Top Law News SC nod to terminate 24-week-old foetus citing medical reasons January 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed a Mumbai-based woman, who is in her 24th week of pregnancy, to undergo termination of the foetus as it does not have a skull. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao allowed the 22-year-old woman to terminate her pregnancy while taking into consideration the report of […] Read more » Court featured King Edward Memorial hospital Law Legal News Mumbai Supreme Court terminate her pregnancy
High Profile Cases SC asks states to respond on speed governors in govt vehicles January 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today chastised several states for not filing their responses on a PIL seeking installation of speed governors in public transport vehicles. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud also asked the transport secretaries of states like Delhi and Bihar to appear in person with relevant records […] Read more » Court featured Government Law Legal News public transport vehicles Supreme Court Vehicles
Top Law News SC stays deportation of 2 pupils to strife-torn Sudan January 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the government’s decision to deport two Sudanese students, currently lodged at a detention centre here, to their strife- torn homeland for violating visa guidelines. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, however, took strong note of the visa rules’ violations by the Sudanese nationals and said the students, […] Read more » Court deportation of 2 pupils to strife-torn Sudan featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks NDMC to reconsider its decision to auction Hotel Taj Mansingh January 13, 2017 / January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to reconsider its decision of auctioning the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in wake of the Attorney General and Solicitor General’s opinion not to initiate any such process. The apex court noted the fact that the opinions of both the top law officers against the […] Read more » featured Hotel Taj Mansingh Justice Pinaki Ghose justice R F Nariman NDMC New Delhi Municipal Council Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC restrains Aircel-Maxis from transferring 2G licences January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today restrained transfer of 2G licences from Malaysia’s Maxis which was originally allotted to Aircel to any other telecom company. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also proposed to restrain earning of any revenue by using the 2G spectrum licences which were originally granted to Aircel in 2006. The […] Read more » 2G licences 2G spectrum licences Aircel-Maxis Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Katju tenders unconditional apology in apex court January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today tendered unconditional apology for contemptuous remarks in his blog to the apex court which was accepted by it and the contempt proceedings closed. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and U U Lalit which accepted the apology and decided to close the contempt […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Markandey Katju Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to put off Union Budget January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of presentation of Union Budget due to assembly elections in five states. “There is no urgency in it. We will lay down the law when this petition comes up,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said. Advocate M L […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court Union Budget
Top Law News Can sex with wife below 18 yrs attracts POCSO:asks SC January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Can sex with wife, who is above 15 and below 18 years of age, be termed as sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the event of glaring inconsistency with IPC which does not hold it as rape, the Supreme Court today posed this question to the Centre. Section […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News POCSO sex with wife below 18 yrs Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Fresh affidavit filed in Sahara-Birla raids case January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment ‘Common Cause’, an NGO, today filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking a court- monitored SIT investigation into the raids on two business houses in 2013-14 after which bribery allegations have been made against against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ‘Common Cause’, which has repeatedly been asked by the court to come […] Read more » affidavit Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sahara-Birla raids case Supreme Court
Top Law News Banning tainted leaders from polls: SC to set up larger bench January 6, 2017 / January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ahead of crucial upcoming Assembly polls in five states, the Supreme Court today said it would “soon constitute” a five-judge bench to decide questions like whether people facing trial in serious crime cases can be allowed to contest and at which stage of trial, a lawmaker would stand disqualified. “We must clarify this matter so […] Read more » Banning tainted leaders from polls Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Data collection by pvt agencies for Aadhaar not a good idea: SC January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to expedite the hearing of Aadhaar cases challenging the constitutional validity of the scheme but observed that data collection by private agencies is not a good idea. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar made the remarks after senior advocate Shyam Divan sought urgent hearing of the plea […] Read more » Aadhaar card Court Data collection featured Law Legal News pvt agencies Supreme Court
Top Law News SC dismisses plea for CBI probe into Jayalalithaa’s death January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed pleas, including that of Rajya Sabha MP and expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala Pushpa, seeking a CBI probe or a judicial investigation by an apex court judge into the death of J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and R F Nariman said that a similar petition is pending […] Read more » CBI Court featured Jayalalithaa's death Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
