Top Law News Relief for CJI as Cong MPs withdraw plea on impeachment from Supreme Court May 9, 2018 / May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today got a relief after two Congress MPs, challenging Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu’s order rejecting the impeachment notice against him, withdrew their petitions from the Supreme Court. The top court expressed its reluctance to go into their contention questioning the setting up of a larger bench to […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra impeachment
Top Law News High Court bats for migrant workers’ welfare May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today directed the central and Tamil Nadu governments to implement a series of suggestions put forward by a lawyer for the welfare of migrant workers. The suggestions include a comprehensive law for all unorganised labourers, particularly inter-state migrant workers, PAN and Aadhaar cards for them, group insurance […] Read more » featured Hari Prasad Malgam Jeya Karthick Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court migrant workers S Vimala T Krishnavalli Tamil Nadu
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court issues fresh order to attach Mallya’s properties in PMLA case May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued fresh directions to attach the properties of businessman Vijay Mallya, who was declared a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a money laundering case related to FERA violations. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat issued the order after advocate N K Matta, the special public prosecutor appearing for the Enforcement Directorate […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat featured Foreign Exchange Regulation Act PMLA case Vijay Mallya
Top Law News NALSA to Supreme Court: 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims get compensation May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a “startling” revelation, the Supreme Court was today told that hardly 5-10 per cent sexual assault victims across the country were getting compensation under the relevant schemes in various states. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that as per the available data of […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured Madan B Lokur NALSA National Legal Services Authority POCSO Supreme Court
Top Law News Daiichi-Ranbaxy row: High Court allows sale of Singh brothers’ firms May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today allowed the sale of unencumbered shares of the firms of former promoters of India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd in listed companies to repay the Rs 3,500 crore arbitration award in favour of Japanese pharma major Daiichi Sankyo. Justice Jayant Nath also directed the debtors to fully cooperate with the chartered accountant […] Read more » Daiichi-Ranbaxy Delhi High Court featured Justice Jayant Nath Malvinder Singh Ranbaxy
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Water Resources Secy to bring draft Cauvery management scheme May 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Secretary of the Union Water Resources Ministry to personally appear before it on May 14 with a draft of the Cauvery management scheme for implementation of its verdict on water sharing between four states including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra told the […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Cauvery Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Karnataka Supreme Court
Top Law News Tihar Jail to High Court: Shahabuddin not in solitary confinement but in high security cell May 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tihar Jail authorities have brushed aside in the Delhi High Court allegations by controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin that he was being kept in solitary confinement and tortured, saying he was lodged in a high security cell with all the facilities given to any other inmate incarcerated there. Taking note of the submission, a bench […] Read more » featured Mohammad Shahabuddin P S Teji Rahul Mehra RJD Supreme Court Tihar Jail Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear in July plea to restrain MPs making statements on judges removal May 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it would hear in the third week of July a plea seeking to restrain members of Parliament (MPs) from making public statements on removal of a judge of higher judiciary without there being any such notice in Parliament. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, while […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan featured Justices A K Sikri Parliament plea Rajya Sabha Supreme Court
Top Law News CJM court fixes May 22 as next date of hearing May 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court today posted for May 22 the hearing in the case of the juvenile accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) A S Langeh fixed the hearing for May 22. Earlier on April 25, the juvenile presented himself before the court amid heavy security. CJM […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate CJM Langeh featured Kathua gang Supreme Court
Top Law News National Green Tribunal seeks report on illegal banquet halls, wedding farm houses in Ghaziabad May 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahead of the wedding season, illegal banquet halls and wedding farm houses in Ghaziabad have come under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which has sought an action taken report from the authorities against them. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim directed the Ghaziabad Development Authority to file a detailed affidavit […] Read more » Central Ground Water Authority featured Ghaziabad Development Authority Jawad Rahim NGT
Top Law News Supreme Court strikes down UP law allowing ex-CMs to keep govt house May 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today struck down the amendment to a Uttar Pradesh legislation which allowed former chief ministers retain government accommodation even after demitting office, saying it violated the concept of equality, A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the amendment in the legislation was ultra vires to the Constitution since it transgresses the […] Read more » Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions featured Justice Ranjan Gogo salaries Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court likely to decide tomorrow: Kathua case transfer to CBI May 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow the Kathua gangrape-and-murder case along with the petitions seeking shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which had stayed the trial in the case till tomorrow, would deal with the […] Read more » CBI Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra featured Kathua case Supreme Court
