Criminal Law News Nun’s ‘rape’: Supreme Court stays trial in Odisha February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha. The victim alleged that Aug 25, 2008, at the height of the communal riots in Kandhamal district, she was attacked by a mob that molested, assaulted, stripped naked and raped her. The apex […] Read more » 2008 communal violence in Odisha Judicial Magistrate Prasanta Kumar Das Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Nun's 'rape' Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea on Supreme Court lawyers dismissed February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Plea on Supreme Court lawyers dismissed The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Supreme Court Rules of 1966 which allow only a select group of lawyers, known as advocates-on-record, to file petitions in the apex court. The rules prescribe the eligibility before an advocate could act as an advocate-on-record. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Supreme Court Supreme Court Rules of 1966
Criminal Law News Acquittal of five in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case contested February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition of the Delhi government challenging the acquittal by the Delhi High Court of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R.K. Sharma and two others for involvement in the 1999 Shivani Bhatnagar murder. The Supreme Court’s notice has also been issued to two others, Ved Prakash Sharma […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Shivani Bhatnagar murder case Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court questions government on Balakrishnan February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the government what action it has taken on the representation by NGO Common Cause alleging misconduct against National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice K.G. Balakrishnan. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S.S. Kapadia asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to inform the court whether any action has been […] Read more » Chief Justice S.S. Kapadia Justice K G Balakrishnan Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court nixes army chief age plea February 10, 2012 / February 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major blow to Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, the Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain his plea challenging a government order setting his birth date as May 10, 1950 and said it will be forced to dump it if he did not withdraw it. The court order has left Gen. Singh with […] Read more » Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Indian Military Academy National Defence Academy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme Court to hear Essar Tech’s plea Feb 17 February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Essar and Loop group, charge sheeted along with its promotors, today today moved the Supreme Court challenging the criminal proceeding against it before the special CBI court in the 2G case. They submitted before a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi that the proceedings against them should be conducted before a Magistrate as the […] Read more » 2G Justice G.S. Singhvi Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Workers’ welfare boards’ accounts to be audited: Supreme Court February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that accounts of all state welfare boards set up for collecting cess and disbursal of funds under schemes meant for construction workers would be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). “All the state welfare boards shall be subjected to audit by the CAG within two months from today,” […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act 1996 Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Mumbai attack: Supreme Court debunks Kasab claim February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday debunked Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab’s contention that he was not a part of the overarching conspiracy of waging war against the Indian government but merely an agent in executing it. “You knew everything and (were) preparing for it” before landing at Indian shores, the court said. […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Mumbai attack Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court clears decks for teachers’ recruitment in Assam February 8, 2012 / February 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitment of more than 82,000 elementary school teachers in the state. The Assam High Court, in its March 5, 2010 ruling, had imposed a ban on further recruitment of teachers in lower and upper primary schools. The High […] Read more » Assam High Court Justice Deepak Verma Right to Education Act Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Tata Teleservices to seek review of 2G decision February 7, 2012 / February 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Supreme Court ordering the cancellation of three of its licences, Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTL) on Monday said it will be filing a review petition against the decision as the company had applied for these licences in 2006 which were delayed and given to them in 2008. The company wants to be delinked from […] Read more » 2G Supreme Court Tata Teleservices Ltd.
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on clinical trials February 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking investigation into illegal and unethical clinical trials of drugs which are yet to be approved by the drug controller. An Apex Court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha issued notice on a plea by Madhya Pradesh-based ‘Swasthya Adhikar Manch’ that, in […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha Madhya Pradesh-based 'Swasthya Adhikar Manch' Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court Issues Notice to CBI on Pappu Yadav’s Bail Plea February 6, 2012 / February 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court (SC) Monday asked CBI to respond to a plea by former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav seeking bail. Pappu Yadav is serving life imprisonment for his involvement in the murder of Bihar CPI (M) MLA and trade union leader, Ajit Sarkar. An Apex Court bench headed by Justice Altamash Kabir […] Read more » Justice Altamash Kabir Pappu Yadav's Bail senior counsel R.S. Sodhi Supreme Court