Top Law News Rohatgi leaves for Geneva to attend UN human rights meet May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi would project India’s record on human rights protection at a global conference of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The top law officer, who left for Geneva tonight, said he will represent the country and “put forth India’s record of protection of human rights in front of group of […] Read more » Court featured Geneva Law Legal News Mukul Rohatgi Rohatgi leaves for Geneva UN human rights meet United Nations Human Rights Council
Top Law News SC asks Essar to pay Rs 1038.27 cr to Guj Govt as power duty May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeals of Essar Steel and Essar Power and upheld the Gujarat High Court’s order holding them liable to pay Rs 1038.27 crore towards electricity duty to the state government. “We are dismissing the appeals,” a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. Essar has been seeking […] Read more » Court Essar featured Gujarat government Law Legal News power duty Supreme Court
Top Law News Ensure that schools don’t sell books, uniforms, Delhi HC tells CBSE May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to ensure that the schools affiliated to it must not indulge in commercial activities, such as selling books and uniforms, inside their campuses. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhothra also noted that the CBSE has recently […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Court Delhi High Court Ensure that schools don't sell booksand uniforms featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Man shows remorse, jailed to period undergone behind bars May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today took a lenient view in a case of stabbing by sentencing a young accused to seven months in jail, a term he has already undergone, for stabbing two persons, as the victims too did not seek any further action against him. The court also considered the remorseful attitude of the 20-year […] Read more » Court featured jailed to period undergone behind bars Law Legal News Man shows remorse
Top Law News No bribe charge made out against sacked cop: Court May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today declined to take up a case against a sacked policeman, accused of hitting a woman with a brick in 2015 after she refused to bribe him, saying no offence of demanding illegal gratification was made out against him. Special Judge Hemani Malhotra said the evidence prima facie showed that no offence […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News No bribe charge made out against sacked cop Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News Right to refuse medical treatment: Govt to take call, says SC May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “sensitive” the issue of right to have a ‘living will’ to refuse life support in the last days of an ailing person, the Supreme Court today said the issue should be decided by the government. The apex court declined to give any direction on the issue and said it was for the government […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News Right to refuse medical treatment Supreme Court
Top Law News Niti Aayog for ‘judicial performance index’ to check pendency May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Niti Aayog has suggested introduction of a ‘judicial performance index’ to check delay in trial and address the issue of pendency of cases. Asserting that corruption cases get held up in the judicial system inordinately, the policy think-tank has also recommended putting a time-limit for processing them. In its draft three-year action agenda (for […] Read more » 'judicial performance index corruption cases Court featured Law Legal News NITI Aayog pendency of cases
Top Law News Gujarat HC asks Kodnani if her plea to summon witnesses is necessary May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today asked former state minister Maya Kodnani to explain if her plea for summoning additional witnesses, including BJP president Amit Shah, in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case is necessary. Kodnani was convicted by the trial court in the Naroda Patiya case relating to massacre of 96 persons during the 2002 […] Read more » Amit Shah BJP Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Maya Kodnani Naroda Patiya riot case
Top Law News MCD elections: Court directs poll panel to seal EVM machines May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today directed the State Election Commission to keep the EVM machines used in a south Delhi ward in the recent MCD polls intact and in a sealed condition on a plea challenging the victory of a BJP candidate by two votes. District and Sessions Judge Asha Menon also sought response from the […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party BJP Court Court directs poll panel to seal EVM machines featured Law Legal News MCD elections Pinky Tyag
High Profile Cases SC junks plea for fresh oath ceremony of five UP ministers May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking fresh oath ceremony of five Uttar Pradesh ministers including the deputy chief minister in the Yogi Adityanath government. The plea, which was junked by the apex court, has claimed that in a goof-up, the five ministers including deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma did not say “I” and […] Read more » Court Dinesh Sharma featured Law Legal News ogi Adityanath government plea for fresh oath ceremony of five UP ministers Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Prez Secretariat moves HC against CIC order on housing complex May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The President’s Secretariat has sought relief from the Delhi High Court from an order of the Central Information Commission directing it to disclose the security concerns it has raised against allowing a residential complex in the tony neighbourhood of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The case relates to the use of a 9.26-hectare (22.9 acres) dairy farm […] Read more » Central Information Commission Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rashtrapati Bhavan
Top Law News SC orders medical examination of Justice Karnan May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered the medical examination of Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan on May 4 by a board of doctors, to be set up by a government hospital in Kolkata. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also directed the Director General of Police of West Bengal […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
