Top Law News Don’t issue ownership certificates to elephant owners: SC May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Supreme Court has restrained Kerala government from issuing ownership certificates to elephant owners. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and S K Singh also directed that people in possession of elephants do not transfer the pachyderms outside the state. The apex court made it clear that if any ownership certificate has been issued, […] Read more » Dipak Misra elephant owners featured ownership certificates S.K. Singh SC
Top Law News SC reserves order in call drop case May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the telecom companies’ plea against the Delhi High Court order making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate for call drops. The Delhi High Court had earlier this year upheld October 16, 2015 decision of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), making it mandatory for cellular […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi call drop case featured reserves order in call drop case SC TRAI
Top Law News MCA moves SC on shifting IPL matches from Maharashtra April 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mumbai Cricket Association on Friday moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order directing shifting of IPL matches outside Maharashtra. The plea was mentioned before a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh by senior advocate Kapil Sibal which listed the matter for hearing on April 25. The cricket association in […] Read more » Court featured IPL Law Legal News Maharashtra MCA SC Supreme Court
Human Rights Top Law News SC quizzes Centre over setting up of SHRC in national capital April 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the delay in setting up a State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the national capital and asked the government why it was taking so long. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to seek instructions from the Centre on a contempt […] Read more » featured national capital SC setting up of SHRC in national capital SHRC in national capital
High Profile Cases SC grants bail to DU Prof Saibaba, jailed for Maoist links. April 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, accused of being associated with a front organisation of a banned Maoist outfit. The apex court bench, headed by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, granted bail to Saibaba noting that all the material witnesses in the case have already been examined and […] Read more » DU Prof Saibaba featured Maoist links.bail to Prof Saibaba SC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC junks plea for name change from India to’Bharat’ March 12, 2016 / March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea demanding changing the name of ‘India’ to ‘Bharat’ as it took strong exception to the petitioner asking him whether he thinks it has nothing else to do and reminded him that public interest litigations are meant for “poor”. “The PIL is for poor people. You think we have […] Read more » featured name change from India to'Bharat' SC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Competent lawyers should be appointed to represent govt: SC November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The State should appoint only competent lawyers possessing integrity to represent it or else there is a strong possibility of “miscarriage of justice”, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court though acknowledged the right of states to choose counsel of its choice like any other litigants. A bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and A […] Read more » appointed to represent govt Competent lawyers featured Justice A M Sapre Justice Vikramjit Sen miscarriage of justice SC
Environment Law News Vehicles entering Delhi to pay environment charge from Nov: SC October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Light duty vehicles would have to pay Rs 700 and three-axle vehicles Rs 1,300 for entering Delhi in addition to the toll tax from November 1, with the Supreme Court today imposing the ‘Environment Compensation Charge’ in a bid to check high pollution levels in the city. The apex court’s order, which will remain in […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment news featured SC Supreme Court Vehicles Vehicles entering Delhi to pay environment charge from Nov: SC
Top Law News SC to hear Haryana on Panchayat polls criteria laws September 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday stays a law in Haryana that has makes it education qualifications mandatory for panachayat polls candidates. The plea was filed by the All India Democratic Women’s Association, the court has issued a notice to the Haryana government. As per the law, general category candidates must have passed class 10, while […] Read more » Court featured Haryana Law Legal News OBC panchayat polls SC SC to hear Haryana on Panchayat polls criteria laws ST Supreme Court
Top Law News No lenience warranted in corruption cases: SC September 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At a time when corruption has affected the system like cancer, courts should not get swayed by the concept of mercy while awarding punishment to the corrupt, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court’s observation came while terminating the services of a conductor employed in Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation for carrying 25 passengers […] Read more » corruption labour No lenience in corruption cases No lenience warranted in corruption cases SC Supreme Court tickets transport
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Vyapam, as more skeletons tumble out July 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered a CBI probe into the massive admission and recruitment scam in Madhya Pradeshas more skeletons tumbled out of the Vyapam cupboard with the death of yet another witness coming to light. The Supreme Court, while directing CBI to probe all cases of the Vyapam scam and alleged deaths of persons […] Read more » as more skeletons tumble out CBI Law Legal News news SC Supreme Court Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Vyapam Vyapam
Top Law News Assam-Naga border case, SC takes note of adjournment plea July 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took a strong note to the submission seeking adjournment of hearing in a 27-year-old lawsuit filed by Assam in its decades-long border dispute with Nagaland. “The issue is of demarcation of boundary and this is going on for last 30 years… We make it clear that no further adjournment will be […] Read more » Assam Assam-Naga border case featured Law Legal News Nagaland news SC SC takes note of adjournment plea Supreme Court
