Legal News and Views from India

NO NEED FOR CBI INQUIRY IN KANDHMAL : ORISSA

2008-10-20T04:54:00.001-07:00

The Orissa Government today defended itself from ongoing attacks over the issue of Kandhmal violence. In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the state government said that there is no need for a CBI investigation into the Kandhmal violence as the government is keeping a close eye on the investigation done by state police. In a 24 page affidavit filed in the apex court, the state government

SC refers SIMI ban issue to larger bench

2008-10-13T07:35:00.000-07:00

A matter related to ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was today referred by the Supreme Court to a larger bench. The ban on SIMI was in August lifted by a special tribunal whose order was subsequently stayed by the apex court. The reference was made by a two-judge bench of Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph in view of the fact that a larger bench of three judges of the apex

SC puts brakes on trial in Rizwanur Rehman case

2008-10-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court today said that the trial in the Rizwanur Rehman case would not commencetill the Calcutta High Court decides a petition filed by industrialist Ashok Todi challenging CBI's decision to chargesheet him in the case. However, the apex court remained silent on the issueof framing of charges in the case in which the investigating agency in its report alleged that Todis used pressure

Godhra fire: SC refuses to stay publication of Nanavati report

2008-10-13T07:23:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court today refused to pass any order to stay the implementation of Nanavati Commission report on Godhra fire carnage and subsequentcommunal riots in 2002 in Gujarat. An NGO, Citizen for Justice and Peace, had filed apetition seeking to restrain Gujarat Government from circulating and publishing the report contending that the Commission was not authorised to give its report in parts.

SC upholds right of minority institutions on appointments

2008-10-13T07:14:00.000-07:00

Upholding the power of St Stephen's College to appoint its own principal, the Supreme Court today ruled that minority educational institutions have a constitutional right to appoint heads of their institutions and the Government cannot encroach upon their right. "It's a valuable right guaranteed under Article 30otherwise you are encroaching into it," a two judge bench ofJustices R V Raveendran

SC refuses to stay expulsion of Amarinder Singh

2008-10-04T00:36:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court today refused to stay the expulsion of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh from the state assembly and the police investigations into the Amritsar land scam. The court, however, restrained the Election Commission from declaring his seat as vacant. The former chief minister was earlier expelled on September 3, from the House after a resolution was passed on the

SC stays Allahabad HC order related to judge's appointment

2008-10-04T00:32:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court today stayed the proceedings in the Allahabad High Court related to a petition challenging the appointment of Dr Satish Chandra as a judge of the High Court. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, in an interim order, stayed the direction of the High Court seeking the report of the collegium recommending the appointment of Chandra as the judge of the High Court. The

Supreme Court stays trial in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case

2008-09-30T07:09:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings in a trial court over the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police. A two judge bench headed by Justice Tarun Chaterjee ordered the stay after Amicus Curiae Gopal Subramanium argued that unless the court decides on the CBI investigation, the trial in the case should not go on. The court has now fixed November 11th

SC refuses to stay ban on smoking

2008-09-29T07:11:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the operation of the law prohibiting smoking at public places. The court has also transferred to it, all other cases relating to this issue pending in Delhi High Court and other High Courts. The court also issued notice to the central government on petitions foiled by ITC and Hotels Association of India challenging the validity of rules issued by the

CJI defends judges appointment procedure

2008-09-25T08:09:00.000-07:00

The Chief Justice of India Justice K G Balakrishnan has strongly defended the appointment procedure of Judges. A day after law minister severely criticized the appointment procedure of the judges by the collegiums, Justice Balakrishnan said that they are following the procedure set by Judgment of the apex court. The Chief Justice said that he will follow the procedure set by the Supreme Court

No relief for Utsav Bhasin for now

2008-09-23T05:25:00.000-07:00

The Delhi High Court today refused to give any interim protection to Utsav Bhasin, a Haryana industrialist's teenaged son, accused of killing one person with his BMW car in south Delhi. Bhasin had approached the High Court for anticipatory bail in the case after the city police imposed additional charge against him under a harsher penal provision under IPC section 304 (culpable homicide not

SC hands over UP provident fund scam probe to CBI

2008-09-23T05:20:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court today handed over to CBI the investigation of the Uttar Pradesh provident fund scam in which the names of some judges from the higher judiciary, including one from the apex court, have cropped up. The apex court granted three months time to the investigating agency to place the status report relating to the probe in the case. However, a bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat

Decs clear for CBI inquiry in to Ghaziabad Court P F Scam

2008-09-22T11:30:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will be hearing a petition asking for CBI inquiry into the Ghaziabad Court P F Scam. It has not become almost certain that the CBI inquiry would be ordered in the scam as the Uttar Pradesh government has already recommended for the CBI inquiry into the whole scam. The court during the last hearing had asked the state government if they were open to the idea of CBI

Relief to condom manufacturers

2008-09-22T07:19:00.001-07:00