High Profile Cases SC asks Centre to file status report on foreign prisoners May 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file a report on the latest status of the foreign nationals, including those from Pakistan, languishing in jails after having serving out their full sentence. A direction to this effect came from a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan after Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar […] Read more » Centre government Court featured foreign prisoners Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects review plea of man who raped, killed 4-yr-old May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a review petition of a 55-year-old man and sent him to gallows for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in 2008. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said “no case is made out” and dismissed the review petition. The bench, which also comprised Justices R F Nariman […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case plea rape case Supreme Court
Top Law News SC seeks govt’s response on plea for upward revision of MSP May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond to suggestions, including upward revision of minimum support price (MSP) for foodgrains, given by an NGO to ameliorate the plight of farmers, who were committing suicide. “P S Narsimha, Additional Solicitor General, seeks some time, so as to enable him to analyse the documents placed on […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for upward revision of MSP Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Karnan issues NBWs against 7 SC judges, including CJI May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan today ordered issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of the Supreme Court, including the CJI, for not being represented before him, even as the Attorney General said he was not sure whether the “gentleman” would undergo medical tests as ordered by the apex court. Justice Karnan, […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Law Legal News non-bailable warrants Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Essar to pay Rs 1038.27 cr to Guj Govt as power duty May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeals of Essar Steel and Essar Power and upheld the Gujarat High Court’s order holding them liable to pay Rs 1038.27 crore towards electricity duty to the state government. “We are dismissing the appeals,” a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. Essar has been seeking […] Read more » Court Essar featured Gujarat government Law Legal News power duty Supreme Court
Top Law News Right to refuse medical treatment: Govt to take call, says SC May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “sensitive” the issue of right to have a ‘living will’ to refuse life support in the last days of an ailing person, the Supreme Court today said the issue should be decided by the government. The apex court declined to give any direction on the issue and said it was for the government […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News Right to refuse medical treatment Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC junks plea for fresh oath ceremony of five UP ministers May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking fresh oath ceremony of five Uttar Pradesh ministers including the deputy chief minister in the Yogi Adityanath government. The plea, which was junked by the apex court, has claimed that in a goof-up, the five ministers including deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma did not say “I” and […] Read more » Court Dinesh Sharma featured Law Legal News ogi Adityanath government plea for fresh oath ceremony of five UP ministers Supreme Court
Top Law News SC orders medical examination of Justice Karnan May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered the medical examination of Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan on May 4 by a board of doctors, to be set up by a government hospital in Kolkata. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also directed the Director General of Police of West Bengal […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News India deported foreign prisoners even without reciprocity: SC April 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With India and Pakistan embroiled in a diplomatic row over Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Supreme Court today said India has deported several foreign prisoners even in matters where “no reciprocity” has been shown by those nations. A bench, comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, while dealing with the issue of release of Pakistani nationals […] Read more » Court featured India deported foreign prisoners even without reciprocity Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Male chauvinism has no room in a civilised society: SC April 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Male chauvinism has no room in a civilised society and the “obnoxious” act of eve-teasing affected justice and the rights of a woman, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court made this observation while dismissing a plea filed by a man who was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Himachal Pradesh High […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Male chauvinism has no room in a civilised society Supreme Court
Top Law News Ready to talk to recognised pol parties in Kashmir: Govt to SC April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government today told the Supreme Court it was ready to talk to recognised political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the crisis there but not with the separatists. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made it clear that the government would come to the negotiating table only if the recognised parties participate in the dialogue and […] Read more » Court featured Government Law Legal News Mukul Rohatgi Ready to talk to recognised pol parties in Kashmir Supreme Court
Top Law News Malegaon: Purohit moves SC against Bombay HC order rejecting bail April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Malegaon blast accused Shrikant Purohit today moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order rejecting his bail plea in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that the petition will come up in regular course while rejecting the former lieutenant colonel’s plea for an urgent hearing. The Bombay […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Malegaon Purohit moves SC against Bombay HC order rejecting bail Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Shrikant Purohit Supreme Court
