Top Law News HC told Backfill work underway as per IIT suggestions in Wadala case July 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court was told today that an expert team from IIT-Bombay had inspected the site of a wall collapse in Wadala and backfill work was underway as per its suggestions. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla had last week asked the director of the IIT to set up […] Read more » Dosti Blossom Society featured IIT IIT-Bombay justice A S Oka Justice Riyaz Chagla Wadala and backfill work
Criminal Law News Top Law News Separatist Aasiya Andrabi, 2 others to 10-day NIA custody July 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Aasiya Andrabi and two other Kashmiri separatists were today handed over by a Delhi court 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 […] Read more » Aasiya Andrabi featured Judge Poonam Bamba National Investigating Agency (NIA) NIA
Top Law News Congratulations, you’ve won! The reality behind online frauds July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ghaziabad: It’s amazing how often we get a message or a phone call telling us we have won something or the other. These glad tidings share plenty of similarities: the winner is notified that he has won a handsome sum of money or a commodity in a certain bill and must contact the concerned official […] Read more » fraud Ghaziabad Indirapuram online fraud tricks
Top Law News SC: The contentious Lodha committee reform stands vindicated July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s observations, dismissing the need for a cooling off period for BCCI office-bearers, came as a ray of hope today for the embattled body, which said its position against the contentious Lodha committee reform stands vindicated. “The Honourable judges heard our plea and made observations which has filled us with positivity. I […] Read more » BCCI BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC refuses to grand relief to actor Mithun Chakraborty’s wife, son July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to grant any interim relief from arrest to actor Mithun Chakraborty’s wife and son in a complaint of rape and cheating filed by a woman in Delhi. A court in Delhi had earlier this week said that prima facie there are sufficient grounds for registration of an FIR against […] Read more » featured Justice Ajey Gadkari Mahaakshay Mithun Chakraborty Yogita Bali
Human Rights Top Law News SC to examine plea seeking reservation for orphans on par with SC, ST, OBC July 6, 2018 / July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea seeking reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for orphans, who have no linkage in society, on par with those belonging to the SC/ST and OBC category. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi issued notice to the Centre seeking its response to […] Read more » featured Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi Mandal Commission OBC Poulomi Pavini Shukla SC ST
Environment Law News NGT Slaps a fine of Rs 50,000 on Karnataka, Manipur July 4, 2018 / July 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Karnataka and Manipur for not filing statements on maintenance of green cover along highways and the number of trees proposed to be cut for various projects. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim noted that Karnataka and Manipur […] Read more » featured Karnataka Manipur National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC says Mob Lynching is a crime, no Matter What the Motive July 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) said today that mob lynching is a crime no matter what the motive is and added that it is a law and order issue that is the responsibility of state governments, reported news agencies. That is, the apex court said whether a lynching happens as a result of cow […] Read more » cow vigilantism lynching
Top Law News Tharoor moves court for anticipatory bail in Sunanda Pushkar death July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today moved a Delhi court seeking anticipatory bail in the case related to the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Tharoor has already been summoned as an accused in the case. The politician’s plea was filed before Special Judge Arvind Kumar who sought Delhi Police’s response and kept it for […] Read more » advocate Vikas Pahwa BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar
Criminal Law News HC Asks why the state govt cannot hand over to CBI the probe into the police firing July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court today wanted to know why the state government cannot hand over to the CBI the probe into the police firing in Tuticorin during the anti-Sterlite protests in May which left 13 people dead. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha directed officials to furnish by […] Read more » CBI Chief Justice Indira Banerjee featured Justice P T Asha police firing Tuticorin
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC extends deadline till July 30 for Assam NRC final draft July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today extended its June 30 deadline for publication of the final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) by a month, after the Centre and the state coordinator agreed to publish it within the new time limit. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman considered the report […] Read more » Justice anjan Gogoi justice R F Nariman National Register of Citizens (NRC)
Environment Law News Till further orders,No tree felling in South Delhi colonies: NGT July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the National Buildings Construction Corporation, will insure not a single tree to be cut and status quo be maintained on tree felling till further orders in seven South Delhi colonies, the National Green Tribunal directed today. A bench headed by Acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim […] Read more » featured Justice Jawad Rahim Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs the National Buildings Construction Corporation