High Profile Cases SC to hear AAP leader’s plea in Jaitley’s defamation case September 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday a plea of AAP leader Raghav Chadha alleging that he has been made to face a criminal defamation case only for retweeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet against Union minister Arun Jaitley. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Amitava Roy and A M […] Read more » AAP Arun Jaitley's defamation case Court featured Law Legal News Raghav Chadha Supreme Court
High Profile Cases ‘Sanjiv Chaturvedi using PIL for personal dispute’ September 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today alleged in Delhi High Court that an NGO was being “used as a proxy litigant” by IFoS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi to raise the agenda of alleged corruption in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare alleged in the court that the Centre for Public Interest […] Read more » All India Institute of Medical Sciences corruption in AIIMS Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Sanjiv Chaturvedi using PIL for personal dispute
High Profile Cases Kejriwal denies instructing counsel to say defamatory words to September 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today denied in the Delhi High Court that he gave any “specific and categorical” instruction to his previous counsel Ram Jethmalani to use certain defamatory words against Union minister Arun Jaitley. Kejriwal was refuting the claim of Jaitley that he had received a copy of a forwarded letter by Jethmalani addressed […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court defamatory case featured Law Legal News Ram Jethmalani
Environment Law News High Profile Cases No garbage to be dumped in Ghazipur and Bhalaswa landfill sites September 3, 2017 / September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No fresh garbage will be dumped in Ghazipur and Bhalaswa landfill sites, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today after meeting Lt Governor Anil Baijal. Earlier in the day, the Lt Governor’s office said garbage dumping in east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site has been banned with immediate effect and it is likely to be cleared […] Read more » East Delh featured Ghazipur landfill No fresh garbage will be dumped at Bhalswa landfill sites No fresh garbage will be dumped at Ghazipur landfill sites No garbage to be dumped in Ghazipur and Bhalaswa
High Profile Cases Can’t control nature but haven’t moved an inch: Bombay HC on Mumbai floods September 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has said we cannot control nature but the situation in the city of Mumbai which has been facing floods during monsoons regularly has not improved in the past few years. The remarks were made by a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice N M Jamdar while hearing a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Mumbai floods
High Profile Cases Unfortunate that child marriages are done by girls parents: SC September 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today expressed dismay over the prevalence of the practice of child marriage despite the existence of the Child Marriage Prohibition Act and termed as unfortunate that this was being done mostly at the behest of girl child’s parents. The court was hearing a plea questioning the validity of a provision permitting a […] Read more » Child Marriage Prohibition Act child marriages Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC notice to ED on bail plea of ex-Noida Authority chief engineer August 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to the bail plea of former Noida Authority chief engineer Yadav Singh who has been chargesheeted in connection with a money laundering case. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao issued notice to the ED and asked it to file […] Read more » Court ED featured Law Legal News money laundering case Noida Authority Supreme Court Yadav Singh
High Profile Cases SC to hear pleas on Aadhaar matter in November August 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear a batch of petitions on Aadhaar-related matters in November after the Centre informed that it will extend till December 31 the deadline to furnish Aaadhar to avail benefits of social welfare schemes. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said there was no urgency to hear […] Read more » Court Dipak Misra featured Law Legal News Supreme Court to hear pleas on Aadhaar matter in November
High Profile Cases SC quashes HC order on repair of shrines damaged in 2002 riots August 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today set aside the Gujarat High Court’s 2012 verdict asking the state government to grant compensation for restoration of religious places damaged during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The court accepted the scheme formulated by the state government to provide “ex gratia assistance” of up to Rs 50,000 to all religious places, including […] Read more » 2002 post-Godhra riots Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses to direct BCCI to e-auction IPL media rights August 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to direct the BCCI to conduct e-auctioning for awarding media rights relating to the Indian Premier League matches. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chadrachud did not consider the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that the ongoing tendering process for […] Read more » BCCI Court featured IPL media rights Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Razing buildings near airport that violate height norms not a solution: Bombay HC August 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voicing concern over violation of height norms around city airport, the Bombay High Court has said authorities will have to make a choice between “saving lives of air passengers and life savings” of those living in such buildings. However, it said that razing buildings violating height norms was not a solution. A bench of Chief […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Razing buildings near airport that violate height norms not a solution
High Profile Cases Privacy verdict to have ‘some bearing’ in beef ban matters: SC August 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The landmark judgement declaring right to privacy a fundamental right would have “some bearing” in matters relating to slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court said today. The Bombay High Court had on May 6 last year struck down sections 5(D) and 9(B) of the Maharashtra Animals Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1995. […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Privacy verdict to have 'some bearing' in beef ban matters Supreme Court
