Top Law News Hate speech: SC stays execution of NBW issued against Swamy July 2, 2015 / July 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a relief to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a non-bailable warrant issued against him by an Assam court for allegedly delivering a hate speech at a university there. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and MY Eqbal also issued notice to the Centre on the plea challenging […] Read more » BJP BJP leader Subramanian Swamy featured Hate speech Hate speech: SC stays execution of NBW issued against Swamy Justices Ranjan Gogoi and MY Eqbal Law Legal News SC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC stays tribunal order re-instating sailor in Indian Navy June 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that had modified the order of the Chief of Naval Staff to sack a sailor for slapping his senior, that too while on duty. The tribunal, though upholding the summary trial of the Navy that had held R Karthik “guilty”, had also […] Read more » AFT Armed Forces Tribunal Chief of Naval Staff featured Justice Arun Mishra justice M Y Eqbal Law Legal News Navy news SC SC stays tribunal order re-instating sailor in Indian Navy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC to hear CBSE plea for more time to re-conduct AIPMT-2015 June 18, 2015 / June 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBSE today told the Supreme Court it will be “impossible” for it to re-conduct in four weeks the scrapped All India Pre Medical Test-2015 exam as directed by the apex court. A bench of justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre decided to take up a petition of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) […] Read more » AIPMT CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education featured Justice A M Sapre Justice R.K. Agrawal Law Legal News news SC SC to hear CBSE plea for more time to re-conduct AIPMT-2015
Top Law News Transgenders option in UPSC only after SC clarifies June 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment UPSC today told the Delhi High Court that it cannot include transgenders as a third gender for applying for civil services exam as the category was not yet clearly defined by the Supreme Court. The central government’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) told a bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and P S Teji that […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Justice Mukta Gupta Justice P S Teji Law Legal News news SC Transgenders option in UPSC only after SC clarifies UPSC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Collegium recommended names despite adverse reports: SC told June 10, 2015 / June 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium recommended and reiterated the appointments of people as judges despite adverse Intelligence Bureau reports and judges’ critical comments against them, the central government on Wednesday told the apex court. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday submitted to the court a list of a few names running into 10 pages with comments […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Collegium Collegium recommended names despite adverse reports: SC told featured judge Law Legal News news SC Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Quota for disabled can’t be confined, can be for promotion: SC February 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday held that three percent reservation for differently-abled persons cannot be restricted to entry level of government jobs and should be applied for considering promotions to Group A and Group B officers category. “Why confined it to entry level? They are disabled means disabled. We seriously feel they should be given […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi can be for promotion Chief Justice HL Dattu Justice AK Sikri Quota for disabled can't be confined SC three percent reservation for differently-abled persons
Bar, Bench & Firm News Par should decide what is good for democracy: SC February 19, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judiciary cannot step into the legislature’s arena to bar elected members with criminal antecedents from becoming ministers and it should be left to parliamentarians to decide what is good to save democracy, Supreme Court said today Read more » Par should decide SC what is good for democracy
Bar, Bench & Firm News Developers can’t take investors for a ride: SC February 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Monday directed real estate giant Supertech to refund money to the flat owners within 30 days, saying “developers can’t take investors for a ride.” “You cannot be holding back money of investors who do not want to be relocated in other projects … Developers can’t take investors for a ride. If they […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Developers can't take investors for a ride SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Judges expect informed criticism of judgments: SC January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme court on Friday upheld the Kerala High Court order holding former CPI(M) MLA M V Jayarajan guilty of contempt of court for using “abusive and pejorative” language to criticise a judgement but reduced the six months jail term awarded to him to four weeks. “Judges expect, nay invite, an informed and genuine discussion or […] Read more » Judges expect informed criticism of judgments Justice C Nagappan Justice Vikramajit Sen SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC says interested in black money coming back January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the parties who have moved the court for bringing back black money stashed abroad to give their complaints and suggestions to the special investigating team (SIT) set up by it to investigate the problem. The court also asked SIT to report to it in a sealed cover the action taken […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi black money Chief Justice H.L. Dattu SC Soli Sorabjee
Bar, Bench & Firm News Sanction should not be granted in vexatious trial:SC January 17, 2015 / January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The competent authority should not grant sanction to try government officials if prosecution is “simply vexatious”, the Supreme Court today said.A bench comprising justices Kurian Joseph and Abhay Manohar Sapre said that once the prosecution is of the view that no case is made out to prosecute an accused, “unless the court finds otherwise, there […] Read more » Abhay Manohar Sapre Justices Kurian Joseph Sanction should not be granted SC vexatious trial
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Can’t restrict companies from extracting coal: SC October 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said that it cannot restrict the companies whose mining licences have been cancelled by it from extracting coal as they have been asked to continue with their operations for six months till alternate arrangements are made. The apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice […] Read more » Can't restrict companies from extracting coal Chief Justice H.L. Dattu extracting coal Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Madan B. Lokur SC
