Top Law News NGT junks plea to demolish Haj House in Ghaziabad noting that the structure does not fall on the floodplains of river Hindon February 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea seeking demolition of a building for Haj pilgrims in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, noting that the structure does not fall on the floodplains of river Hindon. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi (retired) dismissed the petition filed by an NGO and a […] Read more » acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi featured Ghaziabad Ghaziabad Haj house Haj House Haj House in Ghaziabad Lucknow Haj house Sewage Treatment Plant
Top Law News PILs in Supreme Court for strict population control measures adopting a two-child policy February 19, 2018 / February 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three separate petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to ensure strict population control measures by adopting a two-child policy and reward or punish those who adhere or fail to follow it. The petitions, filed by advocates Anuj Saxena, Prathvi Raj Chauhan and Priya Sharma, claimed that statistics […] Read more » adopting a two-child policy advocate Anuj Saxena advocate Prathvi Raj Chauhan advocate Priya Sharma featured PILs in SC PILs in Supreme Court population control measures strict population control measures two-child policy
Top Law News Man held for trying to sexually abuse woman when she was alone at her home February 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man was arrested in Shamli district after he allegedly tried to sexually abuse a woman when she was alone at her home, a police official said today. Dharmendra, 26, was arrested in Salem village yesterday. According to Kandhla police station house officer O P Chowdhary, the accused tried to enter the 30-year-old woman’s residence […] Read more » Man held Man held for trying to sexually abuse woman sexually abuse woman sexyally abuse when alone at home
Top Law News Man arrested for raping under-graduate student and making video February 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man was arrested here for allegedly raping an under-graduate girl and making a video of the act with the help of his accomplice, police said. The victim lodged a complaint on Friday after which Mehtab was arrested yesterday. She has also named three other persons in the complaint, they said. She was raped at […] Read more » featured Man arrested raping under-graduate student student raped
Top Law News Cauvery pacts of 1892 & 1924 neither inoperative nor extinct: SC February 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that two pre-independence agreements of 1892 and 1924 between the erstwhile princely state Mysore — now a part of Karnataka — and the Madras Presidency on the allocation of Cauvery river water covers the areas of larger public interest and hence, they are “neither inoperative nor completely extinct”. The Supreme […] Read more » Cauvery pacts extinct Cauvery pacts inoperative Cauvery pacts of 1892 & 1924 featured SC on Cauvery pacts
Top Law News Laws like animal protection and prevention of cruelty need to be implemented strongly: Delhi Court February 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has expressed displeasure over animals being subjected to cruelty during transportation and then released to their violators as a “matter of convenience”. The court said it has to be seen that laws relating to animal protection and prevention of cruelty are firmly implemented and a nation whose roots are strongly embedded in […] Read more » animal protection Animal protection laws Court cruelty during transportation of animals featured prevention of cruelty Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act Special Judge Kamini Lau
Top Law News Will take appropriate supervisory action in PNB case : RBI February 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank today said it has already undertaken an assessment of control systems at scam-hit Punjab National Bank and will take “appropriate supervisory action”. The country’s second largest state-run lender has been rocked by a Rs 11,400-crore fraud allegedly involving billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi. In a statement, the central bank said it has already […] Read more » 1.77 billion scam billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi featured Nirav Modi PNB case RBI supervisory action
High Profile Cases Trial court to hear the case tomorrow in Bofors case February 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A BJP leader, who has been pursuing the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case for over a decade, today filed an application before a Delhi court asking it to grant permission to the CBI to reinvestigate the case. Advocate Ajay Agrawal, who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli against the then […] Read more » Bofors case featured trial court
Top Law News Case against director on song “Manikya Malaraya poovi’ hurting religious sentiments February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Police today registered a case against the director of a forthcoming Malayalam film over a complaint that the lyrics of a song in “Oru Adaar Love” hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.The complainants alleged that the song “Manikya Malaraya poovi” in the film written and directed by Omar Lulu had an “objectionable” reference to Prophet Muhammad’s wife. The complaint […] Read more » ACTOR OMAR LULU BUSINESSMAN MUQEETH KHAN Case against director Commissioner DIRECTOR FALAKNUMA POLICE DIRECTOR OF A FORTHCOMING MALAYALAM FILM ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT CULTURE FALAKNUMA POLICE STATION featured hurting religious sentiments' Manikya Malaraya poovi NOORIN SHEREEF ORU ADAAR LOVE POLICE (FALAKNUMA DIVISION) PRIYA PRAKASH VARRIER PROPHET MUHAMMAD SOCIAL MEDIA SITES song Manikya Malaraya poovi SYED FAYAZ ZAHEER ALI KHAN
High Profile Cases Sohrabuddin case : Bombay High Court poser to CBI over Tulsiram Prajapati’s escort team February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the CBI to confirm whether the four police officials, who had accompanied Tulsiram Prajapati, an aide of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, to Ahmedabad just days before his death in an alleged encounter, had gone with him as his escort team on previous occasions as well. The court’s question came after Rajasthan […] Read more » an aide of Sohrabuddin Shaikh Bombay High Court featured HC poser to CBI Sohrabuddin case Tulsiram Prajapati Tulsiram Prajapati's escort team
Top Law News Give stipulated period of time line for completing rail underpass in Karol Bagh: Delhi High Court February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With construction of a railway underpass in Karol Bagh area here pending completion since its approval in 2010, the Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to hold a meeting of all stakeholders and give a time line within which the work would be finished. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal completing rail underpass Delhi High Court featured Give stipulated period of time line Give time line HC Justice C Hari Shankar Karol Bagh NDMC North Delhi Municipal Corporation rail underpass in Karol Bagh
Top Law News SC refuses to stay release of Bollywood film “Aiyaary” February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to stay the release of Bollywood film “Aiyaary” by brushing aside an allegation that it was portraying the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society of Mumbai, which was marred by controversy, in a “bad light”. Holding that right to freedom of speech and expression was “absolutely a cherished” right under the Constitution, […] Read more » "Aiyaary" Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice S.K. Kaul Manoj Bajpayee release of Bollywood film Aiyaary SC refuses to stay release of Bollywood film Sidharth Malhotra Supreme Court
