Top Law News Court seeks Dhinakaran’s reply to cops’ plea for voice samples May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today directed AIADMK (Amma) faction leader TTV Dhinakaran and an alleged middleman, arrested in an Election Commission bribery case, to respond to Delhi Police’s plea for voice samples. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry asked the counsel for Dhinakaran and Sukesh Chandrashekar to file their replies on May 15. Delhi Police’s Crime Branch submitted […] Read more » AIADMK (Amma) Court featured Law Legal News TTV Dhinakaran
Top Law News Petitions in HC on Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today directed its registry to place two separate petitions related to the decades-old Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute of Varanasi before an appropriate bench. The order was passed by Justice Sangeeta Chandra on petitions filed by Anjuman Intazamia Masjid, Varanasi and Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Board of Waqfs, Lucknow. The Anjuman […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute Law Legal News petitions
Top Law News TN Govt to open additional fodder depots, HC told May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government today told the Madras High Court that relevant officials have been asked to open additional fodder depots in areas facing acute paucity of the animal feeds. The government made this submission to the court in its status report filed by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in reply to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
Top Law News No obscene dance or vulgar dialogues during performance: Madras HC May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today allowed holding dance and song programmes during temple festivals stipulating that all performances must be shorn of obscenity, vulgarity and political overtones. Justice K Kalyanasundaram gave the order while considering petitions from various people seeking permissions to hold dance and song programmes during temple festivals. Directing the police to allow […] Read more » Court featured Justice K Kalyanasundaram Law Legal News Madras High Court temple festivals
Criminal Law News Top Law News Goutam Kundu remanded to four-day EOW custody in chitfund scam May 11, 2017 / May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rosevalley Group chief Goutam Kundu, arrested for his alleged role in a chitfund scam, was today remanded to the custody of Economic Offence Wing of the police for another four days. Balasore’s Additional District Judge Gyanaranjan Mohanty extended Kundu’s custody with EOW on his production before him after the lapse of his earlier five-day custody […] Read more » chitfund scam Court Criminal news EOW custody featured Goutam Kundu Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC raps AAP govt for constructing urinal under transformer May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has rapped the AAP government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation for constructing a public urinal under a power transformer and putting the life of users under “extreme danger”. “This is incredible,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra said and asked, “How can you do this?” […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News urinal under transformer
Top Law News TN asks Madras HC to modify order on liquor shops May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government today urged the Madras High Court to modify its recent order restraining it from relocating or opening liquor shops in residential areas. Seeking modification of the May 8 order, AAG Venkatramani said the government s revenue has been affected and there is a huge loss to the exchequer. The special mention […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News liquor shops Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News SC to hear plea against pellet guns in Kashmir after vacation May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today deferred hearing on a plea, seeking a ban on the use of pellet guns to quell agitating and stone-pelting mobs in the Kashmir valley, till after the summer break. The apex court told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association of Srinagar, which has filed the petition, that it would […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea against pellet guns in Kashmir Supreme Court
Top Law News SC closes contempt proceedings against Kerala’s chief secy May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today closed the contempt proceedings initiated against chief secretary of Kerala on a plea by senior IPS officer T P Senkumar, who had alleged delay in his reinstatement as the state police chief. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said since Senkumar has been reinstated as the Director […] Read more » Court featured Kerala's chief secy Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News No sympathy for Justice Karnan, experts say he deserved it May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Controversial Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan today failed to get any sympathy or support after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months jail for contempt, with legal luminaries saying the errant judge was not in a correct frame of mind and “deserved” it. The experts also said such a “bold” action by […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT pulls Delhi govt over noise pollution at Jantar Mantar May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the Delhi government for not exploring alternative sites to Jantar Mantar for allowing protests after a plea alleged that massive noise pollution was caused due to the agitations. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that various courts have passed orders from time to time […] Read more » Delhi government Environment Law News featured Legal News NGT noise pollution at Jantar Mantar
Top Law News SC sends Justice Karnan to six months in jail May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unprecedented order, the Supreme Court today held controversial Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to jail for six months, ordering that he be taken into custody forthwith. A seven-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said “We are of the […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
