Top Law News NGT directs Haryana to submit action plan on Yamuna March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Haryana government to submit an action plan to address the issue of ammonia and other pollutants in river Yamuna. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim asked the state government to file an affidavit stating short and long term measures which it proposes to combat the pollution in […] Read more » action plan on Yamuna Delhi Jal Board DJB featured Justice Jawad Rahim National Green Tribunal NGT
Top Law News Don’t procure standard floor buses : Delhi High Court March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government not to go ahead with its tender to purchase standard floor buses for the national capital, saying it would not allow the procurement as it would lead to violation of the fundamental rights of disabled persons who would find it difficult to access such vehicles. A […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi Transport Corporation DTC featured Justice C Hari Shankar PIL by Nipun Malhotra
Top Law News Exam records held in fiduciary capacity : Delhi High Court March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi University (DU) today submitted before the Delhi High Court that the varsity’s BA exam records of all its students of 1978 is held in a fiduciary capacity and cannot be disclosed under RTI. The submission has been made by the DU in an affidavit which the court has not taken on record as […] Read more » Delhi High Court Exam records featured fiduciary capacity
High Profile Cases AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal allegedly assaulting Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash moves HC for bail March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after a sessions court here denied him bail, AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal, arrested for allegedly assaulting Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, today moved the Delhi High Court seeking the relief. The bail plea is likely to come up for hearing before Justice Mukta Gupta tomorrow. Jarwal was yesterday denied bail for the second […] Read more » AAP MLA AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal Anshu Prakash assaulting Delhi Chief Secretary featured Prakash Jarwal
Top Law News CBI allowed by court to interrogate Karti Chidambaram for one-day March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Karti Chidambaram, arrested by the CBI in connection with the probe into the INX Media case, was today sent for one-day custodial interrogation by a Delhi court. Though the CBI had sought 15-day remand for the custodial interrogation of Karti, duty magistrate Sumeet Anand granted a day’s custody, making it clear that he should be […] Read more » custodial interrogation of Karti featured INX Media Karti Karti Chidambaram
Top Law News Education system should be overhauled to churn our ideal students February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over growing involvement of school-going children in various crimes, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today proposed “overhauling” the education system and suggested to retrace “our roots”. Addressing the Silver Jubilee convocation of Siva Sivani Institute of Management, the vice president said the education system from the school level to higher education should be […] Read more » featured involvement of school-going children in various crimes Silver Jubilee convocation Silver Jubilee convocation of Siva Sivani Institute of Management Siva Sivani Institute of Management
Top Law News Railways to allow visually impaired aspirants for job exam February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The railway ministry today told the Delhi High Court that it will allow visually impaired candidates to appear in its recruitment examinations. The ministry informed a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar that it would allow such candidates against its 90,000 vacancies. The response came on a plea by […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured job exam railways visually impaired aspirants
Top Law News Warrant issued against Nirav Modi in Tax evasion case. February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A magistrate’s court here today issued a bailable arrest warrant against diamond trader Nirav Modi in connection with a case of alleged tax evasion in purchase of a property which turned out to be “benami”, an Income Tax department official said. Benami properties are those that are not bought and registered in the name of […] Read more » featured Nirav Modi PMLA Punjab National Bank fraud case tax evasion case Warrant issued against Nirav Modi
Top Law News Govt has scrapped 1,500 obsolete rules: Union Minister Jitendra Singh February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NDA government has scrapped 1,500 rules like requirement of attestation of documents by a gazetted officer in some cases as they became obsolete, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said. The Minister of State for Prime Minister Office and Personnel also urged the states to follow the suit as it would save time and manpower. […] Read more » featutred Jitendra Singh obsolete rules scrapped Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Top Law News HC to pass order on DDCA reforms February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today said it will pass an order to usher in reforms at the controversy-ridden Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) after its general body rejected a majority of amendments on good governance, including abolition of ‘proxy votes’, proposed by a court-appointed Administrator. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A […] Read more » DDCA Delhi and Districts Cricket Association featured Feroz Shah Kotla grounds Justice A K Chawla Justice S. Ravindra Bhat
High Profile Cases Don’t fight wars when citizens’ health is at stake: Delhi High Court today told the AAP government. February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today told the AAP government it can fight its “wars” whichever way it wants, but not with the health of the people, as some municipal bodies alleged they were not getting funds from the Delhi administration to pay their cleaning staff, hospitals and doctors. The municipal corporations of north and east […] Read more » AAP government Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal cleaniness in Delhi hospital Delhi High Court featured Justice C Hari Shankar spread of vector-borne diseases in the national capital.
High Profile Cases India’s biggest bank fraud accused Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamond files for bankruptcy in US February 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s biggest bank fraud accused Nirav Modi’s international jewellery business has filed for bankruptcy in the US. Firestar Diamond, Inc filed the Chapter 11 voluntary petition in the New York Southern Bankruptcy Court yesterday, according to the court filing. The case has been assigned to Judge Sean H. Lane and an “order for relief entered”. […] Read more » attorney Klestadt Winters Jureller bankruptcy in US featured Firestar Diamond New York Southern Bankruptcy Court Nirav Modi
