Top Law News Court orders framing of charges against ex-BCI official November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against five persons, including a former Vice- Chairman and an ex-member of Bar Council of India (BCI), in an alleged corruption case. Special CBI Judge Manoj Kumar Nagpal said prima facie various offences including, cheating, criminal conspiracy of the IPC and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption […] Read more » BCI CBI Court Court orders framing of charges against ex-BCI official Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Judge frowns at govt, police counsel slugfest in court November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Disapproving the slugfest between two counsel representing Delhi police, one appointed by the city government and the other by the probe agency, a Delhi High Court judge told them that politics has no place in his court. Justice Siddharth Mridul quoted a Ghalib couplet which meant — ‘the world is a children’s playground before me, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Judge frowns at govt Justice Siddharth Mridul police counsel slugfest in court
Top Law News CISF to guard Madras High Court: Supreme Court November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order for deployment of CISF by replacing state police security at its Chennai premises, which has recently witnessed unruly scenes caused by lawyers paralysing normal work. It said nobody, including the lawyers, can be allowed to hold to ransom the institution which has […] Read more » CISF CISF to guard Madras High Court: Supreme Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Cour Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice TS Thakur would succeed Justice HL Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur, the senior-most judge of the apex court, will take over as the CJI after Justice Dattu retires on December 2. His name was recommended to the government by Justice Dattu on Monday, official sources said. After the law […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC asks Centre to settle medicos’ issue soon November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court has ordered the Union government to amicably settle the issue of medicos of Sardar Rajas Medical College and Hospital by discussing it with the state government and Medical Council of India by November 9 and file an affidavit in this regard Since the Odisha government has decided to shut down the […] Read more » featured HC asks Centre to settle medicos' issue soon Law Legal News medicos' issue Odish High Court
Top Law News AAP MLA returned medical claim: Cops to court November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police has told a court here that AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, against whom a complaint has been filed for allegedly taking medical claim for his mother who was not dependent on him, has returned nearly Rs two lakh to the Vidhan Sabha secretariat. Police, in its status report, told the court that Tripathi […] Read more » AAP MLA AAP MLA returned medical claim: Cops to court Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC orders more compensation to rape survivor November 3, 2015 / November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today directed Uttar Pradesh government to provide an additional Rs 10 lakh compensation to a minor rape survivor and make arrangements for her free residential education up to degree level and employment thereafter. The state government had already provided rupees three lakh as compensation. The court also said that the amount […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court Criminal news featured HC orders more compensation to rape survivor rape Uttar Pradesh government
Top Law News It’s a killing job as a SC judge: Justice Khehar November 3, 2015 / November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment To work as a judge for seven to eight years in the Supreme Court is “killing”, Justice J S Khehar today said while speaking about the work pressure which leads to a “burnt out situation”. “It is a burnt out situation. It is very tough to sustain. The stakes are high. The pressure is tremendous. […] Read more » Court featured It's a killing job as a SC judge: Justice Khehar Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC issues notice to Centre November 3, 2015 / November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today issued notice to the Union Surface Transport Secretary on a PIL filed by a former MLA challenging the constitutional validity of Rule 3 of the National Highways (determination of rate and collection) Rules, 2008. The rule does not exempt four-wheelers from paying toll even if the vehicles happened to use newly-laid […] Read more » featured HC issues notice to Centre Law Legal News Madras High Court Union Surface Transport Secretary
Top Law News H C adjourns till Nov 5 Mitra bail cancellation prayer November 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today adjourned till November 5 hearing of CBI plea seeking cancellation of bail to West Bengal minister Madan Mitra and directed it to serve notice on him again as his counsels were not present for the hearing. A division bench, comprising Justice Harish Tandon and Justice I C Das, while adjourning […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court featured H C adjourns till Nov 5 Mitra bail cancellation prayer Legal News Madan Mitra
Top Law News HC gives interim bail to corporators November 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today granted till December 22 interim protection from arrest to four corporators of nearby Thane who had sought anticipatory bail in the suicide case of builder Suraj Parmar. The interim bail was granted by a vacation bench on separate petitions filed by corporators Vikrant Chavan of Congress, Najib Mulla and Hanumant […] Read more » Bombay High Court corporators featured HC gives interim bail to corporators Law Legal News
Top Law News Suggestions in SC to bring transparency in collegium November 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Several suggestions to bring about greater transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges for the higher judiciary, including establishment of a complaint redressal mechanism, were placed before the Supreme Court today. The issues of eligibility criteria, establishment of a secretariat for the collegium and evolving a mechanism of complaint redressal were put forward as […] Read more » collegium system featured Law Legal News Suggestions in SC to bring transparency in collegium Supreme Court