Top Law News SC to conduct day-to-day hearing on pleas in Jaya’s DA case November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to conduct day-to-day hearing on appeals filed against the Karnataka High Court judgement acquitting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and three others in a disproportionate assets case. A bench, comprising justices P C Ghose and R K Agrawal, which while admitting the appeals in July this year had not […] Read more » AIDMK featured Jaya's DA case Law Legal News SC to conduct day-to-day hearing on pleas in Jaya's DA case Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to examine issue of discrimination against Muslim women November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear after three weeks a PIL, instituted by the court itself, to examine whether Muslim women were facing gender discrimination in cases of divorce or due to other marriages of their husbands. The apex court, on being told that Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi whose assistance has been sought […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Muslim women SC to examine issue of discrimination against Muslim women Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear on Nov 26 the plea of Swamy on Rama Sethu November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Thursday BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea to withdraw his 2009 petition against the Sethusamudram project, following a recent decision of the Centre that the mythological bridge Rama Sethu would not be dismantled. “List it for hearing on Thursday. We will hear it provided all parties agree,” a bench […] Read more » BJP Court featured H L Dattu Law Legal News Rama Sethu SC to hear on Nov 26 the plea of Swamy on Rama Sethu Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News SC notice to Guj on plea against HC order on birds November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice to Gujarat government on a plea challenging the High Court order declaring ‘right to fly’ as fundamental right of the birds which effectively banned keeping them in cage. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu sought response from the government on the PIL filed by Pet Lovers Association […] Read more » featured Gajarat H L Dattu Law Legal News Salman Khurshid SC notice to Guj on plea against HC order on birds Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Vyapam: SC notice to Centre, MP Governor on plea for his removal November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea seeking his removal on the ground of his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam, currently being probed by CBI. The plea also seeks a direction from the apex court to Ministry of Home Affairs for formulation […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh MP Governor on plea for his removal Supreme Court Vyapam Vyapam: SC notice to Centre
Top Law News Can’t formulate draft MoP for appointing judges, Centre to SC November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The government, whose bid to replace the collegium system was thwarted recently, was today entrusted by the Supreme Court with the task of framing a draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for future appointments in higher judiciary after considering all suggestions on the issue.The apex court’s direction, entrusting the major role to the Centre, however, faced […] Read more » Can't formulate draft MoP for appointing judges Centre government Centre to SC Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Centre files additional affidavit in Swamy case November 18, 2015 / November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has sought to backtrack in the Supreme Court some views it had conveyed in a case involving BJP leader Subramanian Swamy saying it was “merely the statement of fact and is not any expression, opinion or decision” of the official who had filed the affidavit. “The counter affidavit filed by the answering respondent […] Read more » BJP.legal news Centre files additional affidavit in Swamy case Court featured Law Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear PIL against 4G licences to Reliance on Jan 12 November 17, 2015 / November 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear in January 2016 a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an NGO challenging grant of 4G licences to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL). A Bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and Kurian Joseph fixed January 12 for the hearing. This was after advocate Prashant Bhushan, […] Read more » 4G licences featured Legal News Reliance SC to hear PIL against 4G licences to Reliance on Jan 12 Supreme Court
Top Law News FSSAI moves SC against lifting ban on Maggi noodles November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a fresh trouble for Nestle India Ltd, food regulator FSSAI on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order lifting the ban on Maggi noodles in the country. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) approached the apex court, terming the High Court’s August 13 order as erroneous and questioned […] Read more » featured FSSAI FSSAI moves SC against lifting ban on Maggi noodles Law Legal News Maggi noodles Supreme Court
Top Law News SC not to change “a word of our order” on levy of ECC November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today warned that contempt notice would be issued if its order on levy of Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) ranging from Rs 700 to Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi is not obeyed. “We are not going to change a word of our order. If the contractor does not obey our order, […] Read more » ECC featured Law Legal News SC not to change "a word of our order" on levy of ECC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Coal scam: SC to hear CVC’s plea on Nov 30 November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear the CVC’s plea seeking clarification on whether it could share confidential reports on the coal scam with former CBIofficial M L Sharma, probing the meetings of former agency chief Ranjit Sinha, after the Chief Justice’s bench hears the case. The bench, headed by Chief Justice H L […] Read more » CBI coal scam Coal scam: SC to hear CVC's plea on Nov 30 Court Criminal news CVC featured Law Supreme Court
Criminal Law News SC rejects Delhi govt plea seeking death for Katara’s killers November 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a Delhi government plea seeking death sentence for the three convicts in Nitish Katara murder case including cousins Vikas and Vishal Yadav, saying that it did not fall under the “rarest of rare” category warranting the extreme penalty. A bench comprising justices J S Khehar and R Banumathi said that […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Legal News SC rejects Delhi govt plea seeking death for Katara's killers Supreme Court
