Criminal Law News Top Law News NSA: 6 held for violence in anti-Sterlite protests June 12, 2018 / June 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tuticorin (TN): Six people arrested for their alleged involvement in the violence during anti-Sterlite protests last month were today detained under the National Security Act (NSA), police said. The six were arrested on May 22 and are presently lodged in Palayamkottai Central Prison. They were detained under NSA as per the orders of the Home Secretary […] Read more » anti-Sterlite National Security Act NSA violence
Criminal Law News Top Law News PWD Scam: Delhi HC granted bail to Kejriwal’s relative June 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A Delhi court today granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s relative Vinay Bansal in a case related to an alleged scam in the Public Works Department (PWD). Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau granted relief to Bansal, a nephew of Kejriwal, on a personal bond of Rs two lakh with one surety of like […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal featured PWD scam Vinay Bansal
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT concern over hill states to file report on forest fires June 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has showed concern over recurring forest fires in the hill states and directed them to inform it about the steps taken by them to control such incidents. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Jawad Rahim impleaded the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the states of Arunachal […] Read more » featured ministry of environment and forests NGO NGT Chairperson Jawad Rahim
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC requested not to take coercive steps against bureaucrats June 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Delhi High Court today requested the Delhi Legislative Assembly not to take any “coercive steps” against three senior bureaucrats summoned by the Speaker of the House to appear before it for allegedly failing to answer certain questions of legislators. Justice C Hari Shankar said that no “precipitative action” be taken against the three […] Read more » bureaucrats Justice C Hari Shankar Lt Governor Anil Baijal MLAs
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC: PIL to frame norms on police probe into Marital rows June 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A senior citizen, who was accused of rape by his daughter-in-law and discharged from the offence two years after the incident, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking framing of guidelines on how police should handle probes into cases arising out of marital rows. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi featured Justice C Hari Shankar PIL
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Black Money Case: Karthi Chidambaram gets anticipatory bail June 11, 2018 / June 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to Karthi Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the warrant issued against him by the Income tax department under the Black Money Act for allegedly not disclosing foreign assets in a late night hearing. The court on Saturday also directed the I-T department […] Read more » Black Money Act Chief Justice Indira Banerjee Justice A D Jagadeesh Chandra Karthi Chidambaram Madras HC P. Chidambaram
Public Utilities Top Law News Maha govt to Bombay HC: Formulating stringent law to regulate pvt hospitals June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court today that it was in the process of formulating a stringent law, on the lines of the Centre’s Clinical Establishments Act, to regulate private nursing homes and hospitals in the state. Appearing for the state, Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the court that the draft plan for such […] Read more » Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni Clinical Establishments Act featurerd justice G S Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil Maharashtra Nursing Homes Regulation Act 2006 PIL
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Delhi HC: Candidates with varicose veins unfit to join armed forces June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The High Court has said that a candidate, who had developed varicose veins and was operated upon later, was unfit to join the armed forces since it entails working in extreme conditions and involves more physical activity. The court noted that a study has revealed that patients with varicose veins have pain/heaviness of legs, […] Read more » (CRPF) army featured Justice Hima Kohli Justice Pratibha Rani
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC dismisses CBI probe into WB BJP workers death June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the recent killing of two BJP workers in Purulia district of West Bengal after panchayat polls. A vacation bench of Justices A K Goel and Ashok Bhushan asked the petitioners to approach the Calcutta High Court for the relief. Advocate […] Read more » BJP CBI Justice A.K.Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan
Human Rights Top Law News Calcutta HC raps Bengal govt for denying employment benefits to cop June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: The High Court has rapped the West Bengal government for failing to implement an order it passed 28 years ago on restoring employment benefits to a reinstated police constable. A division bench of the high court directed the state Advocate General in the presence of the West Bengal Home secretary that it has to retrieve […] Read more » Calcutta Justice Debasish Kargupta Justice Shampa Sarkar SAT
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC seeks reply from UP govt in Convict’s appeal against death penalty June 10, 2018 / June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea by a death-row convict challenging the Allahabad High Court’s judgement upholding the capital punishment awarded to him for burning alive his son and two brothers. A vacation bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses to stay CLAT counselling June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Wednesday, The Supreme Court refused to stay the counselling process for admissions to 19 national law schools across the country under the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018. A Vacation Bench of Justices A.K. Goel and Ashok Bhushan was hearing a batch of petitions by students who complained of technical glitches in the conduct […] Read more »
