Top Law News PIL seeks action against cow vigilantes, ‘helpline’ August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to file reply to a public interest litigation seeking preventive action against cow vigilante groups ahead of next month’s Eid ul Adha. City resident Shadaab Patel filed the PIL last month, expressing fear that cow vigilante groups may stir up trouble during Eid. Among other things, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Eid ul Adha featured Law Legal News PIL seeks action against cow vigilantes
Criminal Law News Top Law News ATS gets transit remand of suspected Bangladeshi terrorist August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Muzaffarnagar court today granted the transit remand of a suspected Bangladeshi terrorist to Uttar Pradesh police’s Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), a day after his arrest here. Chief Judicial Magistrate Gopal Tiwari allowed the ATS transit remand of Abdullah after which it took him to Lucknow. Abdullah is allegedly associated with Islamic extremist group Ansarullah […] Read more » Anti-Terrorist Squad ATS Court featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar transit remand of suspected Bangladeshi terrorist Uttar Pradesh police
Top Law News Press doesn’t have exclusive right to criticise anyone: Court August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen’s reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of the scribes was higher as they […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Press doesn't have exclusive right to criticise anyone
Top Law News Bofors case: plea for early hearing filed in SC August 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An application has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of the politically- sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case after a fresh media report suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986. The plea by BJP leader and advocate Ajay Agrawal has also alleged […] Read more » Bofors case Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Dialogue is the only way to resolve conflicts: PM August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dialogue is the only way to cut through deep-rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. “As the inter-connected and inter-dependent world of 21st century battles a number of global challenges, from terrorism to climate change, I […] Read more » conflicts Dialogue Dialogue is the only way to resolve conflicts featured only way to resolve conflicts PM
Top Law News Press doesn’t have exclusive right to criticise anyone: Court August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen’s reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of the scribes was higher as they […] Read more » Court exclusive right to criticise anyone featured power to disseminate information. Press Press has the right to criticise right to criticise
Top Law News Civic bodies face HC ire for not collecting school garbage August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Quit your jobs and sit at home. Is this how you treat your children? An anguished bench of the Delhi High Court told this to the officials of the city government and the municipal corporations for their failure to implement daily garbage collection from city schools. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Civic bodies face HC ire for not collecting school garbage civic bodies not collecting school garbage featured Justice C Hari Shankar not collecting school garbage school garbage
Top Law News Court says no bail for juvenile as his life may be in danger August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A juvenile accused of murder has been denied bail by a Delhi court which has said his life was in danger outside the observation home and there were possibilities that he could further commit crime. The court, which upheld the order of a juvenile justice board (JJB) dismissing his earlier bail plea, said if he […] Read more » Court featured juvenile juvenile accused of murder life may be in danger no bail no bail for juvenile
Top Law News Nine high courts oppose all-India service for lower judiciary August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nine high courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for lower judiciary, eight have sought changes in the proposed framework and only two have supported the idea, a law ministry document says. The document, sent to all members of the parliamentary consultative committee on law and justice, also states that most of […] Read more » all-India service all-India service for lower judiciary featured high courts of Jharkhand high courts of Rajasthan Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection Lower judiciary UPSC
Top Law News AAP MLA in judicial custody for non-appearance in defacement case August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party MLA Surender ‘Commando’ was today taken into judicial custody for his repeated non-appearance in a case related to defacement of public property in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ashu Garg ordered Commando’s custody when he appeared before the court. He had not done on the last few occasions despite the court’s directions. […] Read more » AAP MLA in judicial custody Court defacement case defacement of public property featured Law Legal News Surender 'Commando'
Criminal Law News Top Law News EC bribery case: Accused again alleges torture inside jail August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sukesh Chandrashekar, an accused in the Election Commission (EC) bribery case, today moved the Delhi High Court alleging that despite an order not to subject him to violence inside Tihar jail, he was tortured. The high court on July 24 had warned of “serious action” over the alleged “torture” of Chandrashekar, saying any such incident […] Read more » Bribery case Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case Election Commission featured Law Legal News Sukesh Chandrashekar
Top Law News SC agrees to hear plea challenging Finance Act, 2017 August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the constitutional validity of some provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 on the ground that these would destroy the independent functioning of the NGT and 18 other tribunals. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y […] Read more » Congress Court featured Finance Act 2017 Jairam Ramesh Law Legal News Supreme Court
