Top Law News Medicine prices should’nt rise: Supreme Court November 17, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Medicine prices should’nt rise: Supreme Court The Supreme Court Thursday told the central government that the prices of medicines should not rise further. “It should go down, not go up,” said an apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya. The bench expressed the view that prices of medicines and ordinary lab tests were already too high and […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Medicine prices should'nt rise Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court to hear Prashant Bhushan’s plea on contempt of court November 17, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would hold hearing on counsel Prashant Bhushan’s plea seeking reference to the constitution bench of the question whether bonafide expression of opinion on the extent of alleged corruption in judiciary amounted to contempt of court. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Cyriac Joseph and […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Justice H.L. Dattu Prashant Bhushan's plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Amit Shah questions hearings in judges’ houses November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there could be no hearing of cases at judges’ houses away from the public gaze. He said this while referring to the Oct 30, 2010 hearing by the apex bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha on the […] Read more » Amit Shah questions hearings in judges' houses Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.M. Lodha Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court raps Uttar Pradesh on Taj Mahal protection November 16, 2011 / November 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to explain whether water supply for the wooden foundation of the Taj Mahal was sufficient to prevent any damage to the monument. The apex court bench of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice Anil R. Dave had issued notice to the government taking suo motu […] Read more » Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court Taj Mahal protection
High Profile Cases Supreme Court releases jailed Kerala CPI-M leader MV Jayarajan November 15, 2011 / November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the release of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.V. Jayarajan who was jailed for six months by the Kerala High Court for using derogatory language against its judges. An apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice HL Gokhale assailed the high court for not affording Jayarajan an […] Read more » Justice HL Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Kerala CPI-M leader MV Jayarajan Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme court told about Gujarat panel on shootout deaths November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Monday that the Gujarat government has set up a special task force to probe the cases of alleged staged shootout killings and its investigation would be monitored by an authority headed by retired supreme court judge M.B. Shah. The court was hearing petitions by columnist B.G. Verghese and poet, lyricist and […] Read more » Gujarat panel on shootout deaths judge M.B. Shah Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court
Top Law News Can’t make any one join administration: Supreme court November 15, 2011 / November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an apparent observation directed at the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court Monday said it could not pick up some one and appoint him to the top position in administration and pay his salary from the public exchequer. ‘You can’t pick up someone and appoint him and make him anything,’ said the supreme court bench […] Read more » Can't make any one join administration Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice T.S. Thakur Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court directs NGOs to approach PM on n-plants November 14, 2011 / November 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday asked NGOs Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) to first approach the prime minister or the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for addressing their concerns on the safety and cost effectiveness of nuclear plants being set up in the country. An apex court bench of Chief Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Swatanter Kumar nuclear power plant Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court to hear plea against n-plants Monday November 12, 2011 / November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition seeking to restrain the central government from setting up any new nuclear plants till an analysis of their safety and cost benefits is carried out. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar would hear the petition by […] Read more » n-plants Monday Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Telangana: Supreme Court notice on plea against agitation November 11, 2011 / November 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Telangana: Supreme Court notice on plea against agitation The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh government and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS) on a petition complaining that normal activities in the state have come to a standstill due to the Telangana agitation. An supreme court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi also issued notice to the registrar general […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court Telangana agitation
Criminal Law News Supreme Court notice to Gujarat on IPS officer’s plea for nixing FIR November 11, 2011 / November 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought Gujarat government’s response on suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea for quashing a criminal case lodged against him for allegedly hacking the state’s Additional Advocate General Tushar Mehta’s e-mail account. Bhatt, who is at loggerheads with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, sought quashing of the First Information Report in the […] Read more » IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks report on foreigners in Indian jails November 11, 2011 / November 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court seeks report on foreigners in Indian jails The Supreme Court Friday asked the central government to file a comprehensive report on foreign nationals who had been languishing in Indian jails for a long time. An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha passed the order on a petition by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party president Bhim Singh, seeking release of […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha report on foreigners in Indian jails Supreme Court