Top Law News Robert Vadra appears before ED in PMLA case probe February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Vadra’s wife Priyanka Gandhi accompanied him, in a white Toyota Land Cruiser along with SPG personnel in tow, and dropped him outside the agency’s office […] Read more » ED PMLA case probe Robert Vadra
Top Law News Citizenship Bill will in no way cause harm to Assam & North East: PM Narendra Modi February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday assured the people of Assam and the North East that the citizenship bill will in no way cause harm to their interest. He was addressing a public rally here in the Assembly constituency of Assam health minister and BJP-led NEDA convener Himata Biswa Sarma. “It is a national commitment to […] Read more » Assam Citizenship Bill Narendra Modi North East PM Narendra Modi
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks response from Centre on fresh plea against 10 pc quota to general category poor February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging its decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs and admissions to general category poor candidates. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also made it clear that there shall be no stay on the decision to grant […] Read more » 10 pc quota Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi general category poor President Ram Nath Kovind
Top Law News Two sentenced to five years jail under gangster act February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court convicted two men in a murder case under the gangsters act and sentenced them to five years imprisonment. Judge A K Pathak imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on Vinod Kumar and Praveen Thursday evening. They were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment under the act, prosecutor Sandeep Singh said. Read more » Gangster act Judge A K Pathak
Top Law News Elevated rail corridor can save Gir lions : Gujarat High Court February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyer told the Gujarat High Court on Thursday that an elevated rail corridor was the best solution to save lions from getting run over by trains passing close to the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary. Taking into consideration various other suggestions, a bench of justices S R Brahmbhatt and A G Uraizee ordered the formation of […] Read more » Elevated rail corridor Gir lions Gujarat High Court justice A G Uraizee Justice S R Brahmbhatt
Top Law News HSRP for vehicles: SC issues notice to Centre on contempt plea February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s reply on an application seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the government for allegedly violating the top court’s earlier orders regarding affixation of high security registration plate (HSRP) on vehicles. A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi and R Subhash Reddy issued notice to the Centre on the application […] Read more » high security registration plate on vehicles. HSRP on vehicles Justice R Subhash Reddy Justice R. Banumathi
Top Law News Supreme Court raps CBI for transferring officer probing Bihar shelter home cases February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on CBI for transferring its former Joint Director A K Sharma, who was probing Bihar’s shelter home cases, out of the agency in violation of the court’s order and directed its then interim chief M Nageswara Rao to personally appear before it on February 12. A bench headed […] Read more » Bihar shelter home cases CBI CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi former Joint Director A K Sharma Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court
Top Law News ED seeks extension of custody of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar by 7 days February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate Thursday sought from a Delhi court extension of custody for corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar by seven days in a money laundering case. The court had earlier allowed ED to quiz in custody for seven days Talwar, after the probe agency alleged that he acted as middleman in negotiations to favour foreign private […] Read more » corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar Deepak Talwar Delhi court ED Enforcement Directorate extension of custody
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
