Top Law News “No prejudice if civil, criminal cases go together” July 21, 2016 / July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today told Delhi High Court that “no prejudice” would be caused to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal if the civil and criminal defamation proceedings continued side by side. “No prejudice would be caused to the AAP leaders if both the civil suit before the high court and the criminal proceedings before […] Read more » AAP defamation case Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi High Court featured Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Law Legal News
Top Law News Congress leader in HC seeks prosecution of AAP MLA July 21, 2016 / July 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Congress leader has moved a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Centre to grant sanction to police to prosecute the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its MLA Rituraj Govind for allegedly issuing identity cards with the state emblem printed on them to party volunteers. The application by Delhi Congress […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News politics
Top Law News NIA seeks help of six countries in ISIS case probe July 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought assistance from six countries, including the US, UAE and Canada, in its ongoing investigation against various suspected ISIS operatives and their terror activities in the country. The probe agency disclosed this in its charge sheet filed before District Judge Amar Nath against 16 suspected ISIS operatives, arrested from […] Read more » Court featured ISIS Law Legal News NIA
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on rape victim’s plea against law prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks July 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Maharashtra government on a plea of an alleged rape victim challenging provisions of the abortion law which prohibits termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks even if there is a fatal risk to the mother and the foetus. A bench headed by Justice J S […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MTP Supreme Court
Top Law News No NOC for diesel vehicles which are more than 15 yrs old: NGT July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Diesel vehicles in the city which are 15 years old should be deregistered first and will not get NoC for plying outside Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal today said. Only deregistered diesel vehicles which are less than 15 years old can get No Objection Certificate for plying in select areas outside Delhi-NCR to be decided […] Read more » (NOC) CNG Court featured hybrid or electric legal newsmlaw NGT
Top Law News SC declines interim relief to disqualified U’khand MLAs July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined any interim relief to nine disqualified Uttarkhand MLAs, who have sought a stay on their disqualification and permission to participate in the assembly session, commencing from July 21 in Dehradun. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, however, said that the notice, given by these MLAs and […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Supertech to deposit Rs 5 crore July 20, 2016 / July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed estate major Supertech to deposit Rs five crore in its Registry as a part of refund to homebuyers for the project in which Allahabad High Court had ordered demolition of twin towers of Emerald Court in Noida, adjacent to the national capital. The apex court said that the amount has […] Read more » Allahabad High Court featured law.court Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News ATFI files complaint against Pak PM in Ambala Court July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A case has been filed in a local court against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accusing him of hatching a conspiracy to provoke riots in Jammu and Kashmir. The President of Anti-Terrorist Front of India Viresh Shandilya has filed the complaint in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambala. CJM Swati Sehgal has forwarded the […] Read more » Ambala Court Court featured Law Legal News Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif terrorist
Top Law News Consecutive life terms ‘irrational’: SC July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An offender cannot be directed to undergo two life sentences consecutively as that would be “anomalous” and “irrational” and will disregard the fact that “humans like all other living beings have but one life to live”, the Supreme Court today said. The apex court, however, said that multiple sentences for imprisonment for life can be […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Multiple Life Terms to Run Concurrently, Not Consecutively: SC July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur ruled on Tuesday that if a convict is awarded multiple life imprisonment then the sentences shall run concurrently and not consecutively. The bench which also comprised justices FMI Kalifulla, A K Sikri, S A Bobde and R Banumati held that trial courts and high courts […] Read more » Chief Justice TS Thakur Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC refuses to interfere in Essar phone tapping matter July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to direct a court-monitored probe by an SIT into the allegation that corporate major Essar tapped phones of high- profile people and some union ministers, saying the Centre has already asked the Delhi Police to investigate the matter. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra […] Read more » Court Essar featured High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News HC notice to BCCI over “noise norms violation” in IPL July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Maharashtra Cricket Association seeking their response on a PIL alleging violation of noise pollution norms during IPL matches. Kapil Soni, an advocate, filed the petition in 2014 alleging that during the IPL matches held in 2013 at […] Read more » BCCI Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News