Environment Law News Top Law News CPCB orderd closure of 8 industrial units in Uttarakhand’s Sitaganj area June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: After the Central Pollution Control Board found few industrial units in Uttarakhand’s industrial units violating pollution norms.The National Green Tribunal has ordered closure of eight industrial units in Uttarakhand’s Sitarganj area. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore asked the authorities to shut down Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited, Fleetguard Filters Pvt Ltd, Speciality […] Read more » Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore NGT SIDCUL Uttarakhand
Criminal Law News Top Law News 5 held guilty in J&K sex scandal plead for mercy June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chandigarh:Five persons,who have been found guilty, including a former DIG of the BSF, by a special CBI court here in the 2006 J&K sex scandal,sought leniency on various grounds even as the public prosecutor strongly opposed it and demanded exemplary punishment for them today. The arguments on the quantum of punishment concluded today and the […] Read more » AG Anil Sethi BSF DIG featured Former DSP Mohd Ashraf Mir K C Padhi section 376
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Madras High Court: Seven newly appointed judges sworn in June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHENNAI: Seven newly appointed judges of the Madras High Court were sworn in today. Chief Justice Indira Banerjee administered the oath of office to them. With this, the total strength of the Madras High Court has reached 63 out of the sanctioned strength of 75. All the judges are from the Bar. The Law Ministry had […] Read more » Chennai Chief Justice Indira Banerjee featured High Court judges Madras
Top Law News Apex court sets aside HC order asking MCI to conduct inspection in college June 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Apex Court today set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to inspect a medical college, where “large-scale deficiencies” were found during an inspection last year, for granting renewal for admission in academic year 2018-2019. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar allowed […] Read more » advocate Vikas Singh Jusice M M Shantanagoudar Justice L Nageswara Rao MCI
Criminal Law News Top Law News In gangrape case five get rigorous imprisonment for life June 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sambalpur (Odisha):In record 30 days, for the gangrape of a minor girl in Odisha’s Sambalpur district a fast-track court here sentenced five persons to rigorous imprisonment for life and slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of them on May 2. The sixth accused in the case, a juvenile, was sent to a correction […] Read more » featured Gangrape Judge Udayabhanu Jena Odisha
Public Utilities Top Law News HC directed AAP to repair potholes after removal of speed breakers June 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: the Delhi High Court has noted removal of speed breakers from roads often leaves behind potholes and sharp objects hazardous to vehicle tyres and directed the AAP government and the local bodies to coordinate and ensure necessary repairs are carried out. The directions by a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and A.K Chawla […] Read more » Justice A K Chawla justices S Ravindra Bhat PTI PWD
Intellectual Property News Top Law News HC restrains housing project owner June 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:More home buyers have dragged the owner and builder of a housing project in Dwarka to the Delhi High Court which restrained realtors from cancelling their allotment as they have not taken possession of flats which allegedly lack even basic amenities. Justice V Kameswar Rao restrained Uppal Housing Pvt Ltd, on whose land the […] Read more » advocate Sanam Siddiqui Justice V Kameswar Rao RERA SDMC
Energy Top Law News Plea to declare disputed area of Ayodhya as national heritage June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A petitioner who sought that the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid site at Ayodhya be declared a national heritage was today asked by the Delhi High Court to file a representation in this regard before the Centre. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar did not issue notice on […] Read more » Ayodhya Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Justice C Hari Shankar Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid
Top Law News IRCTC case against Lalu: CBI to prosecute official June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A Delhi court today granted time till July 27 to the CBI to get sanction from authorities concerned to prosecute an accused official in a graft case against former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav relating to allotment of IRCTC hotels. Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed the […] Read more » CBI IRCTC Judge Arvind Kumar Lalu Prasad Yadav PK Goyal Rabri Devi Tejashwi Yadav
High Profile Cases Top Law News TATA group withdraws plea from SC on auctioning of Taj Mahal hotel June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) today withdrew from the Apex Court the plea challenging the Delhi High Court order which had upheld the tender procedure for the proposed e-auctioning of Delhi’s iconic Taj Mahal Hotel by civic body NDMC. IHCL took back its plea after a vacation bench comprising justices L Nageswara […] Read more » Justice M M Shantanagoudar Justices L Nageswara Rao NDMC Taj Mahal hotel Tata
Top Law News Supreme Court sets aside Bombay HC order asking MCI to conduct inspection in college June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court today set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to inspect a medical college, where “large-scale deficiencies” were found during an inspection last year, for granting renewal for admission in academic year 2018-2019. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar allowed […] Read more » apex court Bombay HC featured Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice M M Shantanagoudar MCI
Top Law News Court to pronounce quantum of sentence tomorrow: Bodh Gaya blasts May 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special NIA court here, which had last week convicted five Indian Mujahideen militants in the 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts case, today deferred till tomorrow the pronouncement of quantum of sentence. Special NIA Judge Manoj Kumar Sinha posted the matter after hearing arguments from the prosecution, which pressed for severe punishment to the convicts, and […] Read more » Azharuddin Qureishi Bodh Gaya blast featured Haider Ali Imtiyaz Ansari Mujib Ullah NIA Omair Siddiqui Special Public Prosecutor Lalan Kumar Sinha
