High Profile Cases SC refuses to interfere in trial court proceedings February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court rejecting the plea of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings in the National Herald case before the trial court but gave them some relief by expunging certain observations of the High Court. The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Herald case SC refuses to interfere in trial court proceedings Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to restrain states from banning mobile internet February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to restrain states from banning mobile internet, saying that such steps are necessary to maintain law and order. A Bench of R Banumathi and Chief Justice T S Thakurdismissed an appeal challenging a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had upheld the ban on mobile internet under section 144 […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News mobile internet SC refuses to restrain states from banning mobile internet Supreme Court
Top Law News Economic empowerment of women a must: SC February 10, 2016 / February 11, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Economic empowerment of women a must: SC Women still have a “long way to go” to achieve a status equal to men as granted by the Constitution and their real empowerment can be achieved only through economic empowerment, the Supreme Court has said. A Bench of Justices A K Sikri and Abhay M Sapre made the observation while allowing the appeal of […] Read more » Economic empowerment of women a must: SC featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL for Lokayukta: SC seeks copy of 2011 U’khand law February 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a copy of the 2011 Uttarakhand law on Lokayukta from a person who has filed a PIL seeking a direction to the state government to appoint the ombudsman. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice R Banumathi, which did not issue notice today on the plea, asked […] Read more » featured Legal News PIL for Lokayukta PIL for Lokayukta: SC seeks copy of 2011 U'khand law Supreme Court U'khand law
Top Law News Examiners identity can’t be revealed under RTI: SC February 9, 2016 / February 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said revealing the identity of examiners in various competitive exams under the Right To Information (RTI) Act would lead to “dire consequences” and create “confusion and public unrest.” While partly allowing the appeal of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC), a division bench of the apex court, comprising Justices MY Eqbal and […] Read more » Court Examiners identity can't be revealed under RTI: SC featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Centre to give list of seized docs to Ex-CM Tuki, ors February 8, 2016 / February 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected the Centre’s opposition in giving documents seized from deposed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and his cabinet colleagues after imposition of President’s Rule to them, saying this was the “basic fairness level required for them to assail” the promulgation. The court directed the Centre to make copies and return […] Read more » Arunachal Pradesh Court featured Law Legal News ors SC asks Centre to give list of seized docs to Ex-CM Tuki Supreme Court
Top Law News SC declines to entertain PIL on farmers’ suicide February 8, 2016 / February 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL raising the issue of farmers suicide in the country and seeking direction for the Centre to implement the recommendation of an expert body to fix minimum support price (MSP) for all agricultural products. “We are not suppose to go into the policy matters. It is for […] Read more » Court farmers suside featured Law Legal News SC declines to entertain PIL on farmers' suicide Supreme Court
Top Law News Prisoners deserve to be treated with dignity: SC February 5, 2016 / February 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over the surging numbers of those incarcerated in prisons across the country, the Supreme court today said overcrowding of jails has gone up even after a slew of directions to check it. The apex court also said there was no noticeable change in the condition of prisoners and observed that prisoners deserve to be […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Prisoners deserve to be treated with dignity: SC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to give urgent hearing on Ram Sethu February 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea of a BJP leader seeking a direction to the Centre that it should clarify its stand on mythological Ram Sethu. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi asked BJP leader Subramanium Swamy, who has […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Ram Sethu SC refuses to give urgent hearing on Ram Sethu Supreme Court
Top Law News MCD stir: SC refuses to entertain plea seeking its intervention February 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking its intervention in the ongoing stir of MCD employees in Delhi, saying that it cannot “take over” the functions of the Delhi High Court. “We are not supposed to take over the functions of the Delhi High Court. Dont come to us against any interim […] Read more » DDA featured Law Legal News MCD stir MCD stir: SC refuses to entertain plea seeking its intervention Supreme Court
Top Law News SC allows to hold event at Girgaum Chowpatty beach February 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Bombay High Court order and allowed the Maharashtra government to hold an event at Girgaum Chowpatty beach in Mumbai to kickstart the ‘Make in India Week’ programme, which will be attended by the Prime Minister. A bench comprising Justices M Y Eqbal and Arun Mishra allowed the submission […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Girgaum Chowpatty beach Law Legal News SC allows to hold event at Girgaum Chowpatty beach Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refers curative plea on homosexuality to five-judge bench February 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear curative petitions seeking re-examination of its verdict criminalising sexual activity between same sex consenting adults under section 377 of IPC. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A R Dave and J S Khehar said that since important issues concerning the […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News SC refers curative plea on homosexuality to five-judge bench Supreme Court
