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
Top Law News Charge sheet filed against Dawood, Iqbal Kaskar, Anees Ibrahim in extortion case July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thane: he city police has filed a charge sheet against fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim and his brothers Iqbal Kaskar, and Anees Ibrahim in connection with an extortion case filed on the complaint by a prominent builder last year. “The charge sheet was filed in the district court on Thursday,” a senior inspector of Thane police’s Anti-Extortion […] Read more » Anees Ibrahim Dawood extortion case featured Iqbal Kaskar Kaskar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC to hear crucial Assam NRC issue tomorrow July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Crucial issues relating to the publication of final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) would come up before the Supreme Court tomorrow, days after the NRC state coordinator said it would not be possible to release it as scheduled on June 30 due to floods in state. The NRC is being prepared […] Read more » Assam's National Register of Citizens Barak valley featured Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Fali Nariman Prateek Hajela Sarbananda Sonowal Students Union assam
Intellectual Property News HC directs DDA to handover flat to a family, 39 years after booking July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A family’s tireless wait of 39 years for a DDA flat seems to be ending soon, with the Delhi High Court directing the landowning agency to hand over its possession to the allottee while pulling it up for its “non-caring attitude”. The court held cancellation of the allotment of the residential flat to the […] Read more » DDA flat Delhi High Court featured J C Madan Lieutenant Governor
Top Law News SC dismisses plea challenging appointment of CVC July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T M Bhasin. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said there were no grounds to quash the appointments of Chaudhary and Bhasin. The court was hearing a plea challenging the […] Read more » Central Vigilance Commissioner featured Justice Arun Mishra K V Chaudhary Supreme Court T M Bhasin VC Bhasin Vigilance Commissioner
Family Law News SC agrees for urgent listing of pleas against ‘nikah-halala’, polygamy July 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to consider listing of a batch of petitions challenging the practices of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions of senior advocate V Shekhar that the petitions be listed before […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Ashwini Upadhyay Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Muslim Personal Law nikah halala polygamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Ishrat Jahan: Order on Vanzara, Amin’s discharge pleas likely on July 17 July 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad: A CBI court today reserved for July 17 its order on the discharge applications filed by former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. Special judge J K Pandya concluded the hearing today. The CBI has opposed the discharge pleas of both Vanzara, a […] Read more » CBI lawyer R C Kodekar featured Ishrat Jahan Special judge J K Pandya
Corporate Law News Top Law News Delhi HC directs DDA to handover flat to a family, 39 years after booking July 1, 2018 / July 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court directing the landowning agency to hand over its possession to the allottee while pulling it up for its “non-caring attitude,” A family’s tireless wait of 39 years for a DDA flat seems to be ending soon. The court held cancellation of the allotment of the residential flat to the family […] Read more » Delhi Development Authority (DDA) featured J C Madan
