Top Law News President Nominates Justice SA Bobde As NALSA Executive Chairman. March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has nominated Justice SA Bobde of the Supreme Court as Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) with effect from March 7, 2019. Justice AK Sikri, who is currently the Executive Chairman of NALSA is retiring on March 6, 2019. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is […] Read more » Justice SA Bobde Justice SA Bobde As NALSA Executive Chairman NALSA Executive Chairman
Top Law News Supreme Court Acquits Two Men Sentenced To Death By Chhattisgarh High Court March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “It is difficult to draw an inference that the appellants had committed the crime.” In yet another judgment delivered on Tuesday, the Supreme Court acquitted two men whose death sentence was confirmed by the Chhattisgarh High Court. The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice MR Shah, acquitted Digamber Vaishnav and Girdhari […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Justice AK Sikri Justice MR Shah Justice S Abdul Nazeer Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Another Plea Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. March 6, 2019 / March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on the plea filed by Assam State Jamiat Ulama E Hind […] Read more » Assam State Jamiat Ulama E Hind Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi citizenship (amendment) bill Citizenship Bill Justice Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court
Top Law News Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute : SC says aware of outcome of mediation on body politic of country March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was conscious of the gravity of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute and the outcome of mediation on the body politic of the country. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the case was not only about property but also about sentiment and faith. “It […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice S A Nazeer Justice S.A. Bobde Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute
Top Law News Govt’s Apathy Turning Our Cities Into Virtual ‘Gas Chambers’: Plea In Supreme Court For Adopting Electric Vehicles. March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a petition demanding implementation of the plans and policies for adoption of electric vehicles to tackle air pollution and climate change. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna ordered the government to apprise it of the status of […] Read more » Cities Into Virtual 'Gas Chambers cji ranjan gogoi Justice Sanjiv Khanna Plea In SC For Adopting Electric Vehicles Virtual gas Chambers
Top Law News Contempt plea against Prashant Bhushan : Activists move Supreme Court in his support March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ten social activists have come out in support of lawyer Prashant Bhushan in the Supreme Court, contending that the contempt proceedings initiated against him appears to be an assault on freedom of speech and expression. The activists have filed an application to intervene in the contempt plea filed by Attorney General K K Venugopal against […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal interim CBI directo M Nageswara Rao M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News HC pulls up DCPCR for not taking issue of missing children seriously March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has taken to task the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) for not taking seriously the issue of children going missing in the national capital. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Manoj Kumar Ohri was informed that in the meetings of all the stakeholders, the DCPCR has stated […] Read more » AHTU Anti-Human Trafficking Unit DCPCR issue of missing children Justice Hima Kohli Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Top Law News Green tribunal asks poll panel and government to consider banning campaign material made of plastic March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Election Commission, the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board to convene a meeting to consider whether to ban the use of campaigning material made of plastic during elections. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Election Commission, Ministry of Environment, Forest and […] Read more » banning campaign material made of plastic campaign material made of plastic justice Adarsh Kumar Goel NGT Chairperson NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News 4 employees of IT firm accused of data theft produced in court March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four employees of a city-based IT firm, accused of theft of data of voters in Andhra Pradesh, were produced by police Monday before the Telangana High Court following which it closed a petition that alleged they had been detained illegally. As it was a court holiday on account of Maha Shivaratri, they were produced at […] Read more » data theft Seva Mitra' mobile app State Advocate General B S Prasad
Top Law News Delhi court directs ED to provide copies of seized documents. March 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday directed the Enforcement Directorate to provide Robert Vadra soft and hard copies of documents seized by it during raids conducted at his offices last year in a money laundering case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to provide documents to Vadra, facing probe in cases relating to purchase […] Read more » Enforcement Directorate Robert Vadra
Top Law News Supreme Court agrees to hear plea seeking protection of human rights of security forces March 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna also issued notices to the Union of India, Ministry of Defence, Jammu and Kashmir and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a plea, filed by 19-year-old Preeti Kedar Gokhale and 20-year-old Kajal Mishra. The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking protection […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Sanjiv Khanna protection of human rights of security forces
Top Law News 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Justice Sanjiv Khanna recuses from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s appeal March 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The matter came up for hearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing the appeal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging the Delhi High Court verdict sentencing him to life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The matter […] Read more » .Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna 1984 anti-Sikh riots Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi
