Top Law News Chhattisgarh police gets transit remand of Vinod Verma October 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court today rejected the bail plea of journalist Vinod Verma, who was arrested here on charges of blackmail and extortion, and granted Chhattisgarh police his transit remand till October 30, his lawyer said. Verma was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Archna after his arrest. Supreme Court advocate and Congress leader Naseeb Ahmed Khan […] Read more » Chhattisgarh police Court featured Law Legal News Vinod Verma
Top Law News SC allows Centre to withdraw force from trouble-hit Darjeeling October 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today permitted the Centre to withdraw seven of the 15 companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal for deployment in poll-bound states of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Observing that law and order was a “state subject”, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak […] Read more » 'West Bengal Centre government Court Darjeeling featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC to decide on early hearing of Asaram’s bail pleaSC to decide on early hearing of Asaram’s bail plea October 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will decide on self-styled preacher Asaram’s plea for early hearing of his bail application in an alleged rape case lodged in Gujarat. “I will see to it,” Chief Justice Dipak Misra, heading a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said when counsel for Asaram said […] Read more » Asaram's bail plea Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks govt if pension has been disbursed to aged people October 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Government whether it has disbursed pension to the aged and disabled people who were earlier covered under the schemes of municipal corporations. Justice A K Chawla also asked the government to file a report indicating compliance of a division bench order last year, or face strict action. […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News State must acquire private land within fixed time period: Bombay HC October 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has observed that the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot hold on to a private plot of land without officially acquiring it within the period stipulated under the Land Acquisition Act. A bench of Justices Riyaz Chagla and Vasanti Naik observed this recently while hearing a petition filed […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News With electric wires all over, Chandni Chowk is a time bomb: Delhi HC October 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The mess of electric wires dangling over the entire Chandni Chowk area were akin to “time bombs”, putting at risk the lives of people, the Delhi High Court today said. The court also observed that there was a lack of access in the walled city in case of any emergency as fire tenders and ambulances […] Read more » Chandni Chowk Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Registration of diesel trucks for waste disposal allowed October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to allow registration of 40 new diesel vehicles to be used for waste disposal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted the relief on the condition that the applicant would scrap 18 heavy diesel vehicles and 20 old loaders and give an […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Registration of diesel trucks for waste disposal allowed
Top Law News Madras HC expresses shock over enrolment of lawyers without formal education October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Bar Council and Advocate General Vijay Narayan to issue notices to 713 people, who had enrolled as advocates after getting law degrees based on MA degrees of open universities from 2009 to 2016, for cancellation of their membership. Justice N Kirubakaran also ordered lodging of a […] Read more » Court enrolment of lawyers without formal education featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News AAP govt’s plea on appointing guest teachers “surprising”: Delhi HC October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today termed as “surprising” the Delhi government’s plea seeking to vacate a stay on the process of appointing guest teachers so that it could appoint nearly 9000 such teachers to fill vacancies in schools here. The court said it was not getting a clear picture of the matter and things were […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea on appointing guest teachers
Top Law News Tribal lady’s ouster : Delhi HC reserves order on Golf Club’s plea October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea challenging summoning of Delhi Golf Club secretary by the Meghalaya women’s panel over an incident in which a tribal woman was allegedly ousted from the dining room as her attire looked like a “maid’s uniform”. Justice Vibhu Bakhru reserved the order after hearing arguments […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Golf Club's plea Law Legal News Tribal lady's ouster
Top Law News Vandalism case: Arrest warrant against Hardik Patel October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Visnagar today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel after he failed to appear before it for the second consecutive time in a case of vandalising the office of a BJP MLA during the quota stir in 2015. The warrant was issued against Hardik Patel, convener of the […] Read more » Arrest warrant against Hardik Patel Court featured Gujarat Law Legal News Vandalism case
Environment Law News Top Law News Delhi govt, EDMC in war of words over blaze in landfill site October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today witnessed a war of words between the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) over the recent fire that broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site here. The blaze at Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi erupted on October 19 and 20 and was extinguished after hours of fire- […] Read more » Delhi government East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC Environment Law News featured landfill site Legal News National Green Tribunal