Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC junks plea against SC collegium recommendations June 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking rehearing of a petition to restrain the Supreme Court collegium from recommending names for appointment to the higher judiciary. “Under the garb of a review petition, the appellant is actually seeking a rehearing of the appeal that was dismissed on merits, which is impermissible,” a bench […] Read more » Justice Hima Kohli Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal SC Collegium
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Justice P N Bhagwati cremated June 18, 2017 / June 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) Former Chief Justice of India P N Bhagwati, who died on Thursday, was today cremated here. The cremation took place at the the Lodhi Road Electric crematorium and was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union minister Arun Jaitely and senior advocate Soli Sorabjee among others. Former Chief Justice of India A S […] Read more » featured justice P.N. Bhagwati
Environment Law News Top Law News Karnataka HC directs SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy in mining case June 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to former chief minister and state JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka High Court today directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) not to arrest him till June 20 in an illegal mining case. Justice Rathnakala passed the order on an application for anticipatory bail moved by Kumaraswamy after the special court […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured H D Kumaraswamy JDS Karnataka High Court Law Legal News mining case SIT Special Investigation Team
Top Law News Bureaucrats not above law: SC June 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to show leniency and directed the Centre to obey a Gauhati High Court order on the issue of contempt against top CRPF officials saying that bureaucrats are not above the law. The top court only dispensed with the direction asking the Director General of CRPF to be personally present before […] Read more » Bureaucrats not above law Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Plea in NGT against BJP leader for polluting Saryu June 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an embarrassment to the government, the NGT has been moved to act against some BJP leaders for making mockery of the Centre’s ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission and Ganga rejuvenation plan. The allegation is that a woman BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh threw a plastic bottle in the river Saryu, a tributary of the Ganga, […] Read more » BJP Environment Law News featured Ganga rejuvenation plan Legal News NGT plea polluting Saryu Swachh Bharat Mission
Top Law News Ban on cattle trade for slaughter to regulate: Govt to SC June 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that its notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter was aimed at having a “regulatory regime” on cattle trade across the country. The Centre’s submission came as the apex court sought its response on the pleas challenging the May 26 notification under […] Read more » Ban on cattle trade Court featured Law Legal News slaughter Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Clarify stand on Ganga encroachments, NGT tells Centre and others June 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Centre and other stakeholders to clarify their stand on demarcation and encroachments on the floodplains of the Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao. The green panel asked the ministries of environment and water resources, the National Mission for Clean Ganga, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Uttar […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Ganga encroachments Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Karnataka HC directs SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy in mining case June 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to former chief minister and state JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka High Court today directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) not to arrest him till June 20 in an illegal mining case. Justice Rathnakala passed the order on an application for anticipatory bail moved by Kumaraswamy after the special court […] Read more » Court featured HC directs SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy in mining case Karnataka High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt slammed for taking public money without proper schemes June 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government agencies have no right to accept money from the public unless they are ready with a housing scheme for which allotment can be made within a reasonable time, the apex consumer commission has said. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission’s (NCDRC) observation came in a case in which the Rajasthan Housing Board had cancelled […] Read more » apex consumer commission Court featured Law Legal News public money
Top Law News NGT allows registration of 3 diesel trucks for carrying petrol June 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of three new diesel vehicles conforming to BS-IV norms to be used for transporting petrol or petroleum products. A vacation bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim granted the relief to three petrol pumps in Delhi — Car Care Centre, Bhasin Service Station and Harshita Service Station — […] Read more » Bhasin Service Station Environment Law News featured Harshita Service Station Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT
Top Law News Goa meat traders challenge cattle trade restrictions in Bombay HC June 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the central and the Goa governments over a petition filed by meat traders challenging the newly-introduced restrictions on cattle trade. Quraishi’s Meat Traders’ Association of Goa challenged in the Goa bench of the high court the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, […] Read more » Bombay High Court cattle trade restrictions Court featured Goa meat traders Law Legal News
Top Law News No stay on trial court order in Pachauri’s suit: Delhi HC June 15, 2017 / June 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refrained from staying a trial court order to record evidence during the summer vacation in a Rs one-crore defamation case against activist Vrinda Grover and another woman by former TERI chief R K Pachauri. The high court initially told the lawyers for Grover and the other woman to ring up […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News No stay on trial court order in Pachauri's suit R K Pachauri Teri
