High Profile Cases Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: Supreme Court March 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We are not convinced that the probability of reform of the accused/appellant is low, in the absence of prior offending history and keeping in mind his overall conduct. ” While commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, the Supreme Court observed that death sentence […] Read more » death sentence Justice Indira Banerjee Justice Mohan M. Shanthanagoudar Justice NV Ramana Life Imprisonment Inappropriate Punishment Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court asks states to file responses on fixing compensation for silicosis victims March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has directed all the states to file their responses on the issue of fixing compensation for victims of silicosis caused due to ill-effects of polluting industries. Silicosis is a lung disease caused by exposure to silica dust. The apex court, which is hearing a matter related to rehabilitation of workers who have […] Read more » compensation for silicosis victims silicosis victims Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Acquits Two Men Sentenced To Death By Chhattisgarh High Court March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “It is difficult to draw an inference that the appellants had committed the crime.” In yet another judgment delivered on Tuesday, the Supreme Court acquitted two men whose death sentence was confirmed by the Chhattisgarh High Court. The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice MR Shah, acquitted Digamber Vaishnav and Girdhari […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Justice AK Sikri Justice MR Shah Justice S Abdul Nazeer Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Another Plea Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. March 6, 2019 / March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on the plea filed by Assam State Jamiat Ulama E Hind […] Read more » Assam State Jamiat Ulama E Hind Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi citizenship (amendment) bill Citizenship Bill Justice Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court
Top Law News Subramanian Swamy moves SC for urgent listing of plea seeking fundamental right to pray at Ayodhya March 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Monday moved the Supreme Court for urgent listing of his plea seeking enforcement of his fundamental right to worship at the disputed Ram Temple site at Ayodhya. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked Swamy to remain present in the court on Tuesday when the main […] Read more » Ayodhya BJP leader Subramanian Swamy fundamental right to pray at Ayodhya Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court urgent listing of plea seeking fundamental right to pray at Ayodhya
High Profile Cases Contempt notice: M Nageswara Rao reaches Supreme Court February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment M Nageswara Rao reaches Supreme Court to appear in connection with the contempt notice issued against him by the court for transferring the CBI officer probing the Bihar shelter home cases. The court had issued the notice to Rao for transferring joint director A K Sharma out of CBI. Rao on Monday admitted that as […] Read more » Bihar shelter home cases Contempt notice M Nageswara Rao Nageswara Rao Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat riots in July February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it will hear in July a plea of Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT’s clean chit to the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar listed the matter for hearing in the month of July. Zakia, the […] Read more » Ahmedabad's Gulberg society Gujarat riots Justice A M Khanwilkar PM Narendra Modi Supreme Court Zakia Jafri Zakia Jafri's plea against clean chit to PM Narendra Modi
Top Law News Supreme Court allowed NGO Naz Foundation Trust to withdraw curative plea against verdict recriminalising consensual gay sex February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday allowed NGO Naz Foundation Trust to withdraw its curative plea challenging the apex court’s 2013 verdict that had again criminalised gay sex between two consenting adults. A bench headed comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna considered the plea of the NGO that its curative plea has now become […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Sanjiv Khanna NGO Naz Foundation Trust recriminalising consensual gay sex Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court raps CBI for transferring officer probing Bihar shelter home cases February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on CBI for transferring its former Joint Director A K Sharma, who was probing Bihar’s shelter home cases, out of the agency in violation of the court’s order and directed its then interim chief M Nageswara Rao to personally appear before it on February 12. A bench headed […] Read more » Bihar shelter home cases CBI CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi former Joint Director A K Sharma Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Kolkata police chief to cooperate with CBI. February 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and “faithfully” cooperate with the agency in investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam probe. The apex court said Kumar will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation at Shillong in […] Read more » CBI Kolkata police chief to cooperate with CBI. Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court expresses displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director February 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre why it has not appointed a regular CBI director and said it was “averse” to the appointment of an interim chief for the agency for a long period. A bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha said the post of CBI director was sensitive and the government […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal CBI director displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director interim CBI director. IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as the interim CBI director. Justice Arun Mishra Justice Naveen Sinha M Nageswara Rao non-appointment of regular CBI director Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court once again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday once again refused to stay amendments to the SC/ST Act that restored the no anticipatory bail provision and said all matters including the Centre’s review petition will be heard on February 19. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the issue requires hearing in detail and it will […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit SC/ST Act stay amendments to SC/ST Act Supreme Court
