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Supreme Court to hear ex-Delhi LawMin Bharti’s bail plea on 28 September [Read Order]

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
Somnath Bharti Somnath Bharti Supreme Court has agreed to hear former Delhi Law Minister and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti’s plea for protection from arrest in a domestic violence case filed by his wife on Monday, September 28. The Special Leave Petition to Appeal which was filed on Wednesday e...
tax-evasion-226717_640 In a big relief to foreign companies, Government of India has decided to bring a bill into the Parliament to amend the Income-Tax Act 1961 w.e.f. 1 April 2001 to the effect that the provisions of Section 115JB of the Act shall not be applicable to a foreign company if the fore...

Cannot cross ‘lakshman rekha’ to stop parliament disruptions: Supreme Court

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
Parliament_of_India Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation petition which sought framing of guidelines to ensure uninterrupted functioning of Parliament observing that intervention in the parliamentary affairs would be an overstep and amount to crossing the ‘lakshman rekha...

Supreme Court gives reasons for letting go Ansal brothers with fine of ₹60 crores #Uphaar

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.597 OF 2010SUSHIL ANSAL …APPELLANT VERSUSSTATE THROUGH CBI …RESPONDENT WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.598 OF 2010GOPAL ANSAL …APPELLANT VERSUSSTATE THROUGH CBI …RESPONDENT WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.599 OF 2010HARSARUP PANWAR …AP...

PIL before Supreme Court to constitute search committee to appoint Lokpal

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
Supreme_Court_of_India On 24 September 2015, Supreme Court of India will hear a PIL petition seeking a direction to the Union of India to immediately constitute a search committee under the Lokpal & Lokayuktas Act, 2013 so that the appointment of the Lokpal can take place. The petition filed by...

Supreme Court says no to appeal against stay on Maharashtra #MeatBan

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 27643 of 2015 Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 14.09.2015 in Writ Petition No. 2662 of 2015 passed by the High Court Of Bombay Shree Tapagachiya Atma Kamal Labhdisuriswarji Gyanmandir Trust [Petitioner] versus Bombay Mut...

Supreme Court orders to grant Indian citizenship rights to Chakmas and Hajongs in 3 months

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.510 OF 2007COMMITTEE FOR C.R. OF C.A.P. & ORS. …PETITIONERSversusSTATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH & ORS. …RESPONDENTS J U D G M E N TADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J.1. This petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of In...

Veg or non-veg a personal choice, says Bombay High Court as it stays #MeatBan

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
pork-678897_1280 First published here on onelawstreet.com In a relief to the meat lovers in Mumbai, Bombay High Court has stayed the notifications of the Maharashtra State Government and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (BMC) which had directed the closure of meat selling shops and had pr...

ML Sharma’s fresh PIL before SC wants criminal cases against MPs-MLAs completed in a year

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
MLSharma On 14 September 2015, Supreme Court of India shall hear a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma which seeks a direction from the Apex Court to the Governments and the High Courts to set up special fast track criminal courts in every state of India which ma...

Explained: Legal Aspects of the Mumbai #MeatBan and its Constitutionality

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
pork-678897_1280 The Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai (BMC) has imposed a ban on the sale of meat in the area under their jurisdiction for four days namely 10, 13, 17 and 20 September 2015. On the other hand, the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation has imposed a ban of 10 days on the sale o...

Union Cabinet approves constitution of 21st Law Commission of India

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval on the Constitution of the 21st Law Commission of India, for a period of three years w.e.f. 1 September 2015 to 31 August, 2018. The 21st Law Commission will consist of: a full-time Chairperson; four full-time Memb...

Supreme Court to review its ‘no politician of Govt ads’ judgments in Open Court [Read Order]

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
Supreme_Court_of_India A bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices Ranajn Gogoi and Pinaki Chandra Ghose has, today, agreed to review i ts judgment dated 13 May 2015 wherein the same bench had prohibited the use of photographs of politicians or leaders other than the President, Prim...
child labour Child labourers at a brick kiln Appalled by the state of the child labour in the Union Territory Delhi, Delhi High Court has observed: To our consternation and dismay if the capital of the country, which is endowed with better infrastructure and other backups fails to take effective ste...

ML Sharma’s fresh PIL with FM Arun Jaitley as party, wants GOI Ministers’ powers curbed

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
MLSharma On 7 September 2015, Supreme Court of India shall hear a PIL filed by Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma for curtailing the powers of the Ministers of the Government of India, contending that they can issue directions or policies other than those allowed under Articles 74, 77 and 78 of the Constit...

Supreme Court issues notice to RGNUL Patiala, UOI and BCI on Shamnad Basheer’s CLAT PIL

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Ministry of Human Resource Development – Government of India, Bar Council of India and the organiser of CLAT 2016 – Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala in the Petition filed by Prof Shamnad Basheer for setting up a permanent body to or...

Supreme Court to hear PIL for appointment of fair prosecutor trial in 2008 Malegaon blasts

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
On 4 September 2015, Supreme Court of India shall hear a Writ Petition with a prayer to ensure a fair trial in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. The Writ Petition filed through Advocate-on-Record Rauf Rahim prays the Court to: pass an appropriate Writ, Direction or Order appointing an Advocate of emine...

Karnataka High Court stay doesn’t stop Govt from awarding Khel Ratna to Sania Mirza

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Ms. Sania Mirza for Tennis, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2015. President, of India, Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Sania Mirza at Rash...

“You are simply doing moral policing” says SC as it upholds no entry order against Muthalik

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
Supreme Court of India has upheld the order of Goa Bench of Bombay High Court which had dismissed plea of Pramod Muthalik against the ban of his entry into Goa. Case No. Special Leave Petition (Crl) No. 23 of 2015 Case Title Pramod Mutalik v. The State of Goa & Ors. Parties Petitioner:Responden...

Explained: Government allows controversial land acquisition ordinance to lapse

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
land ordinance lapse The Government of India is letting the controversial Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Ordinance 2015 die its natural death on 31 August 2015. The ordinance which was promulgated on 1 June 2015 had...

Law Commission clarifies on media report of it recommending death penalty abolition

by OneLawStreet on in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution
gallows The Law Commission of India has through a press release clarified that the Indian Express’s report stating that the commission is recommending the Government to abolish death penalty save for terror cases is an ‘incorrect reporting’ and does not reflect the final recommendations of the Commi...