Top Law News ‘Heart’ of Coalgate report changed: Supreme Court May 9, 2013 / May 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has questioned the credibility of CBI probe into the coal scam and has asked for a thorough and qualitative investigation. Expressing strong displeasure at govt’s interference in the Coalgate probe report, according to the apex court said, “the heart of the report was changed on the suggestions of the govt officials.” “The heart of the […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanvati CBI CBI director Ranjit Sinha Coal Ministry coal scam Coalgate Coalgate probe report Coalgate report Colagate probe report PMO qualitative investigation Ranjit Sinha Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Ranjay May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked by the Supreme Court to explain as to why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay inside a Jammu jail. The court, however, did not allow the plea that Ranjay be repatriated to Pakistan as he has not completed the jail term awarded to him. […] Read more » Bhim Singh hospital in Chandigarh Jammu and Kashmir Government Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party Chief Bhim Singh Jammu jail Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay Supreme Court
Top Law News Crucial hearing in coal scam today in Supreme Court May 8, 2013 / May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The crucial hearing on Coalgate will take place today (May 8) in the Supreme Court which may pose some tough questions to the Centre following the CBI Director’s affidavit that the Law Minister and senior officials of the PMO and Coal Ministry had made significant changes in the probe report. Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who […] Read more » A K Bhalla Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval CBI CBI director Ranjit Sinha Coal Ministry coal scam Coalgate Law Minister Ashwani Kumar PMO Shatrughna Singh Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bhullar’s wife moves SC for stay on execution of death penalty May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: 1993 Delhi blast convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s wife on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking stay on execution of his death sentence till her review plea against its verdict is decided. She submitted in her plea that she has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict of April 12 in which the court had rejected […] Read more » death penalty death sentence death sentence to life imprisonment Delhi high court in 2002 Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's wife Khalistan Liberation Force President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court Youth Congress president M S Bitta
Top Law News SC imposes exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on Maharashtra government May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC imposes exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on Maharashtra government An exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakhs on Maharashtra government has imposed by the Supreme Court for having casual attitude towards implementation of the directions of the apex court on police reforms issued on September 22, 2006. Meanwhile, another bench has pulled up Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab governments for putting forth lame excuses in the cases […] Read more » brutal assault Delhi exemplary cost Gandhinagar rape case Maharashtra government Punjab governments Punjab police rape case rape case of minor Supreme Court Tarn Taran district Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News ‘Kudankulam plant safe, govt can make it operational’ May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The apprehensions about public safety and environmental concerns have been allayed in view of the unanimous expert opinion.” said the apex court. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is safe and there is no basis to say that it will have adverse impact on the environment and people living near the site, the Supreme […] Read more » environmental concerns Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Tamil Nadu minor inconveniences minor radiological detriments and minor environmental detriments public safety Supreme Court Tamil Nadu power plant
Top Law News Gangrape: Friend’s interview cannot be treated as evidence, says SC May 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The interview given by the friend of December 16 gangrape victim to the media cannot be treated as an evidence in the case,” ruled by the Supreme court of India here in New Delhi. The accused had filed a petition in Delhi High Court praying that the interview given to the media by the friend […] Read more » December 16 gangrape victim Delhi Police Gangrape High Court Supreme Court Supreme Court of India TV channel
Corporate Law News SC stays proceedings on Sahara group & Subrata Roy’s petition May 3, 2013 / May 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Proceedings on plea filed by the Sahara group and its chief Subrata Roy has been stayed by the Supreme Court here in New Delhi. The plea was filed against refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors and attachment of their properties after the Sebi accused them of approaching different forums for delaying the process. A bench comprising by justices KS Radhakrishnan and JS Khehar […] Read more » market regulator Ram Jethmalani Sahara Group Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Sahara India Real Estate Corporation SEBI SHIC SIREC Subrata Roy Subrata Roy's petition Supreme Court
Corporate Law News SC stays proceedings on Sahara group & Subrata Roy’s petition May 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Proceedings on plea filed by the Sahara group and its chief Subrata Roy has been stayed by the Supreme Court here in New Delhi. The plea was filed against refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors and attachment of their properties after the Sebi accused them of approaching different forums for delaying the process. A bench comprising by justices KS Radhakrishnan and JS […] Read more » market regulator Ram Jethmalani Sahara Group Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Sahara India Real Estate Corporation SEBI SHIC SIREC Subrata Roy Subrata Roy's petition Supreme Court
Corporate Law News Consumer is king: SC says and clears hurdles for FDI in retail May 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today cleared the hurdles for the implementation of FDI in multi-brand retail sector saying that the “consumer is king and if that is the philosophy working behind the policy then what is wrong”. The apex court said the policy aimed at “throwing out” the middleman, who are “curse to Indian economy” and “sucking” it, […] Read more » Argentina Brazil China Departement of Industrial Policy and Promotion ( DIPP) FDI in multi-brand retail FDI policy and the PIL implementation of FDI in multi-brand retail sector Indian economy Indonesia and Thailand justice Kurien Jospeh Justice Madan B. Lokur Singapore Supreme Court
Top Law News CBI can investigate DA case against Mayawati: SC May 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “CBI is free to investigate the disproprotionate assets case against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati that could spell fresh trouble for her,” according to Supreme court. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Dipak Misra, who had quashed the proceedings against her on July 6 last year, said that it had passed the earlier […] Read more » CBI is free DA case DA case against Mayawati justices P Sathasivam and Dipak Misra Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati
Top Law News SC commutes to life term the death sentence of murder convict May 1, 2013 / May 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MN Das had filed a writ petition in the apex court pleading for commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment since he had already spent about 14 years in jail during the disposal of his petition seeking presidential clemency. The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to murder convict […] Read more » death sentence of murder Gauhati High Court Harakanta Das at Fancy Bazaar in Assam life imprisonment President Pratibha Patil presidential clemency Supreme Court