International arbitrator appointed by Supreme Court for Reliance-government dispute [Read Judgment]

Clearing the levels for settlement of dispute between Reliance Industries Ltd and the Government over recovery of cost for developing the country's key natural gas field in KG basin, Justice SS Nijjar of Supreme Court appointed a former Chief Justice of New South Wales in Australia as the third and final Arbitrator for resolution of dispute as per the arbitration agreement between the two...

SC Vacation Bench to hear regular pending cases, lawyers can request for inclusion of old cases. [Read the Notification]

The Supreme Court which closes for summer vacations from May 12 to June 29 has notified that vacation bench would now be hearing the pending regular cases to clear the backlog of cases.According to the notification the vacation bench will hear the cases on all days from Tuesday to Friday. All litigants and lawyers can approach the registry before 2nd May if required to get their regular...

Supreme Court issues fresh guidelines on quashing of proceedings of a non-compoundable offence on the basis of settlement between the parties. [Read the Judgment]

A Supreme Court bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and Justice A.K.Sikri has issued fresh guidelines on quashing of criminal proceeding of a non-compoundable offence by using the inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, on the basis of a settlement between the parties. Supreme Court was considering the question whether a serious offence like S.307 of...

SC comes heavily on High Court and Trial Court's reasoning for convicting the accused U/S 306 and 498A IPC

A Supreme Court Bench consisting of Justice Radhakrishnan and Vikramjit Singh comes heavily on High Court and trial Court's reason for convicting an accused for the offences U/S 306 and 498A IPC.Facts of the Case;The Accused Mangat Ram, a member of SC community, married the deceased Seema, a member of the Aggarwal community on 13.7.1993 at Ambala. Few months after the marriage, on...

Justice R.M. Lodha to be next Chief Justice of India

Senior most judge of the Supreme Court, Justice R.M. Lodha, has been recommended to be the 41st Chief Justice of India. Lodha will succeed Justice P. Sathasivam, who retires on April 26.CJI has sent the communication recommending Justice Lodha’s name to the Union Law Ministry. The Hindu reports that the recommendation would be processed and the notification for appointment would  be...

Lisa Gill as 47th judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, 5 names impending with Supreme Court

The final clearance of advocate Lisa Gill’s name for judgeship by the President of India has been communicated to the Punjab and Haryana High Court and by March 31 the chief justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul will probably administer oath of office and secrecy. Out of the total strength of 46, currently there are six lady judges in Punjab and Haryana high court. These are justices Daya...

IPL 7 will go as per schedule; No players or Teams barred, Gavaskar interim President for IPL; SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court by an interim order today has confirmed that the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League will go on as per schedule and directed BCCI to appoint Sunil Gavaskar as an interim president till the IPL.Bench comprising of Justices A.K. Patnaik and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla while posting the matter to 16th April passed interim order with following observations."Considering...

SC asks West Bengal government to pay Rs. 5 lakh to victim in West Bengal Gang Rape Case

Supreme Court today directed the West Bengal government to pay Rs. Five lakh compensation in addition to already sanctioned Rs 50,000 to the 20-year-old Birbhum gang-rape victim.A bench comprising of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice S A Bobde and Justice N V Ramana has also said the state government has failed to protect the fundamental right of the victim, a young tribal woman who was...

Delhi HC finds BJP, Congress fall foul of the ban imposed under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 [Read the Judgment]

In a landmark judgment by Delhi High Court, BJP and Congress have been found guilty of taking foreign funding and violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. Delhi High Court found them guilty for taking donations from the subsidiaries of Vedanta. The court also rejected the stand taken by ministry of home affairs for saying that FCRA has not been violated.This came on a petition...

Subramanian Swamy's PIL on Juvenile Justice Act declined by Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

Refusing to read down the provisions of Juvenile Justice Act to account for the mental and intellectual competence of a juvenile offender, a three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Shiva Kirti Singh refused to interfere with the age of juvenility in cases where juveniles are found guilty of heinous crimes, in a Public...

Rules for 11 chapters of the new Companies Act 2013 notified

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified Rules for 11 Chapters of the new Companies Act of 2013, which replaces the Companies Act of 1956 and comes into force from 1 April. These include Rules for specifications and definitions, incorporation of companies, prospectus and allotment of securities, shares and debentures, registration of charges, management and administration, declaration...

Fine of rupees 1 crore imposed by Competition Commission of India on Google

Failure to co-operate in an ongoing investigation has landed Mountain View, California-based Google in trouble, as Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of rupees 1 crore on the company. CCI stated in its order that the order was passed on a reference made by the DG (Director General of Investigations) to CCI alleging inter alia, non-cooperation by Google in the...