Top Law News PIL in SC to bar people from contesting polls from two seats October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to restrict candidates from contesting elections for the same office simultaneously from more than one constituency. The PIL has also sought a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take appropriate steps to discourage independent candidates from contesting Parliament and […] Read more » Centre government Court Election Commission of India featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Special SIT judge inspects Naroda Gam 2002 riots site October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special SIT judge, hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case, today visited the site of the incident where 11 people were killed to understand the topography of the area and verify claims of witnesses. P B Desai took nearly 40 minutes to inspect the locality where people belonging to the minority community were killed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Naroda Gam 2002 riots site Special Investigation Team
Top Law News Metro is need of the hour in Mumbai, says MMRCL in HC October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Defending the Mumbai Metro line III project in the face of complaints of noise pollution from residents, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) today said that the project was the “need of the hour” considering that the available public transport system in the city was overcrowded and insufficient. In an affidavit filed in the Bombay […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Metro is need of the hour in Mumbai MMRCL
Top Law News SC disapproves statement that many judges are pro-government October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today disapproved the alleged statement of former SCBA President and senior advocate Dushyant Dave that many of its judges are “pro-government” and asserted that the top court also takes the government to task. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was anguished over the statement given to a news channel, besides […] Read more » Court Dushyant Dave featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear tom plea to restore ban on firecrackers in Delhi October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it would consider tomorrow a plea seeking restoration of its November last year’s order banning firecrackers in Delhi- National Capital Region (NCR). The matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which said that it would consider the plea tomorrow. Advocate […] Read more » Court Delhi- National Capital Region featured Law Legal News Supreme Court tom plea to restore ban on firecrackers in Delhi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Five tried in murder case acquitted for lack of evidence October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Thane district court has acquitted five persons in a murder case for want of sufficient evidence against them. According to the prosecution, on August 22, 2014, the five persons, all in their 20s, allegedly robbed a 26-year-old cloth seller of his money and one of them stabbed him with a pair of scissors in […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case Thane
Top Law News Public servant’s freedom of speech issue sent to consti bench October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to a five-judge constitution bench questions like whether a public functionary or a minister can claim freedom of speech while airing views in a sensitive matter which is under investigation. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the questions raised by senior advocates Harish Salve and Fali S […] Read more » Court featured freedom of speech issue sent to consti bench Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2002 riots : Gujarat HC rejects Jafri’s plea on larger conspiracy charge October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today rejected Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging a lower court order upholding SIT’s clean chit to then chief minister Narendra Modi and others on the allegation of larger conspiracy in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Justice Sonia Gokani rejected the larger conspiracy charge, saying that it was not accepted by the […] Read more » 2002 post-Godhra riots 2002 riots Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Narendra Modi Zakia Jafri
Top Law News Five constitution benches of SC to hear matters from Oct 10 October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five constitution benches of the Supreme Court would start hearing from October 10 five key issues, including the power tussle between the Centre and Delhi government over administrative jurisdiction and a matter relating to passive euthanasia. Besides these, the constitution benches, each consisting of five judges, would also deal with issues like whether a parliamentary […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi government featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Stop boasting about remedial measures: HC to Maha govt on tribal kids’ death October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of increasing instances of malnutrition-related deaths of children in tribal areas across Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the state government over its failure to implement curative measures. A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice N M Jamdar reprimanded the state for “boasting” about its various remedial […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Stop boasting about remedial measures tribal kids' death
Top Law News Pleas on RTE in nursery admission not to go to larger bench : SC October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made it clear that it would not refer to a larger bench a batch of pleas challenging various High Court orders that Right to Education (RTE) Act does not apply to nursery admissions in unaided private schools. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it would hear on November […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Pleas on RTE in nursery admission not to go to larger bench Supreme Court
Top Law News Nirbhaya fund: Centre not getting states’ support, SC told October 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government was finding it difficult to get the cooperation of states on the issue relating to disbursal of compensation to the victims of sexual assault under the Nirbhaya fund, the Supreme Court was today told. The Nirbhaya Fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Nirbhaya Fund Supreme Court
