Top Law News Supreme Court commences hearing in mercy petition cases March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday commenced hearing on the question whether a convict who has filed a mercy petition was entitled to remission of death sentence on the grounds of inordinate delay in deciding his plea. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya asked Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal how 20 mercy petitions […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya mercy petition cases Supreme Court
Top Law News Balance freedom of press with rights of accused : Supreme Court March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it has to frame guidelines to balance the freedom of press with that of the right of an accused under trial in a criminal case, but was told that it could not enforce them in the absence of law backing it. “Anything that has not been enacted could not be […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on anti-gay sex petitions March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Delhi High Court’s judgement decriminalising consensual sex among adults of the same gender. The apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi reserved the verdict on the conclusion of the arguments that had spread over many weeks. The hearing witnessed […] Read more » anti-gay sex petitions Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Prior sanction needed for proceeding against army, court told March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union government Monday told the Supreme Court that prior section was necessary for instituting legal proceedings against army personnel engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. It, however, sought to assure the apex court that ‘highest priority would be given to the preservation and protection of […] Read more » Armed Forces Special Powers Act Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Court questions government on discouraging woman army officers March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday questioned the government on its approach of discouraging short service commission women officers opting for permanent commission in the army. ‘Why are you not encouraging the women officers and indulging in the game of pick and choose,’ said a bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale. The court’s statement […] Read more » Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha service commission women officers Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Godhra riot case: Supreme Court affords Modi relief March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a big relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Nanavati Commission to summon him regarding his alleged role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The apex court also said that it would look into the plea whether report of the Special Investigating Team, appointed […] Read more » Godhra riot case Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: CBI gets notice on Talwars’ plea March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by murdered teenager Aarushi’s mother Nupur Talwar seeking review of its order rejecting her plea challenging the special CBI court decision of not accepting the investigating agency’s closure report and ordering that the parents be made accused in the […] Read more » Aarushi case Central Bureau of Investigation Justic A.K. Patnaik Supreme Court
High Profile Cases FIR against 2,000 accused in Uttar Pradesh foodgrain scam: CBI to Supreme Court March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Supreme Court that it has registered so far FIRs against 2,000 accused in the Uttar Pradesh foodgrain scam. This is the highest number of accused registered in a single case. The CBI has been handed over the investigation of about Rs 2 lakh crore scam under which the […] Read more » Public Distribution System Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh foodgrain scam
Criminal Law News Supreme Court to hear the plea tomorrow in 2002 Gujarat communal riots March 26, 2012 / March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to Justice Nanavati Commission to summon Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged role in the 2002 communal riots. A bench comprising Justices D K Jain and Anil R Dave had issued notices to Mr Modi and Justice Nanavati Commission on a petition, filed by […] Read more » 2002 Gujarat communal riots Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Justice Nanavati Commission Supreme Court
Top Law News Changes in marriage law welcome, say women March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Changes in marriage law welcome, say women The government’s move to make divorce a quicker process has been largely welcomed as a long overdue step though some women activists and lawyers have voiced doubts over doing away with the six month cooling off period. The common strain among the women was that law should move along with changing times and there should […] Read more » lawyer Meenakshi Lekhi marriage law Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill 2010 Supreme Court Supreme Court lawyer
Top Law News Supreme Court’s nod to e-counselling for PG medical courses March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday permitted the online counselling for allotment of 50 percent seats of all-India quota for admission in post graduate medical courses in the country. A bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan paved the way for the e-counselling for admission in post graduate medical courses when it gave its nod […] Read more » Justice Deepak Verma Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan PG medical courses Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court recalls notice on Narendra Modi March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday recalled its notice to the Gujarat government and the Nanavati Commission on a plea to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi for recording his statement on his alleged role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots in the state. A bench of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice Anil R. Dave recalled the order issuing […] Read more » Chief Minister Narendra Modi Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court