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SC Doubles Fine Imposed On The Centre For Not Responding To A PIL On J & K...
LiveLaw News NetworkAnkur Sharma, a petitioner-in-person, sought setting up of a State Minorities Commission in Jammu and Kashmir, to identify the minorities, because he alleged that funds meant for...
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Law Student’s Suicide: SC Seeks An Affidavit From Amity Head Chauhan [Read...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today sought an affidavit from Ashok Chauhan, Founder and President of Amity group of institutions regarding the suicide of an Amity Law School student Sushant...
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100 % Verification Of Cell Phone Subscribers Within A Year: Centre To SC
LiveLaw News NetworkThe petition, filed by Lokniti, an NGO, seeking verification of identity and address of every mobile phone subscriber, was heard by the Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice of...
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SC Set To Hear WhatsApp Case From May 12 [Read Order]
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice of India, J.S.Khehar and Justice N.V.Ramana, today prepared the road map for the hearing of the Special Leave Petition, seeking to...
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SC Orders Attachment Of Roy’s Amby Valley; Seeks List Of Other Properties...
LiveLaw News NetworkIn a huge setback to Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court today ordered the attachment of the company’s prime Amby Valley property in Pune, It is approximately worth...
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CJAR Supports Justice Chelameswar On His Protest Over Non-Elevation of...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) issued a statement on Monday extending its support to Justice Chelameswar’s protest over the non-elevation of Justice KM...
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Children Dying; Act Against Pollution On War Footing: SC
LiveLaw News NetworkStepping up its war against pollution, the Supreme Court today said instead of various authorities submitting various reports to the court it was better for them to sit together and...
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SC Grants Bail To Chit Fund Accused With Condition To Pay Rs One Crore [Read...
Prabhati Nayak MishraThe Supreme Court on Monday has granted bail to accused Manoranjana Sinh, estranged wife of ex-Union Minister Matang Sinh, in the multi crore chit fund scam. The 50 year-old former...
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Collegium Recommends High Court Chief Justices
Ashok.KMThe Apex Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar has recommended the names for the appointment of High Court Chief Justices, reports Indian Express The Collegium has...
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Jolly LLB2: Producers Tell SC Ready To Cut Scenes Maligning Judiciary;...
LiveLaw News NetworkFox Star Studios today informed the Supreme Court that they have agreed to cut some scenes in their Akshay Kumar starrer movie Jolly LLB2 ordered by the Bombay High Court for...
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Cannot Frame Guidelines Banning “Sardar” Jokes: SC
LiveLaw News NetworkSikh bodies Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and female lawyer from the community, the original PIL petitioner on...
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Patriotism Not A Matter Of Chant Every Morning In A Court Of Law: Allahabad...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Allahabad High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation for a direction to ensure daily recital of the national anthem on the premises of the high court as well as...
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SC Allows 22 Yr Woman To Abort 24-Week Pregnancy [Read Order]
LiveLaw News NetworkCiting a medical board report, the Supreme Court today allowed a 22-year-old woman to terminate her 24-weeks pregnancy on the ground that it would endanger her life. A bench of...
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Rape Trials: Amicus Curiae Indira Jaising Points To Sentencing Anomalies
LiveLaw Research TeamThe case, Nipun Saxena v Union of India, was heard by the Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Prafulla C Pant at length today. Amicus Curiae in the case, senior...
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Unprecedented Contempt Case Hearing In Supreme Court On Wednesday
LiveLaw Research TeamA Seven Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising the Chief Justice of India, Justice J.S.Khehar and six senior-most Judges, will hear at 10.30 AM on Wednesday, a suo-motu...
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SC Expresses Unhappiness Over Delay In Fencing Assam Border [Read Order]
LiveLaw Research TeamThe Supreme Court bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Fali Nariman, today expressed its displeasure over the affidavit submitted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on...
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Justice Karnan To Get SC’s Contempt Notice, To Appear On February 13 [Read...
Prabhati Nayak MishraThe first hearing by the seven-Judge bench of the Supreme Court of the suo motu [civil] contempt case against the Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice C.S.Karnan, began at Court No.1...
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Landlady’s Marriage Can’t End Her Bona Fide Need Of Tenanted Premises: SC...
Ashok KM The court observed that for the purpose of coming to the conclusion on bona fide need of the landlord, comparative hardship to the parties will have to be taken into consideration. The Supreme...
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Courts Shouldn’t Usurp Law-Making Power Entrusted To Legislature: SC [Read...
Ashok KM It is wise to remind us of these limits and wiser still to enforce them without exception, the bench said. The Supreme Court, in State Of Himachal Pradesh vs. Satpal Saini, has set aside...
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SC Orders Rs 60 Lakh Compensation To Narmada Project Oustees
LiveLaw News NetworkClearing the decks for monetary compensation for the oustees of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court has ordered Rs 60 lakh for...
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