Top Law News SC: “Courts must take up poll petition to preserve purity” July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Courts are duty-bound to examine the petitions of defeated candidates and preserve the purity of the election process, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled keeping in view that the elections often got vitiated by electoral malpractices and irregularities. “An election which is vitiated by reason of corrupt practices, illegalities and irregularities enumerated in Sections 100 and […] Read more » corruption in election elections in India game of elections in India SC SC decisions SC on election process SC on malpractices of election Supreme Court supreme court decision on election malpractices supreme court decisions supreme court latest decisions
Top Law News Corruption cases continue to haunt Mayawati July 7, 2012 / July 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mayawati,Bahajun Samaj Party(BSP) supremo and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP) may have got relief in the disproportionate assets (DA) case from the Supreme Court but corruption cases will continue to chase her. While the 2003 Taj Heritage Corridor Scam is still pending in the Allahabad high court, her name is also being taken […] Read more » Akhilesh Yadav Allahabad High Court Bahajun Samaj Party Supremo Mayawati BSP Supremo Mayawati CBI chief minister Akhilesh Yadav DA case disproportionate case Jairam Ramesh Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scam JNNURM scam Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Mayawati Mayawati in DA case Mayawati in Taj Heritage Corridor Scam MNERGA National Rural Health Mission scam NRHM scam Supreme Court Taj Heritage Corridor Scam Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav uttar pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav
Top Law News Supreme Court quashed PIL against Pranab July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for canvassing votes before resigning as the union finance minister. An Supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice H.L. Gokhale, dismissing the PIL by advocate Manohar Lal […] Read more » apex court PIL against Pranab Mukherjee Supreme Court Supreme Court of India Supreme Court on PIL Supreme Court on PIL against Pranab Mukherjee Supreme Court on Public Interest Litigation
Top Law News SC quashes CBI probe against Mayawati July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Mayawati in a corruption case stemming from the Taj Corridor case and related to assets disproportionate to her income, which brought some good news for her. Quashing the first information report (FIR), the apex court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam […] Read more » CBI against Mayawati CBI probe in mayawati case former UP chief minister Mayawati former Uttar Pradesh C.M. Mayawati former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati Mayawati Mayawati in corruption case Mayawati in disproportionate use of assets case Mayawati in Taj Corridor case Supreme Court supreme court on Mayawati Taj Corridor case Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati
Top Law News SC dismisses Cox & Kings plea July 6, 2012 / July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a leading UK travel firm, Cox & Kings, contesting the decision to terminate a joint venture agreement for operating super luxury tourist train ‘Maharaja Express’. In its appeal, Cox & Kings challenged the Delhi High Court order upholding the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd […] Read more » 'Maharaja Express' Cox & Kings SC SC decision on Cox & Kings plea Supreme Court Supreme court decision on Cox & Kings plea UK leading travel firm UK leading travel firm Cox & Kings
Top Law News SC notice on Lokayukta controversy July 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought Uttar Pradesh government’s stand on a petition challenging a two-year extension granted to state Lokayukta Justice (Retd) N K Mehrotra. A bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir issued notice to the government on the plea filed by a Lucknow-based lawyer who contended that the extension is illegal as Lokayukta’s tenure […] Read more » controvercies regarding Lokayukta controvercies regarding Lokayukta office Indian ombudsman Indian ombudsman office Lokayukta Lokayukta controversy Lokayukta office Supreme Court supreme court on Lokayukta issue UP Lokayukta controversy uttar pradesh Lokayukta controversy
Top Law News Lifer moves SC for release after 35 years in jail July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A life convict, who has spent 35 years behind the bars in a murder case, today approached the Supreme Court(SC) for getting released from jail. Agreeing to hear plea of the convict, a bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government. SC asked the state government to file its […] Read more » Allahabad High Court SC SC of India Supreme Court Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Jaffer Sharief graft case: SC stayed trial July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a 1995 corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief a fresh ruling of Supreme Court brought some relief to him. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed trial proceedings against him. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also issued notice to CBI on Sharief’s appeal and sought reply within two weeks. The apex court passed […] Read more » corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief corruption case against Jaffer Sharief Delhi High Court Delhi high court decision on Jaffer Sharief former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief Jaffer Sharief Jaffer Sharief graft case Justice P. Sathasivam Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Corruption Act against Jaffer Sharief Supreme Court Supreme Court verdict on Jaffer Sharief case
Top Law News SC:’Land acquisition illegal if owners are not intimated’ June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC:’Land acquisition illegal if owners are not intimated’ Land acquisition proceedings will become illegal if government fails to observe the mandatory requirement of issuing public notices to the affected parties, the SC has held, quashing Maharashtra government’s acquisition of a piece of land for a defence unit. A SC bench of justices H L Dattu and A R Dave said that besides notifying […] Read more » Bombay High Court H L Dattu and A R Dave illegality of land education SC Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act Supreme Court
Top Law News SC: Partial relief to woman BJP MP June 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to set aside a Karnataka High Court order, which has disqualified woman BJP MP J Shantha from Bellary (ST) Lok Sabha seat, but allowed her to attend the Parliamentary proceedings without exercising her voting right or availing any perquisite. Observing that BJP MP election in 2009 had “materially affected” the […] Read more » BJP MP BJP MP in fake caste certificate case fake caste certificate cases against pliticians fake caste certificate cases in India Karnataka fake caste certificate cases Karnataka High Court SC Supreme Court
Top Law News No relief for lethargic state or its agencies: SC June 24, 2012 / June 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No special consideration can be given to the state or its agencies if they are lethargic in pursuing a legal case after the limitation period as provided under the statute, the Supreme Court has held. A bench of Justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhaya upheld an appeal filed by a land owner challenging a Bombay High […] Read more » condonation of delay under sec. 5 grounds for condonation of delay under sec. 5 GS Singhvi scope for states or its agencies under sec. 5 sections 5 of Limitation Act SJ Mukhopadhaya state or its agencies Supreme Court Supreme court decisions related to section 5 of Limitation Act
Top Law News SC asked 6 states on all-India medical seats controversy June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked six states to reply to the allegations that they were usurping the PG medical seats for the all-India quota by not disclosing the vacant seats in their medical colleges. A vacation bench of justices H L Gokhale and Ranjana Prakash Desai issued notices to Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh […] Read more » all-India medical seats controversy justices H L Gokhale and Ranjana Prakash Desai SC asked 6 states on all-India medical seats controversy Supreme Court