Top Law News SC asks K’tk to release 15k cusecs of Cauvery water September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order which may ameliorate the plight of Tamil Nadu farmers to some extent, Supreme Court today asked Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for the next 10 days to its neighbouring state. The apex court also directed Tamil Nadu to approach the Supervisory Committee, set up to implement award […] Read more » Cauvery water Court featured Karnatka Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to hear fresh plea on police reforms September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre, state governments and the Law Commission for implementation of police reforms and the Model Police Act. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who filed the PIL, to take […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea police reforms Supreme Court
Top Law News Two bail pleas of Asaram to be heard together: SC September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The bail plea of self-styled sect chief Asaram Bapu in a rape case lodged against him by a Surat -based woman in 2013 would be now heard along with a similar petition filed by him in another case lodged in Jodhpur, the Supreme Court said today. “List along with SLP(Criminal)…,” a bench of Justices A […] Read more » Asaram Bapu Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Two bail pleas of Asaram to be heard together
High Profile Cases SC quashes case against Dhoni for portraying himself as God September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M S Dhoni for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by portraying himself as God on a magazine cover. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi granted the relief to Dhoni after noting that the trial court in Karnataka erred in summoning the cricketer without following the due […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MS Dhoni portraying himself as God quashes case against Dhoni Supreme Court
Top Law News SC takes cognisance of suicide of Amity Law School student September 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took suo motu cognisance of a letter written by a friend of Amity law student Sushant Rohilla, who committed suicide, saying it would examine whether there was an “element of suspicion” that the incident took place due to “harassment”. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News suicide of Amity Law School student Supreme Court
Top Law News 10% quota for poor: SC advances hearing on Guj plea September 3, 2016 by Legal India News | 2 Comments on 102 quota for poor: SC advances hearing on Guj plea The Supreme Court today agreed to advance the date of hearing on Gujarat’s plea challenging quashing of its ordinance to provide 10 per cent quota to economically backward among unreserved category on the ground that counseling for MBBS admission would end soon. Gujarat government mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice T […] Read more » 10% quota for poor Court featured gujrat Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Criminal Law News SC grants bail to ex-Maha minister Suresh Jain September 3, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on SC grants bail to ex-Maha minister Suresh Jain Former Maharashtra minister Suresh Jain, arrested in connection with the 2006 Gharkul Housing Scheme scam, was today granted bail by the Supreme Court. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan granted bail to Jain, a minister for housing during the Shiv Sena-BJP rule in the 1990s, after considering that he had served […] Read more » bail to Suresh Jain Court featured Gharkul Housing Scheme scam Law Legal News Maharashtra Supreme Court
Top Law News SC issues notice to Maharashtra government over beef ban September 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from Maharashtra government on a bunch of petitions challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the ban on beef imposed by state government through an enactment. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and D Y Chandrachud issued notices to the Devendra Fadnavis government and others on the petitions […] Read more » Beef ban Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Rahul to SC, prefer to face trial in RSS defamation case September 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rahul Gandhi today preferred to face trial as an accused in a defamation case for his remark against the RSS on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, telling the Supreme Court he stood by every word of his statement made during a poll rally in 2014. The Congress Vice President expressed his readiness to face trial […] Read more » Court defamation case featured Law Legal News Rahul Gandhi RSS Supreme Court
Top Law News SC denies nod to Vedanta Group for exporting iron ore from Ktk September 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused permission to Vedanta Group to export iron ore mined from Karnataka while allowing National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to continue with the dual pricing of the minerals. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said in its verdict that NMDC is free to fix the price of minerals and continue […] Read more » Court exporting iron ore from Ktk featured Law Legal News National Mineral Development Corporation NMDC Supreme Court Vedanta Group
High Profile Cases Singur: SC sets aside land acquisition for Tata’s Nano plant September 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a ruling which can have far- reaching consequences, the Supreme Court today set aside the controversial acquisition of 997.11 acres of land in Singur in 2006 by the then Left Front government in West Bengal to set up Tata Motors’ ambitious Nano car manufacturing plant. The verdict, which came as a huge setback to […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court featured Law Legal News Mamata Banerjee Singur Supreme Court Tata Motors Tata's Nano plant Trinamool Congress
Top Law News Showering money on bar dancers is ag’nst dignity: SC August 31, 2016 / August 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A provision of a new Maharashtra Act to regulate obscene dance performances and prohibiting showering of money at dancers today found favour with the Supreme Court, which said the law respected “the dignity of woman and dignify decency and culture”. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, however, issued notice to the state […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Showering money on bar dancers is not dignity Supreme Court
