Top Law News Supreme Court to examine plea seeking prosecution of UP CM in Gorakhpur riot case May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a petition seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a hate speech case of 2007. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner Rasheed Khan to […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra chief minister D Y Chandrachud featured Rasheed Khan Supreme Court Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News Bribery remarks: Complaint case filed against Arvind Kejriwal February 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission today told the Delhi High Court that a complaint case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was pending before a Goa court for his alleged bribery remarks during the January 2017 assembly polls there. The submission came in pursuance to the court’s earlier direction on whether any FIR has been lodged, as the […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal bribery case againstChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chief minister Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi High Court EC's counsel P R Chopra s Election Commission featured Justice Rekha Palli No FIR against Kejriwal
High Profile Cases Delhi CS Anshu Prakash assault case: Govt mulling live streaming of official meetings February 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government is mulling live streaming of all official meetings following the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at the chief minister’s residence last week. Prakash was allegedly assaulted by AAP MLAs and others during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on February 19. A senior government official said that as […] Read more » Anshu Prakash Arvind Kejriwal chief minister Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Chief Secretary Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash Delhi CS Anshu Prakash assault case featured
High Profile Cases HC dismisses petition in 2007 Gorakhpur riot case February 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea seeking an independent probe into an FIR related to the 2007 Gorakhpur riot case in which the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and the then Gorakhpur MP, Yogi Adityanath, was one of the accused. A bench of Justices Krishna Murari and Akhilesh Chandra Sharma dismissed the petition filed […] Read more » 2007 Gorakhpur riot case Allahabad High Court Anju Chaudhri chief minister featured Gorakhpur MP Justice Akhilesh Chandra Sharma Justice Krishna Murari the then MLA Radha Mohan Agarwal then mayor of the city Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News Chhattisgarh proposes to set up fast-track courts for rape cases January 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the wake of the state-wide protests over the Kanker rape case, Raman Singh-led BJP government has decided to send a proposal to the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court to set up fast-track courts in all the districts for speedy disposal of rape cases. According to the government official, “While talking to a delegation of […] Read more » Akhil Bharatiya Gondwana Gond Mahasabha Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice of the High Court chief minister fast-track courts Kanker rape case local women public representatives Member of Parliament National Chief SP Shori Raman Singh-led BJP government speedy disposal of rape cases state government state-wide protests over the Kanker rape case women's vigilance committee
Top Law News What action on arrest of girls: HC to Maha on FB row January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government has been asked by the Bombay High Court that what action it had taken against policemen who arrested two girls from nearby Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook against the bandh observed in Mumbai during Bal Thackeray’s funeral in November last year. A Bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka asked prosecutor Konde-Deshmukh […] Read more » Bal Thackeray Bombay High Court chief minister Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Home Minister R R Patil Inspector General of Police journalist Ketan Tirodkar Maharashtra government Sukhwinder Singh Tirodkar
Top Law News Rape Case: Dikshit, Delhi Police at loggerheads December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the blame game, an open war has broken out between Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who complained of “interference” by police officers in the recording of gangrape victim’s statement, and Delhi Police which today demanded a probe into the “leakage” of her letter to the Home Minister. Dikshit, who has been making a strong pitch […] Read more » 16 gangrape B.M. Mishra chief minister Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi government Delhi Police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner gangrape victim’s statement Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Home Ministry interference Rajan Bhagat SDM Usha Chaturvedi senior police
Top Law News Former Andhra Pradesh Minister Mopidevi granted interim bail December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bail to former Andhra Pradesh Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao has been granted by a special CBI court, Mopidevi is an accused in disproportionate assets case involving YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, to enable him to go on Sabarimala pilgrimage. The court allowed Mopidevi an interim bail for 10-days from December 24 to […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao CBI court chief minister interim bail Lord Ayyappa Nimmagadda Prasad Sabarimala Sabarimala pilgrimage special CBI court YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News ‘Goa chief minister anti-tribal’ July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tribal leaders here Monday accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat of being “anti-tribal” and protecting the killers of two tribal activists during a May rally this year. Speaking to reporters during a day-long tribal protest here, convenor of the United Tribal Associations Alliance (UTAA), Prakash Velip, said that Kamat’s disinterest in tribal welfare affairs was obvious […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party BJP chief minister Digambar Kamat Goa legislator Ramesh Tawadkar United Tribal Associations Alliance UTAA