Salman Khan Salman Khan Bombay High Court has acquitted Salman Khan of all the charges in the 2002-hit and run case. Hearing the appeal, Justice AR Joshi who dictated the order in an open court, observed that the “prosecution failed to establish the charges (against Khan) on all counts”. Earlier the...
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 671 OF 2015Rajbala & Others … PetitionersVersusState of Haryana & Others … Respondents J U D G M E N TChelameswar, J.1. The challenge is to the constitutionality of the Haryana PanchayatiRaj (Amendment) Act...
Delhi High Court Delhi High Court has observed that there is prima facie case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. In a judgment pronounced by Justice Sunil Gaur, court has observed: this Court finds that the ingredients of the offences alleged are not lacking and sufficient g...
Supreme_Court_of_India Supreme Court of India has expressed its grave concern over states’ failure to check the reach of acids to the wrong hands and their failure to implement the guidelines issued by the court in Laxmi v. Union of India. While delivering a judgment in an acid attack case, Court ha...
Supreme_Court_of_India A constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India has rendered its judgment in the case of Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. on the issue of remission of sentences of the those involved in the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi. The Court has held that ...
Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO. 48 OF 2014Union of India …Petitioner VERSUSV. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. …Respondents WithWrit Petition (Crl.) No.185/2014Writ Petition (Crl.) No.150/2014Writ Petition (Crl.) No.66/2014Criminal Appea...
vw-1043117_640 National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Central Government and Germany’s auto-giant Volkswagen (VW), in a plea seeking ban on sale of the car produced by VW which has been accused of violating emission norms. The ‘Original Application’ filed by Delhi based school teache...
Supreme_Court_of_India Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Union of India in a PIL seeking direction from Court to the concerned authorities to protect children from falling prey to the attacks by stray dogs. The notice was issued by a bench consisting of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafull...
November 26 which is celebrated by those related to Indian legal field as ‘Law Day’ has been notified by the Government of India as ‘Constitution Day’. As is known, the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949 and was enforced two months later on January 26,...
Supreme In a judgment passed by the Supreme Court on November 17, 2015, it has observed that until and unless a fine balance is maintained between prosecuting a guilty officer and protecting an innocent officer from vexatious, frivolous and mala fide prosecution, it would be very difficult for the p...
Justice TS Thakur Justice TS Thakur The President of India, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Judge of the Supreme Court as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur who is the seco...
Supreme_Court_of_India Supreme Court of India has asked the municipal corporations and other authorities to follow the laws related to the care of animals and their control till the Court finally decides on the issue of culling of animals. A bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti S...
Goa The Supreme Court on November 17 has issued notices to the Goa government and mining lease holders in a case challenging the renewal of 88 mining leases in the state of Goa, including that of Vedanta Ltd (erstwhile Sesa Sterlite). The notices were issued by a bench comprising of justices JS Kheh...
web-cam-796227_640 In what is understood be one of its first, the Madras High Court has on November 15, 2015 passed an order in a marriage related case after hearing arguments online over Skype, reported The Hindu . The urgent hearing via video chat then paved way for successful performance of a mar...
Supreme_Court_of_India In an unprecedented move, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India which had the quashed the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act 2014 and NJAC Act, 2014, has now invited suggestions from all those who desire, to improve the ‘collegium system’ of judicial appo...
download-judgment IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3518 OF 2007All Kerala Online Lottery DealersAssociation … Appellant(s) VersusState of Kerala & Ors. …Respondent(s)WITHCIVIL APPEAL NO. 3519 OF 2007, CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3520 OF 2007,WRIT PETITION (C) NO....
download-order After hearing the matter for 45 minutes, the Supreme Court bench consisting of V Gopala Gowda and Amitava Roy ordered the registry to list the matter before a different bench. Hardik Patel has filed the special leave petition to appeal against Gujarat High Court’s order of October 27....
Meghalaya Meghalaya Meghalaya High Court has asked the Central Government to consider enforcing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) and the deployment of Armed and Para-Military Forces in the militancy-hit Garo Hills region in the state of Meghalaya to aid the civil administration in...
Justice JS Khehar J Chelameswar J. MB Lokur J. Kurian Joseph J. AK Goel J. JS Khehar J. J Chelameswar J. MB Lokur J. Kurian Joseph J. AK Goel J. After declaring the Constitutional amendment to replace the ‘collegium system’ as unconstitutional by a majority of 4:1, the same Constitution bench of the...
const-JK Supreme Court of India has dismissed a PIL which sought quashing of Article 370 of the Constitution of India and other special constitutional provisions which give a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. However the Chief Justice of India HL Dattu presiding over the bench also consisting of ...