Make It Mandatory For Candidates To File Documents Supporting Affidavit On...
Prabhati Nayak Mishra and Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Petition seeking greater transparency in election...
View ArticleDelhi HC Requests Raju Ramachandran To Function As Amicus Curiae in Petitions...
Live Law News NetworkThe Delhi High Court bench of the Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar today requested senior counsel, Raju Ramachandran, to assist the Court as Amicus...
View ArticleCan’t Expect Children Of Age Group Of 10 To 14 Years To Walk Three Kilometers...
Manu SebastianThe Supreme Court permitted the up-gradation of a school from lower primary to upper primary by observing that children of age group of 10 to 14 years cannot be expected to walk more than...
View ArticleSC Permits Peaceful Protests In Tamil Nadu Against NEET, But Warns Against...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court, while hearing a petition seeking directions to Tamil Nadu Government to maintain law and order during the protests against the NEET Examination, sought to...
View ArticleSC Dismisses Accused’s Petition Seeking Narco Analysis Test
Live Law News NetworkAn accused facing prosecution for sexual assault of a child under Sections 377 and 511 of Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, filed...
View ArticleDelhi Judicial Services Exam Comes Under Challenge Again Before The Supreme...
Live Law News NetworkTwenty-three law graduates, many serving as judicial officers in various states, have moved the Supreme Court challenging the entire scheme of the Delhi Judicial Service...
View ArticleExpanding Ambit of Asaram Case, SC Seeks Reply Of Centre, States On Witness...
Live Law News NetworkEmphasizing on witness protection programme, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre and state governments about the steps being taken to ensure that witnesses in sensitive and...
View ArticleBreaking: Legendary Lawyer Ram Jethmalani Announces Retirement From Legal...
Prabhati Nayak MishraJethmalani, who will turn 95 years on September 14, made the announcement at a function held by the Bar Council of India to felicitate Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. We call...
View ArticleSC Accepts Proposal For Mining At Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Subject To...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court has accepted the proposal of the Oil ndia Liited (OIL) to extract hydrocarbon beneath 3900-4000 meters of Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam, subject to certain...
View ArticleThere Is No Vested Right Of Renewal Of Lease Of Shops In Defence Shopping...
Manu SebastianDismissing the plea of lessees holding shops seeking renewal of their leases, the Supreme Court held that there was no vested right of renewal. The shops were allotted on lease to...
View ArticleSC Has Doubts Over Maintainability of Petitions Challenging Formation Of...
Live Law News NetworkJustice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of the Supreme Court, while sitting as a Single Judge in Chambers on September 4, expressed doubts whether the slew of petitions pending since 2014,...
View ArticleGovt Begins Scrutinising Track Record Of Candidates Recommended For HC Judgeship
Live Law News NetworkIn a move which could trigger yet another round of friction between the executive and the judiciary, the government has started a detailed scrutiny of professional track record of...
View ArticleSC To Hear Slain Forest Brigand Veerappan’s Elder Brother, Mathaiyan’s Plea...
LiveLaw News NetworkSC To Hear Slain Forest Brigand Veerappan’s Elder Brother, Mathaiyan’s Plea For Remission Of Life Sentence A Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, and...
View ArticleDelhi Judicial Service Exam: SC Issues Notice On Top Scorer Sitting Civil...
LiveLaw News NetworkIn yet another challenge to the Delhi Judicial Service Examination (DJSE), an aspirant, who secured the highest aggregate marks in the Mains, has approached the Supreme Court...
View ArticleSupreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok K.MAward Of Lok Adalat Can Be Challenged Only By Filing Writ Petition And Not By Way Of Separate Suit Upholding the order of rejection of plaint, the Supreme Court held that the award of Lok...
View ArticleRyan School Murder: SC Notice On Plea Seeking Better Security, CBI/SIT Probe
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre, Haryana and all states on a petition filed by father of a 7 year old boy murdered inside the toilet of Ryan International School in...
View ArticleSC Agrees To Hear Plea For Total Ban Of Blue Whale Game In India [Read Petition]
Prabhati Nayak MishraThe Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition seeking directions for country-wide ban on the deadly online game Blue Whale Challenge after several incidents of young...
View ArticleSC Notice To EC On Plea For Disqualification Of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today sought the views of the Election Commission on a petition which sought disqualification of Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar, alleging that...
View ArticleINX Media Case: No Relief For Karti As SC Posted His Plea for Hearing On Sept...
Prabhati Nayak MishraKarti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, cannot travel abroad at least till next week, as the Supreme Court has decided to pass final order on September 18...
View ArticleConstitute Spl. Benches To Hear Criminal Appeals on Saturdays: CJI Dipak...
Prabhati Nayak Mishra And Apoorva MandhaniChief Justice of India Dipak Misra has written to the Chief Justices of all High Courts, requesting them to constitute Special Benches on Saturdays for hearing...
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