High Profile Cases Coal scam: Supply documents to Jindal and others January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court on Monday directed the CBI to hand over some documents filed along with the charge sheet to industrialist Naveen Jindal and others in a coal scam case against them.Special Judge Bharat Parashar passed the direction after the accused informed the court that they had not received certain papers which the agency had filed with its final […] Read more » coal scam court directs CBI featured industrialist Naveen Jindal Supply documents to Jindal Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh
Top Law News SC to hear plea against ‘Kambala’ after 4 weeks January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear after four weeks a plea of an animal rights’ body challenging a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race ‘Kambala’ and bullock cart races in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the fresh plea filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations FIAPOSC Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Kambala SC to hear plea against 'Kambala'
Top Law News HC rejects WB govt’s plea to stop BJYM rally January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today rejected the West Bengal government’s plea for stopping an ongoing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) motorbike rally for allegedly flouting conditions and using the BJP flag. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya and Justice A Banerjee noted that the BJP, the parent political body of the BJYM, […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya Advocate General Kishore Datta BJYM rally BJYM rally in WB featured HC rejects WB govt's plea to stop BJYM rally Justice A Banerjee Sankalpa Pratirodh Yatra
Top Law News HC grants bail to engineering student accused of raping minor January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail to an 18-year-old engineering student, accused of raping a minor by befriending her on WhatsApp and then taking her to a park, where he allegedly committed the crime. Justice A K Pathak granted him the relief subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with one surety […] Read more » Delhi High Court engineering student accused of raping minor featured HC grants bail HC grants bail to engineering student accused of raping minor raping minor
Top Law News SC judges row has been resolved: Bar Council of India January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India (BCI) today said the crisis, which had erupted after four top Supreme Court judges came out openly against allocation of cases by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, has been resolved internally and the “story is over now”. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who led a seven-member delegation and held […] Read more » against allocation of cases by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra featured justices J Chelameswar Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur Ranjan Gogoi SC crisis
Top Law News Won’t challenge discharge of officers in Sohrabuddin case: CBI January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Bombay High Court today that it will not challenge the recent discharge of any of the senior IPS officers in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case. CBI counsel Sandesh Patil and Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh told the HC that the agency had already challenged the discharge of some […] Read more » CBI counsel advocate Gautam Tiwari fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Shaikh featured Gujarat D G Vanzara Gujarat IPS officer Rajkumar Pandiyan Rajasthan IPS officer Dinesh MN Sohrabuddin case Tulsiram Prajapati Won't challenge discharge of officers
Top Law News SC crisis: 4 retired judges write open letter to CJI January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four retired judges, including an ex-Supreme Court judge, today wrote an open letter to the chief justice of India, saying they agree with the issues raised by the four apex court judges over allocation of cases and the crisis needs to be resolved “within the judiciary”. The letter by former apex court judge P B […] Read more » 4 retired judges CJI ex- chief justice of Delhi High Court A P Shah ex-Bombay High Court judge H Suresh featured former apex court judge P B Sawant former Madras High Court judge K Chandru open letter to CJI SC crisis SCBA Supreme Court Bar Association
Top Law News BCI panel discusses SC crisis with Justice Arun Mishra January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bar Council of India panel today met Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra and discussed the crisis in the apex judiciary. Justice Mishra was assigned by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra a PIL relating to the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. Four senior […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI panel featured Justice a J Chelameswar Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice Arun Mishra Justice Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur Justice R.K. Agrawal Justice Ranjan Gogoi SC crisis
Top Law News Court dismisses octogenarian’s plea for treatment of son January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has dismissed the plea of an octogenarian man to direct Delhi Police to take his 39-year-old son to a government hospital for treatment of his mental illness. Metropolitan Magistrate Anjani Mahajan rejected the application of Prabhu Dayal, seeking assistance of the police to admit his son to the psychiatric ward of Delhi […] Read more » advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal Court featured Metropolitan Magistrate Anjani Mahajan octogenarian's plea treatment of son
Top Law News SC crisis: BCI delegation meeting SC judges January 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bar Council of India delegation led by its chairman Manan Kumar Mishra is meeting Supreme Court judges today to discuss the unprecedented crisis that has hit the judiciary. According to sources, the seven-member delegation has already met some of the judges of the top court and are scheduled to meet remaining judges including Chief […] Read more » featured Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi SC crisis
Top Law News ED raids Karti Chidambaram’s premises in Delhi and Chennai January 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted searches at multiple premises linked to Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel- Maxis case. Official sources said the raids are being conducted in Delhi and Chennai since early morning. The central probe agency, on December 1 […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case Chennai Delhi ED raids Karti Chidambaram Enforcement Directorate featured Karti Chidambaram money laundering probe
Top Law News Decks cleared to acquire land for new prison in Mumbai: Maharashtra government to HC January 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court that it has finally completed formalities to acquire land for a new prison complex here, four years after it made the proposal. As per an affidavit submitted in the high court by the Maharashtra government yesterday, the city collector will hand over around 52,000 sq mt […] Read more » acquire land Bombay High Court featured Justice AS Oka Maharashtra government new prison in Mumbai
