Top Law News Court to frame charges against Kejriwal, Sisodia on Aug 23 August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today fixed August 23 for framing charges against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in a criminal defamation complaint. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranjal Aneja, who was scheduled to frame charges today, was on leave. The court had earlier directed the two AAP leaders and Yogendra Yadav to appear before it […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court to frame charges against Kejriwal and Sisodia on Aug 23 criminal defamation case Delhi court featured Law Legal News Manish Sisodia
Top Law News ‘Plea for minority status to non-Muslims in J&K’ August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today gave a last opportunity to the Centre and asked it to take a decision within three months on a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices A K Goel and D Y Chandrachud considered […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Plea for minority status to non-Muslims in J&K Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC adjourns hearing on PIL on appointment of vigilance August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today adjourned to August 18 hearing on a PIL filed by DMK, challenging the appointment of the vigilance commissioner, to enable the Advocate General get instructions on the tenure. Hearing the plea filed by DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M […] Read more » Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL on appointment of vigilance State Vigilance Commissioner
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
