Top Law News Foreign funding: BJP, Congress withdraw appeals from SC November 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP and Congress today withdrew their respective appeals from the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict holding them prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding. The counsel representing the political parties informed the apex court that in view of the 2010 amendment made in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), […] Read more » appeals BJP Congress Court featured Foreign funding Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC to hear next week Swamy’s plea on Ayodhya dispute November 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear next week BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea as to why Ayodhya temple dispute matters should be heard on a day-to-day basis. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A R Dave listed the plea of Swamy for next week after he sought an urgent hearing […] Read more » Ayodhya dispute BJP Court featured Law Legal News plea Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News BJP MLA Narendra Mehta acquitted of bribery charges November 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sitting BJP MLA Narendra Mehta from Mira-Bhayander Assembly constituency in Thane district was today acquitted in a 14-year-old case of bribery by a court here. Special Judge V V Bambarde of the district court let off the legislator after the prosecution failed to prove beyond all doubts the case against the accused who allegedly demanded […] Read more » BJP Bribery case Court Criminal news featured Law Narendra Mehta acquitted of bribery charges
Top Law News Swamy moves SC on security nod to FM radio cos. September 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today moved the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the process to grant security clearances to companies for FM broadcast and restraining them from taking part in auctions if they are involved in criminal cases. The Rajya Sabha MP, in his plea, said that Ministry of Information & Broadcasting had issued a […] Read more » BJP Court featured FM radio cos. Law Legal News Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Bail granted to suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad in defamation case September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted bail to suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad and two others in a criminal defamation complaint of an under-19 cricketer’s father for allegedly making false statements with “mala fide intention” regarding his son’s selection in team for Vijay Hazare Trophy. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh granted the relief to Azad, former cricketer […] Read more » Bail granted to suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad BJP Court defamation case Delhi court featured kirti azad Law Legal News
Top Law News “No effect on assembly voting if one oppnMLA is out” September 9, 2016 / September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment With only three MLAs in the opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the voting process there would not be affected if one of them was kept out, Delhi High Court said today. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva observed this when BJP MLA O P Sharma, who was suspended from the Assembly on March 31 for two sessions, […] Read more » BJP Delhi Assembly Delhi court featured Law Legal News O P Sharma
Top Law News Swamy moves SC for urgent hearing on plea against ban on CSK August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on his application challenging the two-year ban imposed on the IPL franchisee, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan. Swamy told a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that the matter was listed […] Read more » BJP Chennai Super Kings Court featured Law Legal News plea against ban on CSK Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News Patna HC sets aside BJP MP’s election July 29, 2016 / July 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court today set aside the election of Chhedi Paswan, the BJP Lok Sabha MP from Sasaram (reserved) parliamentary constituency, for “suppressing” details of criminal cases pending against him. A bench of Justice Kishore Kumar Mandal held Paswan’s election as “null and void” on a petition filed by Ganga Mishra, a voter, challenging […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News Patna High Court
Top Law News SC declines interim relief to disqualified U’khand MLAs July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined any interim relief to nine disqualified Uttarkhand MLAs, who have sought a stay on their disqualification and permission to participate in the assembly session, commencing from July 21 in Dehradun. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, however, said that the notice, given by these MLAs and […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will file fresh application in Herald case: Swamy July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday told a Delhi court that he would file a fresh application for summoning of documents in the National Herald case in which Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others are accused. He told Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen that the Delhi High Court has set aside the trial […] Read more » BJP Delhi court featured Law Legal News National Herald case Subramanian Swamy
High Profile Cases Hate speech case: Court issues notice to BJP MP July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has issued notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi asking him to appear in court in connection with a 2009 hate speech case. The notice was sent to Varun yesterday by District Judge Kautilya Kumar Gaur through the Lok Sabha Speaker as he did not appear in the court. The court fixed September […] Read more » BJP Court featured hate speech case issues notice to BJP MP Law Legal News Varun Gandhi
Top Law News NBW issued against BJP MP, four others May 22, 2016 / May 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Bhadohi (UP) court has issued non-bailable warrant against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, cabinet ministers Shivpal Yadav, Parasnath Yadav and two others in a case related to alleged violation of model code of conduct during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. The warrant was issued yesterday by Chief Judicial Magistrate Satyawan Singh against Tiwari, who was the star […] Read more » BJP BJP MP Manoj Tiwari cabinet ministers Shivpal Yadav Court featured Law Legal News NBW non-bailable warrant Parasnath Yadav