High Profile Cases UGC notification binding on all universities: JNU tells HC March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) today told the Delhi High Court that the UGC notification setting a limit of eight students per professor for M.Phil and PhD courses, was binding on all varsities in the country. “The said notification is binding and is mandatory in nature and is to be followed by all the Universities […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured JNU Law Legal News UGC notification binding on all universities
High Profile Cases SC notice to Maha govt on plea of bar dancers’ body March 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea of a bar dancers’ body challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law putting conditions on dance performances by women in bars and hotels there. “Issue notice. Returnable within four weeks,” a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government plea of bar dancers' body Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC issues bailable warrant against Azam March 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today issued a bailable warrant against minister Azam Khan after he did not appear in a case related to the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam which he heads. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered issue of the warrant against Khan on a service petition filed by the UP Jal […] Read more » Allahabad High Court bailable warrant against Azam Khan Court featured Law Legal News UP Public Services Tribunal Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
High Profile Cases Delhi HC rejects Kejriwal’s plea seeking Jaitley’s financial records March 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking details of bank accounts, tax returns and other financial records of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who has filed a defamation suit against him. The high court said that Kejriwal’s plea, which also sought the bank statements of Jaitley’s family members and companies in […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation suit Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea
High Profile Cases SC refuses urgent hearing on plea for police reforms March 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a PIL seeking reforms in police force across the country, saying “nobody listens to our orders”. “Sorry. Declined,” a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said when the counsel sought urgent hearing of the PIL […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea police reforms Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC asks Sahara to deposit Rs 5092.6 cr to keep Roy out of jail March 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Sahara Group to deposit Rs 5092.6 crore by April 7 in the SEBI-Sahara account to keep its chief Subrata Roy out of jail and said the amount will be refunded to the investors. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra refused to give six months time to the group […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News prime Aamby Valley Sahara SC asks Sahara to deposit Rs 5092.6 cr to keep Roy out of jail Subrata Roy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC denies nod to woman to terminate her 26-week foetus February 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to allow a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus on the ground that it suffered from ‘down syndrome’, saying “we have a life in our hands”. The apex court said that as per a report of the medical board constituted to examine the […] Read more » Court down syndrome featured Law Legal News SC denies nod to woman to terminate her 26-week foetus Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC bench to verify how Mallya’s case came up before it February 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The hearing on allegations by banks that beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya had allegedly transferred USD 40 million to his children violating court orders, could not take place in the Supreme Court today as it came up before a different bench. The bench said it would verify how the case filed against Mallya by a consortium […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Vijay Mallya
High Profile Cases Nursery admission row: Delhi HC dismisses AAP govt’s appeal February 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed the AAP government’s appeal against a single judge’s interim order staying its new nursery admission norms based on the neighbourhood criterion. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal directed the single judge to decide the petitions expeditiously. “We have dismissed the appeal (of Delhi […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court dismisses AAP govt's appeal featured Law Legal News Nursery admission row
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Delhi HC stops Mukhtar Ansari from going on parole February 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today set aside the trial court order granting custody parole to MLA Mukhtar Ansari for canvassing in the UP Assembly polls. Justice Mukta Gupta allowed the Election Commission’s plea seeking cancellation of Ansari’s parole. “The petition (poll panel plea) is allowed,” the court said. Ansari, an MLA who recently joined the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Mukhtar Ansari
High Profile Cases Minor reluctant to go with mother, SC grants custody to father February 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A minor girl’s unequivocal desire to be with her father and not go to the United Kingdom with her mother weighed on the Supreme Court which granted the custody of the child to the man. The apex court said the 15-year-old girl has “achieved sufficient level of maturity” and as she does not want to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court grants custody to father of minor
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Demonetisation fraud: Court takes cognisance on charge sheet February 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today took cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s charge sheet filed against two bank officials and another person in a case of alleged irregularities related to conversion of old currency and supply of new notes. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Kumar took cognisance of the charge sheet and directed the agency to supply copies […] Read more » Axis bank Court Delhi court demonetisation fraud Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News
