Top Law News Goa MLA Monserratte’s pc extended by three days May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today extended the police custody of former Goa Education minister and expelled Congress legislator Atanasio Monserratte by three days in connection with the case of buying and raping of a minor girl. The state Crime Branch produced Monserratte before District and Sessions Judge B P Deshpande as the three-day remand granted to […] Read more » Court featured Goa Law Legal News MLA panji
Top Law News Centre moves SC to modify its order on U’khand May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order on the issue of floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly, saying the official concerned has refused to act as observer on the ground that a clarification is needed on his designation. Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a […] Read more » Centre government featured Supreme Court Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Ukhand HC rejects plea of disqualified Cong MLAs May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today dismissed the petition of nine rebel Congress MLAs challenging their disqualification, holding that by their conduct they have “voluntarily given up membership of their political party”, implying that they can be disqualified on that ground. “This court, subject to scrutiny of Speaker’s action on the principles of natural justice, therefore, […] Read more » Congress MLA Court featured Law Legal News plea Uttarakhand uttarekhand high court
Top Law News Don’t issue ownership certificates to elephant owners: SC May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Supreme Court has restrained Kerala government from issuing ownership certificates to elephant owners. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and S K Singh also directed that people in possession of elephants do not transfer the pachyderms outside the state. The apex court made it clear that if any ownership certificate has been issued, […] Read more » Dipak Misra elephant owners featured ownership certificates S.K. Singh SC
Top Law News HC rejects bail of Micheal Ferreira in QNet case May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Bombay High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of World Billiards champion Michael Ferreira and four others who are facing charges of money laundering in the multi-crore QNet case. Their plea for liberty was rejected on May 6 by Justice Mridula Bhatkar who took on record the statement of public prosecutor Pradeep […] Read more » bail of Micheal Ferreira featured HC Micheal Ferreira QNet case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Court to ex-IAS officer: Pay damages to former cop May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has directed an octogenarian ex-woman IAS officer to pay Rs one lakh token damages to a retired policeman for tarnishing his reputation by giving an “unfair” report of an inquiry panel set up after 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court, which said the report was based upon non- existent material, held no immunity […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots Additional District Judge Kamini Lau bureaucrat Kusum Lata Mittal Court to ex-IAS officer featured Justice D K Kapur Justice Kapur Pay damages to former cop
Consumer Law News Top Law News Domestic crude export not economically justified May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) With nearly 85 per cent of India’s crude oil requirement being met by imports, it would not be “economically justified” to permit export of the country’s domestic crude production, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court. The submission was made by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Ministry of Petroleum […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta counsel Anurag Ahluwalia crude export Domestic crude export economically justified featured Justice Manmohan
Top Law News Umar Khalid granted permission to visit Kolkata May 8, 2016 / May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) JNU student Umar Khalid, facing sedition charge for allegedly raising anti-India slogans at the university campus here in February, was today granted permission by a Delhi court to travel to Kolkata to attend a panel discussion. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed Khalid to travel to the city from May 20 to 23 to […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh anti-India slogans featured JNU Umar Khalid
Top Law News Himachal HC dismisses petitions challenging appointment of Palampur VC May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Himachal High Court today dismissed twin petitions, challenging the appointment of Vice Chancellor of CSK Agriculture University, Palampur, terming these as “frivolous” and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000. Dismissing the petitions filed by J S Chauhan and Ashok Mahan Narula, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Meer and Justice Tarlok Singh […] Read more » Court featured Himachal High Court Law Legal News Palampur VC petitions
Top Law News SC says state of medical colleges rotten May 6, 2016 / May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the state of medical colleges in the country as “rotten”, the Supreme Court today imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on an Odisha-based private medical college for raising the number of seats from 100 to 150 in an academic year and “playing with the future of students”. “Costs of Rs 5 crores are […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News medical colleges Odisha Supreme Court
Top Law News Subrata Roy gets 4 weeks parole for mother”s last rites May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed release of jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on parole for four weeks to attend rituals following the death of his mother early this morning. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justices A R Dave and A K Sikri allowed the plea of Roy seeking permission to attend cremation […] Read more » featured Law Legal News mother''s last rites Subrata Roy gets 4 weeks parole Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC decriminalises possession of beef with a caveat May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Upholding the ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks imposed by BJP-led Government in Maharashtra, Bombay High Court today decriminalised possession of beef where animals are slaughtered outside the state. It struck down as “unconstitutional” provisions which held mere posession of beef as crime, saying only “conscious possession” of the meat of animals slaughtered in […] Read more » beef case Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
