SC notice to Salman in Maharashtra Govt Appeal against his acquittal in 2002 Hit and Run Case

The Supreme Court today issued notice to bollywood superstar Salman Khan on the appeal filed by Maharashtra Government against his acquittal of Bollywood in the 2002 hit and run case.A bench headed by Justice J S Khehar asked senior lawyer Kapil Sibal who appeared for the star to file a response within six weeks.As Sibal stiffly opposed the notice saying all the "so-called evidence" were...

Breaking; SC refuses to entertain Kanhaiya Kumar’s Bail Plea; Directs Delhi HC to hear the Bail Plea expeditiously

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today refused to entertain the Bail Application filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar. The Bench comprising of Justice Chelameshwar and AM Spare directed his lawyers to file the application before Delhi High Court with proper amendments. Supreme Court also directed the Delhi High Court to expeditiously hear the...

Official faction of Arunachal Pradesh Congress loses Round Two to rebels [Read Order]

In the ongoing legal battle of wits between the ousted Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh assembly and the former Deputy Speaker of the assembly, the Supreme court’s Constitution bench today, decided Round Two in favour of the rebels, by lifting the status quo on the political situation in the state, which it imposed yesterday.Round One was in favour of the official faction of the Congress...

Lawyer moves Supreme Court for SIT Probe in Patiala House and JNU Incidents [Read Petition]

Subhash Chandran, a lawyer practicing in Delhi has approached the Supreme Court today seeking an independent instigation in Patiala House Court and JNU incidents by a Special Investigation Team [SIT]. Senior Advocate C.U.Singh mentioned the Petition Today and it is posted for hearing tomorrow along with Kanhaiya Kumar’s Bail Application.It is alleged in the Petition that;“the...

Kanhaiya Kumar moves SC for Bail; SC to hear the Petition Tomorrow [Read Petition]

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar Today moved the Supreme Court seeking bail citing the 'extraordinary circumstances' prevailing in the Patiala House Court. The Petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution is posted for hearing Tomorrow.The petition is mentioned by Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran and Advocate Vrinda Grover Today. It is reported...

Power of Attorney Holder can file Writ Petition: Allahabad HC (FB) issues guidelines [Read Judgment]

There is no prohibition on an application seeking a writ under Article 226 or Article 227 of the Constitution being pursued by a litigant through the holder of a power of attorney, the Bench said.Full Bench of Allahabad High Court, in Syed Wasif Husain Rizvi vs. Hasan Raza Khan has held that Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution can be filed by a power of attorney holder. The...

Arunachal Pradesh case takes an interesting turn [Read Order]

The Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench’s interim order on 17 February directing the parties before it in the Arunachal Pradesh disqualification and President’s rule case to maintain the status quo is significant.The order follows the Union Cabinet’s decision to lift the President’s rule imposed on 26 January, so that a new Government can be formed in the State.The bench was...

SC asks Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure security of Kanhaiya Kumar [Read the Full Order]

The Supreme Court today morning had strongly condemned the incident where journalists covering the JNU row case, students and teachers were thrashed at the Patiala House court allegedly by some goons and lawyers on Monday. Live Law had covered the forenoon proceedings in Supreme Court in detail.At around 2:15 pm afternoon, Senior Counsel Indira Jaising and Prashant Bhushan mentioned before...

JNU ROW: SC condemns Patiala Court violence: imposes stiff entry restrictions for today [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today strongly condemned the incident where journalists covering the JNU row case, students and teachers were thrashed at the Patiala House court by goons and allegedly by some lawyers on Monday.A bench headed by Justice J Chelameshwar observed that "moderation seemed to be a forgotten word in todays society which was a dangerous trend. We are not taking any sides or going...

MoP for Judicial Appointments: The process of consultation with the state governments has been initiated; Law Minister

The Ninth meeting of the advisory council of the national mission for justice delivery and legal reforms was held here in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion Union Law & Justice Minister Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, who chaired the meeting said access to justice is an is an integral part of our Constitution. To achieve this objective, we need to continuously improve our legal and...

No one knows how system of long summer vacations started in Supreme Court; CIC affirms RTI response from SC [Read Order]

Disposing of an appeal filed by RTI Activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal, Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur noted that both, the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court CPIO does not hold record of the tradition of summer vacations in the Supreme Court.The appellant, Mr. Agrawal had sought complete information, together with documents related to different Supreme...

SC makes RBI a party in the Public Sector bad debts case [Read Petition]

Today a PIL (CPIL vs HUDCO) filed by the Centre for public interest litigation through its counsel, Prashant Bhushan regarding bad loans by HUDCO [writ petition [c] No.573 of 2003] to ineligible borrowers was heard by the Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, and Justices R Banumati and UU Lalit at Court 1 as item No.10.The court, in this case, had in 2005 ordered an inquiry by the Central...