Top Law News High Court tells Maha govt: List steps taken to tackle malnutrition May 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to list down the steps taken by it to implement previous orders of the court on tackling malnutrition in the state. A bench of justices Naresh Patil and G S Kulkarni earlier this week gave the directions while taking note of the information given by petitioners […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured G S Kulkarni High Court Melghat and Nandurbar Naresh Patil
Top Law News Rajan got scribe killed to send out message to media: Court May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gangster Chhota Rajan had ordered the killing of senior journalist J Dey as he wanted to send out a message to the mediapersons, general public and his rivals that his organised crime syndicate was still “alive and kicking”, observed a special court here. Special MCOCA judge Sameer Adkar, in his judgement in Dey’s murder case […] Read more » Chhota Rajan featured J Dey Jigna Vora MCOCA
High Profile Cases Top Law News ED to High Court: Seized Choksi firm’s jewellery for involvement in laundering May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jewellery stock of Gitanjali Gems were seized as it was being in direct control of diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who has refused to join investigation, and involved in money laundering, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today told the Delhi High Court. ED contended that the proceed of crime generated through criminal activities arising out of the scheduled […] Read more » ED featured Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act Seized Choksi firm
Top Law News Supreme Court: Centre seeks stay of SC order on SC/ST law May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today demanded a stay on the Supreme Court order on the SC/ST Act, with the top court saying it was “100 per cent” in favour of protecting the rights of these communities and punishing those guilty of atrocities against them. The observations by a bench of Justices A K Goel and U U […] Read more » A K Goel Attorney General K K Venugopal featured SC/ST law Supreme Court U U Lalit
Top Law News NGT: Will examine if alternate landfill sites fall on Yamuna floodplains May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today said it would examine. whether the proposed alternate landfill sites at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran areas here are located on the Yamuna floodplains. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim, which did not issue notice on the pleas filed by rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and […] Read more » CPCB EDMC featured National Green Tribunal NEERI NGT
Top Law News High Court: BMC needs to follow due process of law to take over park May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot take possession of the 20-acre Priyadarshini Park in south Mumbai without following the due process of law. The park, situated on the Nepean Sea road, is being maintained since 1985 by the Malabar Hill Citizens’ Forum. In April last year, the civic body […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation featured
Top Law News Government demands stay of Supreme Court order on SC/ST law May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday advocated for the Central government’s intentions of protecting rights of Dalits by saying it was “100 per cent” in favour of protecting the rights of these communities and punishing those guilty of atrocities against them. The Central government on Thursday demanded a stay on the apex court order on the SC/ST Act. […] Read more » change in sc st act dalit atrocities kk venugopal sc st act supreme court order on sc st act
Top Law News Calcutta High Court asks CPI(M) to produce documents of those who failed to file nominations May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta HC on Thursday directed petitioner Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI-M) to produce documents of individuals who, the party claimed, had failed to file nominations for the panchayat polls in West Bengal due to extraneous intervention. The CPI(M) has moved the appeal before a division bench of the court, praying for allowing such […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court Communist Party of India featured kalkatta high court kolkata high court West Bengal Panchayat polls
Top Law News Non-implementation of laws leads officer’s death in Kasauli, says Supreme Court May 3, 2018 / May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The unfortunate death of a woman government official, allegedly shot dead by a hotel owner in Kasauli during a demolition drive, was the result of “non-implementation of the law,” the Supreme Court stated. The apex court, while seeking the status of investigation in the case, directed the Himachal Pradesh government to apprise it about the […] Read more » featured kasauli death kasauli murder case kasauli murder case accussed kasauli officer murder Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Rajeev Kumar, Neeha Nagpal, Ankur Saigal to take Agrawal Law Associates at new high May 3, 2018 / May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi based law firm Agarwal Law Associates (ALA) got three new associate partners as the company has promoted Rajeev Kumar, Neeha Nagpal and Ankur Saigal to the next level citing their dedication and tremendous performance. Advocate Rajeev Kumar is the most senior among new partners. Established in 1964 by EC Agrawala, the company currently has […] Read more » advocate ankur saigal advocate neeha nagpal advocate neha nagpal advocate rajeev kumar agrawal law associates agrawal law firm ec agrawala law firm in delhi lawyer ankur saigal lawyer neeha nagpal lawyer rajeev kumar mahesh agarwal rishi agrawala shally bhasin
Top Law News Plea in High Court alleges rights violation: Polavaram project in Andhra April 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court alleging human rights violation and forced evictions in connection with a multi-purpose irrigation project at Polavaram, in west Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The petition, filed by a person affected by the project, has sought implementation of government orders on rehabilitation and resettlement of the […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court denies urgent hearing to a plea for ousting its four judges April 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea for direction to the government to request the President to start the process for removing four senior most apex court judges who had held a press conference on January 12. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud […] Read more »
