High Profile Cases Pleas on Loya’s death serious but don’t cast aspersions: SC January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dubbed as “serious” the issues raised in the pleas relating to the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, but castigated a senior lawyer for raking up the name of BJP president Amit Shah in the case. The apex court, which decided to look into “all documents with utmost seriousness” […] Read more » cast aspersions featured Loya's death Pleas on Loya's death serious SC Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case
Top Law News Judges row: SC to soon make public work allocation system January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has examined suggestions from stakeholders to bring transparency in allocation of sensitive PILs to judges and is likely to bring in the public domain soon the system he is going to adopt for it, sources close to him said today. They said that the listing of two petitions demanding […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra featured Judges row justice Jasti Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi public work allocation system SC SCBA Supreme Court Bar Association
Top Law News Adequate efforts not made to examine witness of ’84 riots: SC January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Adequate efforts were not made to examine key prosecution witnesses in the five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which the Delhi High Court issued show cause notices to those acquitted asking them why re-trial should not be ordered, the Supreme Court said today. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra perused the records and […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases 84 riots Adequate efforts not made Chief Justice Dipak Misra examine witness of featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud SC
Top Law News SC sets aside HC order on strictures against judicial officer January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court by which action was recommended against a judicial officer for granting bail to an accused within four days of rejection of his pre-arrest bail by a higher court. The high court had termed the action of the magistrate as “judicial impropriety” […] Read more » featured HC order Himachal Pradesh High Court judicial officer Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan SC strictures strictures against judicial officer Supreme Court
Top Law News Attack on couples by khap panchayat illegal: SC January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said an adult man and woman are free to marry each other and no “khap panchayat” or any individual or group can raise any question and impose a restriction on their choice. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud called […] Read more » Amicus curiae senior advocate Raju Ramachandran anti-honour killing law Attack on couples Attack on couples illegal Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud khap panchayat SC
Top Law News Trafficking of orphans: SC seeks response from all states January 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Stating that nothing can be more disastrous than selling of children in the name of adoption, the Supreme Court today sought response of all states on running of orphanages, the mode of adoption and the treatment meted out to children there. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing an appeal of National […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR orphans SC trafficking Trafficking of orphans
Top Law News Organised crimes not restricted to particular state: SC October 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Organised crime is not restricted to a “particular state” and a trial court can take note of charge sheets filed against offenders outside the state for invoking the stringent MCOCA, the Supreme Court has held. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA), which is in force in Delhi too, is invoked against offenders to […] Read more » Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice S.A. Bobde Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act MCOCA Organised crimes Organised crimes not restricted SC stringent MCOCA Supreme Court
Top Law News Can’t expect children to walk 3 km to attend school: SC September 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Children cannot be expected to walk three or more kilometres to attend school, the Supreme Court has said. It said to make the right of education meaningful, efforts should be made to have upper primary schools in such a manner that no children has to walk such a distance only to attend schools. The court […] Read more » attend school Can't expect children to walk 3 km to attend school expect children to walk 3 km featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur SC
Top Law News Seeking bank employees’ personal info exempted under RTI: SC September 3, 2017 / September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that seeking information about individual bank employees which were personal in nature and devoid of any public interest, was exempted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The court made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Canara Bank challenging an order of the Kerala High Court directing it […] Read more » Central Information Commission CIC featured Justice A M Sapre Justice R.K. Agrawal personal info exempted under RTI Right to Information Act RTI RTI Act. SC Seeking bank employees
Top Law News Eviction cases be given priority by courts: SC July 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eviction matters should be given priority by courts at all stages of litigation, especially in cases where the landlord has sought eviction for his bonafide needs, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed that the object of the rent law was to ensure speedy disposal of eviction cases between the landlord and the […] Read more » eviction by landlord Eviction cases featured Justice A M Sapre Justice R Banumathi m priority by courts priority of eviction cases by Supreme Court SC
High Profile Cases SC sets aside exoneration of ex-TN minister in DA case July 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to DMK veteran K N Nehru, the Supreme Court has paved the way for further investigation into the alleged disporportionate assets of his son and set aside his exoneration in the case. The apex court has set aside the order of the Madras High Court exonerating Nehru, a former transport minister, and […] Read more » DA case DMK veteran K N Nehru exoneration of ex-TN minister exoneration of ex-TN minister in DA case featured Justice Amitava Roy Justice Arun Mishra K N Nehru SC Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi
High Profile Cases Can IIT withhold result: SC on student charged with sexual harassment July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said it will examine whether an IIT can withhold the results of a final-year student, who was terminated after being held guilty in a sexual harassment case. A bench of justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao issued notice to the Centre and IIT-Kanpur on the plea of the student, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Can IIT withhold result featured IIT withhold result Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice S.A. Bobde SC sexual harassment student charged with sexual harassment
