Top Law News Plea in SC to maintain law and order in TN, Karnataka September 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking direction to the Centre, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to maintain law and order in these two states witnessing violent protests in the wake of a row over distribution of Cauvery water. “Let it be listed tomorrow before the bench which is hearing it,” a […] Read more » Court distribution of Cauvery water featured Karnataka Law Legal News plea Supreme Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Cauvery water row: K’taka to release 12K cusecs per day to TN September 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Turning down Karnataka’s plea for keepikng in abeyance the order on sharing of Cauvery water, the Supreme Court today modified it directing the state to release to Tamil Nadu 12,000 cusecs, 3,000 cusecs less, per day till September 20. The apex court bench, which had a special sitting today on a holiday, was critical of […] Read more » Cauvery water row featured Karnataka to release 12K cusecs per day to Tamil Nadu Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Cauvery row: SC reduces amount of water KTK has to release to September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today modified its September 5 order, asking Karnataka to release a reduced amount of 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery River water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 20 from the earlier 15,000 cusecs a day to ameliorate the plight of farmers of the neighbouring state. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Cauvery row Court featured Law Legal News SC reduces amount of water KTK has to release to Supreme Court
Top Law News Cauvery: Karnataka moves SC seeking urgent hearing September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Karnataka has moved the Supreme Court for urgent hearing on its plea seeking a direction to restrict the quantum of water to be released from River Cauvery to Tamil Nadu, from 15,000 cusecs to 1,000 cusecs. The application filed late last evening has also sought modification of the apex court’s Sep 5 order in which […] Read more » Cauvery Court featured Karnataka moves SC seeking urgent hearing Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea for appointment of Ombudsman at Centre, states September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear on September 14 a fresh plea seeking appointment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas at the Centre and in states as provided for in the central legislation passed in 2013. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P C Pant has put up for hearing the PIL which also seeks a direction […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for appointment of Ombudsman at Centre Supreme Court
Top Law News Concerned SC agrees to hear PIL on Kashmir separatists funding September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it “shares the same feelings” as a PIL, seeking to declare as “unconstitutional and illegal” the alleged release of government funds to Jammu and Kashmir-based separatists, as it agreed to hear the matter next week. When a lawyer sought urgent hearing of his plea and alleged that the separatists “enjoyed” […] Read more » Court featured Kashmir separatists funding Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Criminal Law News SC lifts stay in Bulandsahar gangrape case September 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today lifted the stay on CBI investigation in the sensational Bulandsahar gangrape case after modifying its earlier order and asked the agency to proceed as per law. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan also stayed the proceedings before the Allahabad High Court saying this was because the apex court […] Read more » Bulandsahar gangrape case Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News SC to hear Italy’s plea to modify bail conditions of Latorre September 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Italy today made a fresh plea in the Supreme Court for modification of bail conditions of marine Massimiliano Latorre to enable him remain in Italy till an international tribunal decides on which country has the right to try the case of killing of Indian fishermen. The apex court agreed to hear on September 20 the […] Read more » Court featured Italy's plea to modify bail conditions of Latorre Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea on quota for Marathas in Maharashtra September 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on September 19 a plea alleging that petitions challenging Maharashtra government decision to grant 16 per cent quota to Marathas in jobs and education in the state were still pending adjudication. “List it for hearing on September 19,” a bench of Justices A R Dave, R K Agrawal […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government plea on quota for Marathas in Maharashtra Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in SC against sacrificing animals on Bakr-Eid September 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court questioning the sacrifice of animals on Bakr-Eid and the validity of a provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, saying the practice was “cruel, inhuman, barbarian” and cannot be protected in the name of religion. The PIL, filed by seven Uttar Pradesh residents, has […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea sacrificing animals on Bakr-Eid Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses to give protection from arrest to Dadlani September 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to grant protection from arrest to music composer Vishal Dadlani for allegedly making scathing remarks against Jain monk Tarun Sagar and asked him to move the high court. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel also declined Dadlani’s prayer for quashing of FIR lodged against him […] Read more » Court featured Jain monk Tarun Saga Law Legal News scathing remarks Supreme Court Vishal Dadlani
Top Law News SC asks states, UTs to upload FIRs on websites within 24 hrs September 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed all States and Union Territories to upload the FIRs on their websites within 24 hours of registration at police stations. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, however, extended the time up to 72 hours for uploading of the FIRs for those states which are located in difficult […] Read more » Court featured FIR Law Legal News states Supreme Court Union Territories
