Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC convicts Sasikala in DA case, dashes her bid to be TN CM February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AIADMK chief V K Sasikala was today convicted in a corruption case by Supreme Court which dashed her ambition to become the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, as the verdict holding her guilty of entering into a conspiracy with late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa would bar her from electoral politics for the next decade. The apex […] Read more » corruption case Court Criminal news DA case featured Law Legal News Supreme Court V K Sasikala
Top Law News Frame national policy for mentally ill: SC to Centre February 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today favoured framing of a uniform national policy to deal with those suffering from mental illness and their release from hospitals after being cured. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar issued notice to the Union Health Ministry saying the issue figured in the concurrent list of the Constitution and hence […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News national policy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Swamy hails SC verdict convicting Sasikala and others February 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today hailed the Supreme Court verdict convicting AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala in disproportionate assets case, saying the 20-year-old wait has yielded results and it does not matter which party does corruption but the courts will take a tough stand. Swamy, who had filed the first complaint in 1996 as […] Read more » AIADMK BJP corruption case Court disproportionate assets case featured Law Legal News Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court V K Sasikala
High Profile Cases Madras High Court case ag’st Karnan referred to 7-judge bench February 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to a bench of seven-judges the plea of registrar general of Madras High Court against the order passed by Justice C S Karnan staying his own transfer. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and D Y Chandrachud said it will be better the instant case was also dealt by the […] Read more » Court featured Justice C S Karnan Law Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News “MoP on appointment of judges likely by month end” February 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today indicated that it may come out with the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges for higher judiciary by the month end. “We will finalise the MoP may be within this month,” a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said. The issue of MoP […] Read more » appointment of judges Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses to interfere with selection, appointment of new AMU February 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the process of selection and appointment of Vice Chancellor (VC) for the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and dismissed a plea in this regard. The apex court also declined to de-tag another plea in which the appointment of the current VC has been challenged from the petition in […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim University appointment of new AMU VC Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Karnan fails to appear in SC in contempt proceedings February 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Controversial Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan today failed to appear before the Supreme Court in connection with suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against him. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that Justice Karnan, despite being served with the notice in the case, “has not put in appearance.” […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice C S Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC strikes down provisions of Karnataka quota law on promotion February 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In order to provide reservation in promotions, the states must first determine whether the criteria of ‘inadequacy of representation’, ‘backwardness’ and ‘overall efficiency’ are fulfilled, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court set aside provisions of the ‘Karnataka Determination of Seniority of the Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to the posts […] Read more » Court featured Karnataka quota Law law on promotion Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News “Ban on sale of firecrackers to continue in Delhi-NCR” February 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ban on selling and stockpiling of firecrackers will continue in Delhi and NCR as the Supreme Court today refused to modify its earlier order of suspension of licences of traders dealing in such explosive material. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and P C Pant refused to modify the order and directed the […] Read more » Ban on sale of firecrackers to continue in Delhi-NCR Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News BCI Rules on lawyers verification: SC to hear univs February 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear all the universities in the matter relating to challenge to the Bar Council of India (BCI) Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules 2015, which mandate verification of lawyers. “We will hear all of you and decide it once and for all,” a bench of Justices P […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI Rules on lawyers verification Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC declines urgent hearing on PIL against Sasikala February 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to give an urgent hearing on a PIL seeking to restrain AIADMK leader V K Sasikala from being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister till it decides the disproportionate assets case against her. “Sorry. Declined,” a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and justices N V Ramana and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL against Sasikala Supreme Court
Top Law News Experts support SC order to summon Justice Karnan February 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Legal experts came out in support of today’s unprecedented order of the Supreme Court asking Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan to appear in person and explain his allegations against judges, saying the apex court must have thought “enough is enough” and that his actions needed to be dealt with a “stern hand”. A […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
