Top Law News SC rejects PIL to declare Indus Waters Treaty unconstitutional April 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking declaration of the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan as illegal and unconstitutional. “This treaty is of 1960 and this treaty has held good for more than half a century,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said while dismissing the PIL filed by […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL to declare Indus Waters Treaty unconstitutional Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Interim bail to 5 fresh accused in coal case April 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here today granted interim bail till May 4 to five fresh accused named by the CBI in its supplementary charge sheet in a coal scam case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted the interim bail to accused- Jindal Steel’s adviser Anand Goel, Gurgaon-based […] Read more » coal case Court featured interim bail Law Legal News
Top Law News SC directs convict freed due to Delhi HC typo error to surrender April 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A convict set free due to a typographical error in the Delhi High Court’s order has been directed by the Supreme Court to surrender first before hearing his plea challenging the order to re-arrest him. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan refused to grant any relief to the convict, a former […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court typo error to surrender
Top Law News ‘Rs 5,400 cr worth of undisclosed income detected’ April 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A whopping Rs 5,400 crore worth of “undisclosed income” has been detected by law-enforcing agencies till January 10 since demonetisation came into force last November, the government has told the Supreme Court. It also made references to “various malpractices” which came to fore post demonetisation, including the use of old currency notes for buying gold. […] Read more » 'Rs 5 400 cr worth of undisclosed income detected' Court Demonetisation enforcing agencies featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC absolves doctor of medical negliegence charge after 20 yrs April 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has absolved a doctor from Maharashtra of the charge of medical negligence after 20 years of an incident in which a road accident victim succumbed to injuries at a hospital. The apex court relied on its earlier verdict to say that in cases where negligence is alleged against professionals like doctors the […] Read more » Court doctor of medical negliegence charge after 20 yrs featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Even manufacturers can’t manipulate EVMs: EC April 9, 2017 / April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The EVMs are robust and tamper- proof and even the manufacturers cannot manipulate them at the time of production, the Election Commission said today, countering allegations that the machines are unreliable. With the Opposition’s questions on the reliability of the electronic voting machines getting louder, the Commission has come out with a list of ‘frequently […] Read more » EC Even manufacturers can't manipulate EVM EVM featured
Top Law News Roads highly unsafe due to rising drunk driving cases: Court April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Increasing accidents due to drunk driving have made roads highly unsafe for other users, a Delhi court has said while refusing to show leniency in a drunk driving case. Special Judge Ravinder Dudeja refused to interfere with a trial court order sentencing a man for five days in jail for drunk driving. “No person driving […] Read more » Court Drunk driving case featured rising drunk driving case Roads highly unsafe Special Judge Ravinder Dudeja
Top Law News CJI criticises electoral politics, unfulfilled poll promises April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J S Khehar today criticised the electoral politics in the country, saying poll promises are “routinely unfulfilled”, caste issues projected differently to get a majority and party manifestos do not have any linkage to socio-economic justice. The CJI said that electoral politics in India centres around “mobilisation and politicisation” of the […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Chief Justice of India J S Khehar CJI CJI criticises electoral politics electoral politics featured Justice Dipak Misra unfulfilled poll promises
Top Law News Legal awareness a weapon in hands of citizen April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Legal awareness is a weapon in the hands of citizen provided he knows its power, Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra said today while announcing a conference of NALSA for senior citizens to make them aware of the legal benefits available to them. Justice Misra, who is also the Executive Chairman of the National Legal […] Read more » featured NALSA National Legal Services Authority Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News No deadline for introduction of Sharia banking in India: RBI April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No deadline has been set for introduction of Sharia or interest-free banking in India, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said. Islamic or Sharia banking is a finance system based on the principles of not charging interest, which is prohibited under Islam. The RBI had earlier proposed opening of “Islamic window” in conventional banks […] Read more » featured Financial Sector Reforms former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan interest-free banking interest-free banking in India introduction of Sharia RBI Sharia banking Sharia banking in India
Consumer Law News Top Law News Railways to compensate employee for rejecting medical claim April 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Railways has been asked by the apex consumer commission to compensate an employee for rejecting his medical claim on the grounds that it was not an emergency situation when he took his wife to a private hospital. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upheld Punjab state consumer commission’s order which had directed the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News medical claim National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC railways
Top Law News Haryana government destroying judicial system: SC April 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slapped a cost of Rs 5 lakh on the Haryana government for filing an appeal against a high court order after more than five years saying it is “destroying” the judicial system by “blatant misuse” of the process. “You (Haryana government) are destroying the judicial system. The question you are raising […] Read more » Court featured Haryana government judicial system Law Legal News Supreme Court
