Top Law News J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17 December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court will start the trial of the journalist J Dey murder case on a daily basis from December 17. Underworld don Chhota Rajan was shown as an absconding accused in the case. “The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court will start recording the statements of witnesses from December 17 on a day-to-day […] Read more » Criminal news featured J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17 J. Dey murder case Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News Activist seeks stay on release of Bajirao Mastani December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A social activist has approached the Bombay High Court seeking stay on the release of the movie Bajirao Mastani until two of its songs — ‘Pinga’ and ‘Malhari’ — are not censored as these allegedly distort facts and history. Hemant Patil, president of a city-based NGO ‘Bharat Against Corruption’, petitioned the HC after a court […] Read more » Activist seeks stay on release of Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News No worry till judiciary’s independence is intact December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the debate on intolerance as a “political issue”, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today said there is no need to fear or worry till the judiciary is “independent” and upholds the rule of law. “Yeh siyasi pahlu hain (this is a political issue). We have a Rule of Law. So long as […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Legal News No worry till judiciary's independence is intact T S Thakur
Top Law News Deviant behaviour by judges can’t be tolerated:CJI December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Deviant behaviour and corruption by judges would not be tolerated, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today while making it clear that benefit of doubt will be given to the institution and not to individuals. Maintaining that among the top-most challenges for him as the CJI was to maintain the “credibility” of the […] Read more » CJM Court Deviant behaviour by judges can't be tolerated:CJI featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Kailash Satyarthi deceiving society in name of social work December 5, 2015 / December 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Trustees of a charitable trust, who have filed a suit in 1997 against Kailash Satyarthi for alleged misappropriation of funds, told a Delhi court on Saturday that the Nobel laureate was deceiving the society in the name of social work, an allegation that he has denied. Mr Satyarthi said the litigation and allegations were aimed […] Read more » Court featured Kailash Satyarthi Kailash Satyarthi deceiving society in name of social work Law Legal News
Top Law News Kejriwal’s exemption plea to be decided on 9/12 December 5, 2015 / December 6, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Kejriwal’s exemption plea to be decided on 9/12 A magistrate’s court here today reserved its order on a plea for permanent exemption from appearance sought by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is facing a case for holding a rally in Mumbai without the required permission. Kurla Magistrate Richa Khedekar is likely to pronounce the order on December 9. Kejriwal’s lawyer Rishikesh Kumar […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court Delhi featured Kejriwal's exemption plea to be decided on 9/12 Law Legal News
Top Law News Maharashtra law on beef curtails right to liberty: lawyer December 5, 2015 / December 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The lawyers arguing against Maharashtra government’s controversial amendment which prohibits even possession of the bovine meat and its import today said it interfered with the Constitutional right to liberty. The division bench of the Justices Abhay Oka and S C Gupte of the Bombay High Court started final hearing on a bunch of petitions which […] Read more » beef curtails right Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Maharashtra law on beef curtails right to liberty: lawyer
Environment Law News Top Law News Do compensatory plantation before felling trees for flyover: Delhi HC December 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has told the city government to carry out compensatory plantation before any trees are felled for building a three-lane flyover parallel to the single-lane flyover on Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg on the outer ring road. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction to Delhi […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Do compensatory plantation before felling trees for flyover: Delhi HC featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Allahabad HC asks UP’s reply on PIL for removal of IAS officer December 4, 2015 / December 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today directed Uttar Pradesh government to file its reply on a Public Interest Litigationseeking the removal of senior IAS officer Rajiv Kumar from the post of Principal Secretary (Personnel). In the PIL, it has been alleged that Kumar was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment by a CBI court which has held […] Read more » Allahabad HC asks UP's reply on PIL for removal of IAS officer Allahabad High Court featured Law Legal News UP
Top Law News Dikshit defamation case: HC shifts case to trial court December 4, 2015 / December 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s defamation suit against BJP leader Vijender Gupta seeking one rupee as compensation from him was today transferred from Delhi High Court to the Patiala House court. The matter was sent to the subordinate court as per the high court’s November 24 office order which states that cases of value […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Dikshit defamation case Dikshit defamation case: HC shifts case to trial court featured Law Legal News Sheila Dixit
Top Law News SC favours transfer to itself pleas against DMAT scam December 4, 2015 / December 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it may transfer to itself a batch of pleas, pending in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in Dental and Medical Admission Test (DMAT) to fill management and NRI seats in private medical colleges in the state. “We are seized of the matter […] Read more » Court DMAT scam featured Law Legal News SC favours transfer to itself pleas against DMAT scam Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC directs TN to preserve ponds December 4, 2015 / December 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today directed authorities in Sattur block in Virudhunagar district to preserve ponds meant for drinking purpose and prevent their contamination by sewage water. Justice K Ravichandra Babu disposed of the petition filed by president of N Muthusamypuram Panchayat M Nagarajan saying the block development officer should ensure that sewage water is […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC directs TN to preserve ponds Madras High Court
