Top Law News Supreme Court moved over security at courts September 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Thursday for directing the central and state governments to install CCTVs and other security gadgets at all courts under their jurisdiction. Petitioner Ajay Agarwal sought direction to the cabinet secretary, the union home secretary, the Delhi government’s chief secretary and Delhi Police commissioner to take action against the “erring and […] Read more » CCTVs Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court adjourns 2G case for Delhi blast, Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site September 7, 2011 / September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court adjourns 2G case for Delhi blast, Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site New Delhi, Sep 7 The Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned the 2G spectrum case hearing for 10 minutes after learning about the bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice H.L. Dattu were informed about the explosion by senior counsel Ram Jethmalani. Justice Singhvi said: ‘It is very difficult to be mechanical […] Read more » 2G case adjourns for Delhi blast Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site Delhi High Court Bomb Blast Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme court adjourns hearing in Jayalalithaa graft case September 6, 2011 / September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 5 The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa seeking exemption from personal appearance before a Bangalore court in a disproportionate assets case. An apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma, while adjourning the hearing, observed that the petitioner […] Read more » Jayalalithaa graft case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Kerala temple’s Vault B shouldn’t be opened, apex court told September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Friday told by Travancore’s erstwhile royal family that the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple’s Vault B should not be opened and the treasures unearthed earlier not videographed or photographed as it was against the temple traditions and practices. The royal family said this in an application before an apex court bench of Justice […] Read more » Kerala temple Kerala temple's Vault B Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Trace the source of money used in cash-for-vote scam: SC to DP September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 2 The Supreme Court today directed Delhi Police to find the source of money in cash-for-vote scam. A bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha gave another four weeks time to Delhi police to inform the court about the source of money allegedly used to buy MP’s during 2008 confidence […] Read more » Cash-for-vote scam Supreme Court Trace the source of money
High Profile Cases Black money: SC reserves its order on Centre’s review petition September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 1, The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on the review petition filed by the Centre against its earlier order constituting an SIT headed by a retired apex court judge in the black money case. A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and S S Nijjar fixed September 20 for delivery of the […] Read more » black money Supreme Court Supreme Court on Black Money
Top Law News Supreme court pulls up three states on vehicle number plates August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued contempt notices to Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh for failing to take steps to introduce digital high-security number plates for vehicles. The court asked them why exemplary cost should not be slapped on them for their default in carrying out the court’s direction. The Supreme court bench of […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court vehicle number plates
Top Law News Supreme court to examine Kerala education quota for poor August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the validity of the Kerala government’s decision to extend 10% reservation for economically backward class students of the forward community. A bench of Justice DK Jain and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly, while admitting the petition filed by three organisations, said “let the hearing be expedited.” The bench sought […] Read more » Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice DK Jain Kerala education quota for poor Supreme Court
Top Law News Government evasive on Ramdev eviction,Supreme court told August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Monday that affidavits filed by the union home secretary and the Delhi Police chief on the June 4 eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila ground here were evasive. Amicus curiae Rajiv Dhawan told an Supreme court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar that the affidavits […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Ramdev eviction Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Rajiv Gandhi killers move court for stay of hanging August 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The three convicts facing the gallows for their involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi Monday moved the Madras High Court to stay their Sep 9 hanging. MDMK general secretary Vaiko and advocate N. Chandrasekaran filed the petition on behalf of the condemned prisoners – Murugan, Perarivalan and Santhan. “Vaiko has filed […] Read more » assassination of Rajiv Gandhi court for stay of hanging Madras High Court President Pratibha Patil Rajiv Gandhi killers Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court cautions chief ministers on discretionary powers August 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme court cautions chief ministers on discretionary powers The Supreme Court has held that a chief minister should eschew arbitrariness and discrimination while using discretionary powers in the disbursal of relief funds as these powers are not unfettered or unaccountable. “In a democracy governed by the rule of law, no government or authority has the right to do what it pleases. Where the […] Read more » chief ministers on discretionary powers Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Supreme Court
Top Law News Panel probing judges can probe more charges: Supreme court August 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday held that a committee set up under the Judges Inquiry Act can go beyond the charges contained in the notice of motion admitted in the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha and forwarded to the committee in pursuance of an impeachment motion against a judge. ‘It will be naive to contend that […] Read more » judges can probe more charges Judges Inquiry Act Justice Aftab Alam Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad Justice G.S. Singhvi Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Supreme Court