Top Law News Supreme Court notice to government on plea against Cairn-Vedanta deal April 24, 2012 / April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response to a plea challenging the validity of the $ 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal and seeking a CBI probe into the reasons for ONGC and government in “not asserting” their legal rights on the issue. A bench of justices D K Jain and Anil R Dave issued notice […] Read more » Cairn-Vedanta deal Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Justice Anil R. Dave Justice C.K. Prasad Justice D.K. Jain Justice H.L. Dattu ONGC Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses plea against Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh April 23, 2012 / April 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next chief of army staff. Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh will succeed General V.K. Singh as the army chief when the latter demits office on May 31, 2012. The apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. […] Read more » General V.K. Singh Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Videograph court proceedings to ensure accurate reporting: Prashant Bhushan April 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan has told the Supreme Court that to ensure fair and accurate reporting, proceedings of the Supreme Court and of the high courts should be videographed and made publicly available, as is done for parliament. “In order to avoid inaccurate or one-sided reporting” Bhushan told the apex court constitution bench to direct […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar lawyer Prashant Bhushan Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Order on CEC plea for CBI probe against Yeddyurappa withheld April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday withheld its order on the recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the graft charges against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in the multi-crore-rupee mining scam in the state. “The special three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia did not […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Karnataka High Court Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Chidambaram allocated extra spectrum to 2G licence holders: Swamy April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Friday told the Supreme Court that home minister P Chidambaram as the then finance minister had given his nod for the allocation of extra spectrum to service providers even before they had fulfilled their roll out obligations. Swamy told the apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice […] Read more » 2G licence Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice GS Singhvi justice KS Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Italy moves Supreme Court for custody of its Marines April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Italy Friday moved the Supreme Court to secure custody of its two Marines arrested in Kerala for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen. The Marines were posted on cargo ship M.V. Enrica Lexie when they killed the two fishermen, mistaking them to be pirates. The Italian government in its petition moved through its ambassador in New […] Read more » cargo ship M.V. Enrica Lexie Chief Master Sergeant Massimilano Latorre Sergeant Salvatore Girone Supreme Court
High Profile Cases CBI probe recommended against Yeddyurappa kin April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court-appointed panel Friday recommended to the apex court that payments made by mining companies to establishments linked to close relatives of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa should be probed by the CBI. The central empowered committee on environmental matters (CEC) made recommendations for investigation by the CBI in three cases involving the […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Justice Aftab Alam Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court stays Sanjiv Bhatt’s trial April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, facing charges of pressurising his official driver to make a false statement in connection with the alleged inaction of the Narendra Modi government during the 2002 riots in the state. The apex court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai stayed […] Read more » 2002 riots Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Desai Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Curb reporting on police probes, Supreme Court urged April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan government Thursday pleaded before the Supreme Court for restraining the media from reporting on matters related to police probes in criminal cases for protecting the rights of the accused. The state government told the constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. […] Read more » Article 21 of constitution Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Court wants 10 percent more judges for subordinate courts April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and state governments to create 10 percent additional posts of the total regular judicial cadre for subordinate courts to fulfil the constitutional mandate of fair and expeditious justice to people. “Keeping in view the need of the hour and the constitutional mandate to provide fair and expeditious trial […] Read more » fast-track courts Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar subordinate courts Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks time frame for deciding mercy pleas April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to set a time frame for deciding death row convicts’ mercy petitions pending before it. “You give us the time frame for deciding the mercy petitions which are pending before you,” the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya told the government adding […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya mercy pleas senior counsel K.T.S. Tulsi Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Court issues notices on release of Maoists for Hikaka April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Odisha government on a petition seeking to restrain the release of jailed Maoists in exchange for captive BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka. A bench of justice TS Thakur and justice Gyan Sudha Misra asked the respondents to file a reply within two weeks. The […] Read more » Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of CPI BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka Justice Gyan Sudha Misra justice TS Thakur Supreme Court