Top Law News Amarnath cave shrine order will not be reviewed by NGT January 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal panel said there was no “patent error” in its last year order and the direction was passed in the interest of the environment as well as the Amarnath cave shrine, which is a place of faith for many devotees. The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order directing devotees […] Read more » Amarnath cave shrine featured Justice U D Salvi NGT NGT refuses to review order
Top Law News PIL filed in HC seeking action against Karni Sena January 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seeking action against Karni Sena activists for “disturbing peace” in the wake of the release of “Padmaavat”, a PIL was filed itoday in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The movie was directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali and was released across the country today despite opposition from the Rajput outfit and several other organisations. The PIL, […] Read more » action against Karni Sena advocate Ranjan Lakhanpal featured HC Karni Sena PIL Punjab and Haryana High Court Sanjay Leela Bansali
High Profile Cases McDonald’s joint venture company opposes its plea in HC January 25, 2018 / January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd (CPRPL), a McDonald’s franchisee, today told the Delhi High Court that the US fast-food giant’s plea to stop it from using the brand name was an abuse of the process of law. McDonald’s has sought that CPRPL, a 50:50 joint venture of the US company and its estranged Indian partner […] Read more » Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd CPRPL featured HC joint venture company McDonald National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT
Top Law News Lalu convicted in third fodder scam case January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad in the third fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.62 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s. CBI judge SS Prasad also found another former chief minister Jagannath Mishra and others guilty in […] Read more » Bihar assembly Birsa Munda Jail featured Lalu Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal third fodder scam case
Top Law News JNU violence: SC rejects plea for SIT probe, contempt action January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking an SIT probe into the February 2016 violence inside a trial court here during which former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others were assaulted, saying it would not “flog a dead horse back to life”. A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi did not accept […] Read more » : SC rejects plea for SIT probe Advocate Prashant Bhushan contempt action featured JNU violence Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News HC dismisses PILs challenging bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today dismissed two PILs challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s recent order increasing bus fares, saying it cannot interfere in policy decisions. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose before which the PILs filed by V Munikrishnan and George Williams, an advocate, came up, refused to interfere […] Read more » bus fare hike bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu Chief Justice Indira Banerjee featured HC Justice Abdul Quddhose PILs The Madras High Court
Top Law News Two Maoists awarded life sentence for massacre of six January 25, 2018 / January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today awarded life sentence to two Maoists in connection with the killing of six persons at a village in the district seven years ago. Additional District Judge Purushottam Mishra convicted Ravindra Yadav and Musharu Yadav for the massacre that took place in Kareli village on July 02, 2011. The court, however, acquitted […] Read more » Additional District Judge Purushottam Mishra featured massacre Musharu Yadav Ravindra Yadav Two Maoists awarded life sentence for massacre of six
Top Law News Delhi HC to hear plea of 8 AAP MLAs against disqualification January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi High Court judge will hear later in the day the plea of eight AAP MLAs against their disqualification for holding office of profit. Justice Vibhu Bakhru said he will hear the pleas of the MLAs, challenging the Centre’s notification which had disqualified 20 legislators, after lunch. Observing the crowd in his courtroom before […] Read more » 8 AAP MLAs Delhi HC featured hear plea of 8 AAP MLAs against disqualification Justice Vibhu Bakhru MLAs' disqualification National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act.
Top Law News Ex-Andhra Bank official sent to jail in loan fraud case January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former Andhra Bank director has been sent to judicial custody (JC) by a court here following his arrest and interrogation in connection with a money laundering probe in an alleged Rs 5,000-crore bank fraud case involving a Gujarat-based pharma firm. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma sent Anup Prakash Garg to custody for two weeks […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma Ex-Andhra Bank official featured jail in loan fraud case Loan fraud case money laundering probe
Top Law News EOW to probe Osho trust funds case: Pune police tells HC January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Pune Police today informed the Bombay High Court that it has transferred the case of alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds of the Osho Rajneesh Trust to its Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The police informed this to a division bench headed by Justice B R Gavai which was hearing a petition filed by Pune […] Read more » Economic Offences Wing EOW featured HC Osho Rajneesh Trust Osho trust funds case probe Osho trust funds case Pune police
Top Law News HC allows video conference facility to get marriage registered January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court has permitted an Indian couple living in the US to appear before the registrar at Kollam through video conferencing to get their marriage registered to seek permanent American resident status. The court gave the direction while considering a plea filed by Pradeep K Cletus and Beryl Pradeep, who cited certain difficulties […] Read more » Beryl Pradeep featured HC HC allows video conference facility Justice P B Suresh Kumar Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules-2008. marriage registered Pradeep K Cletus The Kerala High Court video conference facility to get marriage registered
Top Law News SC refuses to modify order allowing release of ‘Padmaavat’ January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to modify its earlier order which had cleared the decks for the nationwide release of ‘Padmaavat’, saying people must understand that orders of the top court have to be “abided with”. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said this while rejecting pleas filed by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh […] Read more » Deepika Padukone featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Maharaja Ratan Singh Mewar order allowing release of 'Padmaavat' Padmaavat Ranveer Singh SC refuses to modify Shahid Kapoor Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena Sultan Alauddin Khilji
