Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul yesterday sought and got bail in the National Herald case after a local court rejected complainant Subramanian Swamy”s opposition to the relief for them on the ground they are influential and can Read More …
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SC upholds law for confiscation of ill-gotten properties
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld laws passed by Bihar and Orissa to allow the governments to confiscate ill-gotten properties of public servants even at the trial stage. A bench of Justice Anil R Dave and justice Deepak Misra dismissed Read More …
Supreme Court wants Government to make Juvenile Law More Deterrent
The Supreme Court of India asked the government to make all necessary changes in the current juvenile law in a bid to make it more deterrent and send a stronger message to the society that the life of a victim was equally Read More …
SC upholds law on education criteria for panchayat polls.
In a judgment which could usher in reforms in grassroots democracy, the supreme court on Thursday upheld constitutional validity of a Haryana law, requiring candidates in panchayat polls to have minimum educational qualification, to be free from debt and have Read More …
R.K.Mathur is appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
Former Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), breaking away from the convention of appointing the head from among the serving Information Commissioners. The post had fallen vacant after Vijai Sharma completed his tenure on Read More …
The Bombay High Court`s 305 page Salman Khan`s Judgement is out
The 305-page judgment that overturned the drunk driving conviction of Salman Khan has been uploaded on the Bombay high court website. Justice AR Joshi said that the prosecution failed to prove Khan’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt, with the investigation having Read More …
Court cannot issue warrants of arrest against Directors of a Company if notice has not been issued against them in a Contempt matter
Delhi High Court: In the present cases, the order dated 02.12.2015 passed by the learned Single Judge in CCP No.71/2015 in CS(OS) 442/2013 is assailed. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) (Respondent 1 in both the appeals) sought permanent injunction against Mercury Read More …
PETITIONER: M.V.K. GUNDARAO Vs. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,(L.A.O.), NARASARAOPET
PETITIONER: M.V.K. GUNDARAO Vs. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,(L.A.O.), NARASARAOPET DATE OF JUDGMENT: 15/01/1996 BENCH: RAMASWAMY, K. BENCH: RAMASWAMY, K. G.B. PATTANAIK (J) FACTS: Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act was published on January 3, 1980 acquiring 5108-2/3 sq. Read More …
SC appoints a Lokayukta for UP after State Govt. fails to comply repeated orders
In a rare order, the Supreme Court today exercised its Constitutional authority and appointed former High Court judge, Justice Virendra Singh, as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi went ahead with the extraordinary task invoking Read More …
SC raps CBI for delays in coal scam probe
Rapping the CBI for delays in investigating coal scam cases, supreme court on Monday asked the agency to conclude the probe without further extensions or transfer of officers. A three-judge bench presided over by Justice Madan B Lokur pointed out Read More …