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
Top Law News HC disappointed by officials’ apathy towards upkeep of Gandhi memorial August 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Pained by the “apathy” of officials towards the upkeep of Rajghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. “It is painful to see such apathy on the part of the officials tasked to deal with the issue of maintaining Rajghat, a memorial to the Father of the Nation,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Justice C Hari Shankar Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) t Rajghat samadhi
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Kamal Haasan and his production to file reply by Monday August 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday ordered actor Kamal Haasan and his production house Rajkamal Films International to file a reply by Monday in connection with a suit seeking to stall the release of his “Vishwaroopam 2” on August 10. When the civil suit moved by Pyramid Saimira Productions International against Haasan for recovery of […] Read more » Aascar Films actor Kamal Haasan Justice C V Karthikeyan production house Rajkamal Films International
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC: JKHCBA Jammu to file an impleadment application on 35-A August 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA), Jammu tonight passed a resolution to file an impleadment application before the Supreme Court in connection with petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A of the Constitution. A statement issued by the JKHCBA, Jammu said it was unanimously resolved that the bar association would file […] Read more » Article 35-A featured Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) JKHCBA president B S Slathia lawyer A V Gupta Maharaja Hari Singh senior lawyer Permod Kohli
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kathua gangrape case: Court asks to share names of witnesses who do not face threat August 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pathankot: In hearing the gruesome rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl, today district and sessions court asked the prosecution to share, a day in advance with defending lawyers, names of those witnesses who do not have any security threat, a lawyer said. Pathankot District and Sessions Judge Tejwinder Singh, while hearing a petition of […] Read more » Defence counsel A K Swahaney kathua gangrape murder rape Special Public Prosecutor J K Chopra
Public Utilities Top Law News SC to check whether there should be total ban on firecrackers August 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it would examine whether there should be a total ban on use of firecrackers as it noted that air pollution reached hazardous proportions during Diwali. It said around 20-25 per cent of children in the city suffer from respiratory problems due to abnormally high levels of pollution during the […] Read more » featured Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC terms use of spikes, fireballs to drive away elephants as barbaric August 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today termed the use of spikes and fireballs to drive away elephants as “barbaric”and said that states should be desisted from using any such methods. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta observed that states have to stop such practice after the apex court was told that these […] Read more » 'West Bengal Additional Solicitor General A N S Nadkarni featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur Odisha
