Criminal Law News MLC’s son in road rage:SC stays bail, youth to go back to jail October 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky Yadav, who allegedly shot dead a Class XII student for overtaking his SUV in Bihar, will have to go back to jail with the Supreme Court today staying a Patna High Court order granting him bail. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde sought response from Rocky, son of a […] Read more » bail Court Criminal news featured jail Law Legal News MLC's son in road rage Supreme Court
Top Law News SC raps govt for delay in appointments to higher judiciary October 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “You cannot bring the entire institution (of judiciary) to a grinding halt,” the Supreme Court today told the government while expressing anguish over the delay in appointment of judges in high courts despite recommendations made by the collegium in this regard. “Courts rooms are locked down. Do you want to lock down the judiciary,” a […] Read more » Court delay in appointments to higher judiciary featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Armed forces are answerable to government, says SC October 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Armed forces are answerable to the government, otherwise there will be martial law in the country, the Supreme Court said today. A bench of Justices Amitava Roy and U U Lalit made this observation as it dismissed a plea seeking action against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for allegedly interfering and claiming credit for the surgical […] Read more » Armed forces are answerable to government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases FIA moves SC for stay on nod to to AirAsia India October 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) today moved the Supreme Court seeking stay on the operational clearance granted to AirAsia India or directions for expeditious hearing of the matter pending before the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justices A R Dave, R K Agrawal and A M Khanwilkar agreed to hear the plea on […] Read more » AirAsia India Court featured FIA Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC notices UP govt on plea agst summoning Kejriwal October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Kumar Vishwas challenging the summons issued to them by a lower court in connection with a criminal case. A bench headed by Justice J S Kehar issued notice to UP government and also […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court UP government
High Profile Cases SC defers hearing of election petition against Sonia Gandhi October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today deferred hearing of a plea challenging Sonia Gandhi’s election from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 on the issue of her citizenship and for allegedly playing the communal card to garner Muslim votes. A bench headed by Justice A R Dave said a seven-judge Constitution bench was already hearing a […] Read more » Court election petition against Sonia Gandhi featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will not re-visit 1995 judgement on ‘Hindutva’: SC October 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ruled out re-visiting the famous ‘Hindutva’ verdict holding Hinduism as a “way of life’ making it clear that it would not go into the “larger debate” as the issue did not find mention in the reference made by a five-judge bench. “We will not go into the larger debate as to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Will not re-visit 1995 judgement on Hindutva
Top Law News Garbage mounds “like Qutub Minar” in Delhi; SC concerned October 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An “alarming” situation prevails in Delhi as the garbage mounds near three landfill sites here are “like Qutub Minar”, the Supreme Court today said as it rapped the Delhi government for not doing enough to dispose of the huge quantity of waste. It also asked the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators to create awareness […] Read more » Court featured Garbage like Qutub Minar in Delhi Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC directs Parsvnath to give flat to MoS Rathore in 2 days October 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed Parsvnath developers to hand over possession of a flat in its Gurgaon project to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in two days. A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said “the possession of flat shall be handed over to the respondent in two […] Read more » Court featured flat to MoS Rathore Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Ready to appear before SC, but can I do so, asks Katju October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Markandey Katju, summoned by the Supreme Court to explain his criticism of the Soumya case verdict, has said he was ready to do so but wanted the apex court to consider whether Article 124(7) of the Constitution barred him from appearing before it. The Supreme Court had two days ago summoned Katju to appear […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Markandey Katju Soumya case verdict Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Cauvery: SC asks K’taka to release 2000 cusecs of water to TN October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today retained its direction to Karnataka to release 2000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu till further orders and asked the two governments to ensure peace and harmony, saying citizens should not become law unto themselves. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, which commenced the crucial hearing […] Read more » Cauvery Court featured Law Legal News SC K'taka to release 2000 cusecs of water to TN Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Lodha panel trying to run cricket in country: BCCI October 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BCCI today alleged in the Supreme Court that the Justice R M Lodha committee was trying to “run cricket” in the country by giving directions regarding match schedule, including the cash-rich IPL, which was beyond its jurisdiction. BCCI alleged before a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that the Lodha committee has fixed […] Read more » BCCI Court cricket match featured Law Legal News Lodha panel Supreme Court
