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Cannot Direct J&K Legislature To Constitute State Minority Commission: SC
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today categorically said it cannot direct the state legislature of Jammu and Kashmir to legislate for formation of minority commission for the state and asked the...
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Plea For Prohibiting Candidates From Contesting From More Than One...
Prabhati Nayak MishraA Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has sought the appearance of Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal in a PIL seeking directions to restrict...
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SC Stays Bombay HC Verdict That Held M’rashtra Minister Arjun Khotkar‘s...
Ashok K.MThe Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court judgment that declared election of Shiv Sena MLA and Maharashtra Minister Arjun Panditrao Khotkar from Jalna Legislative Assembly...
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Public Examination System Need To Be Carefully Scrutinized To Avoid...
Ashok K.MThe system of holding public examinations needs to be carefully scrutinised and reviewed so that selected candidates are not drawn into litigation which could go on for several years, the...
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Mediation Report Should Preferably Contain Only One Sentence, Nothing More,...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Delhi High Court, on Monday, held that a mediation report should only contain one sentence and nothing more, in order to maintain the confidentiality of proceedings. The Bench...
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SC To Hear Tomorrow Unitech’s Grievance Against NCLT Order Suspending 8...
Mehal JainOn Monday, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar agreed to hear on Tuesday the plea on behalf of civil construction and...
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SC Takes Note Of “Depleting Strength” Of CAT, NCDRC; AG Asked To Take...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today directed Attorney General K K Venugopal to take instruction from the Centre by Monday as to what it planned to do regarding filling of vacancies in Central...
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Use Mics, Allow Live-tweeting- Journalists Bring To CJI’s Notice Difficulties...
Prabhati Nayak MishraIn his first meeting with Supreme Court correspondents after he took over the office as the CJI in August this year, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra on Monday evening...
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SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Refusing Legal Protection To ‘Vande Mataram’ On Par...
Ashok K.MThe Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition against Delhi High Court order refusing the plea seeking legal protection to Vande Mataram at par with Jana Gana Mana. The three-judge...
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Open Prisons: SC Asks Centre To Hold Meeting With All States To Study...
LiveLaw News NetworkIn a significant development in the ongoing prison reforms case before the bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and Deepak Gupta, the Amicus Curiae, Gaurav Agrawal, filed an application...
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Special Courts For Speedy Disposal Of Cases Against Legislators : Centre...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Centre has submitted a scheme for setting up of Special Courts for exclusively dealing with criminal cases involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly...
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SC Raps States, UGC For Not Checking Compliance With Schemes On Enhancing...
Mehal JainA Supreme Court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Tuesday rapped state governments and the UGC for not checking compliance by higher educational institutions with schemes...
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Nirbhaya Case: SC Pulls Up Mukesh’s Lawyer For Irrelevant Arguments
Live Law News NetworkA three judge special bench of the Supreme Court today began detailed hearing of the review petition filed by four death row convicts in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and...
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PIL Against Ex-CJI KG Balakrishnan Dismissed As Withdrawn
Mehal JainThe Supreme Court bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice M Shantanagoudar on Tuesday disposed of a writ petition filed by NGO Common Cause seeking inquiry into the disproportionate assets...
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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC Suggests Perarivalan To File Review Petition...
Prabhati Nayak MishraAfter perusal of the Centre’s affidavit and the affidavit of former CBI officer V Thiagarajan, who had interrogated Perarivalan in connection with the case, the bench suggested...
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Pleas Against Allowing Jallikattu To Be Referred To Constitution Bench
LiveLaw News NetworkThe batch of pleas challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing bull-taming sport 'Jallikattu' and bullock cart races will be referred to a constitution bench, the Supreme...
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SC Tells Centre To Get Portal For Filing Complaints On Child Sexual Abuse,...
Ashok K.MThe Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to have the portal for making complaints by citizens with regard to issues pertaining to child sexual abuse, child pornography and rape/...
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Aadhaar: SC Constitution Bench To Hear Pleas For Interim Relief Tomorrow
Prabhati Nayak MishraChief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra on Wednesday said the applications for interim relief in the Aadhaar matter will be heard by a Five Judge Constitution Bench at 2pm...
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SC stays NCLT Order Allowing Centre To Take Over Unitech Management
Mehal Jain Attorney General K. K. Venugopal admitted that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had committed an error in filing a petition before the NCLT. The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak...
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Laboratory Report Can Be Counter Signed Only By A Registered Medical...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court, on Tuesday, upheld the stand taken by the Medical Council of India (MCI) that "Laboratory Report can be counter signed only by a registered medical practitioner with...
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