complete their probe into the 2G spectrum allocation cases ED featured Justice Naveen Sinha Justices Arun Misra SC
High Profile Cases Use technology for welfare of children : Supreme Court February 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s status as a technological power house in the world would remain on paper if the state does not take advantage of its resources to benefit the children or track the missing ones, the Supreme Court has said. The Supreme court, while stressing the need for use of technology in Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB) and […] Read more » Child Welfare Committees CWC featured JJB Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur Juvenile Justice Boards SC technology track the missing children Use technology for welfare of children welfare of children
Top Law News Chhattisgarh entitled for choice of chopper : Supreme Court February 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court today said the state government was entitled to make a choice to purchase an AgustaWestland helicopter for VVIP use and there was no record to show that it could have been procured at a lesser price. The top court also gave clean chit […] Read more » AgustaWestland helicopter for VVIP use C'garh entitled for choice of chopper featured Justice Adarsh Goel Justices U U Lalit s Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh SC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC questions Delhi government and DDA over proposed amendments in DMP February 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to apprise it whether an environmental impact assessment was conducted before proposing amendments in the Delhi master plan, 2021. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked DDA, Delhi government and the municipal agencies to file withing a […] Read more » amendments in DMP DDA Delhi government and DDA featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur proposed amendments in DMP SC SC questions Delhi govt
Top Law News Ayodhya: Supreme Court asks parties to file English translation of documents February 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked parties before the Allahabad High Court in the Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute to file in two weeks English translation of documents exhibited by them. A special bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that it would hear the appeals on March 14 and clarified that it never intended […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ayodhya Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured file English translation of documents Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice S A Nazeer Ram Janmabhoomi dispute SC
Top Law News BCCI response on Sreesanth’s plea : SC February 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from BCCI on controversial cricketer S Sreesanth’s plea challenging the life ban imposed on him by the apex cricket body. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India and two […] Read more » BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India Chief Justice Dipak Misra controversial cricketer S Sreesanth featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Kerala High Court life ban imposed SC Senior advocate Salman Khurshid Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Agusta deal: SC asks searching questions to Chhattisgarh February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today posed searching questions to the Chhattisgarh government on the purchase of a AgustaWestland helicopter for VIP use in 2006-07 and asked what was the “interest” of Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son in this. A bench comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit asked the state about the allegations of […] Read more » Agusta deal Chhattisgarh featured SC
High Profile Cases Supreme Court questions maintainability of Subramanian Swamy’s plea in Sunanda case January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to satisfy it on the aspect of maintainability of his plea seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the […] Read more » death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife death of Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. featured Justice Amitava Roy Justice Arun Mishra maintainability of Swamy's plea SC sunanada pushkar murder case Sunanda case
Top Law News Take interim steps for appointments in tribunals: SC to Govt January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and other stakeholders to sit together and formulate an “interim arrangement” to deal with appointments to be made in various tribunals in the country. The top court, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Finance Act 2017 and the rules under it to regulate […] Read more » appointments in tribunals featured Govt SC Take interim steps for appointments in tribunals
