Top Law News Supreme Court to hear pleas against Karnataka High Court order on warnings on tobacco products March 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear all 45 petitions together including the one filed by the Centre against a Karnataka High Court order quashing the 2014 government regulation that packets of tobacco products must carry pictorial warning covering 85 per cent of the packaging space. The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Supreme Court t Karnataka High Court tobacco products
Top Law News National clean air programme to be finalised within four weeks: Supreme Court March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The environment ministry today told the Supreme Court that a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to comprehensively deal with the rising air pollution levels across the country would be finalised within four weeks. NCAP is a medium term national level strategy to tackle the increasing air pollution problem in India in a comprehensive manner and […] Read more » featured National clean air programme NCAP Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Rajasthan to file affidavit in a matter pertaining pollution from buses. March 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Rajasthan government to file an affidavit within three weeks in a matter pertaining to pollution from buses operating to the state from Bikaner House near the India Gate here. The apex court ordered that if the state does not file an affidavit in three weeks, all the buses originating […] Read more » Bikaner House environmentalist M C Mehta featured Justice Deepak Gupta justices Madan B Lokur pollution Rajasthan Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Centre to consider suggestions on safety and emission standards of small four-wheeler vehicles and Quadricycles February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to give “due consideration” to suggestions made on the issue of safety and emission standards of small four-wheeler vehicles and quadricycles. Quadricycles are a new category of cycle-like four-wheelers which are now allowed to ply on the roads. The issue before the apex court also related to the […] Read more » featured Justice A.K.Goel Justice U U Lalit quadricycles safety and emission standards of small four-wheeler Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to stay release of Bollywood film “Aiyaary” February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to stay the release of Bollywood film “Aiyaary” by brushing aside an allegation that it was portraying the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society of Mumbai, which was marred by controversy, in a “bad light”. Holding that right to freedom of speech and expression was “absolutely a cherished” right under the Constitution, […] Read more » "Aiyaary" Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice S.K. Kaul Manoj Bajpayee release of Bollywood film Aiyaary SC refuses to stay release of Bollywood film Sidharth Malhotra Supreme Court
Top Law News Chhattisgarh entitled for choice of chopper : Supreme Court February 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court today said the state government was entitled to make a choice to purchase an AgustaWestland helicopter for VVIP use and there was no record to show that it could have been procured at a lesser price. The top court also gave clean chit […] Read more » AgustaWestland helicopter for VVIP use C'garh entitled for choice of chopper featured Justice Adarsh Goel Justices U U Lalit s Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice A M Khanwilkar recuses from hearing Bofors case in Supreme Court February 15, 2018 / February 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice A M Khanwilkar of the Supreme Court today recused himself from hearing the politically sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors payoff case. Justice Khanwilkar, who was the part of a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, did not give any reason for opting out of hearing the matter. The bench, which also comprised Justice […] Read more » Bofors case featured J Khanwilkar Supreme Court
Top Law News NGO plea for probing chopper deal of Chhattisgarh govt dismissed by Supreme Court February 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by an NGO seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the purchase of an AgustaWestland chopper by the Chhattisgarh government for VIP use in 2006-07. A bench of justices A K Goel and U U Lalit dismissed the plea by non-governmental organisation Swaraj Abhiyan and others seeking probe […] Read more » AgustaWestland chopper Chopper deal chopper deal of Chhattisgarh featured Justice A.K.Goel Justice U U Lalit NGO plea for probing chopper deal of Chhattisgarh govt Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court notice to Centre, states and UTs on PIL on acid attack victims February 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a petition relating to sufferings of acid attack victims across India and questioning the sale of acid in open market. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, also issued notice to all the states and Union territories on the plea for a direction for compliance […] Read more » Acid attack victims Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured PIL PIL on acid attack victims states Supreme Court Supreme Court notice to Centre UTs
Top Law News Iron ore mining leases of 88 companies in Goa cancels : Supreme Court February 8, 2018 / February 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies in Goa in 2015. The Supreme court directed the Centre and the Goa government to grant fresh environmental clearances to them. It said the state government was obliged to grant fresh mining leases in accordance with law, in […] Read more » 88 companies in Goa featured Iron ore mining leases Justice Deepak Gupta justices Madan B Lokur second renewal of iron ore mining leases Supreme Court
Top Law News BCCI response on Sreesanth’s plea : SC February 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from BCCI on controversial cricketer S Sreesanth’s plea challenging the life ban imposed on him by the apex cricket body. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India and two […] Read more » BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India Chief Justice Dipak Misra controversial cricketer S Sreesanth featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Kerala High Court life ban imposed SC Senior advocate Salman Khurshid Supreme Court
Top Law News SC sets aside HC order on strictures against judicial officer January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court by which action was recommended against a judicial officer for granting bail to an accused within four days of rejection of his pre-arrest bail by a higher court. The high court had termed the action of the magistrate as “judicial impropriety” […] Read more » featured HC order Himachal Pradesh High Court judicial officer Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan SC strictures strictures against judicial officer Supreme Court
