High Profile Cases SC to hear fresh plea to stall release of Padmavati outside India November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on November 28 a fresh plea seeking a direction to makers of the Bollywood film “Padmavati” not to release it outside India on December 1. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it would hear on Tuesday the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Padmavati plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Gram Panchayat certificates no proof of citizenship: SC November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A certificate of residency issued by the gram panchayat is not a document of citizenship and is “meaningless” unless supported by some other valid record to make a claim for inclusion in the National Register of Citizenship (NRC), the Supreme Court said today. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman said no […] Read more » Court featured Gram Panchayat certificates no proof of citizenship Law Legal News National Register of Citizenship Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will not modify Govt order banning pet coke, furnace oil: SC November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to modify the Centre’s notification banning the use of furnace oil and pet coke in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana and asked the NTPC, which was seeking relaxation till it switches over to alternative fuel, to approach the government. The top court said this while hearing a plea by National […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC restrains directors of JAL from alienating properties November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed 13 directors, including five promoters of embattled Jaiprakash Associate Limited (JAL) not to alienate their personal properties and asked the firm to deposit Rs 150 crore and Rs 125 crore by December 14 and December 31 respectively. The bench accepted a demand draft of Rs 275 crore by the real […] Read more » Court featured Jaiprakash Associate Limited Law Legal News National Company Law Tribunal NCLT Supreme Court
Top Law News SC examines admissibility of uncertified digital records November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The issue whether electronic records like uncertified receipts pertaining to business transactions with a bank can be relied upon as evidence in judicial proceedings, is being examined by the Supreme Court. With the growing number of electronic evidence being relied upon in judicial proceedings, the apex court today said it needed to be examined whether […] Read more » Court digital records featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Number of cases being referred to larger benches: SC November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pushing matters for hearing by a larger bench would delay the hearing on them for even a decade and virtually send them to “cold storage” as several major issues have already been referred to such benches, the Supreme Court said today. A bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit made the observation […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Number of cases being referred to larger benches Supreme Court
High Profile Cases CCTV needs to be installed in courts in public interest: SC November 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no need for privacy in courtrooms as nothing private happens there, the Supreme Court today said as it favoured early installation of close circuit televisions in the courts. The top court said the installation of CCTV cameras in the courts would be in larger public interest, discipline and security. A bench of Justices […] Read more » CCTV Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC stays NGT’s direction to open new path to Vaishno Devi November 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order directing opening of a new path to Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu for pedestrians and battery-operated cars from November 24. A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta passed the order after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board told the apex […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Supreme Court Vaishno Devi
High Profile Cases SC rejects plea to objectionable scenes from Padmavati November 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking deletion of certain alleged objectionable scenes from the upcoming movie ‘Padmavati’, terming it as premature. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was informed that the film has not yet received the certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). “Our interference in this writ […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Padmavati plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Abusing SC/ST person over phone in public place an offence: SC November 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has ruled that using castiest remarks over phone in a public place against the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category amount to criminal offence warranting a jail of a maximum five years. The apex court refused to stay the criminal proceedings and quash an FIR lodged against a person, who allegedly used […] Read more » Abusing SC/ST person over phone in public place an offence apex court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News High security number plates: SC seeks response from 5 states November 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from five states on a contempt plea alleging non- compliance of the order related to ensuring high security registration plates (HSRP) for all vehicles. The apex court had in 2012 asked all the states and Union territories to ensure HSRP for all vehicles by June 15 that year or […] Read more » apex court Court featured high security number plates Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC orders woman’s examination over plea to abort 28-week-old foetus November 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today set up a medical board comprising doctors from the AIIMS to ascertain the health condition of a 28-week-old foetus and the pregnant woman who wanted to abort it on the ground of abnormality. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked the […] Read more » AIIMS Court featured Law Legal News medical board Supreme Court
