High Profile Cases SC junks plea for action against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan July 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Bollywood super star Aamir Khan for allegedly making “improper” use of national emblem on his TV show ‘Satyamev Jayate’. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices F M I Kalifulla and A M Khanwilkar rejected the plea of Chandigarh-based […] Read more » Amir Khan Court featured Law Legal News Satyamev Jayate Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Centre to take possession and secure Adarsh apartments July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to take possession and secure the 31-storey controversial Adarsh apartments in Mumbai and issued notices to various stakeholders on pleas challenging the Bombay High Court order asking civic bodies to demolish it. The Centre gave an assurance to the court that the building would not be demolished. […] Read more » Adarsh apartments Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea for Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmi July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear next week the plea by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party seeking imposition of Governor’s rule in the state on the ground of paralysis of administration. The bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur agreed to hear the plea next week on a mentioning by senior counsel Bhim Singh. […] Read more » Court featured Governor's rule Jammu and Kashmi Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on rape victim’s plea against law prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks July 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Maharashtra government on a plea of an alleged rape victim challenging provisions of the abortion law which prohibits termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks even if there is a fatal risk to the mother and the foetus. A bench headed by Justice J S […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MTP Supreme Court
Criminal Law News HC disposes of Nalini’s petition for premature release July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan seeking premature release, saying it cannot grant her request in view of pendency of a related matter before the Supreme Court. Justice M Sathyanarayana made it clear that the prayer of Nalini, a life convict, seeking a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News SC declines interim relief to disqualified U’khand MLAs July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined any interim relief to nine disqualified Uttarkhand MLAs, who have sought a stay on their disqualification and permission to participate in the assembly session, commencing from July 21 in Dehradun. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, however, said that the notice, given by these MLAs and […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Supertech to deposit Rs 5 crore July 20, 2016 / July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed estate major Supertech to deposit Rs five crore in its Registry as a part of refund to homebuyers for the project in which Allahabad High Court had ordered demolition of twin towers of Emerald Court in Noida, adjacent to the national capital. The apex court said that the amount has […] Read more » Allahabad High Court featured law.court Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Consecutive life terms ‘irrational’: SC July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An offender cannot be directed to undergo two life sentences consecutively as that would be “anomalous” and “irrational” and will disregard the fact that “humans like all other living beings have but one life to live”, the Supreme Court today said. The apex court, however, said that multiple sentences for imprisonment for life can be […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Tax Law News Row over goods entry tax: Hearing by SC’s 9-judge bench begins July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court today commenced hearing to examine the validity of separate entry taxes on goods mandated by various state government statutes, without heeding to the plea of the Centre to wait for the passage of GST Bill in Parliament. As the Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur […] Read more » Court featured GST Bill Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Multiple Life Terms to Run Concurrently, Not Consecutively: SC July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur ruled on Tuesday that if a convict is awarded multiple life imprisonment then the sentences shall run concurrently and not consecutively. The bench which also comprised justices FMI Kalifulla, A K Sikri, S A Bobde and R Banumati held that trial courts and high courts […] Read more » Chief Justice TS Thakur Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Matrimonial disputes cases can be transferred out of J&K: SC July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes can now be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir by the apex court for ensuring access to justice to litigants, the Supreme Court today ruled. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur considered the fact that the local laws of Jammu and Kashmir do not provide […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC order on Lodha panel recommendations on BCCI today July 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will today pronounce its order on the issue of implementation of Justice R M Lodha panel recommendations on massive structural reforms in BCCI. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice F M I Kalifulla had reserved its verdict on June 30 after a marathon session of over a dozen […] Read more » BCCI featured law.court Legal News Supreme Court
