Top Law News SC moves on sexual harassment plea against retired judge January 16, 2014 / January 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice on a law graduate’s plea to put in place a permanent mechanism to attend to complaints of sexual harassment by sitting and former judges at all levels, including the apex court. The law graduate has alleged sexual harassment by a judge whom she worked with as an intern in […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chief Justice Sathasivam Kolkata-based National University of Juridical Sciences news retd. Justice Swatanter Kumar todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Show us coal blocks allocation guidelines, SC tells government January 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to place before it the guidelines that the screening committee followed in allocating coal blocks to applicants. “What were the guidelines followed by the screening committee? Whether guidelines were disclosed in the advertisement inviting applications for allocation of coal blocs,” asked a bench of Justice RM […] Read more » CEA Central Electricity Authority Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice RM Lodha news Show us coal blocks allocation guidelines todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Swatanter Kumar files defamation case against media, intern January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Supreme Court judge and National Green Tribunal chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court for a defamation case against media organisations and an intern who accused him of sexual harassment. Mentioning the matter before Justice G.S. Sistani, the bunch of lawyers appearing for Justice Kumar also sought an order restraining […] Read more » National Green news sexual harassment Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news Tribunal chairman
Top Law News SC asks government to file Justice Shah’s illegal mining report January 15, 2014 / January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed the central government to file before it the report of Justice (retd.) M.B.Shah on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand by Jan 27. The green bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik, Justice S.S.Nijjar and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla sought copies of Justice Shah’s report on illegal mining be placed before […] Read more » illegal mining Jharkhand Justice Shah report news Odisha Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Congress attacks Bharti for questioning CBI judge January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress Tuesday raised questions over the continuance of Somnath Bharti as Delhi’s law minister after he termed as “erroneous” a CBI judge accused him of tampering with evidence in a case he was handling last year. “People in this country respect the judiciary the most. Our judiciary is independent and nothing can be more […] Read more » Arvinder Singh Lovely CBI CBI Special Judge Poonam A. Bamba Congress Congress attacks Bharti for questioning CBI judge Delhi chief Arvinder Singh Lovely Delhi's law minister Somnath Bharti news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News ‘Justice Swatanter Kumar should quit as green panel chief’ January 15, 2014 / January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The All India Legal Aid Forum (AILAF) Tuesday demanded resignation of Justice (retd.) Swatanter Kumar from the post of chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT) after he faced allegations of sexual harassment. The forum, along with the Association of Human Rights Defence International (HRDI) and All India Bar Association (AIBA) condemned the alleged act and […] Read more » AIBA AILAF All India Bar Association All India Legal Aid Forum HRDI Human Rights Defence International National Green Tribunal National University of Juridical Sciences news NGT NUJS) retd. Justice Swatanter Kumar todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News AAP minister in trouble, BJP demands resignation January 15, 2014 / January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Tuesday came under fire from political quarters over his indictment by a court for “tampering with evidence” in a case which he handled last year. While the Congress criticised Bharti, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded the resignation of the minister who defended himself, saying it was an “absolute lie”. […] Read more » AAP minister in trouble Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Narmada Bachao Andolan supports AAP January 14, 2014 / January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced the support of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), and said they will work in cooperation for the betterment of the country. Addressing a press conference here today, AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said, “The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) have pledged its support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP Medha Patkar Narmada Bachao Andolan NBA news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Tribunal awards Rs.37 lakh to DU professor’s parents January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Family members of an assistant professor in Delhi University, who died in a road accident last year, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 37 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) here. MACT directed the SBI General Insurance Company, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay a compensation of Rs […] Read more » Compensation Delhi Delhi University DU DU assistant professor news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Gautham Menon denies legal charges against him January 14, 2014 / January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon Monday described as “false” and “misleading” charges that his company Photon Kathas had cheated production house R.S. Infotainment. He said the case in this regard had already been closed twice in the past as no cognizable offence was disclosed. The Madras High Court Saturday directed the central crime branch to register […] Read more » Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Menon denies legal charges against him Gautham's counsel A. Abdul Hameed Madras High Court news R.S. Infotainment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC stays Madras High Court order on judges appointment January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Madras High Court order to maintain status quo on the process of appointing 12 judges, saying it is a “serious matter” which will be taken up by the apex court. The apex court also took exception to the conduct of a judge of the Madras High Court who on […] Read more » judges appointment Madras High Court New Delhi news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear another intern’s plea against ex-judge January 14, 2014 / January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear Wednesday a plea by a law intern who has alleged former apex court judge Swatantar Kumar sexually harassed her in 2011 – while he was a sitting judge – while she was doing internship with him. Justice (retd.) Swatanter Kumar has rubbished the allegation. A bench of Chief Justice P. […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam former judge Swatantar Kumar Justice Ranjan Gogoi news Supreme Court to hear another intern's plea against ex-judge todays news todays top news Top news
