Environment Law News Top Law News AoL responsible for damaging Yamuna floodplains: NGT December 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to the Art of Living Foundation of spiritual leader Ravi Shankar, the National Green Tribunal today held it responsible for causing damage and environmental degradation of the Yamuna flood plains by holding a three-day cultural extravaganza last year. While refusing to impose an additional environment fine on the AoL which has already […] Read more » AoL responsible for damaging Yamuna floodplains Art of Living Foundation Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Ravi Shankar
Top Law News SC irked over spate of incidents of lawyers’ shouting in court December 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some recent incidents of senior lawyers trying to outshout each other and allegedly attempting to browbeat judges during high-profile hearings today irked the Supreme Court, which said shouting will “not be tolerated at any cost”. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing a legal question whether a Parsi woman […] Read more » Court featured Law lawyers' shouting in court Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News 2 murder accused walk free as lone witness not traceable December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two men, accused of brutally killing a person on the roof of a temple here, have been acquitted by a Delhi court after the police failed to bring the lone eyewitness before it. Special Judge Narinder Kumar absolved the two accused of the offence of murder under the IPC and said the prosecution could not […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News Delhi HC exempts Kejriwal from personal appearance in defamation December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today exempted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance before a trial court on December 11 in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra. A bench of Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to Delhi Police and Chandra seeking their response on the chief minister’s plea […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation case Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Navy offers job in private company to transgender ex-sailor December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The navy today offered a job in a private company, which works for the government, to a transgender ex-sailor who was removed from service after she underwent a sex change surgery to become a female. The offer was made by the Indian Navy in the Delhi High Court before a bench of Justices G S […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Indian Navy jobs in private company to transgender ex-sailor Law Legal News
Top Law News 1984 Sikh riots: SC to examine panel report on 241 closed cases December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took on record the final report submitted by a supervisory body appointed by it to look into the closure of 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said it will examine it. The bench said it will examine on December 11 the report filed by the advisory body, comprising former […] Read more » 1984 Sikh riots Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Patna HC dismisses bail pleas of senior IAS officer, 13 others December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court today dismissed the bail applications of 14 persons, including senior IAS officer and former Bihar Staff Selection Commission (SSC) chairman Sudhir Kumar, who are in jail in connection with a paper leak scam that had surfaced in February. A bench of Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha dismissed the bail pleas of the […] Read more » bail plea Bihar Staff Selection Commission Court featured Law Legal News Patna High Court SSC
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC asks Goa court to go ahead with trial against Tarun Tejpal December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked a Goa court to start examining witnesses in an alleged rape case of 2013 against Tarun Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka magazine, saying there would be no stay of trial in the matter. The apex court asked the Bombay High Court, which had earlier directed the trial court not to […] Read more » Court featured Goa Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Tarun Tejpal Tehelka magazine
Top Law News Bombay High Court upholds validity of RERA December 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today upheld the validity of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA). A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Rajesh Ketkar pronounced its judgement on a bunch of petitions filed by by real estate developers and individual plot owners, all challenging the constitutional validity of the Act that was brought […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Real Estate Act Regulation and Development RERA
Top Law News 2004 fake encounter: Pranesh Pillai’s father opposes Pandey’s discharge plea December 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Father of Javed Sheikh alias Pranesh Pillai, who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter along with Ishrat Jahan and two others in 2004, today opposed the discharge application filed by former IPS officer P P Pandey at a special CBI court here. Moving an application in the court of special judge J K Pandya, […] Read more » 2004 fake encounter Court featured Ishrat Jahan Law Legal News Pranesh Pillai special CBI court
Top Law News Delhi HC to ensure right to life of displaced persons of Kathputli December 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today said it will ensure that the right to life of persons displaced from Kathputli Colony here were not violated while refraining from taking action on the allegation that developers were hand-in- gloves with the DDA during the demolition drive. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C […] Read more » Court DDA Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Provide adequate amenities to the cyclone-affected: Madras HC December 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide adequate basic amenities to those affected by cyclone Ockhi in Kanyakumari district. Justices M Venugopal and Dharani of the Madurai bench gave the direction on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Wilso Tasbin, who alleged that relief and rehabilitation work by the government […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Provide adequate amenities to the cyclone-affected
