Top Law News Supreme Court seeks information on detention centres and foreigners detained there in Assam January 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed the Centre to provide it various details including number of functional detention centres in Assam and the number of foreigners detained there during the last 10 years. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a petition filed by activist Harsh Mander on the condition […] Read more » Assam Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi foreigners detained there in Assam information on detention centres Justice Sanjiv Khanna Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the proposed amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act which restored the no anticipatory bail provision for the accused. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said the pending review petition filed by the Centre against the apex court’s March 20, 2018 verdict and the pleas […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit Prevention of Atrocities Act SC/ST Act Supreme Court Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments
Top Law News Supreme Court asks UPSC secretary to appear in court January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the UPSC secretary to personally appear and inform the court if the commission prepares a panel of senior IPS officers for director general of police (DGP) appointments by state governments. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought the presence of the Union Public Service Commission secretary at […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Supreme Court UPSC secretary
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s response on plea alleging arrests under scrapped Sec 66 A of IT Act January 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea alleging prosecutions even after the apex court scrapped Section 66 A of the IT Act under which a person could be arrested for posting allegedly offensive content on websites. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said concerned officials will be arrested […] Read more » Advocate Sanjay Parikh NGO PUCL Supreme Court
Top Law News Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie move Supreme Court seeking review of Dec 14 Rafale verdict January 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking review of its December 14 verdict dismissing all PILs alleging irregularities in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France. In their review plea, they alleged that the judgment “relied upon patently incorrect claims made by the […] Read more » 36 Rafale jets from France Arun Shourie Rafale verdict review of Dec 14 Rafale verdict Supreme Court Yashwant Sinha
Top Law News 2018: Supreme Court came down heavily on real estate honchos January 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Corporate legal battle involving big business houses like ArcelorMittal and Nmetal on taking over of Essar Steel and tough stand against the automobile industry on emission norms kept the Supreme Court busy in 2018 during which it also gave a body blow to real estate honchos. Be it real estate majors Unitech Ltd, Jaypee Group […] Read more » Supreme Court
Top Law News Dissolution of Sri Lankan Parliament invalid says Sri Lankan Supreme Court December 14, 2018 / December 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court in Colombo on Thursday ruled as “unconstitutional” the move of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament ahead of its term. A seven-member apex court bench said that the President cannot dissolve Parliament till Parliament completes a 4 1/2 year term. Sirisena sacked the Parliament when it appeared that Rajapaksa would […] Read more » featured Supreme Court
Top Law News SC allows Punjab and Haryana DGPs to continue in office till January 31 December 12, 2018 / December 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The police chiefs of Punjab and Haryana were allowed by the Supreme Court to continue in office till January 31. The police chiefs — Suresh Arora (Punjab) and B S Sandhu (Haryana) — were due to retire on December 31. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will hear their pleas seeking modification of the […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Supreme Court
Top Law News Framing guidelines for keeping foreigners in detention centres : Supreme Court November 8, 2018 / November 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the process of framing guidelines for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country was “under preparation”. The Centre told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that the work of framing detention manual or guidelines was being taken up “very seriously”. It also stated […] Read more » Assam Police Housing Corporation Ltd Justice Madan B. Lokur R Subhash Reddy Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court extends house arrest of rights activists in Koregaon-Bhima violence till Sep 17 September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday extended the house arrest of five rights activists who were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case till September 17. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Koregaon-Bhima violence Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court rejectes to stay amendments to SC/ST Act September 9, 2018 / September 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, refused to stay the recent amendments brought in to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The bench issued notice to the Centre but refused to stay the amendments, saying “no stay can be granted without hearing the government”. The bench asked the […] Read more » featured Justices A K Sikri justices Ashok Bhushan SC/ST Act Supreme Court
Top Law News J&K Govt Approaches SC in new DGP’s appointment September 8, 2018 / September 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir government approached the Supreme Court after violating the Supreme Court guidelines that restricts States from appointing acting and interim police chiefs. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submission of the state government that in view of the upcoming panchayat polls […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices D Y Chandrachud Supreme Court
