Top Law News Illegal sale of NSP arms: SC reserves verdict on PIL July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a PIL filed in 2007 which alleged that a racket was being run by some army officers and bureaucrats by illegally procuring and selling Non-standard Pattern (NSP) weapons from Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur concluded hearing arguments on the […] Read more » (NSP) Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Non-bailable warrant against Dayashankar July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today issued a non-bailable warrant against suspended BJP leader Dayashankar Singh on the application of the district police over his derogatory remarks against BSP supremo Mayawati. “The district police had approached the local court for NBW against Dayashankar. It has been issued today,” IG Law and Order Hariram Sharma told reporters here. […] Read more » BJP leader Dayashankar Singh BSP Supremo Mayawati Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC slams Rajpal Yadav for not settling bizman’s loan July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav for not paying money to a businessman here despite giving repeated undertakings before court, saying his conduct in the case was “inexplicable”. “You have taken the court for a ride. People like you should go to jail. You filed undertakings after undertakings and still you […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Rajpal Yadav Supreme Court
Top Law News Courts should rarely exercise power to thwart arbitration: HC July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has said that while courts have the power to issue injunction against arbitration proceedings, they should use it rarely. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said courts need to remind themselves that the trend was to minimise interference with arbitration which was the “forum of choice”. “Courts must […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC under security blanket as lawyers hold siege stir July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sections of lawyers from across Tamil Nadu are holding a siege protest in front of the Madras High Court here today demanding withdrawal of new disciplinary rules, claiming them to be “draconian,” even as police brought the court premises under a tight security blanket. The advocates belonging to various lawyers associations are seeking withdrawal of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News AAP MLA remanded in two days police custody in sacrilege case July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Yadav was today remanded in police custody for two days by a local court in connection with an incident of alleged sacrilege here last month, a day after the Delhi legislator was arrested in the case by Punjab police. Malerkotla Additional Civil Judge Preeti Sukheja sent Yadav to two […] Read more » (AAP) MLA Naresh Yadav Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Disqualification of lawmakers: SC seeks response July 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission on a PIL alleging that despite the ruling of the apex court, elected lawmakers continue to enjoy their status as MPs and MLAs for quite some time after their conviction in criminal cases. Initially, a bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices […] Read more » Court featured Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Centre to take possession and secure Adarsh apartments July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to take possession and secure the 31-storey controversial Adarsh apartments in Mumbai and issued notices to various stakeholders on pleas challenging the Bombay High Court order asking civic bodies to demolish it. The Centre gave an assurance to the court that the building would not be demolished. […] Read more » Adarsh apartments Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC to Centre:Decide PIL for setting up Lokayukta in all states July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to take a decision within three months on a PIL seeking setting up of an “effective, impartial, independent and strong” Lokayukta in all the states of the country. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the Ministry of Law and Justice to […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Lokayukta PIL states
Top Law News SC to hear plea for Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmi July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear next week the plea by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party seeking imposition of Governor’s rule in the state on the ground of paralysis of administration. The bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur agreed to hear the plea next week on a mentioning by senior counsel Bhim Singh. […] Read more » Court featured Governor's rule Jammu and Kashmi Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News ASI submits status report on Jagamohan repair work July 21, 2016 / July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Submitting a status report on the repair undertaken in the prayer hall (Jagamohan) of Jagannath Temple at Puri, the Archaeological Survey of India today told the Orissa High Court that 80 per cent of the work was over and that the remaining work would be completed soon. A division bench comprising Justices B K Nayak […] Read more » ASI Court featured Jagannath Temple Law Legal News Puri status report on Jagamohan repair work the Archaeological Survey of India
Top Law News CAT dismisses IPS officer Senkumar’s plea July 21, 2016 / July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today declined to interfere with the prayer of senior IPS officer T P Senkumar to set aside the order of the Kerala government removing him from the post of state police chief. Citing Supreme Court directives in similar cases, the CAT bench headed by Justice N K Balakrishnan said the […] Read more » CAT Central Administrative Tribunal featured IPS officer Senkumar's plea Kerala government Legal News
