High Profile Cases Woman’s plea for abortion: SC forms 7-doctor medical board June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today constituted a medical board of seven doctors of the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata to ascertain health of a 24-week pregnant woman wanting to undergo abortion on the grounds of foetus abnormality. A vacation bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul directed the medical board to submit the report […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court featured Law Legal News SC forms 7-doctor medical board Supreme Court Woman's plea for abortion
Top Law News SC turns down Karnan’s interim bail plea June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan’s plea seeking interim bail and suspension of the six-month sentence awarded to him for contempt of court. A vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said the court was duty-bound by the order of the seven-judge […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Karnan's interim bail plea Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC grants Subrata Roy 10 days to deposit Rs 709.82 cr June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted Sahara chief Subrata Roy 10 more working days to deposit Rs 709.82 crore out of the promised Rs 1,500 crore and extended its interim order granting him bail till July 5. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Ranjan Gogoi considered the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sahara Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Top Law News SC verdict on non-implementation of Majithia board June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the part implementation and non-implementation of the Majithia Wage Board award on pay structures of journalists and non- journalists by some newspaper establishments would not amount to wilful default attracting contempt. The court also said the award has been approved by it in its judgment on February 7, 2014 and, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Majithia board Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Not only Karnan, list of judges courting controversy too long June 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice C S Karnan may have faced the ire of the Supreme Court with his defamatory remarks against the judiciary but there have been other judges in recent years who too courted controversy with their comments. Karnan, who recently retired, described the collegium system as “autocratic” having preference for “high caste candidates”, hurling a volley […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice C S Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Bureaucrats not above law: SC June 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to show leniency and directed the Centre to obey a Gauhati High Court order on the issue of contempt against top CRPF officials saying that bureaucrats are not above the law. The top court only dispensed with the direction asking the Director General of CRPF to be personally present before […] Read more » Bureaucrats not above law Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Ban on cattle trade for slaughter to regulate: Govt to SC June 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that its notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter was aimed at having a “regulatory regime” on cattle trade across the country. The Centre’s submission came as the apex court sought its response on the pleas challenging the May 26 notification under […] Read more » Ban on cattle trade Court featured Law Legal News slaughter Supreme Court
Top Law News I-T Act treats all assesses alike, not discriminatory: SC June 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has termed as “fallacious” an argument that the new provision of the Income Tax Act making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns, is discriminatory and creates two classes. The apex court did not find anything wrong with section 139AA of the Act and said all income tax assesses “constitute one class” […] Read more » Court featured I-T Act Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC stays Madras HC order over publishing NEET 2017 results June 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the CBSE to declare the results of the NEET examination for admission to MBBS and BDS courses by putting a stay on the Madras High Court order restraining publication of results. The apex court order comes as a relief for 12 lakh medical aspirants who had given the exam. The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court NEET 2017 results Supreme Court
Top Law News Govt proposes NEET-like exam to recruit judicial officers June 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has proposed to the Supreme Court a NEET-like examination to recruit judges to the lower judiciary. The proposal comes close on the heels of several states, including some ruled by the BJP, opposing the formation of an all-India judicial service, a 60-year-old idea. There were vacancies of 4,452 judges in subordinate courts in […] Read more » all-India judicial service Court featured Govt proposes NEET-like exam to recruit judicial officers Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 95.1 pc citizens voluntarily enrolled for Aadhaar: Govt to SC June 10, 2017 / June 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that around 95.10 per cent of the entire population has voluntarily registered for Aadhaar and apprehension of “large- scale exclusion” of citizens from government benefits due to lack of unique number was “misplaced” and “unfounded”. The government, while opposing any stay on implementation of the Aadhaar scheme, said […] Read more » 95.1 pc citizens voluntarily enrolled for Aadhaar Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Haryana to consider in-service doctors for PG courses June 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that admission to post graduate medical diploma courses in Haryana should be made on the merit of in-service doctors who have completed three years service in remote and difficult areas. A vacation bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta clarified that those candidates, who under the Medical Council of […] Read more » Court featured Haryana government Law Legal News PG courses for in-service doctors Supreme Court
