High Profile Cases SC to decide whether to refer Sabarimala issue to larger bench February 21, 2017 / February 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on whether to refer the matters pertaining to the ban on entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years at Kerala’s Sabrimala temple to its constitution bench. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said it would deliver a judgement regarding the “complexities of the issue” […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala issue Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC rejects plea against UP govt’s pension scheme for poor February 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the Akhilesh Yadav government’s ‘Samajwadi’ pension scheme for the poor. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said the scheme is meant for the poor and “it is a beautiful one”. The court was hearing […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News pension scheme for poor plea against UP govt Supreme Court
Top Law News SC raps Centre on dumping of hazardous water February 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for “making money” at the cost of citizens’ health by allowing dumping in India of hazardous waste from foreign countries. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar termed the issue as “important” and said the authorities cannot bypass the regulations as the people of the […] Read more » Centre government Court dumping of hazardous water featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News When Ghalib made Justice Thakur expedite a hearing February 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur once agreed to fast-track the hearing of a case, after he overheard the lawyer in question alluding to one of Ghalib’s couplets during the court proceedings. “I was hearing a case in the Delhi High court and the lawyer was praying for a short date. I said […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court T S Thakur
High Profile Cases Centre submits issues in SC,questions practice of triple talaq February 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today submitted in the Supreme Court a list of issues for adjudication including the question whether fundamental right to practice and propagate one’s religion protected the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. The NDA government has, for the first time in India’s constitutional history, opposed in the top court […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases Constitution bench to decide petitions on triple talaq: SC February 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A five-judge constitution bench would be set up by the Supreme Court to hear and decide on a batch of petitions relating to the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar took on record three sets of issues framed by parties with regard […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases Jaya, Sasikala had jewellery, cars worth crores: SC February 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 2.51 crore and wrist watches worth Rs 15.9 lakh were part of the Rs 55 crore assets amassed by late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, her close aide V K Sasikala and two others. Besides Jayalalithaa against whom the proceedings got abated owing to her death, Sasikala and her two […] Read more » AIADMK Court featured J. Jayalalithaa Law Legal News Supreme Court V K Sasikala
Top Law News SC to examine plea for lodging FIR against Lalu’s minister son February 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will examine a plea seeking lodging of FIR against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s son and Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav, whose photograph was published in media with an alleged sharp shooter close to jailed leader Mohammad Shahabuddin. The apex court, which today ordered shifting of Shahabuddin from Bihar’s Siwan prison to […] Read more » BIHAR Court featured Lalu Prasad Law Legal News plea for lodging FIR against Lalu's minister son RJD Supreme Court Tej Pratap Yadav
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC wants Shahabuddin shifted from Siwan prison to Tihar jail February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed that controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin be shifted to Tihar Jail here from a prison in Bihar to ensure “free and fair trial” in the cases lodged against him. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy asked the Bihar government to transfer Shahabuddin to Tihar Jail within a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Shahabuddin Siwan prison Supreme Court Tihar Jail
Top Law News SC declines Sasikala’s plea for time to surrender in DA case February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain AIADMK chief V K Sasikala’s plea seeking more time to surrender for undergoing jail term in the disproportionate assets case. “We do not intend to pass any order on this. We are not going to change anything in the judgement,” a bench headed by Justice P C Ghose […] Read more » Court DA case featured Law Legal News Sasikala's plea for time to surrender Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa govt’s view sought over SC judgement February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Goa government to inform it of its stand in view of the Supreme Court judgement making it mandatory to convene a session of the Legislative Assembly within six months of its last sitting. The division bench of the court here asked the Goa government to come forward with […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Goa government Judgement Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News “Viewers need not stand when Anthem sung in films” February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today clarified that the audience need not stand when the National Anthem is played as a part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or documentary. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi made this clear after one of the petitioners said that the apex court should clarify if people […] Read more » Anthem song Court featured films Law Legal News Supreme Court
