Top Law News Coal Block case: Court postpones hearing against Birla October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Monday postponed hearing on a closure report filed before it by the CBI in a coal block allocation case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others. Special Judge Bharat Parashar posted the hearing for Oct 21 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought time for advancing further arguments on the […] Read more » Coal Block case Court postpones hearing against Birla former Coal secretary P C Parakh Hindalco industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla Special Judge Bharat Parashar
Top Law News SC refuses to lift ban on animal sacrifice in Kulu Dussehra October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court onWednesday refused to vacate or suspend an order banning animal sacrifice during Kulu Dussehra and in other religious rituals of the Kulu region of Himachal Pradesh. The apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre declined to order an interim suspension of the Himachal […] Read more » animal sacrifice during Kulu Dussehra ban on animal sacrifice Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Justice S.A. Bobde Kulu Dussehra senior counsel Kiran Suri
Top Law News Don’t permit sand mining in name of Yamuna dredging:NGT to DJB October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to ensure that no sand mining is permitted in the name of dredging of Yamuna at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar also directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) […] Read more » Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Justice Swantanter Kumar National Green Tribunal sand mining Yamuna dredging
Top Law News Jt Verma panel records should be used in legal edu” October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is a need for concerted efforts to address the issue of sexual harassment at workplace and Justice Verma committee recommendations made in this regard should be included in the legal curriculum, has said. Jaising, who was the first woman Additional Solicitor General, called upon law students to take up litigation and encouraged them to […] Read more » Jt Verma panel records senior advocate Indira Jaising
Top Law News SC too joins Swachh Bharat campaign October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has also joined the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan under the direction of Chief Justice of India H L Dattu.The campaign was started yesterday on Gandhi Jayanti in the Supreme Court Complex, an official statement said today.During the past two days, employees of the Supreme Court led by Secretary General Ravindra Maithani and its registrars […] Read more » Swachh Bharat campaign
Top Law News Court to conduct inquiry into Sharad Pawar’s ‘vote twice’ remark September 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Navi Mumbai has ordered an inquiry into the `vote twice’ remark made by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in March 2014, just before the Lok Sabha elections. “As per my view, the investigation by the police is not just and thereby in the facts and circumstances of the case inquiry be […] Read more » Sharad Pawar's 'vote twice' remark
Top Law News Prithviraj Chavan seeks government pleaders’ support to improve conviction rate September 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Chief Minister today said improving conviction rate is a challenge and sought support from government pleaders to make it possible. Addressing a conference of government pleaders here, Chavan said there were new challenges before the judicial system and the role of government pleaders was important. “Pendency of court cases has come down but need more […] Read more » pleaders' support to improve conviction rate Prithviraj Chavan
Top Law News Coalgate: CBI files closure report in case against K M Birla August 30, 2014 / August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a reprieve to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others, who were named as accused in its FIR in one of the coal blocks allocation scam cases, CBI has filed a closure report in a special court here. In this case,CBI has told the court it will file some documents related to the case […] Read more » CBI files report against K M Birla CBI Judge Bharat Parashar coal blocks allocation scam cases former Coal secretary P C Parakh K M Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News JK Govt official sent to jailed for 3 yrs for taking bribe August 30, 2014 / August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special anti-corruption court in Jammu & Kashmir on Friday convicted a government official for taking bribe and awarded him three years’ imprisonment. The court of additional special judge anti-corruption J&K convicted the then ‘naazir’ (revenue official) in Handwara Tehsil office of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, a spokesman of the state vigilance organisation (SVO) said. […] Read more » JK Govt official sent to jail Mohammad Abdullah Geelani news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Hold states’ meet on undertrial prisoners:SC toCentre August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “serious” the issue of undertrials languishing in jails, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to convene a meeting of home secretaries of all the states to find a solution to the problem. “This is a very serious matter. There are over 31,000 Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) undertrial prisoners. This […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Hold states' meet on undertrial prisoners Justice Kurian Joseph justice R F Nariman news todays news todays top news Top news
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Judge complaint: SC stays MP HC panel proceedings August 30, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the proceedings of a judicial panel set up to probe sexual harassment allegations levelled by a former woman Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge after she raised apprehension over getting justice from it. Issuing notice to the High Court judge, a bench headed […] Read more » Judge complaint Justice JS Khehar news SC stays MP HC panel proceedings sexual harassment allegations todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Tatra deal case: Court summons Tejinder Singh August 29, 2014 / August 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking cognisance of CBI’s chargesheet, a special court on Thursday summoned Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh on September 1 for allegedly offering Rs. 14 crore bribe to then Army Chief Gen VK Singh for clearing file pertaining to procurement of 1,676 heavy mobility Tatra vehicles. Special CBI judge Madhu Jain took cognisance of the charge […] Read more » Court summons Tejinder Singh former defence minister AK Antony news retd. Lt Gen Tejinder Singh Special CBI judge Madhu Jain Tatra deal case Tejinder Singh todays news todays top news Top news
