Coal block allocation scam case against Manmohan Singh to abate, ET LegalWorld

Former PM Manmohan Singh’s desire to clear his name of a small blot, being summoned by a Delhi court as an accused in an alleged irregular coal block allocation case, remained unfulfilled. It would have helped him maintain his widely perceived squeaky clean antecedents. Shortly after Supreme Court cancelled the irregular allotment of coal blocks […]
SC to consider modifying orders that barred HCs from hearing coal block allocation cases, ET LegalWorld

The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would consider pleas seeking modification of its earlier orders that barred high courts from hearing appeals against trial court orders passed in cases related to alleged illegal coal block allocations. The apex court passed two orders between 2014 and 2017 restricting the accused from approaching the high court and […]
CJI Khanna comes out with fresh roster on allocation of cases, first 3 benches to hear PILs, ET LegalWorld

Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has come out with a fresh roster for allocation of new cases to 16 benches and it has been decided that the first three courts presided over by the CJI and the two senior-most judges respectively will hear letter petitions and PILs. The roster for the assignment of fresh cases was […]
Atul Kumar vs The Chairman (Joint Seat Allocation … on 30 September, 2024
Supreme Court of India Atul Kumar vs The Chairman (Joint Seat Allocation … on 30 September, 2024 Author: Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud Bench: Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud WPC 609/2024 2024 INSC 749 Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition (Civil) No 609 of 2024 Atul Kumar Petitioner Versus The Chairman (Joint Seat […]
Tribunal allows solicitor to continue with ‘unfair work allocation’ claim

Tribunal: Disability claim struck out A solicitor can continue a claim that he was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle about biased work allocation practices at a law firm, a judge has ruled. Though he rejected Irwell Law’s strike-out application for this, Employment Judge Cuthbert in Manchester did strike out a complaint of disability discrimination […]