Top Law News HC grants bail to AAP MLA in Anshu Prakash assault case March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case. Justice Mukta Gupta granted relief to the Okhla MLA, who was arrested on February 21, with certain conditions as imposed on AAP legislator Prakash Jarwal earlier. “The petitioner (Khan) has served an incarceration of more […] Read more » AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan Anshu Prakash assault case. Chief Secretary featured
Top Law News Delhi High Court asks DSIIDC to pay Rs 10L compensation to kin of victim manual scavengers March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed government company DSIIDC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the families of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning a sewer in Bawana Industrial Area here. The court said Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC), which is responsible for developing and providing industrial infrastructure […] Read more » Delhi High Court DSIIDC featured Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act.
Top Law News Madras High Court directs Economic Offences wing to take steps in identifying properties owned by dairy firm executives March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences (EO) Wing of the Central Crime Branch to take steps for identifying immovable properties in the name of executives of HBN Dairies and Allied Limited, which is alleged to have cheated around 20 lakh depositors of Rs 1,137 crore. Justice M S Ramesh passed the order […] Read more » dairy firm executives EO wing featured HBN Dairies and Allied Limited identifying properties Justice M S Ramesh Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Can a person make ‘living will’ for passive euthanasia : SC verdict March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its judgement on a petition seeking recognition of ‘living will’ made by terminally-ill patients for passive euthanasia. Living will is a written document that allows a patient to give explicit instructions in advance about the medical treatment to be administered when he or she is terminally ill […] Read more » 'living will' 'living will' for passive euthanasia Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured passive euthanasia
High Profile Cases Supreme Court restores marriage of Hadiya after 9 months March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today restored the marriage of Kerala-based Hadiya, an alleged victim of love jihad, setting aside a nine-month-old order of the Kerala High Court. The top court, however, clarified that the National Investigating Agency (NIA) may go ahead with the investigation in respect to any criminality. In Kochi, Hadiya’s father K M Asokan […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh featured Hadiya marriage of Kerala-based Hadiya Shafin Jahan victim of love jihad
Top Law News National clean air programme to be finalised within four weeks: Supreme Court March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The environment ministry today told the Supreme Court that a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to comprehensively deal with the rising air pollution levels across the country would be finalised within four weeks. NCAP is a medium term national level strategy to tackle the increasing air pollution problem in India in a comprehensive manner and […] Read more » featured National clean air programme NCAP Supreme Court
Top Law News Maharashtra government changed Mumbai DP plan for Metro car shed: HC told March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some city residents and activists have approached the Bombay High Court alleging the Maharashtra government has illegally modified the draft Development Plan 2034 for Mumbai to show what was previously a green zone as that reserved for a car shed for the Metro rail project. The petitioners had earlier filed a public interest litigation (PIL) […] Read more » Aarey Milk Colony featured Maharashtra government Metro car shed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC Collegium recommends 4 permanent judges for Allahabad High Court March 9, 2018 / March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of four additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges. The collegium, in its resolution, has also said that the recommendation for appointment of Justice Serto be processed expeditiously as his term expires on March 13. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of four additional […] Read more » Collegium comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Judge Akhilesh Chandra Sharma Judge Ashok Kumar Judge Saumitra Dayal Singh Judge Vivek Chaudhary Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Songkhupchung Serto of Manipur High Court SC Collegium
High Profile Cases CBI moves court for narco analysis test of Karti Chidambaram March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today moved a special court seeking permission to conduct narco analysis test on Karti Chidambaram, arrested in the INX media case. Special judge Sunil Rana said that he will take the matter on March 9 when Karti is brought to the court after three days of custodial interrogation by the Central Bureau of […] Read more » featured INX Media case Karti Karti Chidambaram Special judge Sunil Rana
Criminal Law News Shashi Tharoor and Arnab Goswami ready to depose in defamation suit in Delhi High Court March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shashi Tharoor and Arnab Goswami today told the Delhi High Court they were willing to step into the witness box to depose in the defamation suit filed by the Congress leader against the journalist and his channel Republic TV. The statements were made by their counsel before Justice Manmohan, who sought to know whether Tharoor, […] Read more » Arnab Goswami defamation suit featured Justice Manmohan Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor and Arnab Goswami Shashi Tharoor and Arnab Goswami defamation
Top Law News Pension and other benefits to former MPs justified: SC March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the entitlement of former Member of Parliament (MPs) to get pension and other benefits was “justified” as their dignity has to be maintained even after they complete their tenure as parliamentarians. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul […] Read more » featured former MPs Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul justices J Chelameswar pension Pension and other benefits Pension and other benefits to former MPs Pension to MPs
Top Law News HC notice to Teesta Setalvad on Gujarat plea for pre-arrest bail cancellation March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued a fresh notice to social activist Teesta Setalvad on a plea of the Gujarat government to cancel her anticipatory bail in connection with a 2011 offence pertaining to alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. Justice J B Pardiwala issued the notice as the one […] Read more » 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. featured Justice J.B. Pardiwala pre-arrest bail cancellation pre-arrest bail to Setalvad social activist Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad
