Top Law News JNU sedition: Delhi govt seeks month’s time to grant sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government on Wednesday sought before a court here a month’s time to decide whether to grant sanction to prosecute former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 JNU sedition case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat directed the AAP government to file a “proper reply”, citing a definite time-frame. DCP […] Read more » 2016 JNU sedition case.
Top Law News Congress manifesto aimed at ‘balkanisation’ of India: BJP April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ruling BJP Tuesday dubbed the election manifesto of the Congress “dangerous and unimplementable”, saying it was aimed at “balkanisation” of India. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Finance Minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley said the Congress does not deserve “even a single vote” for its promises, such as doing […] Read more » Congress manifesto
Top Law News Mayawati justifies construction of statues in UP, tells SC they represent will of people April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BSP supremo Mayawati Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the “will of the people”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, in an affidavit filed in the apex court, said the memorials and statues of herself and other leaders were “intended to promote […] Read more » BSP supremo BSP Supremo Mayawati Mayawati
Top Law News Employee Not Entitled To Full Back Wages On Acquittal, Unless His Prosecution Was Found Malicious: Supreme Court April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We do not see any difference between initiation of the criminal proceedings by the department vis-a-vis a criminal case lodged by the police.” The Supreme Court has held that the employer cannot be mulcted with full back wages on the acquittal of an employee by a criminal Court, unless it is found that the prosecution […] Read more » Employee Not Entitled To Full Back Wages On Acquittal Unless His Prosecution Was Found Malicious
Top Law News Employee’s Pension Should Be Proportional To Salary : SC Upholds HC Judgment Quashing Pension. April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to many employees, the Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed against a Kerala High Court Judgment setting aside Employee’s Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 that capped maximum pensionable salary to Rs.15, 000 per month. The bench comprising the CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna in […] Read more » Employee's Pension Should Be Proportional To Salary
Top Law News Supreme Court declines urgent hearing on Hardik Patel’s plea April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord urgent hearing to Congress leader Hardik Patel’s plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The bench also comprising Justices M M Shantanagoudar […] Read more » 2015 Vispur rioting case. Congress leader Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. Hardik patel
Top Law News Supreme Court stays EC’s decision notifying Talala Assembly seat as vacant and declaring bypolls. April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Election Commission’s March 10 decision notifying Gujarat’s Talala Assembly constituency seat as vacant and declaring bypolls there along with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued notice to the poll panel on a plea filed by former Congress MLA B […] Read more » Talala Assembly seat
Top Law News Detention of foreigners: Supreme Court directs Assam chief secretary to appear before it on Apr 8 April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday voiced unhappiness over the inaction in a case relating to detention of foreigners in Assam and directed the state Chief Secretary to appear before it on April 8 A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi termed the affidavit filed by the Assam government as an “exercise in futility” and wanted […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Detention of foreigners Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News 2 awarded life sentence for killing man in Maharashtra April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Palghar district of Maharashtra has awarded life imprisonment to two members of a gang of robbers for killing a jeep driver. District Judge Rajendra Majgaonkar pronounced the punishment to Firoz Khan (38), hailing from Uttar Pradesh, and Jahir Khan (45), a native of Vasai area here, on Saturday and also imposed a […] Read more » District Judge Rajendra Majgaonkar life sentence for killing man in Maharashtra
Top Law News Decide whether Tikri Khurd lake in Narela is wetland: NGT April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Wetlands Authority of Delhi to hold a meeting and decide within a month whether the Tikri Khurd lake in Narela here is a wetland. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the Wetland Authority constituted under Rule 5 (2) of the Wetlands (Conservation & […] Read more » Tikri Khurd lake in Narela
Top Law News Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court asks Gujarat government to take action against erring cops in two weeks April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Gujarat government to take disciplinary action in two weeks against the erring police officials, including an IPS officer, convicted by the Bombay High Court in the sensational Bilkis Bano gang rape case during the 2002 riots in the state. Besides, Bano in a plea before the top court sought […] Read more » Bilkis Bano case Bilkis Bano gang rape case during the 2002 riots
Top Law News ED seeks custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra in money laundering case March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate Thursday sought custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra in a money laundering case. The agency sought the custodial interrogation of Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, before Special Judge Arvind Kumar. Vadra, facing allegations of money laundering in purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million pounds, was […] Read more » Enforcement Directorate Thursday sought custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra Robert Vadra Robert Vadra in a money laundering case. Robert Vadra in money laundering case senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi Special Judge Arvind Kumar
