Top Law News PNB scam: Choksi moves court seeking cancellation of NBW June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, today moved a special court here seeking cancellation of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against him. Choksi’s lawyer Sanjay Abbot moved the application before special CBI court judge J C Jagdale. In the application, he claimed that […] Read more » diamond merchant featured Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi NBW PNB scam Sanjay Abbot
Top Law News Why MP’s name is missing from FIR in noise pollution case: HC June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rapped police for failing to initiate action against Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, accused of organizing an event in which the noise pollution rules were allegedly flouted. If Shinde was the organiser, why did the FIR not have his name, the court asked, while also asking the MP to make […] Read more » Environment Protection Act featured Justices A S Oka NGO Hirali Foundation Noise Pollution Rules Riyaz Chagla Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde
Top Law News Govt free to probe charges against ED officer probing Aircel-Maxis case: SC June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: No officer should be under a “cloud” and blanket clean chit cannot be given to anybody, the Supreme Court observed today, as it told the government that it was free to look into the “serious” allegations against ED officer Rajeshwar Singh, who is probing the “highly sensitive” 2G spectrum case and the Aircel-Maxis […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case BJP leader Subramanian Swamy featured Justices Arun Mishra Sanjay Kishan Kaul t ED officer Rajeshwar Singh
Top Law News HC rejects bail plea of corporator in abetment to suicide case June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of a corporator in Pune district in a case of alleged abetment of suicide of a real estate broker over a property dispute. NCP leader and corporator Deepak Mankar had approached the high court after a sessions court in Pune rejected his anticipatory bail application […] Read more » Bombay High Court corporator Deepak Mankar featured justice Mridula Bhatkar Pune Pune police Rasta Peth in Pune Vasant Karnataki
Intellectual Property News Top Law News Plea to nullify land acquisition for road project filed in MHC June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: In the Madras High Court today a petition seeking to declare as null and void the entire land acquisition proceedings initiated for the proposed greenfield Chennai-Salem highway project was filed. The plea also sought to declare as unconstitutional and null and void section 105 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, […] Read more » 1956 featured Madras High Court MHC National Highways Act Poovulagin Nanbargal Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act
Top Law News HC asks Can Delhi afford felling of thousands of trees for housing complex June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asked today How can the national capital afford the felling of over 16,500 trees for a housing project. Taking note of the views expressed by the court which appeared inclined to order an interim stay of the tree chopping process, the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), tasked with redeveloping half […] Read more » Justice Rekha Palli Justice Vinod Goel National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) national capital senior advocate J P Seng
Corporate Law News Top Law News Aircel-Maxis case: SC to hear Swamy’s plea tomorrow June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a fresh plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to implead himself as a party in a petition filed against an Enforcement Directorate officer probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case. A vacation bench comprising justices Arun Kumar Misra and S K Kaul also agreed to hear the […] Read more » BJP Leader CBI featured former finance minister justice Arun Kumar Misra Justice S.K. Kaul P. Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC asks Maha govt to fill vacancies of doctors June 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to take immediate steps to fill up vacancies of doctors and expert assistant medical staff in tribal areas of Melghat and Nandurbar that are known for high rates of malnutrition. A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and GS Kulkarni also suggested that the government tie up […] Read more » Justice GS Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil Public Interest Litigations (PILs)
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Bombay HC refuses to grant relief to Zakir Naik June 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to grant relief to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is facing charges of inciting communal disharmony and committing unlawful activities, observing that he did not show any interest or desire to help the probe agencies. A division bench of justices R M Savant and Revati Mohite Dere was […] Read more » Enforcement Directorate (ED) featured Islamic preacher Justice R M Savant Justice Revati Mohite Dere National Investigation Agency (NIA) Zakir Naik
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Delhi HC asks for details of physiotherapy facilities in Tihar Jail June 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the director general of prisons to give details of the facilities, Observing that several inmates lodged in Tihar Jail here require physiotherapy, including the number of machines and trained physiotherapists, available at the prison. Justice Mukta Gupta issued the direction while hearing a plea of Jagtar Singh Hawara, […] Read more » featured Justice Mukta Gupta physiotherapy Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh Tihar Jail
Corporate Law News Top Law News HC sought response of journalist, arrested by CBI June 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today sought the response of journalist Upendra Rai, arrested by the CBI for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions, on a plea seeking cancellation of his bail. Justice A K Chawla issued notice to the scribe and sought his stand by July 6 on the CBI’s appeal against the […] Read more » Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) CBI Enforcement Directorate (ED) FIR journalist Upendra Rai Justice A K Chawla Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Top Law News Kerala HC orders probe into disappearance of controversial case file June 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kochi: The Kerala High Court today directed its vigilance registrar to probe into the mysterious disappearance of some files of a controversial case from its premises Justice B Sudheendra Kumar ordered the probe taking serious note of the security breach in its premises leading to the disappearance of files. The security of the high court was […] Read more » disappearance case featured files Justice B Sudheendra Kumar probe registrar
