Top Law News SC notice to Centre on court-monitored probe in suicide by ministry official and family August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged suicide of B K Bansal, a Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ official, and his family. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the Centre after […] Read more » featured suicide by ministry official
Top Law News OCI card holders appear to enjoy freedom of speech, equality like other Indians: HC August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has said that Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) appear to enjoy the fundamental rights of equality before law and freedom of speech and expression in the same way as any other Indian citizen does. The court’s observation came while asking the Centre to place before it the material based on which […] Read more » featured OCI card OCI card holders
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court, brings up top NRC officials, for speaking to media August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Two senior civil servants pulled up by The Supreme Court, speaking to the media about Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) without informing the court. The apex court said, that you do not forget that you are a court employee, it is your duty to obey orders. So how did you go directly to the […] Read more » featured nrc assam Prateek Hajela Sailesh senior civil servants Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Justices KM Joseph to take charge in Supreme Court August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Justice K.M. Joseph, the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, has taken oath as a judge of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. It came out with a notification last Friday on the appointment of three judges to the apex court by putting at third position the seniority of Justice K M Joseph. The Centre […] Read more » featured Justices Indira Banerjee justices km joseph
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Raj Info Commission asks courts to reduce RTI application fee August 6, 2018 / August 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jaipur: Supreme Court orders the Rajasthan Information Commission to ask all courts in the state, including the High Court to reduce RTI application fee. Disposing of an appeal of Anndaram Chaudhary, a resident of Merta City, the Commission in its order given last week, the copy of which was made available today, has expected from the […] Read more » Anndaram Chaudhary featured Right To Information (RTI) Rs 100 judicial stamp
Environment Law News NGT directs CPWD to look into cutting of trees for Barapullah elevated corridor August 6, 2018 / August 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to look into the alleged cutting of 100 trees in a park at the Tyagraj Nagar market during the construction of the second phase of the Barapullah elevated corridor. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the […] Read more » Environment Protection Act NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News SC shows displeasure as states not appointments the board of visitors for jails by states August 6, 2018 / August 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed its disappointment that several states have not yet appointed the board of visitors who regularly inspect prisons to ensure that they are being run in accordance with rules. While terming the appointment of board of visitors “an absolute necessity”, a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured justices Madan B Lokur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System CJI Misra asks budding lawyers, judges to not get swayed away by infighting August 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today asked budding lawyers and judges not to get swayed away by infighting and distractions that come their way and suggested them to deal with such situations courageously. He was addressing law students at the sixth convocation of the National Law University here. “You are required to develop […] Read more » budding lawyers Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra National law university
Criminal Law News Top Law News Salman needs permission every time he travels abroad, says Court August 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jodhpur: It was made clear today by the judge hearing a plea against the Salman Khan’s conviction in the blackbuck poaching case,that the actor will have to continue taking permission from the court every time he travels abroad. The actor’s counsel had moved an application before the District and Sessions Judge Chandra Kumar Songara here on Friday, […] Read more » blackbuck poaching case Judge Chandra Kumar Songara lawyer Mahesh Bora Public prosecutor Pokar Ram Bishnoi Salman Khaan
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ishrat case: Decision on two former-cops’ discharge pleas likely on Aug 7 August 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad: A special CBI court, hearing the discharge applications of former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin in Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, is likely to pass its order on August 7. Special CBI court Judge J K Pandya said the order, which was listed for today, will be passed on Tuesday. […] Read more » Amjadali Akbarali Rana Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) D G Vanzara Former Gujarat DIG Vanzara Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai N.K. Amin Sohrabuddin Sheikh Zeeshan Johar
Media & Entertainment News AG informs SC as Centre withdraws social media hub policy August 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Centre today told the Supreme Court it will undertake a complete review of its social media policy and has withdrawn its notification proposing a social media hub, which some alleged could become a tool to monitor online activity of citizens. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission of Attorney […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud Justices A M Khanwilkar Request For Proposal (RFP) TMC MLA Mahua Moitra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Calcutta HC: Mukul Roy’s Y-plus security to remain August 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court today directed that the ‘Y-plus’ security given to BJP leader Mukul Roy by the Centre would remain, as it dismissed a PIL seeking withdrawal of the security cover given to the leader. A division bench comprising Chief Justice J Bhattacharya and Justice A Banerjee passed the direction after considering a report […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Kaushik Chanda BJP leader Mukul Roy Chief Justice J Bhattacharya Debraj Chakraborty featured Justice A Banerjee
