Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Par panel slams judicial activism, court monitoring of probes December 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A parliamentary committee has criticised judicial activism of Supreme and higher courts by overseeing investigation and passing interim directions to CBI saying it may appear to be a colourable exercise of power by them. The committee also noted that various high courts and Supreme Court are frequently issuing directions to CBI to handle cases relating […] Read more » featured judicial activism
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC nod to laws of Bihar, Orissa to confiscate assets of babus December 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of two laws of Bihar and Odisha which allow confiscation of properties of the accused in corruption cases, including those occupying high public or political office, saying a “social calamity” like graft has become a “national economic terror”.A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and A R Dave […] Read more » confiscate assets of babus featured Justice A.R. Dave Justice Dipak Misra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News 82 per cent pending cases disposed in 2014: NGT December 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today pronounced 56 judgments through which it disposed 209 cases relating to various significant environmental issues over different parts of the country. The green panel pronounced judgments on various issues including cleaning of Ganga from Gomukh to Haridwar, camping and rafting activity in Rishikesh, agricultural crop burning, construction of mobile towers […] Read more » 82 per cent pending cases disposed in 2014 featured Judicial member M S Nambiar NGT
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Environment Law News Top Law News No jurisdiction to deal with cell towers radiation: NGT December 11, 2015 / December 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today held that the contentious issue of radiation from mobile tower was beyond its jurisdiction as such an issue does not fall under the ambit mandated to it. “We are of the considered view that radiation, i.E emission of electromagnetic waves from the towers constructed by the respective respondents does not […] Read more » cell towers radiation Environment Protection Act featured NGT NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar No jurisdiction to deal with cell towers radiation
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC Directs Authorities to ‘Go Slow’ on Renovation of Temples December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department to “go slow” on conducting renovation works of temples having archaeological importance. “We do believe that the HR&CE department must go slow in the matter of renovations of temples and heritage ought not to be destroyed”, the first Bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured HC Directs Authorities to 'Go Slow' on Renovation of Temples Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Court language is English: SC December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to make the court judgement available in Hindi and regional languages, saying the court language is English. “We cannot pass such direction as the court language is English,” a bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justice A K Sikri and Justice R Banumathi […] Read more » Court Court language is English: SC featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Court’s decision to criminalise gay sex needs reconsideration: Jaitley November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that banning gay sex is not in accordance with evolving legal jurisprudence and court must reconsider its decision. While speaking at Times LitFest Jaitley, who is also an eminent lawyer, said future generations will have to see that the verdict criminalising consensual gay sex “are reconsidered”. On […] Read more » banning gay sex criminalise gay sex featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Competent lawyers should be appointed to represent govt: SC November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The State should appoint only competent lawyers possessing integrity to represent it or else there is a strong possibility of “miscarriage of justice”, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court though acknowledged the right of states to choose counsel of its choice like any other litigants. A bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and A […] Read more » appointed to represent govt Competent lawyers featured Justice A M Sapre Justice Vikramjit Sen miscarriage of justice SC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Top Law News Uttar Pradesh: Suspected ISI agent remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Suspected ISI agent Mohammand Eizaz, who was arrested on Friday, has been remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody by a court here. The court of Special Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjay Singh yesterday passed the order placing Eizaz in judicial custody for 14 days, ATS Circle Officer Ankit Kumar said here today. Following a medical examination […] Read more » featured Suspected ISI agent Mohammand Eizaz Suspected ISI agent remanded Suspected ISI agent remanded in 14 days' judicial custody
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News New laws needed agst cyber crime, terror: Jst Thakur November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on New laws needed agst cyber crime, terror: Jst Thakur Noting that cyber criminals were a “step ahead” of the law enforcing agencies, Chief Justice of India (CJI) designate Justice T S Thakur today indicated the possibility of the internet being used to coordinate the Paris terror attack which claimed 120 lives. “Criminals are a step ahead with the spread of computer and internet. Cyber […] Read more » Court cyber crime featured Law Legal News New laws needed agst cyber crime terror: Justice Thakur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Some countries still use terror as instrument of state policy: Modi November 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for united action against terrorism, including its use as an instrument of state policy by some countries, against the backdrop of world leaders expressing concern at the international movement of foreign terrorist fighters. “Old structures of terrorism remain. There are countries that still use it as an instrument of […] Read more » 10yr old vehicles ban : NGT refuses to modify order current refugee crisis featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News CBI Report on Scorpene Deal Can’t be Shared With Private Parties’: Government November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has told Delhi High Court that it cannot share any information with a private party on the Rs 19,000 crore French submarine Scorpene deal in which kickbacks were allegedly paid to several middlemen. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by Additional Solicitor General […] Read more » CBI Report on Scorpene Deal featured Scorpene Deal Scorpene Deal Can't be Shared With Private Parties
