Top Law News Recording of evidence in complaint against Kejriwal March 10 February 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Friday fixed March 10 for recording statement in pre-summoning evidence in a criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly giving “misleading information” in his affidavit filed prior to the assembly poll. Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Katiyar said: “Submissions heard. Record perused. Put up for pre-summoning evidence on March 10.” The […] Read more » 125A of the Representation of the People Act 1951 criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Katiyar news NGO Maulik Bharat Trust Recording of evidence in complaint against Kejriwal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Kejriwal, Congress heading for showdown on Lokpal bill? February 8, 2014 / February 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi’s AAP government and the Congress, which props it up, Friday seemed headed for a showdown over the Jan Lokpal bill, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the central government’s okay was not needed to get it passed in the Delhi assembly. The Congress reiterated that it would not support the bill as it was […] Read more » Congress heading for showdown on Lokpal bill Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal former Court chief justice Mukul Mudgal Jan Lokpal bill K.N. Bhatt lawyer P.V. Kapur lawyer Pinaki Misra Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News 1984 riots: Court seeks details of destroyed files February 8, 2014 / February 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Friday sought details of destroyed documents related to a case in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots within a week. Hearing a plea filed by Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) B. S. Joon seeking prosecution of four Delhi Police officials for allegedly destroying some documents related to the case in 1992, Additional Sessions Judge Kamini […] Read more » 1984 riots Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau news Special Public Prosecutor B. S. Joon todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC dismisses plea against ordinance on convicted lawmakers February 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking quashing of the government’s decision to bring an ordinance to shield convicted lawmakers from being unseated. A division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Manmohan, giving relief to jailed legislators and parliamentarians, said if an individual’s the right to stand for an election if […] Read more » advocate M L Sharma chief justice NV Ramana HC dismisses plea against ordinance on convicted lawmakers Justice Manmohan news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Women, girls denied voice in decision making: Kofi Annan February 7, 2014 / February 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women and girls are major drivers of development, yet in India and elsewhere, they continue to be denied opportunities to have a voice in decisions that affect their lives, and those of their families and communities, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday. Giving the keynote address at the 14th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit […] Read more » 14th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News As protests intensify, panel set up to address northeast concerns February 7, 2014 / February 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As protests continued to rage in the national capital over attacks on people from the northeast, the central government Thursday announced the formation of a committee that will examine the reasons behind such attacks and suggest remedial measures. The announcement to form the six-member committee came soon after a delegation of leaders from the northeast […] Read more » Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania news retired bureaucrat M.P. Bezbaruah Sikkim MP P.D. Rai todays news todays top news Top news victim of racism
Top Law News Prior sanction needed for action against officials? SC reserves verdict February 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday reserved verdict on the validity of a legal provision that mandates the CBI to seek the government’s prior sanction before proceeding against an officer of the rank of joint secretary or above on charges of corruption. However, the six-bench constitution bench said that if it had to invalidate section 6A of […] Read more » 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act Central Vigilance Commission counsel Prashant Bhushan CVC Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Dipak Misra Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice R.M. Lodha Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Lokpal news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to rule Friday on validity of newspaper employees’ wage board February 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Friday pronounce its verdict on the validity of the Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Board for Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees that has been challenged by several newspaper organisations including their joint body Indian Newspapers Society (INS). A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh news SC to rule Friday on validity of newspaper employees' wage board todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Anti-Sikh riots case: Sajjan Kumar opposes witness’s plea February 6, 2014 / February 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and three others, facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Wednesday opposed the plea of a witness in a court here. Testifying as a prosecution witness in the case, Vishwendra Singh, the then deputy secretary (home) of the Delhi government and now private secretary to the Lt. Governor, moved a […] Read more » 1984 Sikh riots Anti-Sikh riots caseews Delhi news Sajjan Kumar todays news todays top Top news
Top Law News HC seeks AAP response on funding February 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to file its response on a plea questioning its source of funds. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath asked the AAP to file a reply by Feb 28. Appearing for AAP, advocate Prashant Bhushan told the court that centre […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP Additional Solicitor General Rajeeve Mehra Advocate Prashant Bhushan Justice Jayant Nath Justice Pradeep Nandrajog news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi HC concerned over pesticides in vegetables February 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday expressed concern over a report that said pesticide residues were found to be “beyond permissible limits” in vegetables and edible items sold across the country. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, taking note of a report filed by amicus curiae Sanjay Jain, issued […] Read more » Chief Justice N.V. Ramana Delhi Agriculture Marketing Board Delhi HC concerned over pesticides in vegetables Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Congress will continue to champion Dalits’ empowerment: Sonia February 6, 2014 / February 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday snubbed party leader Janardan Dwivedi’s statement calling for an end to reservation along caste lines, saying the empowerment of Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Backward Classes has been “an article of faith with the Congress”. “There should be no doubt or ambiguity on the stand of the Congress on the […] Read more » Congress Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala Congress president Sonia Gandhi Congress will continue to champion Dalits' empowerment news party leader Janardan Dwivedi todays news todays top news Top news
