Top Law News SC notice to Election Commission on disqualification of Goa speaker February 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Election Commission and the Goa Assembly speaker on a Congress plea seeking the disqualification of state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the parties to file their responses within six weeks. The Congress party, in its petition, said Rane was […] Read more » Congress plea against state health minister disqualification of Goa speaker featured Goa speaker SC notice to EC SC notice to Election Commission Vishwajit Rane
Top Law News Ayodhya: Supreme Court asks parties to file English translation of documents February 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked parties before the Allahabad High Court in the Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute to file in two weeks English translation of documents exhibited by them. A special bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that it would hear the appeals on March 14 and clarified that it never intended […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ayodhya Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured file English translation of documents Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice S A Nazeer Ram Janmabhoomi dispute SC
Top Law News Suspended Bharathiar University VC A Ganapathy’s bail plea rejected February 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today dismissed a bail petition of suspended Bharathiar University Vice- Chancellor A Ganapathy, who was arrested days ago on bribery charges. When the petition came up before the court of Prevention of Corruption Act, special Judge John Mino rejected the bail petitions of Ganapthay and another accused, professor Dharmaraj. Ganapathy was arrested […] Read more » A Ganapathy A Ganapathy bail plea rejected A Ganapathy booked on bribery charge Bharathiar University Bharathiar University Vice- Chancellor A Ganapathy featured Suspended Bharathiar University VC
Top Law News Remove word ‘vishwavidyalaya’ from Rohini ashram name: Delhi High Court February 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed a Rohini-based institution, where girls and women were allegedly kept in confinement, to immediately remove the word ‘vishwavidyalaya’ from its name. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar observed that the use of the word ‘vishwavidyalaya’ by the ashram was completely contrary to […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya Delhi High Court featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar Remove word 'vishwavidyalaya' Rohini ashram
Top Law News Inspection of brick kilns in Delhi-NCR : NGT February 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea alleging that illegal operation of brick kilns has resulted in severe air and water pollution in Delhi-NCR has prompted the National Green Tribunal to order their inspection and seek report on their compliance. A bench headed by Justice S P Wangdi issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Environment Pollution (Prevention […] Read more » brick kilns brick kilns in Delhi-NCR featured Inspection of brick kilns Justice S P Wangdi NGT
Top Law News CBI probe into three ‘fake’ police encounters : Samajwadi Party February 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a memorandum addressed to Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, the Samajwadi Party (SP) today demanded a CBI probe into three alleged fake encounters by the police in the state. The workers of the party staged a demonstration at the collectorate here, protesting against the deteriorating law- and-order situation in the state. “These bogus encounters […] Read more » 'fake' police encounters CBI probe featured police encounters Samajwadi Party
Top Law News Iron ore mining leases of 88 companies in Goa cancels : Supreme Court February 8, 2018 / February 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies in Goa in 2015. The Supreme court directed the Centre and the Goa government to grant fresh environmental clearances to them. It said the state government was obliged to grant fresh mining leases in accordance with law, in […] Read more » 88 companies in Goa featured Iron ore mining leases Justice Deepak Gupta justices Madan B Lokur second renewal of iron ore mining leases Supreme Court
Top Law News IM operative Haroon Naik gets 6 yrs jail in fake currency case February 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court convicted an important Indian Mujahideen operative, Haroon Naik, today in connection with the seizure of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Another accused Asrar Tailor, alias Sagari, was given a similar punishment in the case. However, the special NIA court acquitted Azhar-ul-Islam Siddiqui alias Munna of […] Read more » 6 yrs jail in fake currency case fake currency case featured Haroon Naik IM operative IM operative Haroon Naik
Top Law News Kala Ghoda fest: Bombay High Court allowed cultural events to be held at the Cross Maidan February 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today allowed cultural events to be held at the Cross Maidan in South Mumbai as part of the ongoing Kala Ghoda festival but denied permission for food stalls and other commercial activities. A division bench of justices A S Oka and P N Deshmukh also rapped the Maharashtra government for allowing […] Read more » cultural events at Cross Maidan featured HC justice A S Oka justice P N Deshmukh Kala Ghoda fest Kala Ghoda fest: Bombay High Court
Top Law News Court acquits retired government officer in 1987 espionage case February 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former senior government officer accused of leaking secret defence documents has been acquitted in a 31-year-old espionage case by a Delhi court which said the CBI had failed to establish that they were classified “secret” documents. The court absolved N W Nerurkar, who was working as an advisor to the Department of Electronics under […] Read more » 1987 espionage case Aditya Jajodia criminal conspiracy featured leaking secret defence documents Special CBI Judge Kamini Lau
Top Law News Set up independent body for Haj pilgrims : PIL in Delhi High Court February 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking an independent Muslim body to look into the arrangements for Haj pilgrims and quashing of the government controlled Haj Committee has been filed in the Delhi High Court. The plea referred to a recent notification of the Centre, scrapping the subsidy for pilgrims to get cheaper flights to- and-fro. Since it has […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Haj pilgrims HC independent body for Haj pilgrims PIL PIL in HC
Top Law News Supreme Court is not garbage collectors : Centre February 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre for filing an 845-page affidavit containing incomplete information about solid waste management across the country and said the apex court is not a “garbage collector”. The top court declined to take the affidavit on record and said the government cannot dump “junk” before it. “What […] Read more » featured garbage garbage collector garbage collectors Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur SC is not garbage collectors Solid Waste Management Rules 2016
