Top Law News SC gives time to Centre to reply to plea against hanging November 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted six weeks to the Centre to file its response to a plea which seeks to set aside the legal provision that a death row convict would only be hanged to death. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud allowed more time […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea against hanging Supreme Court
Top Law News 84 anti-Sikh riots: SC refuses to stay proceedings in Delhi HC November 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to stay the proceedings in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases before the Delhi High Court which has issued show cause notices to 11 persons asking why they should not be re-tried. Eleven persons including former councillor Balwan Khokhar and ex-MLA Mahender Yadav have already been acquitted by a trial court in […] Read more » 84 anti-Sikh riots Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects bail plea of lawyer in money laundering case November 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected the bail plea of lawyer Rohit Tandon, who was arrested in connection with an alleged money laundering case post demonetisation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud dismissed the bail plea of Tandon, who was arrested after a raid on his […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News money laundering case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Bribery in judges’ names: SC sets up bench of 5 snr judges November 10, 2017 / November 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unprecedented development, the Supreme Court today referred to a constitution bench, comprising five senior-most judges, a plea claiming that alleged bribes were being taken using the names of apex court judges promising to secure favourable settlement of a case. Terming as “disturbing” the allegations levelled in CBI’s FIR that also made former Orissa […] Read more » Bribery in judges' names Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC indicates it may allow Karti Chidambaram to visit abroad November 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the CBI to apprise it of its stand on allowing the request of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, to go abroad for a few days. The apex court also asked the probe agency to apprise it of the reasons of not interrogating Karti if it decided […] Read more » corruption case Court featured Karti Chidambaram Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC summons ex-MP in decade old case of breaching contract November 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has directed a former AIADMK MP to appear before it or face arrest in a more than a decade old case of breaching contract with a company over transfer of its subsidiary firm. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notice to former MP K C Palanisamy asking him to […] Read more » AIADMK breaching contract Court featured K C Palanisamy Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea on bribes taken in judges’ names sent to constition bench November 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred a plea regarding alleged bribes being taken in the names of judges to a Constitution Bench comprising top five senior-most apex court judges. The apex court issued notice to the Centre and the CBI on the plea which sought setting up of an SIT to be headed by a former […] Read more » constition bench Court featured Law Legal News Plea on bribes SIT Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Polavaram case: SC slaps Rs 25,000 cost on Centre November 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slapped a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for not filing its response on a plea filed by Odisha government in a matter pertaining to Indira Sagar Polavaram Project on river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. The apex court imposed the cost while expressing dissatisfaction at the Centre’s failure to file […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Odisha Government Polavaram case Supreme Court
Top Law News SC stays HC order suspending sentence in gangrape case November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court suspending the sentence of imprisonment awarded to three persons convicted in a gangrape case relating to a student of a private university at Sonepat in Haryana. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and M M Shantanagoudar also issued notices to the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured gangrape case Haryana Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court Sonepat Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC asks UIDAI to consider an old man’s plea to Aadhaar November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) to consider and take suitable steps on the representation of a senior citizen seeking an update in his Aadhaar details. Observing that government would be “happy” if a citizen comes forward to get Aadhaar, a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok […] Read more » Aadhaar card Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court UIDAI
Top Law News Deposit substantial amount to prove bonafide: SC to Jaypee November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to allow Jaypee Associates to deposit to Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 crore directed by it, and asked the real estate firm to submit a substantial amount to prove its bonafide. The real estate firm which was asked on September 11 to deposit Rs 2,000 […] Read more » Court featured Jaypee Infratech Law Legal News National Company Law Tribunal Supreme Court
Top Law News SC, HC judges get DA hike; bills to raise their salary await November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The dearness allowance of judges of the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has been increased even as proposals to give them a salary hike are pending approval of the Union Cabinet. In a letter to the secretary general of the apex court and registrars general of the high courts last month, the department […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Union Cabinet
