Top Law News Plea in HC alleges collusion by cops in rape case February 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today sought response of the city police on a woman’s plea alleging that cops colluded with the man who allegedly raped her by getting her married to the accused when she went to lodge the FIR. While issuing notice to Delhi Police and asking it to file a status report, Justice Vipin […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News plea rape case
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks panel to file report on ‘illegal’ tree felling February 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed a committee formed by it to file a comprehensive report regarding alleged unauthorised felling of large number of trees in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the panel to file report by March 22, the next date of hearing after […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured illegal tree felling Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Poll reforms under consideration: Centre to HC? February 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has told the Delhi High Court it is considering electoral reforms recommended by Law Commission and “some action” is certain after a plea sought removal of a provision restricting the period of disqualification from contesting polls for a candidate to six years on being sentenced to two years or more. The submission was […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Poll reforms
Top Law News Enemy property must go to the State: SC February 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Enemy property must go to the State if at all it is an enemy property, the Supreme Court today said. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said that it is a sensitive matter and it is for Parliament to debate on it and not the court. “Enemy property […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court Enemy property featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL in SC to stall swearing-in of Sasikala as TN CM February 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL was today moved in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain AIADMK leader V K Sasikala from being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister tomorrow on the ground that the apex court was likely to pronounce within a week the judgement in a corruption case in which she and late CM J Jayalalithaa […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL Sasikala Supreme Court Tamilnadu
Top Law News DDCA row: Delhi HC imposes costs on Kejriwal, Azad February 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has slapped a costs of Rs 10,000 and Rs 30,000 on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and cricketer-turned-MP Kirti Azad respectively for delayed response to the defamation suit filed by DDCA seeking Rs two-and-half crore each as damages from them. The high court said that their written statements to the suit […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court DDCA row defamation case Delhi High Court featured kirti azad Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court grants time to CBI to file final report in proper format February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today granted two weeks time to CBI for filing in a proper format the final report in a coal block allocation scam case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the investigating officers (IO) plea seeking […] Read more » CBI coal block allocation scam case Court featured Law Legal News Special court
Top Law News Minority status in J&K; SC imposes Rs 30k cost February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today imposed a cost of Rs 30,000 on the Centre for not filing its reply to a PIL alleging that minority benefits are being enjoyed by majority Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana allowed the counsel for the Centre to […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Minority status in J&K Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Centre to put in place mechanism to verify mobile February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to put in place within a year an effective mechanism to verify identities of existing mobile users. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice NV Ramana said the verification of existing pre-paid mobile users, running into crores, be done within one year. The bench was […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News mechanism to verify mobile Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News SC asks CPCB, states to prepare plan to check pollution February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked CPCB, Delhi government, EPCA, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan to hold a meeting within two weeks and come out with a comprehensive plan to check pollution in the national capital. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur also asked the Centre to implement the ban in four weeks on furnace […] Read more » Court CPCB Environment Law News EPCA featured Haryana Law Legal News plan to check pollution Rajasthan Supreme Court UP
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC grants bail to Saradha scam accused Manoranjana Sinh February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted bail to Saradha chit fund scam accused Manoranjana Sinh. A bench comprising justices Arunabh Mishra and Amitava Roy said that application for bail has been allowed but with some conditions. Manoranjana Sinh, lodged in a jail in West Bengal, is the estranged wife of former union minister Matang Sinh. Matang […] Read more » bail to Manoranjana Sinh Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Saradha scam Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT seeks response of Centre, others on oil spill off Tamil February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre, the Tamil Nadu government and others by tomorrow on pleas seeking compensation to people affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Tamil Nadu and seizure of the vessels involved. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatantar Kumar issued notice to the […] Read more » Centre government Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT oil spill off Tamil
