Top Law News Practical test for vehicle licence to be videographed: Delhi High Court March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government has decided to videograph the practical test for motor vehicle licences to bring more transparency in the process of issuing driving permits, the Delhi High Court was informed today. The Delhi government told a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar that the entire exercise has been […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Justice C Hari Shankar licence practical test for motor vehicle licences vehicle licence vehicle licence to be videographed videographed
Top Law News Rajiv Gandhi assassination case : CBI seeks dismissal of A G Perarivalan’s plea March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has told the Supreme Court that A G Perarivalan’s plea seeking recall of its May 1999 judgement upholding his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case should be dismissed as it was devoid of any merits. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the CBI’s Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA), probing the […] Read more » dismissal of A G Perarivalan featured Rajiv case Rajiv Gandhi assassination case SC to hear plea against freeing Rajiv case convicts March 6
Top Law News CBI seeks judicial custody of Karti Chidambaram in INX Media case. March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today produced Karti Chidambaram, former Union minister P Chidambaram’s son, in a Delhi court after his three-day police custody in the INX Media corruption case expired and sought 15 days judicial custody. Karti Chidambaram was produced in the court of Special Judge Sunil Rana, before whom CBI counsel V K Sharma moved an […] Read more » custody of Karti Chidambaram featured INX Media case judicial custody of Karti Chidambaram Karti Chidambaram
Top Law News HC grants bail to AAP MLA in Anshu Prakash assault case March 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case. Justice Mukta Gupta granted relief to the Okhla MLA, who was arrested on February 21, with certain conditions as imposed on AAP legislator Prakash Jarwal earlier. “The petitioner (Khan) has served an incarceration of more […] Read more » AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan Anshu Prakash assault case. Chief Secretary featured
Top Law News Delhi High Court asks DSIIDC to pay Rs 10L compensation to kin of victim manual scavengers March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed government company DSIIDC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the families of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning a sewer in Bawana Industrial Area here. The court said Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC), which is responsible for developing and providing industrial infrastructure […] Read more » Delhi High Court DSIIDC featured Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act.
Top Law News Madras High Court directs Economic Offences wing to take steps in identifying properties owned by dairy firm executives March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences (EO) Wing of the Central Crime Branch to take steps for identifying immovable properties in the name of executives of HBN Dairies and Allied Limited, which is alleged to have cheated around 20 lakh depositors of Rs 1,137 crore. Justice M S Ramesh passed the order […] Read more » dairy firm executives EO wing featured HBN Dairies and Allied Limited identifying properties Justice M S Ramesh Madras High Court
Top Law News National clean air programme to be finalised within four weeks: Supreme Court March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The environment ministry today told the Supreme Court that a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to comprehensively deal with the rising air pollution levels across the country would be finalised within four weeks. NCAP is a medium term national level strategy to tackle the increasing air pollution problem in India in a comprehensive manner and […] Read more » featured National clean air programme NCAP Supreme Court
Top Law News Maharashtra government changed Mumbai DP plan for Metro car shed: HC told March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some city residents and activists have approached the Bombay High Court alleging the Maharashtra government has illegally modified the draft Development Plan 2034 for Mumbai to show what was previously a green zone as that reserved for a car shed for the Metro rail project. The petitioners had earlier filed a public interest litigation (PIL) […] Read more » Aarey Milk Colony featured Maharashtra government Metro car shed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC Collegium recommends 4 permanent judges for Allahabad High Court March 9, 2018 / March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of four additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges. The collegium, in its resolution, has also said that the recommendation for appointment of Justice Serto be processed expeditiously as his term expires on March 13. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of four additional […] Read more » Collegium comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Judge Akhilesh Chandra Sharma Judge Ashok Kumar Judge Saumitra Dayal Singh Judge Vivek Chaudhary Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Songkhupchung Serto of Manipur High Court SC Collegium
Top Law News Pension and other benefits to former MPs justified: SC March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the entitlement of former Member of Parliament (MPs) to get pension and other benefits was “justified” as their dignity has to be maintained even after they complete their tenure as parliamentarians. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul […] Read more » featured former MPs Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul justices J Chelameswar pension Pension and other benefits Pension and other benefits to former MPs Pension to MPs
Top Law News HC notice to Teesta Setalvad on Gujarat plea for pre-arrest bail cancellation March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued a fresh notice to social activist Teesta Setalvad on a plea of the Gujarat government to cancel her anticipatory bail in connection with a 2011 offence pertaining to alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. Justice J B Pardiwala issued the notice as the one […] Read more » 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. featured Justice J.B. Pardiwala pre-arrest bail cancellation pre-arrest bail to Setalvad social activist Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad
Top Law News Which law allows you to turn private toilets into public ones : Bombay High Court March 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to explain the provisions under which the civic body had decided to convert ‘private toilets’ into public ones under the Swachh Bharat Mission. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Iqbal Chagla was hearing a writ petition filed by owners of […] Read more » BMC Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation featured Justices A S Oka private toilets into public ones pvt toilets into public ones Riyaz Iqbal Chagla Swachh Bharat Mission
