Top Law News SC irked over plea for Justice Khehar’s recusal December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a high-voltage hearing, the Supreme Court today ticked off activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calling as “unreasonable” and the “most unfair” his plea seeking recusal of Justice J S Khehar from hearing a PIL that levels bribery allegations against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The petition seeks an SIT probe into alleged recovery of documents […] Read more » Court featured Justice Khehar's recusal Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC raps advocate for filing multiple PILs December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on an advocate affliated to ruling BJP for filing multiple PILs asking him whether the party was financing him to indulge in “political activism” in the court. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, a Delhi BJP spokesperson, faced the ire of the bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur as […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects BCCI’s curative plea on conflict of interest December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petition filed by BCCI against the 2015 verdict by which it had struck down the controversial amendment of a rule which permitted cricket board administrators to acquire or hold commercial interest in events like IPL and Champions League. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had moved […] Read more » BCCI's curative plea conflict of interest Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC judge recuses himself from hearing plea against Justice Khehar December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today did not hear a petition filed by group of lawyers opposing the elevation of Justice J S Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India after a judge in the bench recused himself from hearing it. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who was part of the bench along with Justice L Nageswara Rao, […] Read more » Court featured Justice Khehar Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News R K Dutta shifted from CBI as per rules, Centre to SC December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that curtailment of service of senior IPS officer R K Dutta at CBI was done as per the provisions of the law which govern the functioning of the probe agency. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi submitted before a bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph that Dutta was shifted to […] Read more » CBI Centre government Court featured Law Legal News R K Dutta Supreme Court
Top Law News IAF men can’t sport beard, no intention to discriminate: SC December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment IAF personnel cannot sport a beard on religious grounds, the Supreme Court today said making it clear that policies on personal appearance are “not intended to discriminate against religious beliefs” but to “ensure uniformity and discipline” which are indispensable to every armed force. The apex court observed that for the effective functioning of a large […] Read more » Court featured IAF men can't sport beard Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC bans liquor shops on national, state highways across India December 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country and made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also directed that all signages indicating […] Read more » ban of liquor shops on highways across India Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC stays Delhi HC order on Unitec-home buyers December 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order which had directed holding of meetings of home buyers with realty firm Unitech and opening of escrow accounts for completion of delayed projects. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said the execution proceedings in the cases filed by the home buyers before […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured home buyers Law Legal News Supreme Court Unitec
High Profile Cases IAF officers can’t grow beard on religious basis: SC December 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that personnel working in the Indian Air Force cannot sport a beard based on religious grounds. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said that the Centre’s decision to prohibit personnel of a particular community from sporting beard does not infringe upon the fundamental rights. The bench also […] Read more » Court featured IAF officers can't grow beard on religious basis Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC asks Centre to curb rising drugs, alcohol abuse in children December 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to put in place within six months a national action plan to curb the rising drugs and alcohol abuse cases among school children, observing they are encouraged to become “drug peddlers once they get addicted”. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and D Y Chandrachud also […] Read more » alcohol abuse in children Centre government Court drugs featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC dismisses BCCI review plea against Lodha committee reforms December 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has dismissed the BCCI’s plea seeking a review of its July 18 verdict directing it to implement the recommendations of Justice R M Lodha panel on massive structural reforms in the cricket body. “We have examined the grounds urged in support of the prayer for review. We find no error apparent on the […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Law Legal News Lodha committee plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC restrains DLF from creating 3rd party rights December 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has restrained reality major DLF from creating any third party rights on a portion of land where it has constructed the ‘Mall of India’ in Noida area of Uttar Pradesh. The court’s interim order came on an appeal filed by several land owners against the Allahabad High Court verdict dismissing their petition […] Read more » 3rd party rights Court DLF featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
