Top Law News J&K has no vestige of sovereignty outside Constitution: SC December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir has “no vestige” of sovereignty outside the Indian Constitution and its own, while the citizens of the state are “first and foremost” citizens of India, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court observed this while terming as “wholly incorrect” the conclusion arrived at by Jammu and Kashmir High Court which had […] Read more » Court featured J&K has no vestige of sovereignty outside Constitution Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Rajasthan HC tells official of Vadra-linked firm to appear before ED December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rejecting his plea for relief, the Rajasthan High Court has directed a representative of Skylight Hospitality, a firm linked to Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) which had summoned him in connection with a controversial land deal in Bikaner. The representative had move the high court challenging the […] Read more » Court Criminal news ED featured Law Legal News Rajasthan High Court Robert Vadra
Top Law News Bombay HC rejects plea challenging move to shift DRT office to Vashi December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Paving way for the transfer of office of Debt Recovery Tribunal (III) from South Mumbai to adjoining Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition challenging the decision made by the Ministry of Finance. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak on December 14 dismissed a petition filed […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court DRT office featured Law Legal News Maharashtra plea Vashi
Top Law News SC irked over plea for Justice Khehar’s recusal December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a high-voltage hearing, the Supreme Court today ticked off activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calling as “unreasonable” and the “most unfair” his plea seeking recusal of Justice J S Khehar from hearing a PIL that levels bribery allegations against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The petition seeks an SIT probe into alleged recovery of documents […] Read more » Court featured Justice Khehar's recusal Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC raps advocate for filing multiple PILs December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on an advocate affliated to ruling BJP for filing multiple PILs asking him whether the party was financing him to indulge in “political activism” in the court. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, a Delhi BJP spokesperson, faced the ire of the bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur as […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects BCCI’s curative plea on conflict of interest December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petition filed by BCCI against the 2015 verdict by which it had struck down the controversial amendment of a rule which permitted cricket board administrators to acquire or hold commercial interest in events like IPL and Champions League. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had moved […] Read more » BCCI's curative plea conflict of interest Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC judge recuses himself from hearing plea against Justice Khehar December 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today did not hear a petition filed by group of lawyers opposing the elevation of Justice J S Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India after a judge in the bench recused himself from hearing it. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who was part of the bench along with Justice L Nageswara Rao, […] Read more » Court featured Justice Khehar Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News R K Dutta shifted from CBI as per rules, Centre to SC December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that curtailment of service of senior IPS officer R K Dutta at CBI was done as per the provisions of the law which govern the functioning of the probe agency. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi submitted before a bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph that Dutta was shifted to […] Read more » CBI Centre government Court featured Law Legal News R K Dutta Supreme Court
Top Law News TRAI recommendation to impose fine on Vodafone challenged in Delhi HC December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Telecom major Vodafone today told the Delhi High Court that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s recommendation to the Centre to impose Rs 1050 crore penalty on it for not giving interconnectivity to Reliance Jio was an “arbitrary” decision. TRAI has recommended imposition of a fine of Rs 50 crore for each of the 21 […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News TRAI Vodafone
Top Law News IAF men can’t sport beard, no intention to discriminate: SC December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment IAF personnel cannot sport a beard on religious grounds, the Supreme Court today said making it clear that policies on personal appearance are “not intended to discriminate against religious beliefs” but to “ensure uniformity and discipline” which are indispensable to every armed force. The apex court observed that for the effective functioning of a large […] Read more » Court featured IAF men can't sport beard Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Not just prevention, we want reversal of air pollution: Delhi HC December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today said it does not just want prevention of air pollution, but a reversal of its impact also, after it was told that pollutants once generated continue to affect the environment for years. “What about what has already come into the (environment) system every year? We don’t just want prevention, but […] Read more » air pollution Court Delhi High Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News
Top Law News PIL to hold UP Assembly poll in Apr-May December 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL was filed in the Allahabad high court today seeking directions for conducting the Uttar Pradesh polls in April-May so as to allow the present assembly to complete its term, and also for convenience of voters. The PIL, filed by activist Pratibha Pandey in the Lucknow bench of the HC, is likely to come […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Assembly poll Court featured Law Legal News PIL
