Top Law News SC asks AG to assist on poor facilities in jails July 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today took note of lack of facilities in jails, leading to delayed trials and prolonged incarceration of under-trial prisoners, in the country and sought assistance of the Attorney General in issuing directions to deal with the situation. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, on its own, initiated the judicial […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC: Cops fail to inform rape victims about option of abortion July 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today once again said that police must inform the victims in such cases that they have the option of undergoing abortion, allowing a 16-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy. A bench of justices Naresh Patil and G S Kulkarni granted permission to the girl to undergo an abortion, after […] Read more » abortion featured justice G S Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act rape
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC directs CS Anshu Prakash, 2 bureaucrats to appear before Assembly Panel July 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and two other bureaucrats to appear before the committees of Delhi Legislative Assembly which had issued notices to them, warning them of contempt if they did not do so. Justice Vibhu Bakhru warned the Chief Secretary and two other IAS officers that the court […] Read more » Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash Delhi Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board J B Singh Justice Vibhu Bakhru Shurbir Singh
Corporate Law News HC seeks video, documents prior to firing incident in Anti-Sterlite protests July 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madurai: The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit video recordings, documents and reports pertaining to protests against the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin, which saw violence and firing in the town on the 100th day of the stir. Thirteen people were killed in police firing on May 22 and 23 […] Read more » anti-Sterlite featured Justice A M Basheer Justice C.T.Selvam Sterlite Copper smelter plant
Top Law News SC: No outside players in TN Premier League cricket tournament July 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said players registered with other cricket associations will not be allowed to take part in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) cricket tournament organised by the state cricket association. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, said TNPL matches will be held in accordance with the schedule as […] Read more » Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Justice Dipak Misra Committee of Administrators (CoA) featured Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)
Top Law News HC dismisses PIL seeking deregistration of CPI(M) July 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: .The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking deregistration of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), after it was told that the petitioner had suppressed his political affiliation. “You (petitioner) are guilty of suppression of material facts. You failed to disclose your political affiliation. You should have disclosed it and said that […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Communist Party of India CPI(M) featured Justice C Hari Shankar
Environment Law News SC: LG or CM? Who is responsible for clearing mountains of garbage in Delhi July 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the Delhi government to clarify by tomorrow who could be held responsible for clearing the “mountain loads of garbage” in the national capital — those reporting to LG Anil Baijal or to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The top court’s direction came days after its verdict on […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party Bhalswa Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal featured Ghazipur Justice Deepak Gupta justice M B Lokur LG Anil Baijal Okhla
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC seeks response on Ahmed Patel’s plea to stay proceedings in Guj High Court July 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought the response of a BJP leader on a plea by Ahmed Patel seeking a stay of proceedings in the Gujarat High Court which is hearing a petition challenging the senior Congress leader’s election to the Rajya Sabha. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, allowed the Gujarat […] Read more » BJP leader Balwantsinh Rajput Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
education law HC denies appointment of four asst profs in AMU July 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court today quashed the appointment of four assistant professors in Aligarh Muslim University, terming the process as “wholly illegal” and ordered the university authorities to proceed for fresh selection process for the posts as per the law. The bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and I A Khan quashed the appointments in the […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim University Department of Statistics and Operation Research (DSOR) Dr Irfan Ali Dr Jaki Anwar Dr Kamal Ullah Dr Shakeel Javed featured Justice I A Khan Justice Sudhir Agarwal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asssumes charge as NGT chairperson July 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel today assumed charge as chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Justice Goel, who retired as a Supreme Court judge on July 6, has been appointed for five years. He is the third chairperson in the NGT since its inception in 2010. The first chairperson was Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta, […] Read more » featured Justice Adarsh Kumar Justice Swatanter Kumar National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi Court sends separatist Aasiya Andrabi, 2 others to 10-day NIA custody July 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A Delhi court handed over today Aasiya Andrabi and two other Kashmiri separatists to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) for 10 days’ custodial interrogation in connection with a case of allegedly waging war against the country. Amid tight security, the trio, who were brought here from Srinagar, were produced before District and Sessions Judge Poonam […] Read more » Aasiya Andrabi National Investigating Agency (NIA)
Criminal Law News K’taka court sentences life term to man 11 days after murdering wife July 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chitradurga(K’taka): A court has sentenced a 75-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife, just 11 days after the crime took place. Chitradurga District and Sessions Court Judge S B Vastramutt yesterday sentenced Parameshwaraswamy to life and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. According to prosecution, the man had killed his 63-year-old wife, […] Read more » Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Court Judge S B Vastramutt Parameshwaraswamy
