Top Law News SC judge expresses ‘regret’ for not delivering verdict on SYL April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge Justice P C Ghose who is set to retire on May 27 today expressed regret for not being able to render judgement in the decades-old contentious Satluj-Yamuna Link canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana. “When we started hearing this matter in November last, we were eager to deliver the verdict and […] Read more » Court featured Haryana Law Legal News Punjab Supreme Court SYL canal
Top Law News Talks okay, but dignity & verdict of court be respected: SC April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it was not averse to talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana to resolve Satluj-Yamuna Link canal issue but dignity of the court and the verdict should be “considered and respected”. The apex court’s remark came after a bench of Justices P C […] Read more » Court featured Haryana Law Legal News Punjab Satluj-Yamuna Link canal issue Supreme Court verdict
High Profile Cases No justification to suspend operation of Lokpal Act: SC April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no justification to keep the enforcement of Lokpal Act suspended till the proposed amendments, including on the issue of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, are cleared by Parliament, the Supreme Court said today. The apex court said the Act was an eminently workable piece of legislation and it “does not create […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Lok Sabha Lokpal Act Parliament Supreme Court
Top Law News Non-payment of Rs 1,500 cr will land Subrata Roy in jail: SC April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended till June 19 the parole of Sahara chief Subrata Roy with a warning that failure to meet the deadline of June 15 for the payment of Rs 1,500 crore would land him in prison once again. Roy, who in compliance with the last order appeared before the court, was told […] Read more » 500 cr will land Subrata Roy in jail Court featured Law Legal News Non-payment of Rs 1 Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Not justifiable to keep Lokpal Act’s operation pending: SC April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013 is a “workable piece of legislation” and it was not justifiable to keep its operation pending. As per the Act, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha will be part of the Lokpal selection panel. At present, there is no Leader […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Lokayuktas Act Lokpal Act Supreme Court
Top Law News SC pulls up five states for not appointing food commissions April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up the governments of drought-hit states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Karnataka for not appointing state food commissions or making them operational. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana, which had summoned the Chief Secretaries of ten states on the issue, directed that […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Court featured food commission Karnataka Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Para forces to check cattle smuggling to Bangladesh: SC April 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Paramilitary forces and the local administration in the districts bordering Bangladesh should be involved in preventing cattle smuggling, the Supreme Court said today, directing the Centre to finalise the rules. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said the Centre has already prepared draft rules to prevent cattle from […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Para forces to check cattle smuggling to Bangladesh Supreme Court
Top Law News Wife guilty of cruelty, SC asks hubby to give Rs 1 cr flat April 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding the wife guilty of cruelty on her husband by filing false cases against him, the Supreme Court today granted the husband divorce and directed him to give her a flat worth Rs 1 crore and Rs 50 lakh as one- time permanent alimony. The apex court said that cruelty can never be defined “with […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Wife guilty of cruelty
Top Law News Litigant can’t knock at court’s door for everything: SC April 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea for incorporating the biographies of all the 10 Sikh Gurus in school syllabus, saying a litigant cannot knock the doors of the courts for “anything or everything”. It said courts cannot enter into the domain of what is to be taught in schools and what should […] Read more » 10 Sikh Gurus in school syllabus Court featured Law Legal News Litigant can't knock at court's door for everything Supreme Court
Top Law News Deposit interest or property may by attached: SC warns Unitech April 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed real estate firm Unitech to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs 16.55 crore invested by 39 home buyers at its project in Gurugram by May 8. The apex court also warned that failure to meet the deadline could invite attaching the realtor’s property. It refused to grant more time […] Read more » apex court Court Deposit interest or property may by attached featured Law Legal News Supreme Court unitech
Environment Law News High Profile Cases SC transfers to NGT plea over Yamuna river pollution April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today transferred to the National Green Tribunal a 23-year-old PIL on pollution in River Yamuna. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said there cannot be two parallel jurisdictions to deal with the same issue. It transferred the PIL, which was instituted after taking suo motu […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT plea Supreme Court Yamuna river pollution
Top Law News SC dismisses PIL seeking implementation of fundamental duties April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre for implemention of the recommendations of the Justice J S Verma committee to bring into force fundamental duties of citizens. “This report is of 1999. How can a court direct the government to implement fundamental duties,” a bench comprising Chief […] Read more » Court featured fundamental duties Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
