Top Law News SC reserves verdict on pleas seeking review of its Sabarimala verdict February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its September 28, 2018 judgement that allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard submissions on behalf of parties including the Kerala government, Travancore Devaswom […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Sabarimala verdict
Top Law News ‘Keep constant vigil on encroachments in Azadpur’ February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Wednesday directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to keep a constant vigil on the encroachments in Azadpur here and seek the help of police in removing squatters. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said removal of unauthorised occupants on the road was a continuous exercise and asked the Delhi […] Read more » Azadpur encroachments encroachments in Azadpur National Green Tribunal
Top Law News Elgar Parishad case: Sudha Bhardwaj moves BHC to seek bail February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has moved the Bombay High Court to seek bail. The plea was taken up for hearing on Wednesday by Justice N W Sambre. Bhardwaj, through her lawyer Yug Chaudhary, challenged the decision of a Pune court that had rejected her […] Read more » Elgar Parishad case Human rights activist and lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Top Law News Chargesheets in the killings of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare by next week. February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI and the Maharashtra CID told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that they would file their supplementary charge sheets in the killings of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare by next week. The CBI and the state CID are probing the killings of Dabholkar and Pansare, respectively. CBI counsel Anil Singh told the […] Read more » Govind Pansare Justice M S Karnik Justice S C Dharamadhikari rationalists Narendra Dabholkar
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notice to lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt plea by AG and Centre February 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt pleas by Attorney General K K Venugopal and the Centre for his tweets allegedly criticising the court over the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director. Bhushan was given three weeks to reply. A bench of Justices […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Remove bunds blocking flow of water into Yamuna: Delhi HC to Haryana February 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked Haryana to remove the bunds that, according to the Delhi government, were blocking flow of clean water into the Yamuna and was leading to an increase in pollution levels in the national capital’s water supply. The direction by a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K […] Read more » bunds blocking flow of water into Yamuna Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Delhi HC Delhi Jal Board Haryana Justice V K Rao Manohar Lal Khattar
Top Law News Clear all hurdles for smooth trial in Malegaon case: Bombay High Court to NIA February 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to “clear all hurdles” in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and ensure that the trial proceeds “smoothly”. A bench of Justices A S Oka and A S Gadkari noted that over 20 applications and appeals had been filed in the high court by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A S Gadkari justice A S Oka Malegaon case NIA NIA counsel Sandesh Patil Sameer Kulkarni
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Kolkata police chief to cooperate with CBI. February 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and “faithfully” cooperate with the agency in investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam probe. The apex court said Kumar will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation at Shillong in […] Read more » CBI Kolkata police chief to cooperate with CBI. Supreme Court
Top Law News Petition filed in SC challenging central law on land acquisition near disputed site in Ayodhya February 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The plea filed in the apex court on Monday alleged that Parliament has no legislative competence to acquire land belonging to the state. More A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the constitutional validity of the Acquisition of Certain Area At Ayodhya Act, 1993. This comes days after the Centre moved […] Read more » Acquisition of Certain Area At Ayodhya Act
Top Law News Court sends Sunanda Pushkar death case against Shashi Tharoor to Sessions court February 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday, 4 February, sent Sunanda Pushkar’s death case against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to a Sessions court for further proceedings. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal sent the case to Additional Sessions Judge Arun Bhardwaj, since the offence under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code was triable by […] Read more » Sunanda Pushkar's death case
Top Law News ‘Death warrant’ against teacher for raping 4-year-old girl February 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court in Madhya Pradesh has issued a ‘death warrant’ against a school teacher who has been convicted of raping a four-year-old girl. The trial court in Satna district has sent the death warrant of Mahendra Singh Gond (28) to the Central Jail in Jabalpur, a prison official said on Monday. The rape convict’s […] Read more » 'Death warrant for raping 4 year girl Death warrant
Top Law News Finalise shrine board for temples in Govardhan in 15 days: NGT to UP govt February 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to enact legislation to constitute a shrine board for three temples in the pilgrimage town of Govardhan in Mathura district and get it approved within 15 days. The green panel directed the state government to take up the bill in the next session and get […] Read more » Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore NGO Muskan Jyoti Samiti pilgrimage town of Govardhan in Mathura
