Corporate Law News SC green signal to Vishnugad Hydroelectric project January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tehri Hydro Development Corporation has got green signal by the Supreme Court of India to go ahead with its hydroelectric project over river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand while dismissing a plea against it. A bench headed by Justice H L Dattu expressed concern that petitions are being filed in courts to delay such projects despite the fact […] Read more » agricultural land environmentalist Vimal Bahi geological settings government forest land Ha government forest Helong in district Chamoli hydroelectric project hydroelectric project over river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand Justice H.L. Dattu land nuclear plants project river Alaknanda river bed land Supreme Court of India Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Uttarakhand village infrastructure
Top Law News Gangrape case: Supreme Court defers hearing over counsel row January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after two lawyers appeared before the Supreme Court claiming to represent one of the six accused in the December 16 gangrape case, the sessions Judge has been asked by the court conducting the trial to find out who the actual counsel was and if he wanted to pursue the case for transferring the trial […] Read more » advocate ML Sharma Anand did a U-turn attempt to murder Chief Justice Altamas Kabir common intention criminal conspiracy dacoity December 16 gangrape case destruction of evidence gang rape in Delhi Gang rape in India Gangrape Gangrape cas hurting in committing robbery IPC kidnapping murder rape in India sessions judge Supreme Court Supreme Court of India unnatural offences
International Trade Law Top Law News Sovereignty is not given but asserted : Supreme Court judge January 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sovereignty is not “given” but it is asserted, According to the Supreme Court of India while holding that the Italian marines allegedly involved in the killing of two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala can be prosecuted under municipal laws. The apex court did not agree with the contention of the marines that the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India citizens of India coast of Kerala Indian fishermen Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala Indian Penal Code Indian territorial waters Italian marines Justice J. Chelameswar Maritime Zones Act Parliament Sovereignty sovereignty of the country Supreme Court Supreme Court judge Supreme Court of India territorial waters territory of India under municipal laws
Top Law News Superme Court: No safety in Capital, it must be restored January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court expressed concern over the recent brutal gangrape and murder in Delhi saying there is no safety in the Capital as such incidents are happening repeatedly. “There is no safety in the city and it has to come back,” a bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said while pointing out […] Read more » brutal gangrape and murder brutal gangrape in Delhi Centre Criminal Injuries Compensation Board justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra Motor Vehicles Act murder in Delhi National Commission safe environment for women Supreme Court of India the NCT government victims of rape
Top Law News Supreme Court indicates speeding up hearing cases against women January 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “It will speed up hearing of appeals pending before it in sexual harassment and other cases related to crime against women all these things,” has been indicated by The Supreme Court of India. According to a bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and justices J Chelameswar and Vikramjit Sen, “Please wait for a week. I have something […] Read more » acquittal of accused cases against women Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and justices J Chelameswar Crime against women jail term and a fine Kerala High Court rape case Supreme Court Supreme Court in 2005 Supreme Court of India Suryanelli in Idukki district of Kerala Suryanelli rape incident Vikramjit Sen
Top Law News Govt should take over FPS to check PDS corruption: Supreme Court panel January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court appointed panel has recommended that the above-poverty-line (APL) families should not be given subsidised food grains and the government agencies should undertake their distribution directly instead of doing so through Fair Price Shops run by private persons to check corruption in PDS. Justice D P Wadhwa Committee told that there is undoubtedly […] Read more » above-poverty-line ATM bureaucrats cooperatives Diversion of PDS food grain to black-market Fair Price Shop (FPS) owners Fair Price Shops Justice D P Wadhwa lAS officer Mother Dairy outlet Panchayati Raj Institutions politicians Post Office registered women Supreme Court Supreme Court of India transporters
Corporate Law News SC rejects Sahara plea on refund of Rs 24K crore January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The petitions of two Sahara companies has been rejected by the Supreme Court for review of its August 31 judgment directing them to refund Rs 24,000 crore they had collected between 2008 and 2011 from over 2.96 crore investors flouting mandatory regulatory provisions and the Companies Act. The three-month deadline given by the bench of […] Read more » Companies Act investors Justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures ( OFCDs) Sahara companies Sahara companies petition Sahara firms Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) SHICL SIRECL Supreme Court Supreme Court of India
High Profile Cases Rahul Gandhi Rape Charges : Response filed by Rahul in Supreme Court July 7, 2012 / July 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi filed his response in the Supreme Court claiming that allegations leveled against him for abduction and alleged Gang Rape of an Amethi girl name – Sukanya Devi – as made out by a former MLA of the Samajwadi Party – were “false, malicious and baseless.” A former Samajwadi Party […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Amethi Rape case Balram Singh case against Gandhi-Nehru family case against Nehru-Gandhi family Congress General Secretary Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Gandhi-Nehru family Kishore Samrite Luknow Bench of Allahabad High Court Nehru-Gandhi family Rahul Gandhi rahul gandhi gang rape case Rahul Gandhi in Supreme Court rahul gandhi rape case Rahul Gandhi rape case in supreme court rahul gandhi rape charges rahul gandhi's alleged rape case Rape charges against Rahul Gandhi Samajwadi Party Ex-MLA Kishore Samrite Sonia Gandhi Sukanya Devi Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Supreme Court quashed PIL against Pranab July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for canvassing votes before resigning as the union finance minister. An Supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice H.L. Gokhale, dismissing the PIL by advocate Manohar Lal […] Read more » apex court PIL against Pranab Mukherjee Supreme Court Supreme Court of India Supreme Court on PIL Supreme Court on PIL against Pranab Mukherjee Supreme Court on Public Interest Litigation
Top Law News Lifer moves SC for release after 35 years in jail July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A life convict, who has spent 35 years behind the bars in a murder case, today approached the Supreme Court(SC) for getting released from jail. Agreeing to hear plea of the convict, a bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government. SC asked the state government to file its […] Read more » Allahabad High Court SC SC of India Supreme Court Supreme Court of India
Top Law News State biggest land grabber: Supreme Court of India July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on State biggest land grabber: Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the state was the biggest land grabber, depriving farmers of their livelihood for generations. The apex court bench of Justice G S Singhvi and Justice A K Ganguly said that farmers’ lands were being acquired in the name of public interest and being given to builders to construct […] Read more » biggest land grabber Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Land Acquisition Act. State Supreme Court of India