Top Law News Will not wait for data on POCSO cases, says Supreme Court and passes slew of directions July 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday said that for speedy justice in child rape cases, directions can be passed without waiting for additional data on cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “Instead of adjourning the case for receipt of further/additional data, we are inclined to proceed to issue certain directions,” […] Read more » passes slew of directions POCSO cases Supreme Court wait for data on POCSO
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court stays High Court order on Lokayukta appointments July 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court, in its interim order on April 5, stayed the appointment of M. Rajaram, a member of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC), & K. Arumugam, a functionary of the AIADMK’s advocates’ wing & a public prosecutor. “The High Court appears to have erred,” the apex court said while staying the order. […] Read more » High Court Lokayukta appointments Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court cancels Amrapali group’s registration and leases, directs NBCC to complete its pending projects July 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the registration of the Amrapali group and appointed the state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to complete all its pending projects, bringing great relief to thousands of home buyers who had invested their money with it. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit also cancelled the […] Read more » cancels Amrapali group's directs NBCC registration and leases Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court orders status quo in Essar insolvency case July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday ordered status quo as of today in the Essar insolvency case. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said the monitoring committee will continue its work till the case is heard on August 7. The bench was hearing a plea of the Committee of Creditors challenging NCLAT’s order of July […] Read more » Essar insolvency case Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Karnataka crisis set to put a 25-year-old Supreme Court judgment to test July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some of these stakeholders have taken contradictory positions on issues that have resulted in an existential crisis for the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka. But this not the first time something like this has happened in Karnataka politics. SR Bommai was the Karnataka chief minister in 1989. The Janata Dal – formed after the merger […] Read more » Court judgment Karnataka crisis Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court Extends Tenure of Babri Case Judge July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman extended the tenure of the Special Judge conducting the joint trial of the Babri Masjid demolition & criminal conspiracy cases. The judge, who was scheduled to retire on September 30, had sought more time to complete the trial. On April 19, 2017, the apex court gave […] Read more » Babri Case Judge Extends Tenure Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Centre, Assam seeks in Supreme Court extension of deadline for finalisation of NRC July 19, 2019 / July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleging wrongful inclusions and exclusions in the National Register of Citizens, the Centre and the Assam government Friday sought from the Supreme Court extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the NRC and said India could not be the refugee capital of the world. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice […] Read more » Assam finalisation of NRC Supreme Court
Top Law News Babri Masjid demolition case: Supreme Court asks special judge to deliver verdict within nine months July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the special judge conducting trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans such as L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, to deliver the verdict within nine months. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant said the recording of evidence in the politically […] Read more » Babri Masjid demolition case deliver verdict within nine months special judge Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court agrees to reconstitute bench on extra-judicial killings by Army in Assam July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will try to reconstitute the bench as Justice M B Lokur who was hearing the matter has retired in December last year. Senior Advocate Collin Gonsalves, appearing for some of the petitioners, said since the retirement of Justice Lokur the matter has not been heard. […] Read more » army in assam Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News How a new court complex is set to ease congestion around Supreme Court July 17, 2019 / July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The additional building complex of the Supreme Court with underground parking space for 1,800 cars will be inaugurated on Wednesday. The complex with twice of the built-up area available in the the present Supreme Court complex has been built to meet the increasing requirement for storing records & other needs of litigants, lawyers & judges. […] Read more » around Supreme Court ease congestion new court complex is set to ease Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System NRC case in Supreme Court : Centre, Assam seek sample re-verification July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The need for such an exercise has arisen following representations Assam has received from several organizations over wrongful inclusion & exclusion of names, the applications said. Re-verification must be done for both inclusion & exclusion, they submitted. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta mentioned the applications on Tuesday before the court of Chief Justice of India Ranjan […] Read more » assam seek sample re-verification NRC case Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court expresses displeasure over obtaining order from vacation bench July 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday termed as “very serious” the matter where an order, relating to registration of diesel vehicles for civic body in Delhi, was secured from a vacation bench by suppressing the facts. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta said it was “not proper” that the matter was mentioned for hearing […] Read more » expresses displeasure over obtaining order Supreme Court vacation bench
