Top Law News Madras HC seeks status of missing fishermen December 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to inform it about the fate of 551 fishermen from Kanyakumari region who are reported missing in the aftermath of cyclone Ochki. Issuing notices on a petition filed by a resident of Kanyakumari district, which bore the brunt of the cyclone fury, […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
Top Law News SC to pronounce order on mandatory linking of Aadhaar tomorrow December 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its interim order for tomorrow on a batch of pleas seeking a stay on the government’s decision of mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various welfare schemes, as the Centre extended the deadline up to March 31 next year. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the […] Read more » Aadhaar card Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Place rules on registration numbers of VVIP cars: HC to govt December 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the AAP government to place before it the rules regarding display of just the State Emblem of India on the cars of the constitutional authorities and dignitaries, such as the President, instead of their registration numbers. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice […] Read more » AAP government Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News VVIP cars
High Profile Cases Centre willing to extend deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhar December 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing various services and welfare schemes. The Supreme Court now will be setting up a five-judge Constitution Bench next week to hear several pleas seeking an interim stay […] Read more » Aadhar card Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court UIDAI Unique Identification Authority of India
Top Law News SC allows Centre to withdraw force from Darjeeling hills November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today permitted the Centre to withdraw four of the eight companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal for deployment in poll-bound Gujarat. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre’s plea […] Read more » Centre government Court Darjeeling Hills featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Pollution in poultry farms: NGT notice to Centre November 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea highlighting environmental pollution caused by the improper waste disposal and unregulated use of antibiotics in poultry farms has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek a response from the Centre and others. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests Food Safety and […] Read more » Centre government Court CPCB Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Pollution in poultry farms
Top Law News Delhi HC asks Centre, WB Govt if Mukul Roy was being monitored November 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the West Bengal government to “unambiguously” inform whether politician Mukul Roy, who recently joined BJP, was being monitored or his calls being intercepted allegedly by the state police. The court’s direction came when it was hearing the former Trinamool Congress MP’s plea seeking a CBI probe […] Read more » 'West Bengal Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Mukul Roy
Top Law News Jantar Mantar bungalow never alloted to Agnivesh, NGO: Centre November 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that its records show a bungalow on Jantar Mantar Road in the heart of the national capital was allotted to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Smarak Trust and was not allocated to either activist Swami Agnivesh or his NGO. The response of the Ministry of Urban Development to […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Jantar Mantar Law Legal News Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Smarak Trust Swami Agnivesh
Top Law News Madras HC direction to Centre on transgenders bill November 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voicing concern over the plight of transgenders, the Madras High Court today directed the Centre to inform it whether a follow up action would be taken to make the transgender bill pending in the parliament a statute. Giving the direction on a petition filed by two trangenders, Justice N Kirubakaran said a decision on the […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Environment Law News Top Law News SC notice Centre,states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR November 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the air quality in Delhi and the national capital region worsening, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre, the AAP government and states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana about remedial steps that can be taken to curb the rising pollution. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notice to the Centre […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea pollution in Delhi-NCR Supreme Court
Top Law News SC gives time to Centre to reply to plea against hanging November 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted six weeks to the Centre to file its response to a plea which seeks to set aside the legal provision that a death row convict would only be hanged to death. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud allowed more time […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea against hanging Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Polavaram case: SC slaps Rs 25,000 cost on Centre November 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slapped a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for not filing its response on a plea filed by Odisha government in a matter pertaining to Indira Sagar Polavaram Project on river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. The apex court imposed the cost while expressing dissatisfaction at the Centre’s failure to file […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Odisha Government Polavaram case Supreme Court
