Top Law News Opposition questions timing of quota bill January 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Questioning the timing of the Bill to provide reservation to the poor in the general category, the Congress and the opposition in Rajya Sabha Wednesday slammed the ruling BJP saying the government was playing election “politics”. They said it was a disrespect shown to the Indian democracy’s highest insitution. ‘The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenth-Four […] Read more » Opposition timing of quota bill
Top Law News GST exemption limit doubled to give relief to small businesses January 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to give relief to small businesses, the GST Council Thursday doubled the exemption limit and raised the threshold for availing the composition scheme. The GST Council doubled the GST exemption limit to Rs 20 lakh for north eastern states and Rs 40 lakh for the rest of the country, Finance Minister Arun […] Read more » GST exemption limit relief to small businesses
Top Law News Sheila Dikshit new president of Delhi Congress January 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was appointed the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president on Thursday, days after Ajay Maken resigned from the post citing ill-health. Making the announcement, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of the party’s Delhi unit, P C Chacko, said Dikshit would be assisted by three working presidents — Devender Yadav, Haroon […] Read more » Devender Yadav Former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Haroon Yusuf new president of Delhi Rajesh Lilotia. Sheila Dikshit
Top Law News Alok Verma shunted out as CBI chief January 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alok Verma was shunted out as the CBI chief after a marathon meeting of high-powered selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday, officials said. Verma, a 1979-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer, has been removed from the high-profile post on the charges of corruption and dereliction of duty making him the first chief in […] Read more »
Top Law News Rape case against Alok Nath lodged on basis of complainant’s false report: Court January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The rape case against Alok Nath was lodged on the basis of a “defamatory” and “false” report of complainant Vinta Nanda, the sessions court observed while granting a pre-arrest bail to the Bollywood actor last week. Granting the relief to Nath on a surety bond of Rs 5 lakh, Additional Sessions Court Judge S S […] Read more »
Top Law News National Herald case: Delhi High Court to hear on Jan 16 January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court said Wednesday it will hear on January 16 the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of National Herald newspaper, challenging the single judge order asking it to vacate its premises here, due to non-availability of advocates on January 15. In the morning, the court was informed that Solicitor General Tushar […] Read more » Delhi HC National Herald case vacate premises of National Herald House
Top Law News Delhi-based builder gets one year imprisonment in check bounce case January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a Delhi-based builder to one year imprisonment in a check bounce case. Shamli Chief Judicial Magistrate Raj Magal Singh Pandey on Wednesday also imposed a fine of Rs 11 lakh on the builder. According to the prosecution, a Shamli-based trader had filed case against the builder and alleged that a […] Read more » check bounce case imprisonment imprisonment in check bounce case one year imprisonment in check bounce case Shamli Chief Judicial Magistrate Raj Magal Singh Pandey
Top Law News Consider stable tenure while deciding Maharashta DGP’s extension: Bombay High Court January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to take a reasoned decision on whether the tenure of Maharashtra Director General of Police Dattatray Padsalgikar needed to be extended. Padsalgikar, who has been granted two short extensions of three months each in the past, will complete his tenure as DGP on February 28. The […] Read more » Dattatray Padsalgikar Maharashtra Director General of Police Dattatray Padsalgikar
Top Law News Inclusion of castes in OBC group: Bombay High Court January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Wednesday sought to know if the Maharashtra government had conducted any study or survey before issuing a notification in 1967 inducting several castes in the OBC category for reservation. A division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice N M Jamdar was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice N H Patil Justice N.M. Jamdar PIL Sarate's counsel V M Thorat
Top Law News Doubts raised over HAL contracts misleading: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman January 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday termed the doubts raised by the Congress over her statement on HAL contracts as “incorrect and misleading”. In a brief statement in Lok Sabha, she said that over Rs 26,000 crore worth of contracts have been awarded and work amounting to Rs 73,000 crore are in the pipeline. Her […] Read more »
Top Law News Lok Sabha passes citizenship (amendment) bill January 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday Piloting the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Opposition that the bill was not against the provisions of the Constitution and would give succour to persecuted minorities in […] Read more » Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) Bodo Kacharis citizenship (amendment) bill Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan Jayprakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) Lok Sabha P R Kunhalikutty (IUML)
Top Law News Alok Verma resumes office after 77-day forced leave January 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI Director Alok Verma joined office Wednesday, 77 days after he was sent on forced leave by the central government through a , 2018, which was set aside by the Supreme Court. The October order sent Verma and his deputy Special Director Rakesh Asthana, booked by the agency on corruption charges, into exile in a […] Read more » CBI Director Alok Verma deputy Special Director Rakesh Asthana much-criticised late-night order on October 23
