Mudgal Panel submits report before Supreme Court

In a probe conducted by Justice Mukul Mudgal committee, Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan and team official of Chennai Super Kings, has been alleged to have indulged in betting and passing on information during IPL 2013.“The role of Gurunath Meiyappan in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the team official stands proved and the allegations of betting and passing...

Pending writ petition leads to holding back of NCLT recruitment

As per reports, the government, which had invited applications for the posts of judicial members in the National Company Law Tribunal, has put the process on after two months of doing so, as a writ petition filed by the Madras Bar Association is pending in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has been informed by the corporate affairs ministry that till the time the matter is resolved,...

Delhi High Court Chief Justice appointed as Supreme Court Judge

Delhi High Court Chief Justice NV Ramana has been appointed as Supreme Court judge by the order issued by President Pranab Mukherjee dated 08-02-2014. He is likely to assume office as Supreme Court judge on Feb 13.Justice NV Ramana, is presently Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and formerly acting chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court from March 10, 2013 to May 20, 2013. He was...

5 lakh cost imposed by SC on frivolous petition

Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Kishore Samrite, ex-Samajwadi Party MLA with punitive cost of Rs 5 lakh for levelling baseless allegations against Supreme Court Judge, justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad. Earlier, he and Gajendra Pal Singh were charged of Rs. 50 lakh, in a writ of Habeas Corpus against Rahul Gandhi in Allahabad High Court where he maligned him alleging...

Removal of 3 judges for unwelcome activities sought by Patna High Court

As per reports, a recommendation for dismissing Komal Ram, the then judicial magistrate at Araria and now sub-judge at Nawada court, Jitendra Nath Singh the then additional district and sessions judge at Ara and at present ad hoc district and sessions judge at Ara and Hari Niwas Gupta, the then principal judge at family court, Samastipur, and at present principal judge, family court,...

Nido’s Death; Delhi High Court slams Centre, CBI and AIIMS for delay in furnishing Autopsy Report

Annoyed by the delay in submission of the Autopsy report of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Taniam, who died in the capital last week, the Delhi High Court on Friday rebuked police, the CBI, the Centre and AIIMS, criticising their lethargic approach and the manner in which investigation into crimes were being conducted.Earlier this week, the court had taken suomotucognisance of the issue...

Supreme Court declined to stay tabling of Telangana Bill in Parliament

Supreme Court today refused to stay tabling of the Telangana bill in Parliament, saying that it is not going to interfere at this stage.A bench consisting of justices H L Dattu and S A Bobde refused to pass directions to the Centre on a bunch of petitions challenging the formation of new state of Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh.As per the reports court clarified that the averment made in the...

Supreme Court issues notice to Arvind Kejrival in a Defamation Case

Supreme Court today issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a petition challenging a Delhi High Court order in a defamation case against him.The defamation case was based on a press conference in a May 15, 2013 in which Kejriwal, while alleging conflict of interest, had said that Amit Sibal had appeared in the Supreme Court for Vodafone while his father Kapil Sibal was...

No blackout in Delhi, as Supreme Court directs NTPC not to cut supply to BSES till March 26

Striking a balance of interests of  Reliance controlled BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. power distribution companies, the consumers and distributors, the  Supreme Court bench of Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice A.K. Sikri directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to continue supplying power to these companies till March 26, thus preventing a...

Validity of Majithia wage board upheld by Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

A victorious day for working journalists and newspaper employees, as Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Majithia wage board, saying that its proposal are based on sincere consideration. The newspaper organizations' challenge to the constitutional validity of the working journalists and newspaper employees act, was also dismissed by the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P...

No obscenity and no offence in publication of Boris Becker and fiancée’s nude picture; Supreme Court. [Read Judgment]

In a befitting reply to critics of Indian Supreme Court on its progressive quotient, a bench consisting of Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice A K Sikri has come out with a judgment which may not be well received by Indian Moral police. It is also a great reprieve to those who are shocked by its regressive judgment and dismissal of review in the case of same sex relationship.  A two...

Unfair trade practices by NMDC ruled out by Competition Commission of India

The allegations leveled against National Mineral Development Corporation for anti-competitive practices with respect to mining activities and production of iron-ore in Karnataka has been ruled out by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), on the ground that there is absence of any evidence/material to lead to a prima facie conclusion that opposite party (NMDC) was abusing its control to...