Vodafone Tax Dispute: Supreme Court Dismisses PIL to Restrain Centre from Arbitration

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice S.A. Bobde has reportedly refused to admit a PIL filed by Biswajit Bhattacharya, former Additional Solicitor general, seeking a direction from the Supreme Court to the centre to recover around Rs 20,000 crore tax dues from UK telecom major Vodafone and to restrain the government from going ahead with arbitration on...

“I will not hold my office for even a second if the independence of Judiciary has been compromised"; CJI

Chief Justice of India, R.M. Lodha has criticized the Government for segregating the names of the proposed candidates for elevation, without his “knowledge and consent”, at a function organized to bid farewell to Justice BS Chauhan, who retired today.The Chief Justice has chosen the farewell  occasion to reassure the Indian Public that the independence of Judiciary is not compromised, and...

SC Collegium likely Consider U.U. Lalit and Arvind Datar for Elevation as SC Judge

After former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium’s withdrawal from candidature from judgeship, names of Supreme Court senior Advocate Uday U. Lalit and Arvind Datar are reportedly being considered for elevation to the post. Both of them are brilliant and enjoy celebrity status among lawyers.Consent of Additional Solicitor-General L. Nageswara Rao had also been sought for the elevation as...

Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal Granted Regular Bail

Tehelka founder, Tarun Tejpal has been granted regular bail by a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice S.A. Bobde in the sexual harassment case. The Bench reportedly directed Goa Government to approach the court in case of any attempt by Tejpal to influence the witnesses. He was also asked to surrender his passport to the trial court if it has not been done already....

Sahara tells Supreme Court: 3,117-Crore Deposited with SEBI

According to an affidavit filed by the Sahara counsel, Keshav Mohan in the Supreme Court, the Sahara Group has already deposited Rs. 3,117-crore with SEBI, ensuring the Court about its efforts to raise the remaining sum, to furnish the Rs. 5,000-crore bail bond for the release of its chief, Subrata Roy. The group also presented bank communication relating to transfer of the monies to...

Complaint against Modi Barred By Limitation‏

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate M.M. Sheikh of Ahmedabad (rural) court today passed an order ruling that even though Narendra Modi had committed an offence under Representation of People Act by not revealing his marital status while contesting Assembly polls in 2012, a petition by AAP leader Nishant verma, against registration of an FIR against him cannot be entertained due to a time...

RIL appeal against SEBI dismissed by Securities Appellate tribunal

The Securities Appellate Tribunal today upheld a 110 million rupees ($1.83 million) penalty imposed on a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS) by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a seven-year old insider trading case. This was the largest ever fine imposed by SEBI. A full bench of the SAT, headed by presiding officer JP Devdhar, said Reliance's application is...

Subramanium meets CJI to Explain Circumstances of Withdrawal, Jurists assert Assault on Judicial Independence

The refusal of Gopal Subramanium’s name for elevation, followed by his withdrawal from candidature is being viewed as an assault on the independence of the judiciary. The continuous character assassination that a lawyer of repute had to go through is an evidence of how the democratic system of the country couldn’t stand up for one of its most dedicated campaigners.Former Additional...

Supreme Court to Re-open Today, Three new judges to be sworn in, Constitution Bench begins in the Second Week

The Supreme Court will be reopening today, after a vacation of 49 days starting from May 12th. The Supreme Court will be working more this year than it did in the year 2013, due to the high pendency of cases.As per the Supreme Court’s calendar for 2014, of the 365 days, the court will work for nearly 200 days whereas in 2013, the court worked for nearly 176 days and 189 days were holidays...

Hyderabad High Court Jurisdiction to be settled by Full Bench

A full bench of three judges will reportedly be constituted to decide jurisdictional issues of the Hyderabad High Court. Justice L. Narasimha Reddy was dealing with a contempt case wherein the Collector of Anantapur district was asked to show-cause why contempt case should not be proceeded against him for alleged violation of orders of the court which were passed prior to bifurcation. He...

Supreme Court considering the question ‘Can a failed consensual affair amount to rape’?

Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice S.K. Singh yesterday expressed anxiety over the growing number of cases where the women in failed relationships had filed rape charges against the men, accusing them of inducing them into a sexual relationship on the promise of marriage.It was contended by the complainant that the man had sexually abused her on the promise...

VVIP Chopper Scam: CBI Questions WB Governor After New AG Changed Former SG's Legal Opinion‏

West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan has been questioned as a witness by the CBI with regard to its probe into allegations of bribery in the VVIP chopper case. Goa Governor B.V. Wanchoo is also expected to be questioned and has been asked to appear before the agency.The Government had sought a fresh legal opinion from Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, on whether serving Governors can be questioned...