Top Law News Central Information Commission brings BCCI under RTI Act October 2, 2018 / October 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pronounced the judgment stating that BCCI is covered under the RTI Act and answerable to the people of the country under its mechanism. As a result of the ruling, the board is now “answerable to the people of the country”. “The SC has also reaffirmed that the BCCI is the ‘approved’ […] Read more » BCCI featured RTI Act.
Top Law News Bhima-Koregaon Case: Delhi HC ends house arrest of activist Gautam Navlakha October 1, 2018 / October 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday ended the house arrest of Gautam Navlakha, one of the five rights activists arrested in connection with Koregaon-Bhima case, saying his detention had exceeded 24 hours which is “untenable”. A bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Vinod Goel said that the transit remand was given by the local court without […] Read more » Bhima-Koregaon Case featured Justice S. Muralidhar Justice Vinod Goel
Top Law News Indian judiciary strongest, most robust institution in world: CJI Dipak Misra October 1, 2018 / October 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: As Justice Dipak Misra’s term comes to an end the outgoing Chief Justice on Monday said that Indian judiciary is the “most robust institution” in the world. Our judiciary has been strongest judiciary in the world having capability to handle mind boggling number of cases,” Justice Misra, who will retire as the CJI Tuesday, said while […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured justices Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News I can become sealing officer, not disobeyed court: Manoj Tiwari to SC after contempt notice October 1, 2018 / October 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari told the Supreme Court that he had broken the seal to pacify an agitated mob but stood his ground against the illegal action of officials of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC). He said he was willing to assist in executing the directions with regard to sealing and if the court-mandated monitoring […] Read more » featured Manoj Tiwari
Top Law News SC records details of five arrested activists September 30, 2018 / September 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court judgement refusing to grant relief to the five arrested rights activist in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case has given a graphic description of their activities and the earlier cases against them for their alleged links with outlaws, including naxals and Maoists. The apex court dealt with the arrest of Gautam Navalakha, a […] Read more » featured Koregaon-Bhima violence
Top Law News Explore use of advanced technology to give RTI replies to differently-able’ says SC September 30, 2018 / September 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court directed the Centre as well as the stste to explore the use of advanced technology in providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to differently-abled persons. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said such people should have a functional-facility to receive the information as […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud RTI
Top Law News CJI-designate Ranjan Gogoi, says he has a plan to tackle pendency of cases in courts September 30, 2018 / September 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: India’s top judge-designate Ranjan Gogoi expressed concern over the pendency of cases in courts, vowing to tackle issues that’re rendering the legal system and it has the potential of making the system irrelevant”. Justices Gogoi said he will reveal a plan to tackle pending cases and asked lawyers to participate in the process. Speaking at a […] Read more » featured justices Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News Asaram sexual assault case: Rajasthan HC grants bail to co-accused September 30, 2018 / September 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment JODHPUR: Rajasthan High Court on Saturday granted bail and suspended the sentence of a co-accused in Asaram sexual assault case, Sanchita Gupta alias Shilpi. She was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a trial court and was also ordered to deposit a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two surety bonds each of Rs 1 lakh to get […] Read more » Asaram sexual assault case featured Justice Vijay Bishnoi
Top Law News Free speech lifeblood of democracy, Delhi HC greenlights Cobrapost’s Sting September 29, 2018 / September 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has set aside an interim order passed by a single judge Bench restraining Cobrapost from publishing its sting operation against prominent media houses. A bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla said the ex-parte injunction, granted on the plea of Dainik Bhaskar Corporation Ltd, to subsist during the entirety of […] Read more » featured justices AK Chawala justices S Ravindra Bhat
Top Law News Woman forced to sit atop jeep: HC issues notice to DGP, Amritsar SSP September 29, 2018 / September 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday issued notice to Punjab DGP, SSP Amritsar (Rural) and other officers on a petition, seeking an SIT probe into an incident in which a 35-year old woman fell off the roof of and allegedly paraded by police atop a jeep near Amritsar. The court issued notice of motion to Director General […] Read more » featured Justice Daya Chaudhary Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News Mumbai court acquits Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, 7 Others in 2014 Lok Sabha Election Rally Case September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Friday acquitted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and seven others members for holding a rally in Mumbai during the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Acquitting Kejriwal and the others, Metropolitan Magistrate P K Deshpande observed that the police had failed to give the accused a written statement refusing them permission for the rally. The accused were booked […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal featured Metropolitan Magistrate P K Deshpande Mumbai court
Top Law News Vyapam case: Court orders FIR against senior Cong leaders September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bhopal:A court here has directed police to register an FIR against senior Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia and an RTI activist on charges of “fabricating evidence” in the Vyapam scam case. The special court of Additional District Judge Suresh Singh here in Madhya Pradesh issued the order Wednesday in response to […] Read more » Digvijay Singh featured Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia senior Cong leaders Vyapam case
