Top Law News SC to hear plea for probe into alleged tampering of EVMs March 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking a probe into allegations of alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during polls, including the recent assembly elections in five states. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar posted for hearing on March 24 the PIL which has sought a […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for probe into alleged tampering of EVMs Supreme Court
Top Law News K’taka govt files review plea in SC in Jayalalithaa DA case March 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka government today moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its verdict by which it had abated the proceedings in the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa. The state government has said that once the proceedings were abated, it will not be possible to recover the fine of […] Read more » Court featured Jayalalithaa DA case Karnataka Government Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Cauvery water dispute: SC fixes July 11 for final hearing March 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will commence on July 11 the final hearing of the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water for 15 consecutive workings days. A bench headed by Justices Dipak Misra said that all interim […] Read more » Cauvery water dispute Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News DDCA case: Kejriwal appears, gets bail March 22, 2017 / March 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today granted bail by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by DDCA and cricketer-turned-politician Chetan Chauhan. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra gave the relief to Kejriwal as he appeared before the court after the judge insisted on the chief minister’s presence. Kejriwal, who reached court at 3:40 pm, […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal bail Court DDCA case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC suggests fresh attempts to resolve Ayodhya dispute March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said fresh attempts must be made by all parties concerned to find a solution to the Ayodhya temple dispute which is a “sensitive” and “sentimental matter”. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that such religious issues can be solved through negotiations and offered to mediate to arrive […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ayodhya dispute Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC junks PIL against reservation March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today junked a PIL seeking a direction that reservation on the basis of caste, sex, religion and financial status should be removed from the Constitution. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul rejected the plea filed by a chartered accountant who claimed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL against reservation Supreme Court
Top Law News EC favours barring convicts from contesting polls for lifetime March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission of India (ECI) today told the Supreme Court that it was in favour of barring convicted persons from contesting polls for life and stopping their entry into judiciary and the executive. The commission also said it was in favour of setting up special courts to decide criminal cases related to people’s representatives, […] Read more » Court Election Commission featured Law Legal News PIL polls for lifetime
Top Law News Calcutta HC grants stay on criminal proceedings against Supriyo March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today granted a six-week stay on criminal proceedings against Union minister Babul Supriyo in connection with a case filed against him by Trinamool Congress MLA Mohua Moitra. Justice Joymalyo Bagchi passed an interim stay on the criminal proceedings which had been initiated by a city court order on Supriyo’s alleged derogatory […] Read more » Babul Supriyo Calcutta High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Mohua Moitra Trinamool Congress
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-Bigg Boss contestant denied anticipatory bail March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Swami Om, who along with his associate is accused of molesting and threatening a woman, saying the allegations against him were grave and he could hamper the investigation. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal declined the relief to Swami Om, saying he could […] Read more » anticipatory bail Bigg Boss Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News molesting and threatening a woman Swami Om
High Profile Cases SC asks govt, others to mull ways to check sex offence videos March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Union government, internet majors and other intermediaries to sit together to mull over technical ways to block and check sharing of videos of sexual offences on social networking sites. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit directed Google India, Microsoft India, Yahoo India, Facebook and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News sex offence videos Supreme Court Union government
Top Law News Parents can evict abusive adult children from their house: Delhi HC March 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Children who abuse their parents while staying with them in their house can be evicted from the property, the Delhi High Court has ruled. Justice Manmohan, in his ruling, specified that the house need not be self-acquired or owned by the parents. “As long as the parents have the legal possession of the property, they […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Parents can evict abusive adult children from their house
Top Law News Justice Navanithi Prasad Singh sworn in as Kerala CJ March 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Navanithi Prasad Singh was today sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. Governor Justice (retd) P Sathasivam administered oath of office to Justice Singh at a function held at the Raj Bhavan here. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and top state officials were […] Read more » Court featured Justice Navanithi Prasad Singh Kerala High Court Law Legal News
