Top Law News Adarsh case: Guv can’t be made party to lawsuits, Chavan told June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today sought Congress leader Ashok Chavan’s stand to the CBI’s submission that the governor cannot be made respondent to his plea against the sanction to try him in the Adarsh housing society scam. A division bench headed by Justice R V More gave this direction to Congress MP Chavan while hearing […] Read more » Adarsh case Ashok Chavan Bombay High Court Congress Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 11 new judges for 3 HCs June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eleven judges to three high courts have been appointed. The fresh appointments — six in the Madras High Court and two each in the high courts of Chhattisgarh and Punjab and Haryana– come at a time when the government and the judiciary continue to have differences over a key document which guides nomination of judges […] Read more » 11 new judges for 3 HCs Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Profile Cases Why do away with re-evaluation, Delhi HC asks CBSE June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Why should you do away with re- evaluation?” This was a query put to the CBSE by the Delhi High Court after being shown answer sheets where correct responses to questions had been awarded zero marks. A bench of justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and A K Chawla asked the CBSE to explain such “apparent errors” in […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Sanjay Singh June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Sasaram court today held five Maoists guilty for killing the then District Forest Officer (DFO) of Rohtas, Sanjay Singh, 15 years ago. District and Sessions Judge Prabhunath Singh convicted the five accused Maoists, Nirala Yadav, Ram Bachan Yadav, Nitish Yadav, Sudama Uraon and Lalan Singh Kharwar. The judge convicted them under sections of Prevention […] Read more » Court Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Criminal news District Forest Officer featured Law Legal News POTA Prevention of Terrorism Act Sanjay Singh
Top Law News SC turns down Karnan’s interim bail plea June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan’s plea seeking interim bail and suspension of the six-month sentence awarded to him for contempt of court. A vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said the court was duty-bound by the order of the seven-judge […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Karnan's interim bail plea Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News High Profile Cases NGT notice to Centre on plea against tree felling in Aravallis June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former army man has moved the National Green Tribunal against the Haryana government’s sanction to chop trees in the eco-sensitive Aravalli Hills prompting the green panel to seek a response from the Centre. A vacation bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notices to the Environment Ministry, the Manohar Lal Khattar government, the […] Read more » Centre government Environment Law News featured Legal News NGT plea against tree felling in Aravallis
Top Law News SC grants Subrata Roy 10 days to deposit Rs 709.82 cr June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted Sahara chief Subrata Roy 10 more working days to deposit Rs 709.82 crore out of the promised Rs 1,500 crore and extended its interim order granting him bail till July 5. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Ranjan Gogoi considered the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sahara Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Top Law News SC verdict on non-implementation of Majithia board June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the part implementation and non-implementation of the Majithia Wage Board award on pay structures of journalists and non- journalists by some newspaper establishments would not amount to wilful default attracting contempt. The court also said the award has been approved by it in its judgment on February 7, 2014 and, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Majithia board Supreme Court
Top Law News TN CM seeks time to respond to DMK’s plea June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister K Palaniswami today sought time to reply to a plea by DMK seeking probe by the CBI and DRI into the alleged pay-offs to some ruling AIADMK MLAs for supporting his government’s trust motion last February. Objecting to the plea, R Krishnamoorthy, counsel for the chief minister, submitted that the additional application for […] Read more » Court featured K Palaniswami Law Legal News Tamil Nadu CM seeks time to respond to DMK's plea
Top Law News Malnutrition deaths as important an issue as farmers: Bombay HC June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said that malnutrition deaths in tribal areas of Maharashtra is an issue as important as the farmers’ distress which attracted loan waiver by the government to mitigate it. The tribal population needs an immediate attention from the government, said a division bench of justices V M Kanade and A M […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Malnutrition deaths as important an issue as farmers
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Naroda Gam riot: witness says he didn’t see Kodnani, Bajrangi June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A witness told a special court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case here today that he did not see former Gujarat minister Mayaben Kodnani, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi or VHP leader Jaideep Patel in the mob that killed 11 persons on February 28, 2002. Dhaval Patel, a defence witness, testified before the court […] Read more » Bajrangi Court featured Kodnani Law Legal News Naroda Gam riot
High Profile Cases Not only Karnan, list of judges courting controversy too long June 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice C S Karnan may have faced the ire of the Supreme Court with his defamatory remarks against the judiciary but there have been other judges in recent years who too courted controversy with their comments. Karnan, who recently retired, described the collegium system as “autocratic” having preference for “high caste candidates”, hurling a volley […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice C S Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
