Top Law News 10 LeT men charged for preparing to revive outfit’s activities in India May 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NIA today charged suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives Sheikh Abdul Naeem and others in a Delhi court for allegedly preparing to revive the terror outfit’s activities in India on the directions of Pakistan-based handlers. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) named 10 persons — five of whom have been arrested, while the rest are absconding — […] Read more » featured NIA
Top Law News PIL claims deaths of protected species suppressed by Delhi zoo May 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre on a PIL alleging “rampant irregularities and illegalities”, like suppression of deaths of protected species, in the administration of National Zoological Park in the city as well as the veterinary care being provided to the animals lodged there. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita […] Read more » Deepa Sharma featured Gauri Maulekhi Gita Mittal National Zoological Park PIL
Top Law News Delhi High Court slams DU for “serious lapse” in awarding gold medal May 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has slammed Delhi University for committing a “serious lapse” in preparation of the list to award gold medal in Sociology and directed it to give the gold medal to a former student who had secured the highest marks. Justice Rekha Palli directed the Delhi University to immediately award the “Kunda Datar […] Read more » DU featured Justice Rekha Palli Kunda Datar Gold Medal serious lapse
Top Law News Special NIA court convicts five IM militants in Bodh Gaya serial blasts case May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special NIA court here today convicted five Indian Mujahideen militants in the Bodh Gaya serial blasts case of 2013. Special NIA judge Manoj Kumar Sinha held all the five accused – Imtiyaz Ansari, Haider Ali, Mujib Ullah, Omair Siddiqui and Azharuddin Qureishi – guilty in the case under various sections of the Indian Penal […] Read more » Azharuddin Qureishi featured gaya blast Haider Ali Imtiyaz Ansari Manoj Kumar Sinha Mujib Ullah Omair Siddiqui
High Profile Cases Top Law News Mumbai municipal commissioner appears before high court May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta today appeared before the Bombay High Court and assured that the court’s directions on a plea by some tenants of a building in south Mumbai would be complied with. Vacation judge Justice S J Kathawala had summoned Mehta after the civic body failed to comply with directions passed by the […] Read more » Ajoy Mehta featured High Court S J Kathawala
Top Law News Delhi Masterplan: Supreme Court rejects Centre’s plea seeking modification of order May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of the Centre seeking modification of its order in which the DDA was asked to invite suggestions from the public on amending the Master Plan of Delhi-2021. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Navin Sinha did not accept the Centre’s submission that there was no need […] Read more » featured M B Lokur Navin Sinha Supreme Court
Top Law News NGT to Uttarakhand: Submit percentage-wise compliance report on Ganga May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttarakhand government to submit within four weeks percentage-wise compliance report on steps taken by it to clean the River Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Haridwar. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim asked the state government to make a categoric statement about the […] Read more » featured NGT NMCG River Ganga Vijay Hansaria
Top Law News High Court asks govt: Should we ask monkeys not to procreate May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Should we ask monkeys not to procreate or bite people till the government comes out with a method to sterilise them, the Delhi High Court asked today. It also pulled up the Centre for importing oral immune-contraception vaccines for testing on the simians without getting approvals for carrying out the sterilisation trials. A bench of […] Read more » advocate Meera Bhatia Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi High Court featured Justice C Hari Shankar procreate
High Profile Cases Top Law News Sunanda Pushkar death case transferred to designated court May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today transferred the Sunanda Pushkar death case, in which her husband and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been chargesheeted for abetting her suicide, to a special court designated to try lawmakers. Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh transferred the case to Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, who will take up the matter on […] Read more » ACMM Samar Vishal Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal featured Lok Sabha Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar death case
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses plea of former UP minister Angad Yadav May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by former Uttar Pradesh minister Angad Yadav challenging an Allahabad High Court order cancelling the bail granted to him and also vacating the stay on his conviction in a 1995 murder case. A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha refused to interfere with the […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar featured Navin Sinha plea Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh minister Angad Yadav
Top Law News Kin get Rs 30.79 lakh compensation for cop’s death in accident May 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded a compensation of Rs 30.79 lakh to the family of a police constable who died in a road accident. MACT member and district judge K D Vadane held that the offending tempo’s owner was liable to make the payment along with an eight per cent interest […] Read more » featured K D Vadane Manor-Vikramgadh road Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
High Profile Cases Top Law News Construction scam: No anticipatory bail to 4 PWD engineers May 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to four PWD officials, accused of conspiring with a contractor in an alleged construction scam involving over Rs 3 crore, saying the allegations against them are serious. Special Judge Sanjay Khanagwal, who last week rejected the bail of contractor Vinay Bansal in the matter and sent him to […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Branch featured FIR PWD RACO Sanjay Khanagwal Vinay Bansal
