Top Law News Law panel to study need for more judges, court told January 13, 2012 / January 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would amend the terms of reference of the 19th Law Commission to include that it would conduct a scientific study and recommend if there was need to increase the number of lower courts in view of the huge backlog of cases. The court was also […] Read more » Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice T.S. Thakur Law panel to study need for more judges Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme court notice on plea on Rajya Sabha polls in Delhi January 11, 2012 / January 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a plea seeking direction that the biennial election for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi should be held in one go and not in three separate stages Jan 19. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Rajya Sabha polls in Delhi Supreme Court
Top Law News Fresh Scheduled Tribes’ quota in Uttar Pradesh house suggested January 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Election Commission to consider a plea for reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh assembly on the basis of the modified census data. The supreme court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice J. Chelameswar asked the commission to either take figures of the Scheduled Tribes’ (STs) population in […] Read more » Election Commission Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Supreme Court
Top Law News No need to reveal design of Metro pillar: Supreme court January 10, 2012 / January 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the Delhi Metro to disclose the design of an elevated corridor’s pillar that collapsed in south Delhi in July 2009, killing six labourers. The apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice J. Chelameswar stayed the high court order after Attorney General G.E. […] Read more » Delhi Metro plea Justice J. Chelameswar Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court
Corporate Law News Supreme court extends interim relief for Sahara group firms January 10, 2012 / January 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday admitted a plea by two Sahara group companies challenging the Securities Appellate Tribunal’s order directing them to refund Rs.17,400 crore mopped up from 2.3 crore investors and ordered the continuation of its interim stay on the tribunal’s direction. The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice A.K. Patnaik and […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Sahara group companies Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court grants bail to Sukh Ram, two others January 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday granted interim bail till Jan 16 to former telecom minister Sukh Ram, 84, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in a 1993 telecom scam case. Besides Sukh Ram, the apex court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam granted interim bail to Runu Ghosh, former director in the department of telecom, […] Read more » 1993 telecom scam case former telecom minister Sukh Ram Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court upholds needy landlord’s right to evict tenant January 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Supreme court upholds needy landlord’s right to evict tenant Upholding a needy landlord’s right to evict a tenant, the Supreme Court has set aside an Uttarakhand High Court order which said that “greater comparative hardship” would be caused to a tenant, as compared to his landlord, if a decree of eviction was passed against him. The apex bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court Uttarakhand High Court
Criminal Law News Aarushi murder: Supreme Court orders trial of slain teenager’s parents January 6, 2012 / January 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major setback to dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, the Supreme Court today cleared the decks for their trial in their daughter Aarushi’s murder case. A bench of justices A K Ganguly and J S Khehar dismissed the couple’s plea to quash criminal proceedings against them in the sensational 2008 case involving the […] Read more » Aarushi murder Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Breather for 5 HJC Legislators January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party’s legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Haryana assembly speaker to decide on their fate. The apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir suspended the operation […] Read more » Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators Justice Altamas Kabir Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Palmolein Scam : Supreme Court rejects plea against Oommen Chandy January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition praying for summoning of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy as an accused in the palmolein scam case. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam dismissed the petition when it was mentioned for urgent hearing. Former Kerala chief minister K Karunakaran and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Oommen Chandy Palmolein Scam Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered no further sealing of unauthorised structures or their regularization or change in land use in Delhi till it examined the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2011 and the challenge to Master Plan 2021. A special bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Swatanter Kumar further said […] Read more » Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill 2011 Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court the challenge to Master Plan 2021
Criminal Law News Supreme Court denies bail to Bangalore blast accused January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Peoples Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nazir Maudani, who is an accused in the 2008 Bangalore blast case. While rejecting his bail plea, an apex court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam said: “We are not inclined to enlarge him on bail.” It also rejected his plea […] Read more » 2008 Bangalore blast case Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nazir Maudani Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court