Top Law News Centre moves SC to modify its order on U’khand May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order on the issue of floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly, saying the official concerned has refused to act as observer on the ground that a clarification is needed on his designation. Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a […] Read more » Centre government featured Supreme Court Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Panama papers: SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for CBI inquiry May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking CBI inquiry against Indian offshore bank account holders named in the Panama papers. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh issued notices to Centre and the CBI on the petition filed by advocate M L Sharma. A Multi Agency […] Read more » CBI Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Panama papers plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Ban on diesel-run taxis to affect BPOs, Centre tells SC May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for relaxation on ban on diesel taxis in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). The Centre told the apex court that the current ban on diesel cabs is affecting BPOs as they use large number of taxis, including the diesel ones to ferry their employees. It further […] Read more » Ban on diesel-run taxis BPOs Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News High %age of acquittals reveal shoddy probe: Delhi HC May 4, 2016 / May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking note of the high percentage of acquittals in criminal cases, including crimes against women, children and senior citizens, Delhi High Court today said it either reveals “shoddy or botched-up investigation” or that the wrong person was accused of committing the offence. Referring to the “revealing statistics”, a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News shoddy or botched-up investigation
Top Law News Allow states to hold separate medical entrance test April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of yesterday’s order to allow state governments and private colleges to hold separate entrance examinations for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17. The plea in this regard was mentioned by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi before a bench of Justices A R Dave and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News medical entrance test Supreme Court
Top Law News Providing all possible relief to drought-hit areas: Centre Govt April 26, 2016 / April 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it is alive to the situation prevailing in the drought-hit areas and states are working hard to provide every possible relief to the farmers in such natural calamity hit areas. “We are completely alive to the situation faced in the drought hit areas. States are working hard […] Read more » Centre government Court drought-hit areas featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC directs Centre to rescue 62 stranded fishermen April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Centre to rescue 62 Tamil fishermen stranded in Saudi Arabiaand produce them by April 28. A division bench of the court’s Madurai bench, comprising justices A. Selvam and B. Gokuldas, gave the interim direction while hearing a Habeas Corpus petition, filed by G. Thirumugan, a relative of one […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Hopefully Centre will not provoke us: U’Khand HC April 20, 2016 / April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Adding to Centre’s discomfiture, the Uttarakhand High Court today issued a veiled warning, hoping it will not provoke the Court by revoking the President’s Rule imposed in the state till a verdict is delivered on the petition challenging its imposition. Earlier in the day, the court observed that the legitimacy of the President’s decision to suspend […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Legal News President's Rule Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Uttarakhand HC puts queries to Centre on U’khand decision April 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today asked the Centre whether it was not “totally extraneous” for the Union Government to be concerned over the disqualification of nine rebel MLAs and to “interfere” in the affairs of the state which has to be done only in “extraordinary instances”. “What is passing through our mind is, is it […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News SC asks Centre to clarify stand on bringing back Kohinoor April 8, 2016 / April 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday granted a week’s time to the Centre to spell out its stand on bringing back the Kohinoor diamond which is now in the United Kingdom. Hearing a petition filed by All India Human Rights and Social Justice for a direction to the Centre to take steps to bring back the […] Read more » All India Human Rights Centre government Court featured Kohinoor Law Legal News petition Social Justice Supreme Court
Top Law News Will tell court before decision on lifting Prez rule : Centre April 7, 2016 / April 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today gave an undertaking in the Uttarakhand High Court that it will come to it before any decision is taken to lift the President’s rule in the state after Congress made a strong pitch for the first right to form the government. “I will inform the court before any decision is taken to revoke […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News president rule Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Environment Law News NGT seeks govt reply on plea against 13 cement firms April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took exception over the Centre’s delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which had issued notice to the Centre and 13 cement companies, made it […] Read more » Centre government Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
