Criminal Law News No mercy for kidnappers of children: Supreme Court December 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it was incumbent upon it and subordinate courts to award severe punishment to those involved in kidnapping children for ransom as they deserved no mercy. “We are of the view that in cases where young children are kidnapped or abducted for ransom, no leniency be shown in awarding sentence. On […] Read more » Justice J. Chelameswar Justice P. Sathasivam No mercy for kidnappers of children Supreme Court
High Profile Cases DOW Chemicals refuses to submit to Indian Supreme Court jurisdiction December 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a new development in Bhopal gas tragedy case, the American company DOW Chemicals has submitted before the Supreme Court that it has no liability towards the victims of 1984 gas leak tragedy which left over 15,000 people dead. The company, in its affidavit filed recently in the supreme court, has also contended that the Supreme […] Read more » Bhopal gas tragedy case Supreme Court
Top Law News Why not death, supreme court asks Hawara December 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Why not death, supreme court asks Hawara The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted for his involvement in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking enhancement of his life imprisonment term to death penalty. Hawara was convicted by the trial court and awarded death sentence […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation Justice B.S. Chauhan Supreme Court
Top Law News Policy issues not for courts: Supreme Court December 5, 2011 / December 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Policy issues not for courts: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Monday said it was not for the courts to involve themselves in issues of policy which come under the domain of the government and Parliament. “As as far as public safety is concerned, Article 21 of the Constitution is there. For all other issues, they may not be for the court […] Read more » Chief Justice SH Kapadia Policy issues not for courts Supreme Court
Top Law News Change suspected Maoist conduit’s jail: Supreme court December 3, 2011 / December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed the Chhattisgarh government to shift suspected Maoist conduit Soni Sori from Jagdalpur jail in Dantewada district to Raipur central jail on a plea alleging that she was under threat in her present cell. Sori was arrested in Delhi Oct 4 by Delhi Police. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas […] Read more » Change suspected Maoist conduit's jail Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Free Pakistani prisoners: Supreme Court December 3, 2011 / December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that liberty of a person should be taken seriously, the Supreme Court Friday directed the central government to immediately release Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails without justification. Taking note of the “unreasonably long detention without justification”, the apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale directed the government that the […] Read more » Free Pakistani prisoners Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court admits plea against Varun Gandhi’s election December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition seeking the overturning of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi’s election from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in 2009 on the ground that he delivered inflammatory speeches in the run-up to the polls. An apex court bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and S.S. Nijjar admitted the […] Read more » BJP MP Varun Gandhi's election Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Sohrabuddin case: Supreme Court asks for call details December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Gujarat government to make available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) details of phone calls made between senior police officers and other functionaries of the state during the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. The direction came from the supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Sohrabuddin case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Gujarat should distance itself from law abusers: Supreme Court December 1, 2011 / December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government should distance itself from those accused of committing abuse of law in the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, the Supreme Court was told Wednesday. Senior counsel Gopal Subramanium, appointed by the court for its assistance, said this during the hearing on a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Dam 999’ director moves Supreme Court against ban December 1, 2011 / December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The director of the film ‘Dam 999’, which has been banned in Tamil Nadu for supposedly taking a pro-Kerala stand in the Mullaperiyar dam row, Wednesday said he had filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the move. The film has been made with a `global view` as dams have collapsed in Brazil, China […] Read more » ‘Dam 999’ director Sohan Roy Mullaperiyar dam row pro-Kerala stand Supreme Court
Top Law News Can’t stigmatise judiciary, Supreme Court warns CBI November 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “One can’t stigmatise the judiciary,” the Supreme Court Tuesday said, slamming the CBI for casting aspersions on the subordinate judiciary in Gujarat while seeking the transfer of the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing’s trial outside the state. An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.P. Desai pulled up the Central Bureau of […] Read more » 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing’s Can’t stigmatise judiciary CBI Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme court questions JNU on students’ union poll November 29, 2011 / November 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University, its students union and the organisation Youth for Equality to file affidavits stating their respective positions on holding elections to the varsity’s student body. The court said that “this is a matter of holding JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union) elections. The elections to JNUSU could […] Read more » Jawaharlal Nehru University JNUSU elections Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court