High Profile Cases SC asks govt, others to mull ways to check sex offence videos March 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Union government, internet majors and other intermediaries to sit together to mull over technical ways to block and check sharing of videos of sexual offences on social networking sites. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit directed Google India, Microsoft India, Yahoo India, Facebook and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News sex offence videos Supreme Court Union government
High Profile Cases PWD scam: Police transfer complaint against Kejriwal to ACB March 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A criminal complaint filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his brother-in-law and a government official in the alleged PWD scam has been transferred to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Delhi Police told a city court on Saturday. Delhi Police’s Economic Offence Wing (EOW) submitted a report before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra stating that it has enquired […] Read more » ACB Advocate Kislay Pandey Arvind Kejriwal complaint against Kejriwal economic offence wing EOW featured PWD scam
High Profile Cases Paswan favours legal solution to Ayodhya temple issue March 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said the vexed issue of construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya should be resolved legally. “The Ayodhya issue must be resolved through a court verdict,” the Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister told reporters. “Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not speak on contentious issues like Ram […] Read more » Ayodhya temple issue construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya featured Paswan favours legal solution Paswan favours legal solution to Ayodhya temple issue Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
High Profile Cases HC chides man claiming to be Jaya’s son;threatens to send him to jail March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today reprimanded a man, who claimed to be the “secret son” of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa, questioning the genuineness of documents submitted by him. “I can send this man straightaway to jail. I will ask police officers to take him to jail now itself,” Justice R Mahadevan said. The […] Read more » "secret son" of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa "secret son" of Jayalalithaa featured J Krishnamoorthy J Krishnamoorthy born to Jayalalithaa and late Telugu actor Shoban Babu Jayalalithaa Justice R Mahadevan late Telugu actor Shoban Babu Madras High Court
High Profile Cases HC reserves verdict on pleas against MCD election March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on pleas seeking quashing of the notification laying down the manner of allocation of wards for reserved categories and women in the upcoming MCD polls. “Arguments heard. Judgement reserved,” a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar said. Terming the petitions as “absurd”, the Delhi state […] Read more » advocate Sumeet Pushkarna East Delhi Municipal Corporation featured Justice Chander Shekhar Justice Sanjiv Khanna MCD election MCD polls North Delhi Municipal Corporation pleas against MCD election South Delhi Municipal Corporation
High Profile Cases Women can directly approach WCD ministry : Maneka Gandhi March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said women could directly approach the Women and Child Development ministry if they face problems while using cabs, following allegations of harassment by a woman rider against an Uber driver here. “Flag us if you face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs,” Gandhi tweeted. She also urged […] Read more » cab safety face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs featured Union Minister Maneka Gandhi
High Profile Cases HC dismisses students’ plea against JNU admission policy March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed as “infructuous” a plea challenging JNU’s admission policy based on a 2016 notification of the University Grants Commission which capped the number of students per professor for MPhil and PhD courses. “Petition dismissed as infructuous,” Justice V K Rao said. The court said that the regulations made by UGC […] Read more » capped the number of students per professor for MPhil and PhD course featured HC JNU admission JNU admission policy Justice V.K. Rao students' plea against JNU admission policy University Grants Commission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases HC declines to entertain plea on law officers’ appointment March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today disposed of a batch of PILs challenging the present system of appointment of state law officers, saying the matter comes under the purview of the government. The ruling by Acting Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh and Justice RMT Teeka Raman was in contrary to the stand taken earlier by another […] Read more » Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured Justice RMT Teeka Raman Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Najeeb case: Court reserves order on JNU students’ polygraph test March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today said it will decide on March 20 whether nine JNU students can be asked by Delhi Police to give their consent for lie detector test in a case relating to the varsity’s missing student Najeeb Ahmed. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass reserved the order after the counsel appearing for the students […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass featured JNU students missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed. Najeeb Ahmed
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases “Are we not ashamed of opposing NEET” asks HC judge March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today made some critical observations on Tamil Nadu government’s opposition to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. “Are we not ashamed of opposing the NEET. Do you underestimate the ability of our students and the standard of education in Tamil Nadu? “Do you feel that our students will not do better than students […] Read more » ashamed of opposing NEET featured Justice N. Kirubakaran Madras High Court National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET
High Profile Cases Karim Morani’s anticipatory bail cancelled, asked to surrender March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has cancelled the anticipatory bail of Bollywood film producer Karim Morani, who was booked for allegedly raping a Delhi-based woman. The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court at L B Nagar in the city yesterday cancelled Morani’s bail and directed him to surrender before the Hayathnagar police here on or before March 22. […] Read more » anticipatory bail anticipatory bail of Bollywood film producer Karim Morani Bollywood film producer Karim Morani featured Karim Morani
High Profile Cases No corruption case made out against traffic police: ACB to HC March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra ACB today informed the Bombay High Court that no offence of corruption was made out against the traffic police department as alleged by a head constable. The Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Additional Director General submitted a report before a division bench of Justices R V More and Revati Mohite Dere and said the allegations levelled […] Read more » Additional Public Prosecutor Jayesh Yagnik Anti-Corruption Bureau corruption featured Justice Revati Mohite Dere Justices R V More no offence of corruption offence offence of corruption The Maharashtra ACB
