Criminal Law News DA case: INLD chief OP Chautala appears before Delhi court October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash Chautala on Friday appeared before a Delhi court in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case and sought exemption from appearance which was opposed by CBI. The 79-year-old politician turned up before Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi in pursuance to his direction to remain present in […] Read more » DA case Indian National Lok Dal INLD INLD chief OP Chautala INLD chief OP Chautala in DA Case JBT teachers' recruitment scam case junior basic trained teachers recruitment scam case Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Private schools are profit centres: Delhi HC October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Private schools are “profit centres”, the Delhi high court on Thursday observed while hearing arguments in a PIL seeking grant of free books and uniforms to children belong to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category admitted to private unaided schools. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul made the observation in response […] Read more » Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul Private schools Private schools are profit centres profit centres
Top Law News SC refuses to lift ban on animal sacrifice in Kulu Dussehra October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court onWednesday refused to vacate or suspend an order banning animal sacrifice during Kulu Dussehra and in other religious rituals of the Kulu region of Himachal Pradesh. The apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre declined to order an interim suspension of the Himachal […] Read more » animal sacrifice during Kulu Dussehra ban on animal sacrifice Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Justice S.A. Bobde Kulu Dussehra senior counsel Kiran Suri
Top Law News Don’t permit sand mining in name of Yamuna dredging:NGT to DJB October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to ensure that no sand mining is permitted in the name of dredging of Yamuna at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar also directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) […] Read more » Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Justice Swantanter Kumar National Green Tribunal sand mining Yamuna dredging
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC disqualifies 5 HJC MLAs who merged with Congress in 2009 October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab and Haryana High Court today set aside the order of Haryana Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma accepting the “merger” of five members of Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) into Congress in 2009, terming it as “hasty” and “bad in law”. In his 57-page verdict, Justice K Kannan, while allowing the writ petition filed by HJC chief […] Read more » Dharam Singh Chhokar disqualifies 5 HJC MLAs Punjab and Haryana High Court Rao Narender Singh Satpal Sangwan Speaker Kuldeep Sharma Vinod Bhayana Zile Ram Chochra
High Profile Cases Tatra case: Court to consider CBI’s closure report on Oct 13 October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court Thursday sought some clarifications from CBI on its closure report filed in the case related to alleged irregularities in the supply of all-terrain Tatra vehicles to the Army. Special CBI Judge Madhu Jain fixed October 13 for consideration of the closure report as the agency’s investigating officer is yet to file the […] Read more » Court to consider CBI's closure report on Oct 13 Special CBI judge Madhu Jain Tatra case Tatra vehicles to BEML Tatra-Sipox UK Ltd
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC seeks report on SP’s convention from Lucknow DM October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today sought a report from Lucknow district magistrate on whether necessary conditions were fulfilled while granting permission for ruling Samajwadi Party’s ongoing national convention at a park here. A Lucknow bench of Justices V K Shukla and B K Srivastava, which was hearing a plea seeking cancellation of permission for the […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice B K Srivastava Justice V K Shukla SP's convention from Lucknow DM
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Non-bailable warrant emerges against Kalraj Mishra October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The warrant was in connection with a case of violation of poll code during 2009 LS elections. A court here has re-issued a non-bailable warrant against Union minister Kalraj Mishra in connection with a case of violation of poll code during 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Judicial Magistrate court on August 31 had issued […] Read more » Assistant Prosecution Officer Amarnath Tewari Kalraj Mishra non-bailable warrant Non-bailable warrant emerges against Kalraj Mishra
Bar, Bench & Firm News ELP’s co-founder Vikram Nankani among 11 designated as senior counsel by Bombay High Court October 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vikram Nankani, co-founder and partner of Mumbai-headquartered law firm Economic Law Practice (ELP) and head of litigation and dispute resolution has been designated as senior counsel by the Bombay High Court. Nankani, 52, will retire as partner with the law firm with immediate effect as required under the regulations. “Vikram shall in his capacity as […] Read more » ELP’s co-founder Vikram Nankani senior counsel by Bombay High Court Vikram Nankani Vikram Nankani as senior counsel Vikram Nankani as senior counsel by Bombay High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Helmets Are Mandatory Exept For Sikh Women October 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women riding pillion on a two-wheeler will have to wear helmets now while Sikh women can continue to ride without a helmet. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has given the go-ahead to the transport department’s proposal to make helmets mandatory for women riding a two-wheeler and keeping Sikh women out of its ambit on religious […] Read more » Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 Helmets Are Mandatory
Criminal Law News Man kills vagabond to fake own death October 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused any leniency to a man who faked his death by killing a vagabond and placing his identity proofs at the spot so that the body was taken to be his and he could thus “avoid the liability of criminal cases he was undergoing”. “The law that a person cannot […] Read more » fake own death Justice Mukta Gupta Justice Pradeep Nandrajog
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Self-attestation a revolutionary decision October 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Self-attestation a revolutionary decision Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh Tuesday said the government move to provide for self-certification of documents was a “revolutionary decision”. Addressing the launch of an international symposium here and later interacting with the media, he said self-certification marks a departure from the established system of over 65 years. Replacing the need for attestation […] Read more » Self-attestation Self-attestation a revolutionary decision
