Top Law News HC directs JNU not to take coercive step against Umar Khalid till tomorrow July 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any coercive steps till tomorrow against its student Umar Khalid, who was rusticated and slapped with a fine of Rs 20,000 in connection with a 2016 incident of alleged anti-India slogans being raised at an event. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice […] Read more » Afzal Guru featured Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU Justice Siddharth Mridul Kanhaiya Kumar Umar Khalid
Environment Law News Hardly any steps taken to clean Ganga, situation extraordinarily bad: NGT July 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said the situation was extremely bad and hardly anything effective has been done to clean the river, Voicing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Uttarakhand government to clean the Ganga. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel said despite claims by authorities, the work done […] Read more » featured IIT Justice Jawad Rahim Justice R S Rathore National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel
Corporate Law News Top Law News SC: Liquidation of Jaypee group firm would serve no purpose July 20, 2018 / July 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said Liquidation of real estate firm Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) would not “serve” the purpose of either home buyers, financial institutions or the promoters. The apex court also reserved its order on “interim reliefs” prayed by various stakeholders including the home buyers of JIL, Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) which is […] Read more » Committee of Creditors (CoC) featured Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Public Utilities Delhi govt informs about timeline in SC for removing traffic bottlenecks July 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi government today informed the Supreme Court about the timeline for removal of traffic bottlenecks at 77 “congested corridors” and said short term measures, like minor improvements in road geometrics to deal with the issue would take six to eight months. Elaborating the measures for removing these bottlenecks, the AAP government said these […] Read more » AAP government Advocate Wasim A Qadri bottlenecks featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur
Public Utilities Delhi requires 11,000 public transport buses: AAP govt to SC July 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Delhi is facing an acute shortage of public transport as only 5,554 buses against the required number of 11,000 vehicles are plying in the national capital, the Supreme Court was informed today. In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the Delhi government has said its “all-out efforts” to augment a bus fleet to […] Read more » buses Delhi Transport Corporation featured GNCTD National Green Tribunal Public transport shortage shortage of public transport
Top Law News SC says No stopping sealing, demolition of unauthorised constructions in Delhi July 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said there would be “no stopping of sealing or demolition” of unauthorised constructions in Delhi. The apex court’s direction came after the Centre told a bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that it had not given any instructions to authorities in Delhi to stop their sealing drive […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act 2006 featured Justice Deepak Gupta justice M B Lokur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News HC directs JNU not to take any coercive step against Kanhaiya till July 20 July 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any coercive step on a fine imposed against its former students union president Kanhaiya Kumar till July 20. A Rs 10,000 fine was imposed on Kumar by an appellate authority of the university in connection with a 2016 incident in which anti-India […] Read more » advocate Tarannum Cheema featured JNU JNU Students Union Kanhaiya Kumar Senior advocate Rebecca John
Top Law News SC says ‘Mobocracy Can’t Become New Norm’ July 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: On mob killings in the name of cow protection, the Supreme Court today said no citizen can take the law into their hands and the government must act. “It is the state’s duty to ensure order and prevent mobocracy,” the court said today. “In case of fear and anarchy, the state has to […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra featured mob killings mobocracy social activist Tehseen Poonawalla social activist Tushar Gandhi
Public Utilities Top Law News SC refuses to stay new amended rules on health warning for tobacco products July 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the operation of new amended rules of the Union Health Ministry directing the manufacturers to have graphic warning images on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products and helpline numbers for those who wanted to quit the habit. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
Criminal Law News 10 yrs jail to Trader for supplying adulterated ghee July 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Muzaffarnagar: A court in Kairana has sentenced a trader to 10 years in jail for supplying adulterated ghee, officials said today. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajat Verma sentenced the convict, Jamshed, to 10 years of imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on him yesterday, they added. According to government lawyer Javed Choudhary, […] Read more » adulterated ghee featured jail Kairana
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC asks Parliament to consider enacting new law to deal with mob lynching July 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching, saying “horrendous acts of mobocracy” cannot be allowed to become a new norm. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also passed a slew of directions to provide “preventive, remedial and punitive measures” […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud mobocracy
Top Law News Kerala church scandal: SC to hear tomorrow anticipatory bail plea of priest July 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the anticipatory bail plea of Father Soni Abraham Varghese in connection with the sex scandal case involving four clergymen attached to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to hear […] Read more » anticipatory bail plea Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud Kerala church scandal Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala SC Soni Abraham Varghese
