Top Law News Defamation plea: Gadkari & Digvijay come face to face in court November 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Digvijay Singh on Monday traded charges in a Delhi court which was hearing a filed by the BJP leader against the veteran Congressman who stood by his statement. The proceedings began with Gadkari ruling out any possibility of reaching any compromise with Singh, saying he would not withdraw his complaint […] Read more » 500 (punishment for defamation defamation complaint section 499 (defamation) senior advocate Pinky Anand Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta
Top Law News Coal scam: CBI now says enough evidence to take cognisance November 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an apparent U-turn, CBI, which had filed a closure report in a coal blocks case involving industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary PC Parakh and others, on Monday told a special court there was enough evidence against the accused to take cognisance of offences. The Supreme court appointed-special public prosecutor (SPP) R S […] Read more » allocation of Talabira II and III coal blocks CBI prosecutors A P Singh CBI prosecutors V K Sharma coal block allocation to Hindalco coal scam former coal secretary PC Parakh special public prosecutor (SPP) R S Cheema
Top Law News Tender for supply of condoms to ASHA scrapped: Centre to High Court November 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre informed the Delhi High Court that it has scrapped the tender for supply of male contraceptives which were to be distributed by ).The submission was made before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul which was hearing a plea of a condom manufacturer alleging that government awarded tender for supply […] Read more » accredited social health activists ASHA Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul supply of condoms to ASHA
Top Law News Petition in High Court seeking removal of Bukhari as Imam November 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has given three weeks time to a petitioner to file the history of New Delhi’s Jama Masjid after he sought a direction for quashing the of the mosque. The Lucknow bench comprising Justices V K Shukla and Aditya Nath Mittal gave the direction on a petition filed by lawyer Ashok Pandey […] Read more » Allahabad High Court appointment of Syed Ahmed Bukhari as Imam High Court seeking removal of Bukhari Justice Aditya Nath Mittal Justices V K Shukla removal of Bukhari as Imam
Top Law News Expelled Azam files defamation case against MPCC leaders November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expelled Congress leader Gufran-e-Azam has filed a defamation case against Madhya Pradesh Congress’ chief spokesman KK Mishra and media incharge PK Pathak for allegedly defaming him. Azam was expelled from the party on October 15 for allegedly making derogatory statements against Congress leadership, as per an official release issued then by Pathak quoting Mishra. The […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Pankaj Singh Maheshwari Expelled Azam files defamation case against MPCC leaders Expelled Congress leader Gufran-e-Azam
Top Law News HC asks civic body to appoint more doctors in neo-natal course November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to submit within a week a representation to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for increasing the number of resident doctors in the postgraduate course of neo-natal speciality. A copy of such representation should be endorsed to Government of India in the Ministry of […] Read more » appoint more doctors in neo-natal course Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice M S Sonak MCI Medical Council of India Neo-Natal Intensive Care Units NICUs postgraduate course of neo-natal speciality
Top Law News Delhi High Court to hear PIL seeking protection of Gandhian legacy November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday hear a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to take over the management of National Gandhi Museum and three other museums to safeguard rare letters, films, photographs and other historic items related to Mahatma Gandhi. The PIL, which has made party the Centre, through Ministry of Culture, Delhi government […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Justice Kudal Commission Justice R.S. Endlaw PIL seeking protection of Gandhian legacy
Top Law News Mudgal committee files final report of IPL fixing probe in SC November 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court-appointed probe commission headed by justice Mukul Mudgal submitted its final report to the apex court on the allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League’s season 6 betting and spot-fixing scandal today. The Supreme Court will take cognizance of the Mudgal committee report that was submitted in a sealed envelope on IPL betting […] Read more » additional solicitor general L Nageswara Rao Ajit Chandila Ankeet Chavan IPL fixing probe Justice Mukul Mudgal S Sreesanth
Top Law News Court issues bailable warrant against Digvijay November 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued a bailable warrant against Congress leader Digvijay Singh for his failure to appear before it in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari only to cancel it after he turned up. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha cancelled the bailable warrant against Singh after he appeared before the court around 3 […] Read more » BJP leader Nitin Gadkari Congress leader Digvijay Singh Court issues bailable warrant against Digvijay
Top Law News Delhi Court reserves order on Somnath Bharti’s plea October 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Court reserves order on Somnath Bharti’s plea for FIR against cops who investigated molestation case A court here today reserved for November 3 its order on a plea by former Delhi Law Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti seeking lodging of an FIR against unknown police personnel who allegedly implicated him […] Read more » AAP leader FIR against cops who investigated molestation case former Delhi Law Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Somnath Bharti
Top Law News EC for proxy voting and e-ballots for NRIs October 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission favours proxy voting and e-ballot for NRIs but not voting in Indian embassies abroad. It says the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) does not favour voting in missions abroad. “We are not opposed to anything. But will do anything that can be feasible,” told PTI. He said a committee comprising officials from the EC, Law Ministry and the […] Read more » Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath
Top Law News CBI registers PE against JSPL for mining in forest land October 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) and some unknown officials in the union ministry of environment and forests in connection with diversion of forest land for mining between 2007 and 2013. CBI sources confirmed that the agency has registered a PE in the alleged irregularities in […] Read more » FAC Forest Advisory Committee Jindal Steel and Power Limited Jspl PE against JSPL for mining preliminary enquiry PE against Jindal Steel
