High Profile Cases Koregaon-Bhima violence: Court relaxes conditions imposed on accused Milind Ekbote January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has granted relief to Milind Ekbote, one of the accused in the Koregaon-Bhima violence, by relaxing some conditions imposed on him like weekly attendance at police station, speaking at public rallies and talking to media. According to the order dated January 14, issued by Additional Sessions Judge A N Sirsikar, Ekbote is […] Read more » Koregaon-Bhima violence Milind Ekbote Milind Ekbote in koregaon bhima violence case
High Profile Cases Appointment of CBI interim chief ‘illegal’: Mallikarjun Kharge January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Leader of Congress Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as the CBI’s interim director “illegal” and demanding that a meeting of the selection committed be convened immediately to appoint a new chief of the probe agency. Kharge, who is part of the prime minister-headed three-member […] Read more » Appointment of CBI interim chief 'illegal' Mallikarjun Kharge
Top Law News SC to hear next week plea challenging appointment of Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea by an NGO challenging the January 10 order of the government appointing IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as interim director of the CBI. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for […] Read more » charges of corruption and dereliction of duty charges of corruption and dereliction of duty on Alok Verma interim CBI chief Nageswara Rao Nageswara Rao as CBI chief Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief
High Profile Cases PM-headed panel likely to meet on Jan 24 to appoint new CBI Director January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The high-powered Selection Committee is likely to meet on January 24 to appoint the new CBI Director, sources said here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the committee, in which the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge are the other members. The sources said the government had proposed […] Read more » CBI director PM-headed panel
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court seeks response of Delhi government on plea for Unani doctors in Tihar jail January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi government and jail authorities on a plea seeking ayurvedic doctors for prisoners lodged in the high-security ward of Tihar jail, without any discrimination. Justice Mukta Gupta asked the authorities to file a status report and listed the matter for further hearing on January 25. The […] Read more » Advocate Harpreet Singh Hora Delhi government Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta plea for Unani doctors Tihar Jail
Top Law News Wonder whether even MLA has no trust in system: NGT January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal expressed surprise over an MLA approaching it on an environmental issue instead of heading to the authority concerned, saying it wondered “whether even an MLA has no trust and faith in the statutory authorities and is ‘helpless’ in making such authorities do their duty”. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice […] Read more » Adarsh Nagar MLA Pawan Kumar Sharma MLA MLA has no trust in system NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
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
