Criminal Law News No arrest for Nupur Talwar, rules Supreme Court April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that it will not arrest dentist Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi murder case as long as her petition seeking the cancellation of a non-bailable warrant against her is pending before the court. An apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar sought a commitment from […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia dentist Nupur Talwar Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
Top Law News All educational institutions under RTE: Supreme Court April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that the fundamental Right to Education covers all educational institutions including government controlled, private unaided schools and minority institutions. A bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar also ruled that the private unaided schools will have to provide 25 per cent seats […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court receives presidential reference on 2G April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A presidential reference on whether the Supreme Court could interfere with a policy decision of the government and insist on auction as the only route for the allocation of natural resources was received by the apex court Thursday. Among the questions raised in the reference is whether the court can set aside a policy decision […] Read more » 2G verdict Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja
Top Law News Committee to decide whether Chennai port will handle coal April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An expert committee set up by the Supreme Court is studying whether the Chennai Port Trust should be allowed to handle bulk cargoes of coal and iron ore banned by the Madras High Court, a port official said Thursday. “The Supreme Court has formed a high level committee comprising of secretaries of union shipping and […] Read more » Chennai Port Trust Madras High Court Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Nupur Talwar moves Supreme Court against warrant April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Nupur Talwar moves Supreme Court against warrant A day after she was reported missing, dentist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the 2008 murder of her teenaged daughter Aarushi, Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay of the non-bailable warrant issued against her by a special CBI court. The apex court bench headed by Justice A.K. Patnaik said since the matter was […] Read more » Aarushi murder Justice A.K. Patnaik Nupur Talwar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court upholds seats for poor under Right to Education April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education (RTE) act that mandates unaided private schools to keep 25 percent seats for students from economically and socially weaker sections of society. However, the court made it clear that this quota would not be applicable to unaided minority institutions. The apex court […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Poor school students’ quota: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Thursday April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the right to education law that requires private schools to earmark 25 percent seats for poor students. The judgment, reserved Aug 3, 2011 after a prolonged hearing, would be pronounced by a bench of Chief Justice S.H. […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education law Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’ on media curbs, Supreme Court urged April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While protecting the rights of an accused to a free and fair trial not prejudiced by media reporting, the Supreme Court should not cross the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ of reasonable restrictions provided in the constitution, a senior counsel contended Wednesday. An apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Lakshman Rekha' on media curbs Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Pakistani prisoner Khalil Chisti steps out of jail April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Octogenarian Pakistani prisoner Mohammad Khalil Chisti, serving a life sentence for murder, stepped out of the Ajmer Central Jail in Rajasthan Wednesday on conditional bail, his family members said. “I am very happy and grateful to those who made efforts for my release. I would like to go to my home in Pakistan as soon […] Read more » Judge Kamal Prakash Saxena Octogenarian Pakistani prisoner Mohammad Khalil Chisti Rajasthan High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Explain turnaround on Dayanidhi Maran’ April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had not compelled Chennai-based businessman C. Sivasankaran to sell his stake in mobile telephony provider Aircel to Singapore-based Maxis. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan passed […] Read more » Dayanidhi Maran Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks details of mercy pleas decided in 2011 April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government for details of mercy petitions decided by the president in 2011 and other similar pleas awaiting a decision. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya issued the order after perusing files relating to mercy petitions of several death row convicts. The court direction […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya mercy pleas Supreme Court
Top Law News Why Pakistanis still in jail if sentence over: Supreme Court April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Why Pakistanis still in jail if sentence over: Supreme Court The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its anguish at mentally challenged and deaf-mute foreign nationals, mostly Pakistanis, continuing to languish in Indian jails long after completing their sentences, and asked why the issue could “not be taken up at the highest level”. An apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale said that […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Malhotra Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court