Criminal Law News Top Law News IAS officer denied bail in bribery case April 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today denied bail to suspended principal secretary in the Chhattisgarh government, B L Agrawal, who was arrested in a bribery case. Special judge Virender Kumar Goyal dismissed the bail plea noting that the investigation was at a crucial stage. The agency has registered a corruption case against the 1988-batch IAS officer accusing […] Read more » B L Agrawal Bribery case Chhattisgarh government Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Top Law News No political vendetta in case against Virbhadra: Delhi HC April 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refused to quash the disproportionate assets case filed by CBI against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, saying there is no basis to claim that the FIR is the result of any “political vendetta”. It also vacated the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s October 1, 2015 interim order restraining […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured HP High Court Law Legal News No political vendetta in case against Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Liquor vends along highways to shut down barring some exemptions April 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways will have to shut down from tomorrow, the Supreme Court today said, exempting hill states of Sikkim, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh and areas having population up to 20,000. In a significant order passed on pleas of various states seeking modification of the court’s December 15, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Liquor vends Liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways will have to shut down Supreme Court
Top Law News Remember your bond, solve dispute amicably: Delhi HC to sisters March 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Sisters never fight” was the counsel of the Delhi High Court to two siblings embroiled in 25-year-old property dispute as the judges took them down the memory lane reminding them of their bond and asked them to resolve the issue amicably. Asking the sisters to “build a bridge of trust”, the bench sent the matter […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Jammu and Kashmir High Court Law Legal News property dispute
Top Law News Delhi HC orders re-trial in five 1984 riots cases March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today ordered re-trial in five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which all the accused were acquitted in 1986. A bench of Justices Gita Mittal and Anu Malhotra also issued show cause notices to all the accused asking why the case against them be not re-tried. The suo motu directions to reopen […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC bans sale, registration of non-BS-IV compliant vehicles March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today banned the sale and registration of vehicles which are not compliant with BS-IV emission norms from April 1 across the country. The apex court observed that the “health of the people is far far more important than the commercial interest of automobile manufactures”. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and […] Read more » ban on registration of non-BS-IV compliant vehicles Court featured Law Legal News SC bans sale Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT defers hearing on Ganga cleaning till tomorrow March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today adjourned till tomorrow the hearing on the plea relating to the cleaning and rejuvenation of River Ganga. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar posted the matter for March 30 after the counsel appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government sought more time citing unavailability of officers concerned. The […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured hearing on Ganga cleaning till tomorrow Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses Swaraj India plea for common symbol March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India’s plea for a common symbol in the upcoming MCD polls was today dismissed by the Delhi High Court. The high court dismissed the party’s plea, saying since the electronic voting machines would now carry photographs of the candidates, it would not be put to any disadvantage if there was no common […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News MCD election plea for common symbol Swaraj India
Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to interfere in Aircel-Maxis case March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere in the Aircel-Maxis case as the matter is pending before a special court set up by the Supreme Court. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal declined to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the CBI to move the trial court for […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News CBI seeks cancellation of Jagan’s bail March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has sought cancellation of bail of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy for allegedly trying to influence a crucial witness in a corruption case registered against him six years ago. The agency has moved an application in this regard at a Special Court in Hyderabad. The court was informed on Friday that Reddy […] Read more » CBI corruption case Court featured Jagan Mohan Reddy Law Legal News YSR Congress
Criminal Law News Top Law News ‘Every road user has right to be safe on road’ March 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Be it a driver or a pedestrian, every road user has a right to be safe on the street, a Delhi court has observed while upholding the conviction of a man in a drunk driving case. Additional Sessions Judge M R Sethi, while dismissing an appeal filed by north Delhi resident Karambir against a magisterial […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court Drunk driving case featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Plea in NGT against illegal slaughter houses in UP March 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An environment activist moved the National Green Tribunal today against “illegal” slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that these were discharging untreated effluent into open drains and polluting the environment. The plea, which has been listed before a bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim, also seeks the execution of the NGT’s 2015 order for closure […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured illegal slaughter houses in UP Law Legal News NGT plea
