Corporate Law News SC reserves verdict on Sterlite’s TN plant November 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the plea of UK-based Vedanta groupsubsidiary Sterlite Industries against the Madras High Court order for shutting down its smelting plant for alleged non-compliance of environmental norms. The company has challenged the high court order claiming that it was not given a proper hearing and its submissions were ignored. […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) environmental norms. Madras High Court Madras High Court order MDMK Leader Vaiko Gopalswamy Sterlite Industries Ltd's Sterlite Industries Ltd's copper plant at Tuticorin. Sterlite's plant Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Vaiko Gopalswamy Vedanta groupsubsidiary Sterlite Industries
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Centre to be proactive in inter-states dispute November 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has been asked by the Centre to play a pro-active role for expeditious resolution of various inter-state disputes including those on river water. A bench of justices R S Lodha and A K Dave said the Centre must provide accommodation and other facilities to the tribunal and its members adjudicating such disputes for […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati inter-states dispute justices R S Lodha and A K Dave Mhadei basin Mhadei river Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal Ministry of Water Resources river water Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks details of Yamuna Action Plan (Lead) October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has been asked by The Supreme court to place before it the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) with details about the cleaning of the river and to prevent untreated effluents flowing into it. An apex court bench of Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Madan B. Lokur also wanted to know how the Rs.12,000 crore spent […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plants Supreme Court Vijay Panjwani' Yamuna Action Plan Yamuna River Development Authority YRDA
Top Law News Sangma’s plea ill-conceived, Pranab tells Supreme court October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sangma’s plea ill-conceived, Pranab tells Supreme court President Pranab Mukherjee has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to a petition, filed by his opponent in the presidential election PA Sangma, challenging his appointment. Describing the petition as “ill-conceived and baseless”, Mukherjee told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers he held no office of […] Read more » Congress ill-conceived and baseless Indian Statistical Institute Lok Sabha President Pranab Mukherjee Sangma Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Kasab’s mercy plea rejected (Second Lead) October 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Tuesday, India’s home ministry recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lone survivor among the 26/11 attackers. The mercy petition made to the president by Kasab, after the Supreme Court Aug 29 upheld his death sentence, has been rejected and the recommendation in this regard forwarded to the president. A […] Read more » 26/11 attackers apex court Bharatiya Janata Party illegally sneaked India's home ministry Lashkar-e-Taiba mercy plea rejected Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Pakistani terrorist Supreme Court
Environment Law News Supreme Court seeks information on spent n-fuel October 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Wednesday the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has been asked by The Supreme Court asked to tell how it was reprocessing and storing unusable spent radioactive fuel of nuclear power plants? the apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra said to Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman, who appeared for […] Read more » eeks information on spent n-fuel fuel Supreme Court
Top Law News Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia, who retires this month, has recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Courtjudge Justice Altamas Kabiras his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex court. Sources in the law ministry said Justice Kapadia, due to retire on September 28, recommended the name of Justice […] Read more » apex court Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia CJI Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Kabir as his successor law minister memorandum of procedure seniormost Supreme Court Supreme Court
Top Law News SC: Probe report on Radia tape leakage hardly satisfactory August 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre over leakage of its tapped conversation of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia saying its probe report is hardly satisfactory. A bench of justice GS Singhvi and justice SJ Mukhopadhaya also took strong exception to the Centre’s failure to put in place a proper mechanism to prevent […] Read more » corporate lobbyist Niira Radia Justice GS Singhvi justice SJ Mukhopadhaya leakage amounted to infringement Radia tape leakage Ratan Tata SC: Probe report on Radia tape leakage hardly satisfactory Supreme Court surveillance of Radia's phone tapped conversation Tata group Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata
Top Law News More time sought from SC for auction of spectrum August 10, 2012 / August 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court for “further and final extension of time” for the auction and allocation of 122 2G licenses and spectrum that were cancelled by the apex court by its order of Feb 2, 2012. The application by the government has said that it needed time till Nov 12, 2012, […] Read more » 122 2G licenses and spectrum 2G licences case 2G specturm case apex cour ARBITRATION LAW OF INDIA auction of the cancelled licences. auction yielded maximum revenue DoT further and final extension of time More time sought from SC for auction of spectrum spectrum cancelled by the apex court Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja TRAI
Top Law News CBI opposes Nupur Talwar’s bail plea August 10, 2012 / August 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has opposed bail to Nupur Talwarsaying she should not be given the benefit of being a woman as she was facing trial for committing a heinous offence and had taken false stands with a view to evade the due process of law. In an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the CBI said Nupur […] Read more » bail to a woman brutal murder CBI ASP AGL Kaul CBI has opposed bail to Nupur Talwar CBI opposes Nupur Talwar's bail plea charges against her under section 302 facing trial for committing Indian Penal Code Nupur Talwar bail Supreme Court tampering with evidence
Top Law News Supreme Court notice to CBI on Jagan’s bail plea August 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the CBI on a petition filed by YSR Congress (YSRC) president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy seeking bail in the cases registered against him by the agency. A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai issued notice after hearing senior counsel Ram Jethmalani, appearing for Jagan. The Bench, […] Read more » A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam A.P. High Court CBI had wholly failed CBI on a petition filed by YSR Congress CBI on Jagan bail plea Jagan Jagan challenging the grounds of his arrest Jagan's petition Jagan's petition against CBI inquiry Ram Jethmalani appearing for Jagan Supreme Court Supreme court notice to CBI Supreme Court notice to CBI on Jagan's bail plea
Top Law News SC dismisses Jagan’s plea against his arrest in DA case August 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition of YSR Congress leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy challenging his arrest in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai, however, sought response of CBI on a separate petition by Reddy, who is an MP, seeking bail in the matter. […] Read more » Aftab Alam Andhra Pradesh High Court DA case disproportionate assets case Jagan in DA case Jagan's plea against his arrest in DA case Ram Jethmalani Ranjana Prakash Desai senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court