Top Law News Why can’t surplus grain be sold to poor, asks apex court May 11, 2011 / May 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the central government, which admitted to shortcomings in the public distribution system, why it could not give the surplus food grain that it couldn’t store to hungry people at subsidised rates. ‘Why can’t you give it at subsidised rates to the hungry populace. You have it. You can’t store […] Read more » apex court Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma poor sold Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium Supreme Court surplus grain
Top Law News Throw out corrupt subordinate court judges: Apex court May 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Subordinate court judges who indulge in corruption should be “thrown out”, an irate Supreme Court said Tuesday while criticising a woman additional district judge who superseded an apex court order directing a tenant to vacate premises. It also directed the Delhi High Court to take disciplinary action against her. The apex court bench of […] Read more » Additional District Judge apex court Archana Sinha Corrupt court judges Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju subordinate Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Don’t blame Pakistan for non-state actors, says Zardari May 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India should stop blaming Pakistan for the terrorist actions of non-state actors “, President Asif Ali Zardari told a delegation of Indian jurists which recently returned from a visit to Islamabad. According to Zardari, India should discriminate between the action of “non-state actors” and that of the Pakistan state, said former Supreme Court Bar Association […] Read more » Asif Ali Zardari blame Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary M.N. Krishnamani non-state actors Pakistan Pervez Musharraf Supreme Court Zardari
Criminal Law News Honour killings deserve capital punishment, says Supreme Court May 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Honour killings deserve capital punishment, says Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Monday said that honour killings fell in the category of rarest of rare crimes and those committing them deserved capital punishment. Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra in their ruling said, “Honour killings are nothing but barbaric and brutal murders by bigoted persons with feudal minds.” The judges said “In […] Read more » capital punishment Gyan Sudha Misra honour killings Justices Markandey Katju Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court slams ED in black money case May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for interrogating Hasan Ali, allegedly country’s top tax evader, only in 2011 when the case was registered against him in 2007. The apex court bench of Justice B.Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar said, “Case was registered in 2007 and custodial interrogation takes place in 2011. […] Read more » black money case ED Enforcement Directorate Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar slams Supreme Court
Top Law News Rehabilitate sex workers, Supreme Court tells states May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the states to comply with its earlier order on rehabilitating sex workers, failing which it will summon the chief secretaries of the errant states and seek an explanation. The apex court by its February 14 directions had asked the central and state governments to prepare schemes for giving technical and […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Rehabilitate sex workers Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court quizzes government on taxation agreement May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday wondered how could the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) was applicable to the people who do not pay income tax either in their country or in the countries where they have businesses. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar remarked: “DTAA is also applicable to […] Read more » Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement DTAA Gopal Subramanium Government Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar quizzes Solicitor General Supreme Court taxation agreement
Top Law News Video conferencing systems launched in Guwahati High Court May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For quick disposal of cases, the Guwahati High Court Monday began introducing video conferencing systems with its benches spread across six northeastern states. Among all high courts in India, the Guwahati High Court is the second high court after Delhi High Court that has introduced the new systems of court trial on a regular basis. […] Read more » Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur Guwahati High Court launched Supreme Court Video conferencing
Media & Entertainment News Yeddyurappa land grab: High court told to decide in six weeks April 30, 2011 / April 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court’s interim order staying proceedings against Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and family in an alleged land grab case before the Lokayukta, but asked the high court to decide the matter in six weeks. An apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. […] Read more » High Court Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court Yeddyurappa land grab
Top Law News Supreme Court stays enquiry proceedings against Justice Dinakaran April 29, 2011 / April 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court stays enquiry proceedings against Justice Dinakaran Giving relief to Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the impeachment proceedings against him. The apex court issued notices to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari and advocate P.P. Rao. Justice Dinakaran had alleged bias by Rao — one of the members of the impeachment committee — since he […] Read more » enquiry Justice Dinakaran proceedings stays Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Yeddyurappa land grab: Supreme Court asks high court to decide April 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order staying criminal proceedings against Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and family in an alleged land grab case, but asked the lower court to take up the matter again. The apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. Thakur asked the petitioner, […] Read more » High Court Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar land grab Supreme Court Yeddyurappa
Top Law News BCCI amendment: Petition sent to Supreme Court larger bench April 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday referred to a larger bench a petition by former Indian cricket board president A.C. Muthia challenging the amendment to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rules that permitted its officebearers to own IPL T20 teams. The apex court bench referred the matter to a larger bench following a divergence […] Read more » BCCI amendment BCCI secretary cricket board president A.C. Muthia Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice J.M. Panchal N. Srinivasan petition sent Supreme Court