Top Law News Charge sheet filed against Sarathi Baba December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four months after the arrest of Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raoul, the crime branch of Odisha Police filed a charge sheet against the controversial self-proclaimed godman. The crime branch filed the charge sheet before the court of Kendrapara Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) yesterday in connection with a case registered against Sarthi Baba on August 18. […] Read more » Charge sheet filed against Sarathi Baba Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sarathi Baba
Top Law News Bombay HC upholds heritage tag for Lata Mangeshkar-owned studio December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition filed by renowned singer Lata Mangeshkar challengingMaharashtra government’s decision to declare Jayprabha Studio in Kolhapur, owned by her, as a heritage structure. A division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka noted that Kolhapur Municipal Corporation had shown negligence in completing the process of declaring the studio as […] Read more » Bombay HC upholds heritage tag for Lata Mangeshkar-owned studio Bombay High Court featured lata mangeshkar Law Legal News
Top Law News Row over razing of slum: HC pulls up railways, police December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Stepping into the demolition row, the Delhi High Courttoday came down heavily on the Railway Ministry and police for razing of a slum cluster in west Delhi and directed the authorities to immediately rehabilitate over 5,000 people rendered homeless in this biting cold. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vibhu Bakhru further said this […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News police Row over razing of slum: HC pulls up railways
Top Law News Crematorium near Taj: SC seeks ‘full plan’ from UP December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a comprehensive plan on reduction of carbon level near the Taj Mahal with the use of technology by modernising an 18th century crematorium near the world heritage site. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and C Nagappan took note of the submission of the […] Read more » Crematorium near Taj: SC seeks 'full plan' from UP featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Taj Mahal UP government
Top Law News Delhi HC issues directions on Cairn plea for extension of oil December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today issued time-bound directions to the Centre, ONGC and Cairn India, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta group, in order to help the government to take a decision on extension of a contract the companies have with the government to produce oil from a Rajasthanblock. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed the Centre […] Read more » Delhi HC issues directions on Cairn plea for extension of oil Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News ONGC
Top Law News Bombay HC asks ‘drug seller’ to move trial court for return of assets December 14, 2015 / December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to entertain a plea of Shashikala alias Baby Patankar, alleged drug lord from Worli, for return of her valuables seized from her house. A bench headed by Justice Ranjit More said it would be appropriate for the petitioner to approach the trial court to seek this relief. Patankar was […] Read more » Bombay HC asks 'drug seller' to move trial court for return of assets Bombay High Court Court drug seller featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Babu Bajrangi withdraws bail plea in Gujarat HC December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, today withdrew his temporary bail plea from the High Court to grant him relief on medical grounds. Bajrangi had earlier sought temporary bail for 45 days from the Gujarat High Court on medical grounds. He pleaded […] Read more » Babu Bajrangi withdraws bail plea in Gujarat HC Court Criminal news featured Gujarat High Court Law
Top Law News DJS exams ’14 : Ex-apex court judge to re-evaluate answer sheets December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked its former judge Justice P V Reddi to re-evaluate answer sheets of nearly 650 unsuccessful candidates of Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) examination 2014 while making it clear that appointment of already selected judges would not be “touched”. A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and P C Pant asked the one-man […] Read more » Court DJS exams DJS exams '14 : Ex-apex court judge to re-evaluate answer sheets featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks TRAI to respond on plea challenging call ruling December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on a plea challenging its tariff order making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to the TRAI on a plea […] Read more » Delhi HC asks TRAI to respond on plea challenging call ruling Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News TRAI
Top Law News Delhi HC asks DJB to extract water from colony December 13, 2015 / December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over high water table in a South Delhi colony where buildings were facing seepage problems, Delhi High Court has observed that the water needed to be extracted from there and directed DJB to obtain the requisite permission for it. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva directed the Delhi Jal […] Read more » Delhi HC asks DJB to extract water from colony Delhi High Court Delhi Jal Board featured Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Par panel slams judicial activism, court monitoring of probes December 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A parliamentary committee has criticised judicial activism of Supreme and higher courts by overseeing investigation and passing interim directions to CBI saying it may appear to be a colourable exercise of power by them. The committee also noted that various high courts and Supreme Court are frequently issuing directions to CBI to handle cases relating […] Read more » featured judicial activism
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC nod to laws of Bihar, Orissa to confiscate assets of babus December 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of two laws of Bihar and Odisha which allow confiscation of properties of the accused in corruption cases, including those occupying high public or political office, saying a “social calamity” like graft has become a “national economic terror”.A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and A R Dave […] Read more » confiscate assets of babus featured Justice A.R. Dave Justice Dipak Misra
