Top Law News Power of attorney no licence to argue case: Apex court July 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Power of attorney no licence to argue case: Apex court The Supreme Court has said that a person holding a power of attorney but not enrolled as an advocate cannot appear in a case on behalf of another person unless permitted by a court. The apex court bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra in their recent order said that “a power […] Read more » Goa Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court pulls up Delhi Police for Ramdev crackdown July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court pulls up Delhi Police for Ramdev crackdown The Supreme Court has pulled up Delhi Police for the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at the Ramlila ground here last month. The apex court has asked Delhi Police to explain what provoked it to use teargas and baton-charge in the closed enclosure on people who were sleeping. The apex court has […] Read more » counsel Ram Jethmalani Delhi Police Ramdev crackdown Ramlila ground Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court bars opening of Kerala temple’s sixth vault July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the seven-member committee from opening the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, where a treasure trove worth over one lakh crore rupees was discovered recently. A bench of Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik asked the petitioner Raja Rama Varma, the erstwhile Prince of Travancore, […] Read more » A K Patnaik Justices R V Raveendran Kerala temple's Senior counsel K K Venogopal sixth vault Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Supreme Court Thiruvananthapuram
Top Law News Doctor’s death in jail: Family moves Supreme Court July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Lucknow deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, who was found dead in a jail toilet. The plea was filed by the doctor’s family, which claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government was engaged in a cover-up […] Read more » chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court judge Sudershan Reddy retires July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two days after delivering a judgment against use of tribals as special police officers (SPOs) in anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh, Supreme Court’s Justice B. Sudershan Reddy retired Thursday. In his judgment directing the disarming of the SPOs, Justice Reddy gave words to his anguish on the state policy, saying that on “one hand the state […] Read more » judge Sudershan Reddy retires Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks source of Kerala temple treasure July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the source and antiquity of the treasure unearthed from the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram. An apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik asked the ASI to suggest the steps that can be taken to […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple treasure Padmanabhaswamy temple Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Impeachment proceedings against Dinakaran to continue: Supreme Court July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major setback for Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the impeachment proceedings against him would continue. However, the court asked the chairman of the Judges Inquiry Committee (JIC) to replace senior counsel P.P. Rao after Dinakaran alleged that Rao was biased against him.An apex court bench […] Read more » C.K. Prasad Dinakaran Impeachment proceedings JIC judges inquiry committee Justices G.S Singhvi P.D. Dinakaran senior counsel P.P. Rao Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court stops Chhattisgarh from using tribals in Salwa Judum July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Chhattisgarh government for using tribals as special police officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists , saying this should immediately stop. An apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S Nijjar directed the Chhattisgarh government to immediately “cease and desist” from […] Read more » Chhattisgarh Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar Salwa Judum Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court appoints probe team on money laundering July 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce Monday its verdict on a plea that a special investigation team (SIT) probe the alleged money laundering by suspected tax evader Hasan Ali Khan and Kolkata based-businessman Kashinath Tapuria, among others. The plea by jurist Ram Jethmalani also sought a direction to the central government to disclose names, […] Read more » businessman Kashinath Tapuria CBDT CBI Central Board of Direct Taxes jurist Ram Jethmalani Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Altamas Kabir Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice Cyriac Joseph Justice R.V. Raveendran Justice S.S.Nijjar Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar money laundering probe Supreme Court tax evader Hasan Ali Khan team
High Profile Cases Supreme Court ruling on money laundering probe Monday July 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce Monday its verdict on a plea that a special investigation team (SIT) probe the alleged money laundering by suspected tax evader Hasan Ali Khan and Kolkata based-businessman Kashinath Tapuria, among others. The plea by jurist Ram Jethmalani also sought a direction to the central government to disclose names, […] Read more » CBDT CBI Central Board of Direct Taxes Central Bureau of Investigation Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice R.V. Raveendran Justice S.S.Nijjar money laundering probe Supreme Court
Top Law News Pillai, top cop get Supreme Court notice on Ramdev June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta asking them what were the circumstances under which yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters were forcibly evicted. A notice has also been issued to Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi which has to be answered in […] Read more » Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatantar Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court moved on Ramdev’s eviction June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Sunday seeking direction to the central government to reveal details of the police action involving the detention of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and the eviction of his supporters from the Ramlila Ground here on the night of June 4-5 while they were protesting against graft. The matter will come up […] Read more » A. Raja DMK MP Kanimozhi Ramdev's eviction Supreme Court