High Profile Cases Delhi High Court grants bail to fugitive US citizen March 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a US citizen, wanted in Indonesia for allegedly causing death of a person due to medical negligence last year. Justice Indermeet Kaur released 56-year-old Randall John Cafferty on bail but directed him not to leave Delhi and appear before the trial court here for extradition proceedings. “Cafferty […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured fugitive fugitive US Citizen Justice Indermeet Kaur Randall John Cafferty
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court agrees to hear today plea of Delhi CS Anshu Prakash challenging breach of privilege notice March 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash’s plea challenging a breach of privilege notice issued to him for allegedly skipping a meeting called by the panel. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar which directed that it be listed […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal breach of privilege notice Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash featured Justice C Hari Shankar
Top Law News UP Directorate of Prosecution to pay retired employee Rs 6.5L gratuity March 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has dismissed the plea of Directorate of Prosecution of Uttar Pradesh against a state commission order directing it to pay its physically disabled retired employee a gratuity of Rs 6.50 lakh, saying there was an inordinate delay of 700 days in filing the revision petition. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission […] Read more » featured NCDRC The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission UP Directorate of Prosecution
Top Law News ‘No more tareek pe tareek’, : Bombay High Court March 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “No more ‘tareek pe tareek’. Enough is enough,” an irked Bombay High Court said here while ruling out any more adjournments in a case, and imposed a fine of Rs 4.50 lakh on a public charitable trust for failing to file an affidavit since 2016. Justice Gautam Patel last week passed the order directing ‘Ram […] Read more » 'No more tareek pe tareek' Bombay High Court featured Justice Gautam Patel
Top Law News The Jammu and Kashmir government says Major Aditya not named as accused in Shopian case March 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday told the Supreme Court that Major Aditya Kumar was not named as an accused in the FIR of the January 27 Shopian firing incident in which three civilians were killed. Taking on record the statement of the state government, the apex court said there should be no investigation […] Read more » 10 Garhwal Rifles Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Major Aditya Kumar Shopian case
High Profile Cases Action against terrorism not against any religion: PM March 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said action against terrorism and radicalisation is not against any religion, but aimed at countering a mindset that leads the young to inflict atrocities on innocents. Complete welfare and inclusive development are possible only when Muslim youths have a Quran in one hand and computer in the other, the prime […] Read more » featured terrorism
Top Law News Delhi High Court judges inspect trial courts March 3, 2018 / March 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Several Delhi High Court judges led by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Gita Mittal today carried out surprise inspection of the six district courts here. A similar exercise was carried out in August last year, when the judges had made surprise checks at all the district courts in the national capital and found that several of […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Gita Mittal Delhi High Court featured G S Sistani Hima Kohli Justices Ravindra Bhat S Muralidhar Sanjiv Khanna surprise inspection of the six district courts Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News File action plan to treat eye infection in Himalayan blue sheep: NGT March 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Uttarakhand government to submit an action plan to address the issue of eye infection among he endangered Himalayan blue sheep, locally known as ‘bharal’. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim said the state government has failed to take proper action to prevent and control the disease which […] Read more » eye infection featured Himalayan blue sheep National Green Tribunal
Top Law News Omar Abdullah seeks divorce from Payal Abdullah to re-marry: Delhi High Court March 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the response of Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on his plea seeking divorce on the ground that their marriage has broken down irretrievably and he wants to get re-married. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Deepa Sharma issued notice […] Read more » Advocate Malavika Rajkotia featured Justice Siddharth Mridul Omar Abdullah Payal Abdullah
Top Law News Court to pass order shortly on Karti Chidambaram’s CBI custody March 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court is likely to shortly pass an order on the CBI’s plea seeking 14-day custody of Karti Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media case. Karti was produced before Special Judge Sunil Rana on the expiry of one-day police custody. Karti’s father P Chidambaram and mother Nalini Chidambaram, who are both senior advocates, were […] Read more » featured INX Media case Karti Chidambaram Senior advocate Abhishek Mani Singhvi
Top Law News Sharad Yadav may have to refund salary if he remains disqualified: Delhi High Court March 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today observed that former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav may have to refund the salary drawn by him during the pendency of his petition challenging his disqualification as a Rajya Sabha member, if he was not successful in his plea. The observation by the Justice Rajiv Shakdher came during the hearing of […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain Anti-Defection Act Delhi High Court featured Justice Rajiv Shakdher Sharad Yadav
Top Law News Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram had filed petition in SC fearing “harrassment” March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram appeared to have a premonition of the arrest of his son Karti when he filed a petition recently in the Supreme Court apprehending “continued harassment” to him and his family members. Karti was arrested by the CBI today on his arrival from London, even before Chidambaram’s petition could be listed […] Read more » featured Karti Chidambaram P. Chidambaram Senior Congress leader Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram
