Top Law News The Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL seeking consecutive jail terms in cases of corruption and terrorism November 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear after four weeks the PIL seeking various jail terms awarded to a convict under special laws on corruption and terrorism to run consecutively, as in countries like the US, and not concurrently. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde considered the submissions by lawyer and […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Code of Criminal Procedure FCRA Fugitive Economic Offenders Act PMLA the Black Money and Imposition of Tax Act the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act the Prevention of Corruption Act PCA the Prevention of Money Laundering Act the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act The Supreme Court Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
High Profile Cases The Supreme Court asks J&K HC Juvenile Justice Committee to examine fresh allegations of detention of minors November 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the four member juvenile justice committee of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to examine afresh allegations of detention of minors by security forces in the state after abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked the committee to place its report as expeditiously […] Read more » Article 370 J&K HC Juvenile Justice Committee Justice N.V. Ramana The Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coastal road work: Supreme Court dismisses contempt plea against Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation July 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court (SC) recently dismissed a contempt petition which alleged that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had carried out new construction work for the coastal road project in violation of its previous order. On May 6, the Apex court had modified a status quo order of the Bombay high court (HC), allowing work to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Coastal road work contempt plea against Supreme Court The Supreme Court
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on plea seeking ban on 85 pesticides September 18, 2018 / September 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking ban on nearly 85 pesticides that are being used in India on the grounds that they pose health hazard. A bench of Justices Arun Misra and Vineet Saran issued notices to the Centre and other authorities concerned on the plea which also sought empowering state […] Read more » 85 pesticides Arun Misra and Vineet Saran featured The Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court adjourns hearing on fresh plea against Article 35A August 27, 2018 / August 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:-The Supreme Court today adjourned its hearing on a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A, which empowers the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to define “permanent residents” for bestowing special rights and privileges to them.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud did not […] Read more » Article 35A featured The Supreme Court
High Profile Cases The Supreme Court closes proceedings against Tej Pratap in murder case. March 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today closed proceedings against former Bihar minister Tej Pratap, son of jailed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, in the murder case of a Siwan-based journalist. The Supreme Court had asked the CBI to investigate allegations relating to media reports featuring photographs and videos that showed Pratap, former Bihar health minister, along with […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud murder case Rajdeo Ranjan murder case Tej Pratap Tej Pratap in murder case The Supreme Court
Top Law News Police chief can appoint officer to probe outside jurisdiction March 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a DGP has the power to appoint a superior police officer to investigate a criminal case registered outside his territorial jurisdiction. A bench comprising justices Ranjana Gogoi and Prafulla C Pant set aside a Kerala High Court order which held that state police chief cannot appoint any officer beyond […] Read more » featured Justice Prafulla C. Pant justices Ranjana Gogoi Kerala High Court Police chief can appoint officer to probe outside jurisdiction probe outside jurisdiction The Supreme Court
Top Law News Govt to seeks jurists’ views on bill to scrap collegium system July 28, 2014 / July 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Displaying earnest, government will seek the views of jurists and former judges on the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission bill it plans to bring in Parliament to replace the present collegium system where judges appoint judges. Sources said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will listen to top jurists and former judges on Monday to elicit their […] Read more » Amendment apex court Arun Jaitley Chief Justice of India composition controversy corruption courts Gopal Subramanium Govt to seeks jurists Judicial Appointments Commission bill Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad news Ravi Shankar Prasad The Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news UPA government
Criminal Law News Ashram deaths: Asaram Bapu, son summoned November 10, 2012 / November 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As The Supreme Court refused to order a CBI probe into death of two children at Asaram Bapu’s ashram here, a commission probing the 2008 case ordered the religious guru and his son to appear before it. The Justice (retired) D K Trivedi Commission asked Asaram Bapu to remain present before it on December 1, […] Read more » Asaram Bapu ashram deaths CBI probe Justice D K Trivedi The Supreme Court Uday Sanghani
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Manipur take on alleged extra-judicial killings November 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Manipur government rapped by The Supreme Court for not filing a report on alleged extra-judicial killings in the state, saying “people are dying out there”. A bench headed by justice Aftab Alam directed the government to file its response within two weeks and also asked the attorney general to assist the court in deciding the […] Read more » Aftab Alam Bangla Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha BSF extra-judicial killings first information reports Kolkata-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Manipur government people are dying out there public interest litigation Supreme Court asks Manipur The Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to interfere in FDI in retail policy November 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the policy on FDI in retail saying that if it does not stand in Parliament then it would be at government’s peril. A bench of justice RM Lodha and AR Dave told that the policy making is the “sole prerogative of the executive” and refused to […] Read more » 1999 approval of the Parliament Attorney general FDI in retail policy FDI policy FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act Government government's policy House of Parliament. justice RM Lodha and AR Dave Parliament Parliamentary committee PIL Policy formulation policy on FDI President RBI Section 48 of The Foreign Exchange Management Act sole prerogative of the executive The Supreme Court
Top Law News No mercy for students of unrecognised institutions November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court told Students who are getting admission in educational institutions without verifying whether they are recognised or not are to be blamed themselves, by refusing sympathy with them. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra refused to grant recognition to a Madhya Pradesh-based institute and turned down its plea to sympathise […] Read more » Madhya Pradesh-based institute No mercy for students The Supreme Court unrecognised institutions
