Legal India 2G scam, black money cases in Supreme court this week February 7, 2011 / March 22, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 2G scam, black money cases in Supreme court this week Cases related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam and black money stashed by Indian citizens in foreign banks in tax heavens are likely to be closely-followed in the Supreme Court in the week ahead. The on-going hearing on a plea against appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas and a case related to Rajya Sabha […] Read more » 2G scam black money cases Supreme Court
Legal India Supreme court issues notice in 2004 Tamil Nadu school fire case February 4, 2011 / March 22, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central and Tamil Nadu governments on a petition seeking compensation for the 94 students who died in a fire in a primary school in Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam town in July 2004. An Supreme court bench of justice Dalveer Bhandari and justice Deepak Verma issued notice on the […] Read more » Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma Supreme Court Tamil Nadu school fire case
Legal India Supreme Court slaps Rs.10 lakh fine on frivolous litigant February 2, 2011 / March 22, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court slaps Rs.10 lakh fine on frivolous litigant The Supreme Court Wednesday slapped an exemplary cost of Rs.10 lakh on an appellant for filing a frivolous litigation aimed at frustrating attempts to acquire his land for the Bangalore-Mysore road project. The litigant was penalised for embarking upon a second round of litigation on an issue identical to the earlier phase of court hearing. […] Read more » Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project BMICP frivolous litigant Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice Ganguly Rs.10 lakh fine on frivolous litigant Supreme Court
Legal India CVC tells apex court media tarnished his image February 1, 2011 / March 22, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that media tarnished his image as he did not oblige them by speaking to them amidst the ongoing controversy over his appointment. “My refusal to speak was treated as if I had no defence to offer,” Thomas told the related stories Thomas […] Read more » CVC media tarnished image P.J. Thomas Supreme Court
Legal India Apex court nod to probe against former Tamil Nadu Bar Council head February 1, 2011 / March 22, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday cleared the decks for an inquiry by the Bar Council of India against suspended chairman of the Tamil Nadu Bar Council (TNBC) R.K. Chandramohan for allegedly trying to influence Justice R. Raghupathy (since retired) of the Madras High Court in a bail matter concerning an acquaintance of former telecom minister A. […] Read more » A. Raja Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Bar Council Tamil Nadu Bar Council head
Legal India Supreme Court pulls up Teesta Setalvad January 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up convenor of NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace, Teesta Setalvad, for sending communications addressed to the special investigating team (SIT) probing the 2002 Gujarat riots to the UN Human Rights Commission. The SIT, headed by former CBI director R.K. Raghavan, is investigating the 2002 Godhra and post-Godhra riots. The […] Read more » Supreme Court Teesta Setalvad
Legal India Can we bypass elected head, Supreme Court asks January 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Can we bypass elected head, Supreme Court asks The Supreme Court Tuesday asked whether it could exclude Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh from the proposed independent committee to monitor the implementation of the relief package for the displaced tribals of Dantewada and Bijapur districts. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar said: “Given the constitutional scheme of […] Read more » bypass elected head Supreme Court
Legal India Widows will be protected, given justice: Supreme Court January 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The widows will be protected and given justice, said the Supreme Court Monday while setting aside an Allahabad High Court order transferring the trial in a murder case against a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Kanpur to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. The court said this while hearing a petition filed by the widow of […] Read more » Supreme Court widows
Legal India Probe wing of police not answerable to political bosses: Court told January 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The investigative wing of the police force is a part of the criminal justice delivery system and it was not answerable to a minister or the political bosses, the Supreme Court was told Monday. The apex court was hearing submissions on the report of the monitoring committee headed by Justice (Retd.) T.K. Thomas on the […] Read more » Supreme Court
Legal India Supreme Court panel vetoes mining by Reddy brothers January 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) Friday recommended the cancellation of the mining leases of Reddy brothers in the Bellary reserved forest area, saying they were engaged in illegal mining. The CEC recommended to the forest bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan to cancel their mining […] Read more » Bellary reserved forest area Reddy brothers Supreme Court