Top Law News Farmers to get Rs 6,000/yr in 3 installments under Centre funded scheme: FM February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said farmers will be provided Rs 6,000 per year in three installments under a scheme to be fully funded by the central government. Presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal sought to address some of the distress that the farm sector has been facing. He said […] Read more » 000/yr in 3 installments 6 Farmers to get Rs 6
Top Law News Poor have the first right over nation’s resources: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pitching for bridging urban-rural divide, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the country’s poor have the first right over nation’s resources. Presenting the budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said, “We plan to provide urban facilities in rural areas while preserving ‘soul of village’.” He further said the government has worked to bridge […] Read more » Finance Minister Piyush Goyal
Top Law News 1984 riots: Delhi court directs CBI to expedite investigation in Tytler case February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court Thursday directed CBI to expedite investigation into a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has been given clean chit for his alleged role, saying that the matter is of sensitive nature. CBI informed Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Arora that lie detector test of controversial businessman Abhishek Verma, […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler 1984 riots Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Arora Badal Singh Gurcharan Singh Sajjan Senior advocate H.S. Phoolka Thakur Singh Tytler Tytler case
Top Law News Supreme Court once again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday once again refused to stay amendments to the SC/ST Act that restored the no anticipatory bail provision and said all matters including the Centre’s review petition will be heard on February 19. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the issue requires hearing in detail and it will […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit SC/ST Act stay amendments to SC/ST Act Supreme Court
Top Law News PM Narendra Modi credits demonetisation for making homes affordable to youth January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday credited his government’s demonetisation decision for bringing down prices of houses and making them affordable for the aspiring youth He also said that if the previous governments had to do the work that he has done so far, they would have needed “25 more years” for it The prime […] Read more » Demonetisation homes affordable to youth PM Narendra Modi
Top Law News Karti Chidambaram to deposit Rs 10 crore for travelling abroad : Supreme Court January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad after depositing Rs 10 crore with its registry but asked him to cooperate with the probe in the INX Media and Aircel Maxis cases, saying “don’t play around with the law”. The apex court asked Karti Chidambaram to appear […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Karti Chidambaram money laundering matters
High Profile Cases #MeToo: Court summons scribe Priya Ramani in defamation case by M J Akbar January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday summoned scribe Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him in the #MeToo campaign. The court directed Ramani to appear before it on February 25 after noting that the allegations made against Akbar […] Read more » defamation case by M J Akbar M J Akbar Priya Ramani Priya Ramani in defamation case by M J Akbar
High Profile Cases Why only ‘babus’ shortlisted for appointment as information commissioners : Supreme Court January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre as to why only retired or sitting bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as information commissioners. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer was told by the government that chief information commissioner and four information commissioners have already been appointed […] Read more » Additional Solicitor-General (ASG) Pinky Anand Advocate Pranav Sachdeva information commissioners Justice A.K. Sikri Justice S Abdul Nazeer
Top Law News SDMC shifting responsibility to trap and translocate monkeys : Delhi High Court January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government told the Delhi High Court Tuesday that the South Delhi Municipal Corporation was shifting the responsibility of trapping and translocating monkeys from the city. The Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) of Delhi government said the civic agency cannot abdicate its responsibility on the pretext of a letter which is not valid in respect […] Read more » AAP government advocate Meera Bhatia Anuj Aggarwal. Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Delhi government additional standing counsel Delhi government additional standing counsel Anuj Aggarwal. Justice V K Rao SDMC South Delhi Municipal Corporation translocate monkeys trap monkeys
Top Law News HC discharges contempt rule against school service commission January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) has been discharged from contempt proceedings by the Calcutta High Court in connection with the publication of a merit list of candidates to recruit teachers for 12,905 vacancies. The contempt proceedings were initiated against the SSC on a petition alleging that the court’s September 18, 2018 order directing […] Read more » counsel Sutanu Kumar Patra Justice Rajasekhar Mantha SSC SSC counsel Sutanu Kumar Patra West Bengal School Service Commission
Top Law News Supreme Court agrees to examine Centre’s decision to grant 10 percent quota to poor in general category January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday decided to examine the Centre’s decision to grant 10 percent reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general category. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the central government on various petitions challenging the validity of the Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, […] Read more » 10 percent quota to poor in general category Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Janhit Abhiyan and Youth For Equality Justice Sanjiv Khanna Narendra Modi President Ram Nath Kovind
Top Law News FIR registered against husband and in-laws as woman stabbed. January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman was allegedly stabbed by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands at Sujru village in Muzaffarnagar here, police said Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday, they said. A case has been registered against the husband, Sharik, and three others in this connection, police said. The woman, Seema, has been shifted to the […] Read more » woman stabbed.
