Top Law News Supreme Court asks UPSC secretary to appear in court January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the UPSC secretary to personally appear and inform the court if the commission prepares a panel of senior IPS officers for director general of police (DGP) appointments by state governments. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought the presence of the Union Public Service Commission secretary at […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Supreme Court UPSC secretary
Top Law News Bombay High Court asks BEST workers’ union to decide on withdrawal of strike January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the BEST workers’ union to take a final decision on the withdrawal of its ongoing strike by Tuesday evening and inform the court on Wednesday. The direction came after the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) told a bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar […] Read more » BEST workers' union BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Chief Justice Naresh Patil EST's budget merger with t BMC HC Justice N.M. Jamdar withdrawal of strike
Top Law News With judge on medical leave, Supreme Court may not start hearing on review pleas of Sabrimala from Jan 22 January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it may not start the hearing from January 22 on pleas seeking review of the Sabarimala verdict, as one of the judges is on medical leave. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge of the five-judge constitution bench which had […] Read more » review pleas of Sabrimala Sabrimala sabrimala issue sabrimala protest
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to PM Modi in Gujarat riots. January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear a plea by Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots, after four weeks. Zakia, the wife of ex-MP Ehsan Jafri who was one of the 68 killed in Ahmedabad’s Gulberg society, has […] Read more » Gujarat riots Zakia Jafri Zakia Jafri against clean chit to Modi
High Profile Cases Trump threatens to devastate Turkey if it hits US-backed Kurdish forces January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate” Turkey economically if the NATO-allied nation attacks US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria following a pullout of American troops from the war-torn country, in a stern warning rejected by Ankara saying it will continue to fight the “terrorists”. Last month, President Trump surprised the world by announcing that he […] Read more » devastate Turkey Donald Trump Trump threatens Turkey
High Profile Cases Cong doesn’t want resolution of Ram temple issue: Modi January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking on the Congress over the Ram temple issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the opposition party was trying to impede the judicial process for resolution of the matter. He also asked BJP workers to remind the masses about the Congress’ stand on the issue. In his concluding address at the BJP national […] Read more » Cong doesn't want resolution of Ram temple issue Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi resolution of Ram amndir senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal
Top Law News Government to construct 44 ‘strategically important’ roads along India-China border January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government will construct 44?strategic roads along the border with China and over 2100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan, a CPWD document shows According to an annual report (2018-19) prepared, and released earlier this month by the Central Public Works Department, the agency has been asked to construct […] Read more » 44 'strategically important' roads along India-China border
Top Law News 1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar’s appeal January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s appeal against his conviction in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S K Kaul also issued notice on Kumar’s bail plea Kumar, 73, surrendered before a trial court […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots CBI Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice S K Kaul justices Ashok Bhushan Sajjan Kumar SC
Top Law News Delhi Police files chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition case January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police filed a chargesheet on Monday against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case lodged in 2016. The police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university campus on February 9, […] Read more » former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar JNU sedition case JNUSU Kanhaiya Kumar
Top Law News NSA invoked against those arrested in Bulandshahr cow slaughter case January 15, 2019 / January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bulandshahr district administration on Monday invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against seven people arrested in connection with the alleged cow slaughtering incident in Siyana tehsil last month, officials said. Cattle carcasses were found strewn in the fields outside village Mahaw in Siyana on December 3 after which a mob went on the rampage, […] Read more » Bulandshahr cow slaughter case NSA
Top Law News Opposition questions timing of quota bill January 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Questioning the timing of the Bill to provide reservation to the poor in the general category, the Congress and the opposition in Rajya Sabha Wednesday slammed the ruling BJP saying the government was playing election “politics”. They said it was a disrespect shown to the Indian democracy’s highest insitution. ‘The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenth-Four […] Read more » Opposition timing of quota bill
Top Law News GST exemption limit doubled to give relief to small businesses January 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to give relief to small businesses, the GST Council Thursday doubled the exemption limit and raised the threshold for availing the composition scheme. The GST Council doubled the GST exemption limit to Rs 20 lakh for north eastern states and Rs 40 lakh for the rest of the country, Finance Minister Arun […] Read more » GST exemption limit relief to small businesses
