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
Criminal Law News Top Law News Terror funding: Salahuddin’s son sent to 7-day NIA custody October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of globally wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, to seven days NIA custody in connection with a 2011 terror funding case for allegedly receiving money from his father. Yousuf, who was arrested yesterday by National Investigation Agency (NIA), was produced before District and Sessions Judge Poonam A Bamba, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Salahuddin's son sent to 7-day NIA custody Syed Shahid Yousuf Terror funding
Top Law News Special court defers hearing in 2G spectrum scam case October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today deferred hearing in the 2G spectrum scam cases in which former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi are among the accused. Special Judge O P Saini, who is exclusively dealing with cases arising out of the 2G spectrum scam, also issued production warrants against Unitech Ltd MD Sanjay Chandra […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam case A. Raja Court DMK featured Kanimozhi Law Legal News Special court
Top Law News SC to hear UP govt plea against order to demolish parking lot near Taj October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the Uttar Pradesh government’s restoration plea against its order to demolish a multi-level car parking facility being built within a kilometre of the Taj Mahal on October 27. The apex court had yesterday ordered demolition of the parking lot, being constructed near the eastern gate of the 17th […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court Taj Mahal UP governmennt
Top Law News Jay Shah defamation case: Court issues summonses to The Wire October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Ahmedabad court today issued summonses to respondents in the criminal defamation case filed by BJP chief Amit Shah’s son against news portal ‘The Wire’ over a report that claimed the turnover of his firm grew exponentially after the party came to power in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi issued summonses to […] Read more » Ahmedabad court Court featured Jay Shah defamation case Law Legal News The Wire
