Top Law News NGT dismisses plea against ban on sale of firecrackers October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today rejected a plea against the ban on sale of firecrackers in the capital, saying the Supreme Court’s order banning the sale till October 31 was the “law of the land”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar rejected the plea to reopen firecracker shops and release the licences […] Read more » ban on sale of firecrackers Court featured Law Legal News NGT Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC raps Delhi govt over non-payment of MCD workers’ dues October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “There must be somebody with whom you are not at war,” the Delhi High Court told the Delhi government while pulling it up over the pending salaries of sanitation employees of the city’s municipal bodies. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also directed the striking sanitation employees not […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News non-payment of MCD workers' dues
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses Jagdish Tytler’s plea in corruption case October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed the pleas of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and controversial businessman Abhishek Verma challenging framing of charges against them in a corruption case. Tytler and Verma were put on trial by a city court in the case for allegedly using a forged letter addressed to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […] Read more » corruption case Court Delhi High Court featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News plea
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Judicial remand of IGP,7 cops in custodial death case extended October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today extended up to October 23 the judicial remand of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Manoj Joshi and six other policemen in the case of custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder of a teenage girl in Kotkhai in Himachal Pradesh. The […] Read more » 7 cops in custodial death case extended CBI court Court Criminal news featured Judicial remand of IGP Law Legal News Manoj Joshi murder case rape case Z H Zaidi
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT junks plea against ESZ around Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea challenging the declaration of one km eco- sensitive zone (ESZ) around Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar dismissed the plea filed by an NGO on the ground that objections and suggestions were […] Read more » Environment Law News featured Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Legal News NGT plea against ESZ
High Profile Cases VVIP chopper: Court denies bail to woman director October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of a woman director of two Dubai-based firms in a money laundering case related to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, saying the allegations against her were serious. Special Judge Arvind Kumar dismissed the bail application of Shivani Saxena, an “active” director of Dubai-based Ms UHY […] Read more » Court Delhi Court denies bail to woman director featured Law Legal News money laundering case VVIP chopper
Top Law News Delhi HC asks authorities to roll out plan to prevent defacement October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the government, civic bodies and students who won the DUSU polls to roll out an action plan to prevent defacing of public buildings during the election campaigns. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the Dean of Students’ Welfare of Delhi University, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi University Students Union DUSU polls featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases EC bribery case: Probe to be completed in 4-6 weeks, HC told October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court was today informed by the Delhi Police it would take 4-6 weeks to complete its probe in the Election Commission bribery case allegedly involving AIADMK (leader) T T V Dhinakaran and others. The court directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch to file by December 5, a status report on the current […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 1989 Bhagalpur riots: SC to hear plea on acquittal of accused October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine an appeal of the Bihar government against the acquittal of Kameshwar Prasad Yadav in the 1989 Bhagalpur communal riots in which over 1,000 people had lost their lives. Yadav was acquitted by the Patna High Court in June this year in a case related to the killing of […] Read more » 1989 Bhagalpur riots Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Sunanda Pushkar case: Five-star hotel suite de-sealed October 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court was today informed that the five-star hotel suite where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014 has been de-sealed. Metropolitan magistrate Dharmender Singh was told by the advocate appearing for the hotel that it has been given possession of the suite, after which the court disposed of […] Read more » Court featured Five-star hotel suite de-sealed Law Legal News Sunanda Pushkar case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC discharges cable businessman from Sunil Lahoria murder case October 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has discharged a Navi Mumbai-based businessman from the murder case of builder Sunil Kumar Lahoria, observing that there were no sufficient grounds for the case to proceed against him. Justice A M Badar last week discharged Bhupesh Gupta, who runs a cable business, after holding that the chargesheet filed by the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sunil Lahoria murder case
Top Law News CBI faces HC flak in missing JNU student case October 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today faced flak from the Delhi High Court for its “complete lack of interest” and not showing any result in its probe into the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, five months after being handed over the investigation. Najeeb (27), a student of M.Sc Biotechnology, had gone missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured JNU Law Legal News Najeeb Ahmed