Top Law News Supreme Court to hear Aadhaar-voter ID link PIL after verdict on pleas challenging Aadhaar April 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it will hear a petition seeking linking of Aadhaar cards with voter identity cards and property documents after it verdict on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 12-digit unique identification number. The plea, filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has sought a direction to the […] Read more » Aadhaar-voter ID BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay featured Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News NIA chargesheets Hizbul chief’s son for raising funds for terror acts April 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NIA today charged Syed Shahid Yusuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, with indulging in unlawful activities and raising funds for terror operations in a 2011 case. The agency made the allegations in a charge sheet filed before District Judge Poonam A Bamba, who posted it for consideration on May 4. The final report […] Read more » District Judge Poonam A Bamba featured Hizb-ul-Mujahideen NIA Syed Shahid Yusuf
High Profile Cases Top Law News High Court to Rlys: Visually impaired need human assistance, not wheelchair April 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today wondered how a wheelchair provided by the railway authorities would help a visually-impaired person who requires human assistance in catching a train at a railway station. The court said a visually or speech impaired person does not require a wheel chair as they walk themselves and need human assistance. A […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi High Court featured Justice C Hari Shankar
Top Law News Draft final report prepared, SIT tells Supreme Court: Sunanda case April 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special investigation team (SIT) today told the Supreme Court that a draft final report has been prepared after conducting “thorough professional and scientific investigations” in the case relating to the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar. Delhi Police, in its affidavit filed in the apex court, has said that a draft […] Read more » Congress MP Shashi Tharoor featured SIT Sunanda case
Top Law News Supreme Court terms public statements on impeachment of judges unfortunate April 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today termed as very unfortunate the public statements, including those made by lawmakers, on impeachment of judges. “We are all very disturbed about it,” a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said after the counsel appearing for the petitioner raised the issue of politicians making public statements on impeachment […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal featured impeachment Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in High Court seeking enhanced relief for fishermen during ban April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Central and state governments to pay an amount of Rs 500 per day to fishermen during the fishing ban period. When the plea came up before the First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose today, it […] Read more » Central and state government EEZ featured High Court Madras High Court
Top Law News High Court: Make North Campus pavements disabled friendly in 4 weeks April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government, police and municipal corporation of north Delhi to take immediate action to make pavements in Delhi University’s North Campus disabled friendly within four weeks. The high court issued the direction after noting that pavements on the campus were “clearly inaccessible” to people with disabilities, especially those […] Read more » AAP AAP government Delhi High Court DU featured High Court Public Works Department PWD
Top Law News High Court rejects BJP MP’s plea to enhance his security April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a BJP MP’s plea to reassess the threat perception against him and enhance his security cover to Z category, after the Centre said he was being provided adequate protection. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told Justice Mukta Gupta that BJP MP from Kurukshetra in Haryana, Raj Kumar Saini, […] Read more » 'Y+' protection in 2016 BJP MP Raj Kumar Saini BJP MP's plea Kurukshetra
Top Law News Supreme Court website down amidst fears of hacking April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The official website of the Supreme Court was suspected to have been hacked this morning, but the court officials did not confirm it. The top court officials confirmed that the website had become “non-functional” from 11.35 am and said all efforts were being made to restore normalcy. One of the screen shots of the top […] Read more » "hackeado por HighTech Brazil HacTeam" Supreme Court
Top Law News Rohatgi: Pleas seeking probe in Loya’s death filed with vested interests April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today said the pleas seeking probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya were filed with vested interests and the purpose was to attack the functioning of the government. The senior advocate welcomed the apex court judgement dismissing the pleas and said the manner in which these […] Read more » CBI judge B H Loya featured Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Loya's death
Top Law News Supreme Court summons chief secretaries of Delhi, Haryana: Yamuna water April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the chief secretaries of Haryana and Delhi to appear before it on Monday after the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said it was not receiving enough water to supply to the national capital. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur took a strong note of the apathy shown by authorities […] Read more » Delhi Jal Board featured Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court summons chief secretaries of Delhi, Haryana: Yamuna water April 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the chief secretaries of Haryana and Delhi to appear before it on Monday after the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said it was not receiving enough water to supply to the national capital. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur took a strong note of the apathy shown by authorities […] Read more » featured Haryana Justice Madan B. Lokur the Delhi government Wazirabad reservoir Yamuna water
