Top Law News SC sets aside certain provisions of 2016 Maha law imposing restrictions on dance bars January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside certain provisions of a law imposing restrictions on the licensing and functioning of dance bars in Maharashtra. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri quashed certain provisions of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (Working […] Read more » 2016 Maha law imposing restrictions on dance bars dance bars Maha law imposing restrictions on dance bars restrictions on dance bars
Top Law News SC dismisses pleas of 5 states seeking modification of its order on selection and appointment of DGPs January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the pleas of five states seeking modification of its order issued last year on selection and appointment of director generals of police (DGPs). The apex court was hearing applications of various state governments, including Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal, Haryana and Bihar, seeking implementation of their local laws regarding selection and […] Read more » appointment of DGPs Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi selection and appointment of DGPs selection of DGPs
Top Law News SC to hear next week plea challenging appointment of Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea by an NGO challenging the January 10 order of the government appointing IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as interim director of the CBI. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for […] Read more » charges of corruption and dereliction of duty charges of corruption and dereliction of duty on Alok Verma interim CBI chief Nageswara Rao Nageswara Rao as CBI chief Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief
Top Law News Wonder whether even MLA has no trust in system: NGT January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal expressed surprise over an MLA approaching it on an environmental issue instead of heading to the authority concerned, saying it wondered “whether even an MLA has no trust and faith in the statutory authorities and is ‘helpless’ in making such authorities do their duty”. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice […] Read more » Adarsh Nagar MLA Pawan Kumar Sharma MLA MLA has no trust in system NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News Supreme Court asks UPSC secretary to appear in court January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the UPSC secretary to personally appear and inform the court if the commission prepares a panel of senior IPS officers for director general of police (DGP) appointments by state governments. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought the presence of the Union Public Service Commission secretary at […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Supreme Court UPSC secretary
Top Law News Bombay High Court asks BEST workers’ union to decide on withdrawal of strike January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the BEST workers’ union to take a final decision on the withdrawal of its ongoing strike by Tuesday evening and inform the court on Wednesday. The direction came after the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) told a bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar […] Read more » BEST workers' union BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Chief Justice Naresh Patil EST's budget merger with t BMC HC Justice N.M. Jamdar withdrawal of strike
Top Law News With judge on medical leave, Supreme Court may not start hearing on review pleas of Sabrimala from Jan 22 January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it may not start the hearing from January 22 on pleas seeking review of the Sabarimala verdict, as one of the judges is on medical leave. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge of the five-judge constitution bench which had […] Read more » review pleas of Sabrimala Sabrimala sabrimala issue sabrimala protest
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to PM Modi in Gujarat riots. January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear a plea by Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots, after four weeks. Zakia, the wife of ex-MP Ehsan Jafri who was one of the 68 killed in Ahmedabad’s Gulberg society, has […] Read more » Gujarat riots Zakia Jafri Zakia Jafri against clean chit to Modi
Top Law News Government to construct 44 ‘strategically important’ roads along India-China border January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government will construct 44?strategic roads along the border with China and over 2100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan, a CPWD document shows According to an annual report (2018-19) prepared, and released earlier this month by the Central Public Works Department, the agency has been asked to construct […] Read more » 44 'strategically important' roads along India-China border
Top Law News 1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar’s appeal January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s appeal against his conviction in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S K Kaul also issued notice on Kumar’s bail plea Kumar, 73, surrendered before a trial court […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots CBI Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice S K Kaul justices Ashok Bhushan Sajjan Kumar SC
Top Law News Delhi Police files chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition case January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police filed a chargesheet on Monday against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case lodged in 2016. The police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university campus on February 9, […] Read more » former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar JNU sedition case JNUSU Kanhaiya Kumar
Top Law News NSA invoked against those arrested in Bulandshahr cow slaughter case January 15, 2019 / January 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bulandshahr district administration on Monday invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against seven people arrested in connection with the alleged cow slaughtering incident in Siyana tehsil last month, officials said. Cattle carcasses were found strewn in the fields outside village Mahaw in Siyana on December 3 after which a mob went on the rampage, […] Read more » Bulandshahr cow slaughter case NSA
