High Profile Cases Kejriwal, others adversely impacted my reputation: Jaitley August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today charged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with making “a series of false, scandalous and defamatory allegations” with regard to the alleged DDCA controversy which had “adversely impacted” his reputation. During a stormy proceeding in a Delhi court, the chief minister and five other AAP leaders, facing criminal defamation case lodged by […] Read more » advocate Manoj Taneja DDCA controversy Deepak Bajpai Delhi and District Cricket Association featured Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today charged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Jaitley Kejriwal Raghav Chaddha Senior advocate Siddhatha Luthra
High Profile Cases Uphaar fire tragedy: SC agrees to hear ex-IPS officer appeal August 5, 2017 / August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal filed by ex-IPS officer challenging a Delhi High Court order which had rejected his plea that he cannot be tried in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case because the CBI had failed to procure sanction to prosecute him. A bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Uphaar fire tragedy
High Profile Cases Defamation case: Court slaps Rs 10K fine on Medha Patkar, warns her August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today imposed Rs 10,000 as costs on NBA activist Medha Patkar for her repeated failure to appear before it in defamation cases filed by her and KVIC Chairman V K Saxena against each other. Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid granted one last opportunity to the activist while warning that he will dismiss her […] Read more » Court Court slaps Rs 10K fine on Medha Patkar defamation case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC to hear Congress plea against use of NOTA in RS polls August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea moved by the Gujarat Congress challenging the decision to use None of the Above (NOTA) option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra agreed to hear the plea after senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before […] Read more » Congress plea against use of NOTA in RS polls Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Delhi Court orders framing of charges against Bhatkal August 2, 2017 / August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today ordered framing of charges against Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal and 10 others in the 2010 Jama Masjid blast case. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, however, discharged three alleged members of the outfit, saying there was not enough evidence against them. The court discharged Syed Ismail Affaque, Abdus Saboor and […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Jama Masjid blast case Law Legal News Yasin Bhatkal
High Profile Cases SC agrees to hear plea to cancel Nitish’s Legislative Council membership August 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea seeking cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s membership of the state Legislative Council for allegedly concealing a pending criminal case against him. A bench of Justices Justice Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar said it will look into the matter after petitioner advocate […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea to cancel Nitish's Legislative Council membership Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses to extend time to dispose of liquor outside Bihar August 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of liquor manufacturers from Bihar to extend the July 31 deadline for disposing of the old stock over 2.80 lakh bottles of alcoholic beverages outside the state. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar turned down the plea of the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage […] Read more » Court dispose of liquor outside Bihar featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will take policy decision on GM mustard crop, Centre tells SC July 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it will take a decision in a month-and-a-half on whether to allow the commercial roll out of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop in the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud told Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha that if […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News policy on GM mustard crop Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Patna HC dismisses two PILs challenging new Nitish govt July 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court today dismissed two PILs challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) along with the BJP. After hearing all parties, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A K Upadhyay dismissed the two PILs saying no intervention of the court is required, after floor test […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Patna High Court dismisses two PILs challenging new Nitish government
High Profile Cases Jaitley opposes Kejriwal’s plea to summon DDCA records in Delhi HC July 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Arun Jaitley has opposed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea in the Delhi High Court seeking summoning of the minutes of meetings of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) held during 1999-2014. Kejriwal had moved the fresh plea in a pending defamation suit filed by the union minister against him and five other […] Read more » Aru Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court DDCA Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC rejects plea for abortion of 10-yr-old rape survivor July 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 10-year-old rape survivor has lost her legal battle with the Supreme Court refusing to allow termination of her 32-week-old pregnancy, relying on a medical report that it would not be good for her or the foetus. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud yesterday also asked Solicitor General […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Suprem Court rejects plea for abortion of 10-yr-old rape survivor
High Profile Cases Defamation case against Rahul: Court defers framing of charges July 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Maharashtra court today deferred till October 27 framing of charges against Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case filed against him by an RSS worker regarding his alleged statement about Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, a lawyer representing the Congress vice president said. Magistrate Tushar Vaze was likely to frame charges today, but the matter was adjourned […] Read more » Court Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi
