Top Law News Foreign funding: BJP, Congress withdraw appeals from SC November 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP and Congress today withdrew their respective appeals from the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict holding them prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding. The counsel representing the political parties informed the apex court that in view of the 2010 amendment made in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), […] Read more » appeals BJP Congress Court featured Foreign funding Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Complete probe against builders in 90 days November 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to evolve a mechanism to ensure that investigation of offences, particularly pertaining to complaints against builders and developers, should get over within 90 days as stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Code. A division bench of the High Court headed by Justice V M Kanade also […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News probe against builders
Criminal Law News Top Law News Malegaon blasts : Bombay HC seeks NIA’s reply on discharge of 8 accused November 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed the NIA, probing the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, to file its affidavit in response to an appeal filed by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) challenging the discharge of eight accused in the case. The state had moved the high court in appeal against the order of sessions court discharging the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Malegaon blasts NIA
Top Law News ‘Magistrate did not realise cops’ pressure of work’ November 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A sessions court has absolved two Delhi Police officials of the offence of intentionally not arresting an accused in an assault case, observing that the magisterial court here issued coercive direction against them without realising the “pressure of work” on cops. The court made the remark while allowing the revision plea of a Station House […] Read more » Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News magistrate
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC mulls shifting RJD leader Shahabuddin to Tihar jail November 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today mulled shifting RJD strongman Mohd. Shahabuddin, facing trial in 45 criminal cases, from Siwan jail in Bihar to Tihar Central Jail in the national capital saying it is test case for the “concept of fair trial and witness protection”. “This is a case which gives a test for criminal jurisprudence on […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Md Shahabuddin RJD Supreme Court Tihar Jail
Environment Law News Top Law News Centre asked to frame incentive policy November 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Ministry of Heavy Industries to expeditiously frame policy with regard to scrapping of vehicles and publicise benefits associated with it for persons who opt for it. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said more than a year has passed since its directions in this regard […] Read more » Centre government Court Environment Law News featured incentive policy Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Order tmw on plea agst withdrawal limit for weddings November 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today reserved its order for tomorrow on a plea seeking relaxation of the Rs 2.5 lakh withdrawal limit for marriages after demonetisation. The plea, which has also sought that old currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 should be accepted for paying court fees, came up for hearing before a bench […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News plea agst withdrawal limit for weddings
Top Law News Demonetisation: Law enforcing agencies unaffected November 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Demonetisation will have no impact on investigating agencies which possess a huge cache of old Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, seized over the years as case property, with their officials saying the cash was “government accounted money” and could be deposited in respective bank accounts till December 30. While the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and […] Read more » Court Demonetisation Enforcement Directorate featured government accounted money Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News 2007 graft sting: Delhi HC transfers probe to CBI November 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has transferred to CBI the probe in a case in which traffic policemen were filmed allegedly taking bribes from Blueline bus operators, saying the investigation has not proceeded “meticulously and punctiliously” despite its direction issued six years ago. Besides handing over the case to CBI, the high court also expressed concern over […] Read more » 2007 graft sting CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News PIL in Delhi HC for fixing price of stents November 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A plea for fixing price of stents, used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the body, has been moved in the Delhi High Court, contending that the rate of the medical device has not been fixed despite it being included in the national essential list of medicines (NLEM). The matter was listed for hearing […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured fixing price of stents Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News State expected to play role in witness protection programme: SC November 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The State needs to play a definite role in coming out with witness-protection programme, at least in sensitive cases involving those having political patronage, muscle and money power so that trial does not get “tainted and derailed”, the Supreme Court has said. Observing that threat and intimidation were major causes for witnesses turning hostile, it […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News state government Supreme Court witness protection programme
Top Law News Issue circulars to all IOs dealing with road accidents November 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu DGP to issue circular to all investigation officers (IOs) dealing with road accidents to file detailed accident report (DAR) before motor vehicle claims tribunals and jurisdictional magistrates along with final report for deciding the just compensation. Justice P N Prakash, in his order last week, granted […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court road accidents
