Top Law News FIR in Goa’s Rs.35,000 crore mining scam August 20, 2013 / August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With an eye to a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court later this month, the Goa government has made its first move to prosecute those indicted in a Rs.35,000 crore illegal mining scam in the state. The first information report (FIR) comes after months of going slow in the illegal mining probe. The probe has […] Read more » FIR in Goa's Rs.35000 crore mining scam FIR on Goa Mining Scam Rs.35000 crore mining scam Rs.35000 crore mining scam in Goa
Top Law News SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers Aiming to “bring purity in elections”, the Supreme Court Monday questioned the government on steps it intends to take to bar people charged with heinous crimes or found guilty by a commission of inquiry from becoming lawmakers. “The objective is to bring purity in elections. We have to take care that the process is not […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Paras Kuhad bring purity in elections criminal lawmakers Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha SC asks centre to check criminal lawmakers steps to check criminal lawmakers
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on the use of beacon lights and sirens August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea seeking stripping “high dignitaries”, other than constitutional authorities, of beacon lights and sirens that they have on their vehicles as a status symbol and use to their advantage while travelling The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea seeking stripping “high dignitaries”, other […] Read more » Justice GS Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda stripping "high dignitaries top news of beacon lights and sirens use of beacon lights and sirens verdict on the use of beacon lights and sirens
Top Law News Child rights policies need better implementation: NGO August 16, 2013 / August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Effective implementation of policies on child rights continues to be a challenge and more commitment from the government and the civil society is needed for results, an NGO said Wednesday. “It is time we put our robust looking policies into action and ensure effective implementation to bring about a lasting change for children and their […] Read more » better implementation of Child rights policies Child rights policies Child rights policies need better implementation
Top Law News Delhi High Court seeks Lokayukta’s report on Dikshit August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Lokayukta’s report which recommended to the president a censure of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misrepresenting facts about 60,000 low-cost flats ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru was hearing a plea filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed Delhi High Court seeks Lokayukta's report on Dikshit Justice Vibhu Bakhru Lokayukta's report on Dikshit Lokayukta's report on Sheila Dikshit
Top Law News Apex Court has lived up to constitutional mandate: Eminent jurists August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A strong judiciary may sometimes be a thorn in the flesh of the government or the political class, but in the Indian context, it has – barring a short dark stint during emergency – acted as pillar of the Indian state which celebrated its 67 Independence Day Thursday, eminent jurists say. Despite lackluster governance, a […] Read more » Apex Court has lived up to constitutional mandate constitutional mandate
Top Law News Plea on Dec 16 juvenile: SC to pronounce order Aug 21-22 August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS): Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will pronounce its order next week on the maintainability of a plea seeking prosecution of a juvenile accused in Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape here under normal criminal laws. An apex court bench headed by Chief justice P. Sathasivam said that it will pronounce its order either on Aug […] Read more » Plea on Dec 16 juvenile
Top Law News Plea in SC questions natural gas pricing August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Wednesday seeking quashing of the government’s recent decision hiking natural gas prices from April 2014 and direction to the government to cancel the production-sharing contract with Reliance Industries and NIKO Resources related to the Krishna-Godavari basin block. The public interest litigation, filed by NGO Common Cause, former cabinet secretary T.S.R. […] Read more » natural gas pricing Plea in SC questions natural gas pricing SC questions natural gas pricing top legal news
Top Law News PIL seeking quashing of CIL disinvestment dismissed August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a PIL seeking quashing of 10 percent disinvestment of Coal India Limited in 2010 as the non-disclosure of actual coal reserves of 124 billion tonnes caused a loss of Rs.1.7 lakh crore to the exchequer. Dismissing the petition by one Ehsan Khalid, the apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha national news news PIL seeking CIL disinvestment PIL seeking quashing of CIL disinvestment PILfor CIL disinvestment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News No sand mining from riverbed without green nod August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the row over suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal rages unabated, the National Green Tribunal Monday restrained sand mining from riverbeds across the country without prior environmental clearance. Issuing notice to chief secretaries of all states, the tribunal said large scale mining activity was carried on in violation of laws, causing losses […] Read more » Durga Shakti Nagpal Justice Swatanter Kumar national news news No sand mining from riverbed sand mining from riverbed without green nod suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS todays news todays top news Top news
Criminal Law News Abu Salem’s prosecution under death penalty law to be withdrawn August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Monday allowed CBI to withdraw the prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem under the provisions of criminal law that attracts death penalty. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam also vacated the stay on the trial of the cases going on against Salem in several courts across the country. While […] Read more » Abu Salem's prosecution under death penalty CBI to withdraw the prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem Chief Justice P Sathasivam national news news prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem to be withdraw todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Don’t want all powerful, unchecked CBI director, government tells SC August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Friday shot down most of the suggestions by the CBI seeking to fortify its independence, telling the Supreme Court that an all-powerful agency director without adequate checks and balances would not be in harmony with the constitutional scheme of things. “An all-powerful director CBI without adequate checks and balances would not be […] Read more » all powerful unchecked CBI director government tells SC national news news todays news todays top news Top news unchecked CBI director
