Top Law News High Court: BMC needs to follow due process of law to take over park May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot take possession of the 20-acre Priyadarshini Park in south Mumbai without following the due process of law. The park, situated on the Nepean Sea road, is being maintained since 1985 by the Malabar Hill Citizens’ Forum. In April last year, the civic body […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation featured
Public Utilities BMC needs to follow due process of law to take over Priyadarshini park, says Bombay High Court May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a landmark decision, the Bombay High Court on Thursday said that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot take possession of the 20-acre Priyadarshini Park in south Mumbai without following the due process of law. The park, situated on the Nepean Sea road, is being maintained since 1985 by the Malabar Hill Citizens’ Forum. In […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation malabar hill citizens forum priyadarshini park
Environment Law News NGT to examine if alternate landfill sites fall on Yamuna floodplains May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is planning to examine whether the proposed alternate landfill sites at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran areas here are located on the Yamuna floodplains. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim, which did not issue notice on the pleas filed by rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and others, […] Read more » landfill sites at yamuna floodplains National Green Tribunal NGT Yamuna cleaning Yamuna floodplains
Top Law News Government demands stay of Supreme Court order on SC/ST law May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday advocated for the Central government’s intentions of protecting rights of Dalits by saying it was “100 per cent” in favour of protecting the rights of these communities and punishing those guilty of atrocities against them. The Central government on Thursday demanded a stay on the apex court order on the SC/ST Act. […] Read more » change in sc st act dalit atrocities kk venugopal sc st act supreme court order on sc st act
Top Law News Calcutta High Court asks CPI(M) to produce documents of those who failed to file nominations May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta HC on Thursday directed petitioner Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI-M) to produce documents of individuals who, the party claimed, had failed to file nominations for the panchayat polls in West Bengal due to extraneous intervention. The CPI(M) has moved the appeal before a division bench of the court, praying for allowing such […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court Communist Party of India featured kalkatta high court kolkata high court West Bengal Panchayat polls
Banking & Finance Law News No relief to ex-Bank official in Rs 5Kcr fraud case; court denies bail May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday denied extending relief to an ex-Andhra Bank official in a money laundering case citing he may hamper the investigation if enlarged on bail. The Rs 5,000 crore fraud also involves a Gujarat-based pharma firm. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma denied relief to accused Anup Prakash Garg, noting that the stage […] Read more » 5000 crore money laundering case andhra bank fraud case anup prakash garg featured Sterling Biotech
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court directs male JNU professor not to take charge of women hostels May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi HC on Thursday directed a professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), accused of sexually harassing women students, should not take charge as warden of any hostel in the university campus which houses women. While also directing the professor not to interact with the students, the court also questioned the varsity over the absence […] Read more » Delhi HC Delhi High Court featured jawaharlal university JNU jnu professor atul kumar jnu professor sexual assault allegation
Top Law News Non-implementation of laws leads officer’s death in Kasauli, says Supreme Court May 3, 2018 / May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The unfortunate death of a woman government official, allegedly shot dead by a hotel owner in Kasauli during a demolition drive, was the result of “non-implementation of the law,” the Supreme Court stated. The apex court, while seeking the status of investigation in the case, directed the Himachal Pradesh government to apprise it about the […] Read more » featured kasauli death kasauli murder case kasauli murder case accussed kasauli officer murder Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court asks Centre to apprise it on setting up CMB May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to apprise it on May 8 about steps taken for setting up of the Cauvery Management Board (CBM) for implementation of its judgement on distribution of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. The Centre, which was asked by the top court to […] Read more » Cauvery Management Board cauvery water issue CMB Karnataka Kerala puducherry surpeme court Tamil Nadu
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Rajeev Kumar, Neeha Nagpal, Ankur Saigal to take Agrawal Law Associates at new high May 3, 2018 / May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi based law firm Agarwal Law Associates (ALA) got three new associate partners as the company has promoted Rajeev Kumar, Neeha Nagpal and Ankur Saigal to the next level citing their dedication and tremendous performance. Advocate Rajeev Kumar is the most senior among new partners. Established in 1964 by EC Agrawala, the company currently has […] Read more » advocate ankur saigal advocate neeha nagpal advocate neha nagpal advocate rajeev kumar agrawal law associates agrawal law firm ec agrawala law firm in delhi lawyer ankur saigal lawyer neeha nagpal lawyer rajeev kumar mahesh agarwal rishi agrawala shally bhasin
Top Law News Plea in High Court alleges rights violation: Polavaram project in Andhra April 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court alleging human rights violation and forced evictions in connection with a multi-purpose irrigation project at Polavaram, in west Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The petition, filed by a person affected by the project, has sought implementation of government orders on rehabilitation and resettlement of the […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court denies urgent hearing to a plea for ousting its four judges April 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea for direction to the government to request the President to start the process for removing four senior most apex court judges who had held a press conference on January 12. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud […] Read more »
