High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court, orders house arrest for 5 activist till september 6 in Bhima Koregaon Case August 29, 2018 / August 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Describing dissent as a safety valve, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the five human rights activists arrested by Maharashtra Police should be kept under house arrest until the next date of hearing on September 6. Bhardwaj, P Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, be kept under house arrest […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured house arrest for 5 activist till september 6 Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Supreme Court
Top Law News The Supreme Court took off Center’s replay to WhatsApp, Indian authorities August 28, 2018 / August 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on monday issued a notice to messaging app WhatsApp as well as two ministries- IT and finance – seeking a detailed reply on a plea alleging that the social media giant does not comply with the provision of appointing a grievance officer and other laws of India.A bench of Justices R F […] Read more » featured justices Indu Malhotra Justices R F Nariman Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC rejects plea for minimum punishment, of two years for electoral offences August 28, 2018 / August 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to entertain plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offences by candidates and political parties. The bench refused to entertain a PIL filed by advocate that sought to make electoral offences cognisable. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that sought to make electoral offences […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar justices D Y Chandrachud Supreme Court
Top Law News Congress claims fake voters in MP: Supreme Court get Involved August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission of India on the plea of Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot alleging duplication of voters in the voters’ list in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajsthan. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the EC and […] Read more » featured Justices A K Sikri Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Instant deliver of water from Mullaperiyar dam is the reason behind Kerala flood: Kerala to SC August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Kerala government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar dam by the Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the massive floods in the state. In its affidavit, Kerala blamed the sudden release of water from the dam for the unprecedented floods. The […] Read more » featured kerala flood Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Family Law News Top Law News Matrimonial Disputes: Husband’s close should not be roped on the basis Of Omnibus Allegations,SC August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that relatives of a husband should not be roped in cases of matrimonial disputes and dowry deaths unless specific instances of their involvement in the crime is made out. The bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao also cautioned the lower courts to be careful in proceeding against […] Read more » featured Justices L Nageswara Rao Justices S A Bobde matrimonial dispute Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme court prohibited NOTA in Upper House Election August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said that the option of none of the above (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the NOTA option was meant only for direct elections and not polls held by the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar NOTA Rajya Sabha elections Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court, brings up top NRC officials, for speaking to media August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Two senior civil servants pulled up by The Supreme Court, speaking to the media about Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) without informing the court. The apex court said, that you do not forget that you are a court employee, it is your duty to obey orders. So how did you go directly to the […] Read more » featured nrc assam Prateek Hajela Sailesh senior civil servants Supreme Court
Top Law News Legality of female genital mutilation to be decided by Supreme Court July 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said its decision on legality of the religious custom of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be applicable not only to Bohra Muslims but also all communities with such practices as it clearly indicated its disapproval of the rite. Hearing a bunch of petitions led by Sunita Tiwari, a bench of […] Read more » female genital mutilation (FGM) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Remove term: Justices A M Khanwilkar Justices A M Khanwilkar Supreme Court
Top Law News SC dismisses plea challenging appointment of CVC July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T M Bhasin. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said there were no grounds to quash the appointments of Chaudhary and Bhasin. The court was hearing a plea challenging the […] Read more » Central Vigilance Commissioner featured Justice Arun Mishra K V Chaudhary Supreme Court T M Bhasin VC Bhasin Vigilance Commissioner
Family Law News SC agrees for urgent listing of pleas against ‘nikah-halala’, polygamy July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to consider listing of a batch of petitions challenging the practices of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions of senior advocate V Shekhar that the petitions be listed before […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Ashwini Upadhyay Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Muslim Personal Law nikah halala polygamy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Pak SC to Musharraf: How can a commando be so afraid? June 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ISLAMABAD: Former President Pervez Musharraf to appear before the extended deadline issued by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. The apex court while hearing his appeal against the 2013 disqualification by the Peshawar High Court, however, stressed why was a “commando so afraid to return to his country.” The former president, who ruled the country between 1998 and 2008, […] Read more » Deadline featured Musharraf Pakistan Supreme Court
