Criminal Law News Top Law News Noida gangrape: High Court stays inquiry against Noida cop May 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has stayed a trial court order directing a probe against a Noida police officer for a botched-up investigation in a 2009 case of gangrape of a 24-year-old MBA student that led to the acquittal of nine persons. Justice Ashutosh Kumar issued notice to the Delhi government, state of Uttar Pradesh through […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured HC stays inquiry against Noida cop Law Legal News Noida gangrape
Top Law News NGT seeks report on cattle blood flowing into Yamuna May 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took Delhi government and other civic authorities to task for not ensuring compliance of its order that no blood should directly seep into the Yamuna due to cattle slaughter. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim directed the AAP government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a detailed status […] Read more » cattle blood flowing into Yamuna Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT notice to Centre, Haryana on construction in Gurgaon May 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and Haryana government on a plea seeking stay on construction activity by a developer in Gurugram on the ground that the work was being carried out without obtaining prior Environment Clearance (EC). A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Ministry […] Read more » Environment Clearance Environment Law News featured Gurgaon Haryana Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT notice to Centre government
Top Law News Court takes cognisance of defamation case against ex-Delhi Min May 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today took cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain against sacked minister Kapil Mishra for allegedly defaming him by levelling graft charges against him. Metropolitan Magistrate Shefali Barnala Tandon listed the matter for July 14 for recording pre-summoning evidence in support of complaint of Jain, who […] Read more » Court defamation case Delhi featured Kapil mishra Law Legal News Satyendar Jain
Top Law News Allahabad HC issues notice to UP minister May 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to UP minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel on a petition alleging that he got elected from an assembly constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes though he belonged to Other Backward Classes. A single judge bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi passed the order on the petition of Rakesh Babu, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Firozabad HC issues notice to UP minister Law Legal News Satya Pal Singh Baghel Tundla Assembly
Environment Law News Top Law News Slaughterhouse in Aligarh under NGT scanner May 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A slaughterhouse in Aligarh has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal for allegedly dumping solid waste and discharging untreated effluents in drains. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the UP government, Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution control board, slaughterhouse Frigerio Conserva Allana Pvt Ltd, Central […] Read more » Aligarh Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Slaughterhouse
Criminal Law News Top Law News No automatic denial of bail for terror accused: Law panel May 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There should be no “automatic denial” of bail to a person accused of being involved in terror acts, the Law Commission has cautioned indicating that evidence should be given priority. In its report on ‘Provisions relating to bail’, the panel has warned that “mere classification of an act as an act of terrorism should not […] Read more » Court featured Law Law panel Legal News No automatic denial of bail for terror accused UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Consider grievances of street vendors: HC tells AAP govt May 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Was the investigation into the murder of Mahatma Gandhi represents the biggest cover-up in the history of India and was there any basis to blame Vinayak Damodar Savarkar for his death? These questions have been raised in a petition before the Supreme Court with a plea that there is a compelling need to uncover the […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News murder of Mahatma Gandhi
Criminal Law News Top Law News ‘Convicts’ acts led non-extraction of coal, harmed India’ May 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The “unscrupulous acts” of five convicts including former Coal Secretary H C Gupta led to non- extraction of coal from a mine in Madhya Pradesh causing “immense” loss to the country, a special court here has said. The significant observation has been made by Special Judge Bharat Parashar in his verdict convicting the former top […] Read more » CBI seeks 7 years jail for ex-coal secy Coal scam case Court featured H C Gupta Law Legal News
Top Law News Senior BJP leaders discharged by Bengal courts May 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five senior BJP leaders, including its national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, were today discharged by courts in connection with the protest- march to the city police headquarters here. Of the 14 other BJP activists arrested for allegedly indulging in violence during yesterday’s protest, seven were remanded to police custody by a city court, while the […] Read more » Bengal courts BJP Court Dilip Ghosh featured Kailash Vijayvargiya Law Legal News Locket Chatterjee Rahul Sinha Rupa Ganguly
Top Law News Can graveyards in Delhi be shifted, asks Delhi HC May 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the authorities to explore the possibility of shifting all graveyards in the national capital to a “proper place”. The court also sought to know from the authorities how graveyards were maintained in other countries. “There are graves in roads, people sit there, animals sit there and defecate and make […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured graveyards in Delhi Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Finalise emission norms for diesel locomotives: NGT to MoEF May 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to finalise the emission standards for diesel locomotives within two months. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after the counsel for the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) refuted its own earlier submission that the emission norms, […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Finalise emission norms for diesel locomotives Law Legal News ministry of environment and forests MoEF National Green Tribunal NGT