Top Law News SC to hear contempt plea against Kanhaiya and Gilani February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking contempt action against jailed Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, former Delhi University lecturer SAR Gilani and a few others on the grounds that they allegedly termed the execution of Afzal Guru as a “judicial killing”. A Bench of Chief Justice T S […] Read more » Criminal news DU featured JNU Kanhaiya Kumar Legal News Sas Gilani SC to hear contempt plea against Kanhaiya and Gilani Supreme Court
Top Law News Asaram case: SC judge recuses on plea for probe February 19, 2016 / February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge today recused himself from hearing a plea seeking CBI probe into the mysterious disappearance of a prosecution witness and assaults on other witnesses in a rape case involving controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. Justice U U Lalit who was part of the bench headed by Chief Justice of India T S […] Read more » Asaram case Asaram case: SC judge recuses on plea for probe CBI probe featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Kanhaiya Kumar fears threat to life, moves SC for bail February 18, 2016 / February 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Claiming threat to life in jail and from lynching mobs in the court complex, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday directly moved the Supreme Court seeking bail which will be heard on Friday. His bail petition was mentioned before a bench of justicesJ Chelameswar and A M Sapre by senior advocate Soli J Sorabjee and […] Read more » Criminal news featured JNU Kanhaiya Kumar Kanhaiya Kumar fears threat to life Legal News moves SC for bail Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks people to be careful while giving statements February 18, 2016 / February 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked people to be careful while issuing statements on the ongoing row over arrest of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar under sedition charge. A bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar also said that it was keeping an eye on the law and order situation prevailing in the Patiala House court complex here. […] Read more » featured JNU row Law Legal News SC asks people to be careful while giving statements Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks cops to ensure proper security at Patiala House court February 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police commissioner to ensure proper and adequate security at Patiala House court complex where JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, charged with sedition, is to be produced before a metropolitan magistrate. The apex court ordered that there will be restricted entry of people which will include the lawyers for […] Read more » featured JNU Kanhaiya Kumar Legal News Patiala House court SC asks cops to ensure proper security at Patiala House court Supreme Court
Top Law News No order on euthanasia, SC leaves it open for UoI February 16, 2016 / February 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refrained from passing an order on a plea to legalise passive euthanasia and the right of terminally-ill persons to execute ‘Living Will’ not to prolong their lives by putting them on life support systems and kept it open for the government to take a call on both the issues. “The […] Read more » featured Law Legal News No order on euthanasia SC leaves it open for UoI Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks RBI to give list of defaulters of over Rs 500 cr loan February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the RBI to provide a list of companies which are defaulters of bank loans of over Rs 500 crore while expressing serious concern over the rise in bad loans. The apex court also asked the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to provide within six weeks the list of companies whose loans […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News RBI SC asks RBI to give list of defaulters of over Rs 500 cr loan Supreme Court
Top Law News No order on euthanasia, SC leaves it open for UoI to take call February 15, 2016 / February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refrained from passing an order on a plea to legalise passive euthanasia and the right of terminally-ill persons to execute ‘Living Will’ not to prolong their lives by putting them on life support systems and kept it open for the government to take a call on both the issues. “The […] Read more » featured Law Legal News No order on euthanasia SC leaves it open for UoI to take call Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Karnan “stays” CJI order on his transfer February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Known for his penchant for controversies, Justice C S Karnan of Madras High Court on Monday “stayed” the order of the Chief Justice of India transferring him to Calcutta High Court. Under law, a lower court cannot sit in judgment over an order of higher court, more so the Supreme Court. In a suo motu […] Read more » featured justice karan Justice Karnan "stays" CJI order on his transfer Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News SC directs IEX to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to FTIL February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked India Energy Exchange to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to Financial Technologies (India) within two weeks. Allowing the prayer of FTIL, a bench of justices A K Sikri and Prafulla C Pant said, “The applicant/appellant (FTIL) wants that the dividends which are declared by…(IEX) be paid to the applicant/ appellant […] Read more » Court featured FTIL Law Legal News SC directs IEX to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to FTIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Follow gov advisory on ‘Devadasis’: SC to states, UTs February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the practice as “undesired and unhealthy”, the Supreme Court today asked all states and union territories (UTs) to strictly follow the Centre’s advisory on checking the practice of forcing young girls to serve as ‘Devadasis’. A bench comprising Justices F M I Kalifullah and S A Bobde took on record the advisory of the […] Read more » Court Devadasis featured Follow gov advisory on 'Devadasis': SC to states Law Legal News Supreme Court UTs
Top Law News SC to examine issue of women’s entry in Sabarimala February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If god does not discriminate between men and women, why should discrimination exist in temples, the Supreme Court asked today as it said it would examine the issue of entry ban on women of menstrual age in the historic Sabarimala temple on the basis of constitutional parameters. “We want to test this on constitutional parameters,” the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala temple SC to examine issue of women's entry in Sabarimala Supreme Court
