SC Permits Maudany To Attend Son’s Wedding In Kerala
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today allowed Bangalore blast accused and People’s Democratic Party Chairman Abdul Nazar Maudany , lodged in a Bangalore jail to travel to Kerala to attend his...
View ArticleCentre To Decide On GM Mustard By Sept
Prabhati Nayak MishraThe Centre would take a decision by September whether or not to allow plantation of genetically modified (GM) mustard. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) PS Narasimha, appearing...
View ArticleNariman For Civil Rights Act-Like Law To Protect Citizens Against Fundamental...
LiveLaw News NetworkSenior advocate and eminent jurist Fali S Nariman today told the Supreme Court that a law like a Civil Rights Act needed to be framed to enable citizens to protect their...
View ArticleSC Sets Standards For Fire-crackers [Read Order]
LiveLaw News NetworkIn the ongoing case of Arjun Gopal v Union of India and others, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and Deepak Gupta, today directed that no fire-crackers shall...
View ArticleSC Allows Remarried Woman To Continue With Her Job Which She Got As...
Live Law News Network50% of her salary should be paid over to her children for their sustenance, the court said. The Supreme Court has upheld a Rajasthan High Court order which, instead of terminating...
View ArticleSC Comes To The Rescue Of Aspiring Judge Who Blamed Delayed Application On...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court recently came to the rescue of a man whose aspiration to become a Judge came to a standstill when his application was rejected by Madhya Pradesh High Court on the...
View ArticleSelection Procedure Prescribed Through Executive Valid If It Doesn’t Conflict...
Ashok K.MThe Supreme Court, in Karnati Ravi vs Commissioner Survey Settlements and Land Records, has held that in the matter of selection and appointment, instructions pertaining to the procedure of...
View ArticleExclusive: SC Laments “Disturbing Trend” Of Long Interim Orders In IPR Suits;...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court on Monday lamented the “disturbing trend” of long interim orders in suits concerning intellectual property rights. The issue attracted the Court’s attention in a...
View ArticleRight To Privacy Not a Fundamental Right, It Need To be Governed And...
Live Law News NetworkHolding that basic structure of constitution was democracy and balance of power, Senior counsel Aryama Sundaram, arguing for Maharashtra, reiterated before Supreme Court today that...
View ArticleGovt. Appoints Committee Headed By Justice Srikrishna To Recommend Data...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Centre has appointed an expert committee, headed by former Supreme Court Judge B.N. Srikrishna, to “identify key data protection issues” in India and recommend methods to address...
View ArticleRecognition of Medical Colleges: MCI Oversight Committee Recommendations...
Ashok K.MWhile observing that the oversight committee recommendations cannot be disregarded, the Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to consider afresh materials on record pertaining to...
View ArticleBar Of Want Of Sanction [U/S 195(1) (a) CrPC] Can’t Be Invoked When Probe Is...
Ashok K.MOnce the High Court directs investigation into a specified offence mentioned in Section 195, bar under Section 195(1)(a) cannot be pressed into service, the bench held. The Supreme Court, in...
View ArticleMCI Likely To Permit Colour Blind Students To Seek Admission to MBBS
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court bench of justices Dipak Misra and A.M.Khanwilkar, on Monday, asked the Medical Council of India’s counsel, Vikas Singh, to obtain instructions from his client on...
View ArticleFair Trial And Free Press: Delhi HC Forms Justice Ruma Pal Committee To...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Delhi High Court has constituted a committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ruma Pal to recommend measures to balance free press, fair trial and integrity of...
View ArticleCan A Governor ‘Summon’ A Chief Minister?
LiveLaw Research TeamThe Kerala Governor, P.Sathasivam tweeted on July 30 that he summoned the Chief Minister of Kerala, and the State Police Chief to know about action taken by State government on law...
View ArticleNo Overt Act Of Assault Required To Establish Common Intention: SC [Read...
Ashok K.MIf common intention by meeting of minds is established in the facts and circumstances of the case, there need not be an overt act or possession of weapon required to establish common...
View Article“It’s Like We Don’t Care about Court Orders”: CJI Pained At Rising Number of...
Live Law News Network“Now its like we are Indians…violation of law and orders of courts is in our blood and culture. This cannot happen and should be set right for once and for all. We will do it. If...
View ArticleContemnor Has To Be Given Chance To Establish His Innocence: SC Sets Aside...
Ashok K.MThere could not have been a conviction based solely on the allegations, the Bench said. Setting aside conviction of a lawyer for contempt of court, the Supreme Court has observed that there...
View ArticleRight To Privacy [Final Day]- Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Claims Even SC...
LiveLaw News NetworkDwivedi also created a flutter saying even the Supreme Court asked and sought for a lot of personal information including aadhaar mandatorily from litigants who wanted to file...
View ArticleCongress Leader Approaches SC Challenging NOTA Option In Gujarat Rajya Sabha...
Prabhati Nayak Misra The political storm in Gujarat against the option of NOTA (None of the Above) has now reached the Supreme Court, with a Petition filed by Congress Chief Whip Shailesh Manubhai...
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