Top Law News Reject papers if assets, criminal past not disclosed: SC September 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday said that the nomination papers of a candidate would stand rejected if he does not disclose the details of his assets or his criminal antecedents in his nomination papers. The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said that the returning officer had the power to reject the […] Read more » national news news NGO Resurgent India nomination papers Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News No compromise in rape cases: SC August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that rape cases cannot be compromised or condoned even if the victim forgives the accused for the offence. A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam ruled that such compromises, if entered into, are per se illegal and the provision for lesser punishment […] Read more » national news news sexual assault & rape Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice to Unitech MD August 2, 2013 / August 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear CBI’s plea for cancellation of bail granted to Sanjay Chandra, MD of Unitech Ltd, in 2G case for allegedly trying to “sabotage the trial” and issued notice to him. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi granted two weeks time to Mr. Chandra to file his […] Read more » 2G case 2G licences 2G spectrum allocation national news news Sanjay Chandra SC notice to Unitech MD spectrum allocation case Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news Unitech Managing Director
Top Law News Dixit’s campaign before election challenged in SC June 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Sheila Dixit government’s reported plan to spend Rs 25 crore of public money for highlighting its achievements before coming assembly elections in Delhi has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The PIL filed in the apex court has also named the Chief Minister as one of the parties in the case along with […] Read more » Delhi Dixit's campaign before election challenged in SC national news news Sheila Dixit Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Consider Army porters’ plea for regularisation: SC May 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider within four months the plea of Army porters, who have been working for 15 years, for regularising them on the basis of their service record. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra, however, said it was not deciding the issue of […] Read more » Army porters Consider Army porters' plea for regularisation: SC Isher Singh national news news Supreme Court todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC agrees to hear PIL challenging appointment of Sharma as CAG May 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC agrees to hear PIL challenging appointment of Sharma as CAG The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). A Bench of Justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra, however, said there is no urgency in taking up the matter during vacation and posted the case for hearing in July. […] Read more » CAG Vinod Rai Comptroller and Auditor General national news news SC agrees to hear PIL challenging appointment of Sharma as CAG Shashi Kant Sharma Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 7 Comments on Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC Bar Council of India has been questioned by the Supreme Court or not taking action against erring lawyers, saying it has become “ineffective” and courts become victims because of such legal practitioners. “Bar Council has become ineffective. No action is taken against erring lawyers and we have to suffer. We are actually the victim and lawyers […] Read more » anticipatory bail plea Bar Council of India Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra legal education legal practitioners Supreme Court
Top Law News Hold departmental probe in employee’s language: SC May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Hold departmental probe in employee’s language: SC The Supreme Court said departmental enquiry and proceedings against government employee must be done in the language of his preference, while setting aside punishment meted out to an official on the ground that proceedings were not conducted in Hindi as sought by him. The apex court told refusal to conduct the proceedings as per the employee’s […] Read more » departmental enquiry against government employee departmental probe proceedings against government employee Supreme Court
Top Law News SC lifts bar on common medical entrance test results May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The court said since it could not conclude the hearing on the issue within a stipulated period, it was modifying the order in the interest of the students and hospitals. The Supreme Court today lifted the bar on declaration of results for MBBS and medical post graduate courses for which entrance exams have already been […] Read more » BDS MBBS Medical Council of India medical entrance medical entrance test results medical post graduate courses National Board of Examinations National Eligibility and Entrance Test Supreme Court
Top Law News Aarushi murder case: SC refuses to entertain Talwars’ plea May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s plea has refused by the Supreme Court after seeking summoning of 14 witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case trial. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and Dipak Misra also took strong exception to Talwars directly challenging the trial court’s order before it and asked them to approach the high court. “We don’t intend […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case trial Jalvayu Vihar in Noida murder case Nupur Talwar Rajesh Talwar Supreme Court Talwars' plea
Top Law News SC to hear P J Thomas’ plea after vacation May 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear after summer vacation the plea of retired IAS officer P J Thomas seeking quashing of a 22-year-old pending corruption case against him due to which his appointment as Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) was held illegal. “For the last 22 years, I (Thomas) am suffering,” Thomas’ […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Vigilance Commissioner dutyful civil servant IAS officer P J Thomas Justice S.A. Bobde Justice Vikramajit Sen Kerala High Court P.J. Thomas Secretary in the state government Supreme Court Will Mathew
Top Law News CAG report is not the final word on any issue:SC May 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CAG report commands respect and cannot be brushed aside but it cannot be the final word on an issue, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while noting that the auditor’s findings cannot be gospel truth as it is subject to scrutiny by Parliament. A bench of justices KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said that CAG’s […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum 2G spectrum allocation scams CAG report Cairn-Vedanta deal coal blocks Supreme Court
