Top Law News Ram Sethu will not be damaged for shipping channel project : Supreme Court March 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that in the “interest of the nation”, it will not damage the mythological Ram Sethu for its Sethusamudram Ship Channel project. The Union Ministry of Shipping, in its affidavit, told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that the PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy against the Sethusamudram project can now be disposed […] Read more » featured Ram Sethu Sethusamudram Ship Channel project.
Top Law News ‘Panama Papers’ law firm shuts down operations March 15, 2018 / March 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The law firm at the heart of the “Panama Papers” global tax evasion scandal that brought down two world leaders announced today it would shut down operations, citing negative press and what it called unwarranted action by authorities. “Reputational deterioration, the media campaign, the financial consequences and irregular actions by some Panamanian authorities have caused […] Read more » featured Panama papers
Top Law News What is the policy for e-waste disposal: Delhi High Court March 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked municipal bodies and the Delhi government whether there was any policy to deal with the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), dubbing it a “critical area” which has so far escaped attention. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to Sunita Narain, […] Read more » e-waste disposal featured Justice C Hari Shankar ting Chief Justice Gita Mittal
High Profile Cases Delhi HC extends Karti’s protection from arrest in ED case. March 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today extended the protection from arrest to Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case from March 20 to 22. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta changed the date of hearing from March 20 to 22 after Karti’s counsel said that senior advocate Kapil Sibal will […] Read more » featured INX Media INX Media money laundering case Karti Chidambaram
Top Law News Disproportionate Assets case: Court allows Abhay Chautala to travel to Pakistan March 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today allowed former Haryana chief minister O P Chautala’s son Abhay Chautala, accused in a disproportionate assets case, to travel to Lahore in Pakistan. Special Judge Arvind Kumar gave his nod to Abhay to travel from today till March 19 to Lahore for a wedding on furnishing a security of Rs 2 […] Read more » Abhay Chautala CBI Special Public Prosecutor Ajay Gupta disproportionate assets case featured O P Chautala ormer Haryana chief minister ormer Haryana chief minister O P Chautala's son
High Profile Cases SC dismisses A G Perarivalan’s plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of convict A G Perarivalan seeking recall of its May 1999 judgement upholding his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and M Shantanagoudar said it does not need to interfere with its 1999 verdict upholding Perarivalan’s conviction. Earlier, the […] Read more » A G Perarivalan featured Rajiv assassination case
Top Law News Railway Claims Tribunal awards compensation to victims in Elphinstone Road stampede March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Railway Claims Tribunal in Mumbai has granted compensation to 36 victims of the stampede at the Elphinstone Road station here in September last year. Relatives of the 17 deceased have been granted a compensation of Rs 8 lakh each while the 19 injured have been compensated as per their disability, an official said today. […] Read more » Elphinstone Road stampede featured Railway Claims Tribunal
High Profile Cases Maran brothers discharged in “illegal” telephone exchange case March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today discharged former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and other accused in the “illegal” telephone exchange case. Special judge S Natarajan allowed the petitions filed by the Maran brothers and others seeking their discharge, holding that there was no prima facie case against them. The judge had on […] Read more » "illegal" telephone exchange case Dayanidhi Maran featured Kalanithi Maran Maran brothers
Top Law News Did not block access to admin block : JNU Students Union to Delhi High Court March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The office bearers of the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) have told the Delhi High Court that they have not violated its order on holding protests in the varsity as they did not block access to the administrative block. They also submitted before the high court that its August last year direction to not hold protests […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured JNU Students Union JNUSU Justice V.K. Rao
High Profile Cases Cuttack Court remands Sushant Dhalasamant and Ranjita Biswal in police custody March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Cuttack court has granted police the custody of Sushant Dhalasamant and suspended BJD corporator Ranjita Biswal for questioning them together in connection with last month’s firing incident at Subhadrapur here. A local contractor was fired at in the incident. Rejecting the objection petitions filed by Dhalasamant and Biswal, a court here yesterday allowed the […] Read more » BJD corporator Ranjita Biswal custody of Sushant Dhalasamant featured Ranjita Biswal Sushant Dhalasamant
Top Law News Delhi court grants bail to accused in EC bribery case involving AIADMK March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted bail to a senior advocate, who is an accused in the Election Commission bribery case involving AIADMK (Amma) faction leader T T V Dhinakaran. Special judge Arvind Kumar granted bail to Chennai-based B Kumar and asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the […] Read more » AIADMK EC bribery case Election Commission bribery case featured Special Judge Arvind Kumar T T V Dhinakaran
High Profile Cases Delhi court grants bail to Karti’s CA S Bhaskararaman in INX Media case March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted bail to Karti Chidambaram’s chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman, arrested in the INX Media money laundering case. Special judge Sunil Rana granted bail to Bhaskararaman, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 16 from a five-star hotel in the heart of the national capital. The court granted the […] Read more » Delhi court ED Enforcement Directorate featured INX Media case Karti Chidambaram Karti's CA S Bhaskararaman Special judge Sunil Rana
