Top Law News NGT directs sealing of illegal borewells in 3 months in Delhi February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to seal all unauthorised borewells in the national capital within three months. Expressing concern over illegal extraction of water through borewells in the city, a bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi passed the direction after perusing a report filed by the Central […] Read more » Delhi featured illegal borewells NGT NGT chairperson Justice U D Salvi sealing of illegal borewells
Top Law News Police complaint authority constituted for Delhi: Delhi High Court February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A police complaint authority to look into complaints against erring policemen in the national capital has been set up, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was also informed that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has constituted the authority on the Centre’s […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi Delhi High Court featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar PCA Police Complaint Authority
Top Law News Court rejects Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah’s bail February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today rejected the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in a 2007 money laundering case related to alleged terror financing. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, who had in August last year denied the relief to Shah citing the ongoing probe, dismissed his fresh bail plea. In his bail application filed […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma advocate M.S. Khan Court featured Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah's bail money laundering Shabir Shah Shabir Shah's bail
High Profile Cases Top Law News Top Indian lawyers to argue Ranbaxy-Daiichi appeal in Singapore January 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s two top lawyers will be arguing in the Singapore Court of Appeal the case of Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Company and Ranbaxy Laboratories of India, according to a media report. Ranbaxy has taken on senior advocate Harish Salve who is also the first non-Queen’s Counsel (QC) foreign lawyer, and the first from the Indian Bar, […] Read more » featured Ranbaxy-Daiichi Ranbaxy-Daiichi appeal in S'pore
Top Law News Time to see if IPL is in interest of cricket: Bombay HC January 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said the IPL has made people familiar with phrases like “betting and fixing” and in view of the alleged violations of foreign exchange rules it was time to see if the tournament was in interest of the game of cricket. The scathing remarks were made by a division bench of […] Read more » Bombay HC cricket: Bombay High Court ED Enforcement Directorate featured FEMA case. Indian Premier League IPL IPL is in interest of cricket Justice Bharati Dangre Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari
Top Law News Court quashes man’s jail term,says magistrate’s order “casual” January 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court here has taken strong objection to a magisterial court’s verdict sentencing a man to six months imprisonment in a rash driving case, saying the judgement was passed “in a very casual manner without applying judicial mind.” Special Judge Virender Bhat quashed the orders convicting and sentencing the man for causing the death […] Read more » Court quashes man's jail term featured jail term magistrate's order "casual" man's jail term Special Judge Virender Bhat
Top Law News 27% in award of death penalty in 2017: NLU report January 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 2017 saw a significant drop of nearly 27 per cent in award of death penalty by sessions courts but showed an increase in number of convicts sent to gallows for murders involving sexual violence, a report published by the National Law University (NLU) said. The report titled ‘Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics for the […] Read more » 27% in award of death penalty in 2017 death penalty featured National law university NLU report NLU) sexual violence in 2017
Top Law News Minor domestic help rescued from woman judge’s house in Haridwar January 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A teenaged domestic help was rescued from the house of a woman judge in Haridwar after a complaint was filed in court alleging she was forcibly kept under confinement and tortured by her employer for four years, police said today. The 14-year-old girl, who worked as as domestic help at the residence of civil judge […] Read more » featured Minor domestic help Minor domestic help rescued woman judge woman judge's house
Top Law News Attacks on lawyers “startling” : Delhi High Court January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought action taken report from the Delhi Police on the issue of recent attacks on properties of three advocates as “startling” and said that “It is a matter of deep pain as the incidents could have caused loss to the life and property of the lawyers. A bench of Acting […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal attacks on lawyers attacks on lawyers "startling" Delhi High Court Bar Association DHCBA featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar
Top Law News Delhi High Court on plea to ban loudspeakers January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought to know from the AAP government and the police measures they have taken on a plea seeking a ban on loudspeakers atop religious structures in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also directed the Delhi Police to place before […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Buddhism Christianity featured Hinduism Islam Jainism Justice C Hari Shankar loudspeakers loudspeakers ban Plea to ban loudspeakers: HC Sikhism Zoroastrianism.
Top Law News Guj-based pharma firm’s director Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit arrestedand sent to ED custody January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Director of Gujarat-based pharma firm was arrested last night in a money laundering case related to an alleged Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud case and was sent to one day custody of Enforcement Directorate, As custodial interrogation was required, Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet Anand sent Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit to custody after special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana, appeared […] Read more » 000 crore bank fraud case alleged Rs 5 bank fraud case chartered accountant Hemant Hathi Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara Dipti Chetan Sandesara ED custody featured Guj-based pharma firm's director arrested Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet Anand money laundering case Nitin Jayantilal Sandesara and Vilas Joshi PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act Rajbhushan Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit
Top Law News Triple Talaq Bill should be passed with the help of all political parties : PM Narendra Modi January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the Budget session of Parliament, PM Narendra Modi today made a “humble request” to all political parties to help pass the bill on instant triple talaq saying it would be a New Year gift for Muslim women. PM Narendra Modi said despite his government’s efforts and people’s expectations the triple talaq bill could not […] Read more » featured PM political parties triple talaq bill
