Top Law News HC quashes Gujarat govt’s ordinance to delay local body polls October 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The High Court today quashed an ordinance issued by it to pave way to delay local bodies polls, terming it as “unconstitutional”, and directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to “conduct polls before the expiry of their terms.” The court also came down heavily on the Gujarat SEC for using government ordinance to postpone local […] Read more » Ahmedabad Court featured Gujarat HC quashes Gujarat govt's ordinance to delay local body polls Law Legal News local body polls
Top Law News Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules, HC October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has informed the Bombay High Court that it was ready to look into the grievances of people about the new guidelines on child adoption issued by Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. This was conveyed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh yesterday […] Read more » Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules complaints on adoption rules Court featured HC Law Legal News
Top Law News HC asks state not to act on sedition circular October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High today extended its interim order restraining Maharashtra government from acting on its controversial circular issued to prevent misuse of IPC section 124-A which deals with sedition. A bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar- Joshi extended the interim order till the government files a reply to two petitions challenging the constitutional […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC asks state not to act on sedition circular Law Legal News Maharastra sedition circular
Top Law News Hardik moves Gujarat HC to set aside sedition charges October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A day after he was arrested, Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Tuesday moved a petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking to set aside the sedition charges filed against him in Surat. Hardik’s father Bharat Patel moved the plea on behalf of his son through his advocate B M Mangukiya and stated that […] Read more » featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Hardik moves Gujarat HC to set aside sedition charges Hardik patel Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court summons Sports ministry for CWG files October 20, 2015 / October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court conducting trial in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG)-related corruption case in which Suresh Kalmadi and others are accused today directed Sports Ministry to produce some files pertaining to electronic scoring system used during the mega sporting event held here. The court asked the ministry to produce the files after the then CWG […] Read more » Court Court summons Sports ministry for CWG files CWG featured Law Legal News sports news Suresh Kalmadi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Salman wasn’t drunk and was not driving car: lawyer October 20, 2015 / October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There was no evidence to prove that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan had taken drinks and was driving the car on the day in 2002 when it rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra, killing one and injuring four, his lawyer argued in the Bombay High Court today. Justice AR Joshi is hearing an appeal filed […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Salman Khan Salman wasn't drunk and was not driving car: lawyer
High Profile Cases Top Law News What action taken on witness claim agnst Tytler October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today asked CBI to inform it about the efforts made by it to ascertain claims of controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who was given a clean chit in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, influenced a witness and made hawala transactions. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SPS Laler asked […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Congress Court Delhi featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News What action taken on witness claim agnst Tytler
Top Law News Examining if docs are relevant to case, says CBI October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today informed a special court here that they were examining whether some of the documents, which were sought to be inspected by the accused in a coal scam case, were relevant to the matter or not. Special public prosecutor R S Cheema told the court that they need some time to file a reply […] Read more » CBI Court Examining if docs are relevant to case featured Law Legal News says CBI
Top Law News File prayers of pleas pending before SC on Art 370 October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to file the prayers of petitions pending in Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The court’s direction came on a similar PIL filed before it challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 after the Centre submitted […] Read more » Article 370 Court Delhi High Court featured File prayers of pleas pending before SC on Art 370 Legal News
Top Law News Police can take suo moto action against builders: HC October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said the Navi MumbaiPolice should take suo moto cognizance and file FIRs against builders responsible for illegal constructions there instead of waiting for some aggrieved person to come forward and lodge a case. A division bench of justices A S Oka and V L Achiliya was hearing two PILs by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Police can take suo moto action against builders: HC
Top Law News Haji Ali Durgah Trust says women’s entry banned in sanctorum October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Entry of women in close proximity of grave of a male Muslim saint is a grievous sin in Islam,” the trustees of the iconic Haji Ali Dargah told the Bombay High Court today. Hearing a petition, the HC had earlier asked the trustees of the Dargah, which houses the tomb of the 15th century Sufi […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Haji Ali Durgah Trust says women's entry banned in sanctorum Law Legal News
Top Law News No kickbacks in ’05 Scorpene submarine deal:Centre October 18, 2015 / October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that no kickbacks were paid in connection with the purchase of Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy in 2005 from French company Thales. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by central government standing counsel Jasmeet Singh who […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News No kickbacks in '05 Scorpene submarine deal:Centre Scorpene submarine deal
