Environment Law News Top Law News SC dismisses plea challenging NGT ban on 15-year-old vehicles in Delhi April 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition challenging an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in November banning vehicles over 15 years old from plying on Delhi roads.The Court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Vishaal Shripati Jogdand, questioning the jurisdiction of the NGT to pass such an order. […] Read more » 15-year-old vehicles 15-year-old vehicles in Delhi ban on vehicles Chief Justice H.L. Dattu featured National Green Tribunal NGT ban NGT ban on 15-year-old vehicles NGT order plea challenging NGT ban on 15-year-old vehicles Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Meiyappan & Kundra indulged in betting : Supreme Court January 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra were indulging in betting in IPL matches, the Supreme Court said yesterday while holding them as “team officials” of their respective IPL teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). “The three-member committee headed Justice Mukul Mudgal has correctly appreciated the facts as emerging from the […] Read more » Gurunath Meiyappan Justice Mukul Mudgal Jutice FMI Khalifulla Kundra indulged in betting Meiyappan indulge in betting Raj Kundra Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Equipped cops needed for efficient & independent probes: SC January 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today said well- equipped and trained police officers have to be there to conduct “efficient and independent” probe into serious offences without “political interference” and asked the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to mull over it. “We want efficient investigation by trained police officers in serious offences like murder and rape […] Read more » Adarsh Kumar Goel Equipped cops justices R K Agrawal Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Government must alter fraudulent records in reasonable time : Supreme Court January 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government has to exercise its powers to take corrective course within a reasonable period to change an order that has been secured by a beneficiary in a fraudulent manner, the Supreme Court has ruled. It held as wrong the Andhra Pradesh Government order exercising its ‘revision power’ after nearly five decades to issue show cause […] Read more » alter fraudulent records in reasonable time Andhra Pradesh government Justice C Nagappan Justice Nagappan justice TS Thakur Supreme Court
Environment Law News Plea on cock fight: Supreme Court asks impleadment of Animal Welfare Board January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Friday directed that the Animal Welfare Board and others be made parties to a petition seeking stay on a recent order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court banning traditional cock fight games during the Sankranti festival in the state. “The petitioner is directed to implead Animal Welfare Board (AWB) as a party […] Read more » Animal Welfare Board Plea on cock fight Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal, telecom and mining giants bite dust in SC in 2014 January 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Corporate legal cases kept India Inc. on its toes in 2014 as high stake matters on coal, telecom and mining came up in the Supreme Court which also sent Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to jail.Mr. Roy’s hide and seek game came to an end on March 4 when the apex court sent him along […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation scam Aircel-Maxis deal Coal giant in SC coal scam mining giants in SC Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd NDA government political scams Supreme Court telecom giant in SC
Consumer Law News State cannot recover its dues from poor employees: Supreme Court December 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that the government, which inadvertently pays more to its employees than the due amount, cannot recover the excess money if it causes hardships to certain classes.A bench of justices J S Khehar and Arun Mishra devised various categories of employees from whom the state cannot recover the excess amount as […] Read more » dues from poor employees Justice Arun Mishra Justices J.S. Khehar State cannot recover its dues Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Govt. leaves it to SC to decide fate of coal blocks September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government left it to the Supreme Court to do what it thought best about the 218 illegal coal block allocations, including 40 operational blocks, and said it was “not insisting on any particular course of action”. The Ministry of Coal filed an affidavit on Monday, signalling the Supreme Court to be untrammelled by commercial […] Read more » coal block allocation Coalgate Coalscam SC to decide fate of coal blocks Supreme Court UPA scandals
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC clears scope of revisional power of high courts August 28, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the scope of revisional power of high courts in rent laws by holding that they “cannot re-appreciate evidence” and perusal of evidence is confined “to find out legality, regularity and propriety” of the order impugned before it. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha said […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha news revisional power of high courts in rent laws Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News DA case:SC asks Mayawati to file reply on plea for FIR August 27, 2014 / August 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks time to BSP supremo Mayawati to file her reply on a plea seeking direction to CBI to lodge fresh FIR in a disproportionate assets (DA) case against her. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha adjourned the case for five weeks and also allowed the […] Read more » BSP Supremo Mayawati Chief Justice R M Lodha news Senior advocate Shanti Bhushan Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to consider vacating order in Gujarat riots case August 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would consider lifting order staying the pronouncment of judgement by the trial court in one of the 2002 riot cases in Gujarat in which three British nationals were killed by a mob after knowing that they belonged to a particular community. A special bench headed by Justice H L […] Read more » 2002 riots British nationals Gujarat riots Justice H.L. Dattu Narendra Modi news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News What they said: SC refuses NJAC petitions but leaves door ajar August 26, 2014 / August 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court bench of justices Anil Dave, Chelameshwar and AK Sikri has declined to entertain the five writ petitions against the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill. What they said Fali Nariman eloquently argued why it is not a premature matter. He said he is all for the NJAC but not in its present […] Read more » Justice AK Sikri justice Anil Dave justice Chelameshwar National Judicial Appointments Commission news NJAC SC refuses NJAC petitions Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
