Top Law News Ex-Coal Secy seeks to face trial from inside jail August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a surprising move, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, an accused in several coal scam cases and presently out on bail, today told a special court that he intended to “face trial from inside the jail” and withdraw his personal bond to secure bail due to financial difficulties. After Gupta moved the application before […] Read more » Coal Coal Secretary H C Gupta featured law.court Legal News
Top Law News NCP leader gets pre-arrest bail in loan scam case August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Beed district of Maharashtra has granted anticipatory bail to NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, in connection with a loan scam. “Munde was granted pre-arrest bail last Friday after we argued that he was not absconding and custodial interrogation was not necessary in […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News loan scam NCP leader political
Top Law News Centre’s stand to withdraw appeal is “political”: AMU to SC August 17, 2016 / August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today opposed in the Supreme Court the NDA government’s stand to withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA regime against the Allahabad High Court order divesting the varsity of its minority tag, saying the decision was based on “political considerations.” AMU, in its affidavit, said a decision taken at the […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim University Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT bans dumping of waste near school, issues notice to EDMC August 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on NGT bans dumping of waste near school, issues notice to EDMC A plea alleging that reckless dumping of garbage and municipal solid waste near a school in East Delhi was causing health hazard to the children has prompted the National Green Tribunal to restrain authorities from throwing any waste in front of the school. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to […] Read more » Court dumping of waste near school EDMC environment law featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News SC waives 6-month waiting period, grants divorce to couple August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has allowed an estranged couple’s plea for divorce by mutual consent by waiving the waiting period of six months, exercising its powers under the Constitution to do “complete justice”. A bench of justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman granted the relief to the couple after taking into consideration their several years […] Read more » 6-month waiting period couple divorce Justices Kurian Joseph Rohinton Fali Nariman SC
Top Law News YouTube obliged not to host videos violating law: HC August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has said that video-sharing website YouTube was obliged not to host any content which violates the laws currently in force. The ruling came on a plea by Tata Sky seeking removal of videos from YouTube on how to crack the encryption of set top boxes of the company. “In terms of Rule […] Read more » featured host videos violating law plea by Tata Sky plea by Tata Sky seeking removal of videos from YouTube removal of videos from YouTube
Criminal Law News Top Law News PIL for action against cow vigilantes for violent acts August 14, 2016 / August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and some states to take action against so-called cow vigilantes, who are allegedly spreading violence and committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities. The PIL, filed by Congress activist Tehseen S Poonawalla, said the violence committed by these ‘Gau Raksha’ groups have […] Read more » action against cow vigilantes action against cow vigilantes for violent acts atrocities against Dalits and minorities featured Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act 1976 PIL violent acts
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC imposes Rs 25,000 cost on Bar Council of India August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Bar Council of India, the apex body for lawyers, for failing to respond to a plea seeking setting up of a permanent body to hold Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » 000 cost on Bar Council of India BCI featured fine imposed on BCI Rs 25 SC
Top Law News SC fines Rs 25K to Centre for not replying to PIL August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on it for not replying to a plea seeking framing of guidelines for vehicles carrying protruding objects like iron rods and stationary ones which cause thousands of fatal mishaps across the country. “Innocents are dying from haphazardly parked […] Read more » Court featured fines Rs 25000 Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News HC seeks DJB’s action plan on sewage treatment August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the national capital could become a cess pool by the time all households in the city were connected to the sewage system, the Delhi High Court today directed DJB to get an overall perspective and come out with an action plan to address the issue of sewage treatment. A bench of Justices Badar […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DJB featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Have no money to refund to home buyers: Unitech August 13, 2016 / August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Beleaguered real estate firm Unitech Ltd today expressed its inability before the Supreme Court to refund money to the home buyers over its two delayed housing projects in Noida and Gurgaon. “We don’t have money. If we had money, we would have constructed the flats and buildings and given to them,” senior advocated A M […] Read more » Beleaguered real estate Court featured Law Legal News NCDRC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC voices concern over fate of Pak prisoners in India August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today voiced concern as to what would be the fate of Pakistani nationals on their release from Indian jails after completing their prison terms if Pakistan did not accept them as it citizens. “The question which has to be looked into is that if we send these nationals back to their nation […] Read more » Court featured JKNPP Law Legal News Pakistani nationals Supreme Court
