Top Law News Bofors case: plea for early hearing filed in SC August 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An application has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of the politically- sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case after a fresh media report suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986. The plea by BJP leader and advocate Ajay Agrawal has also alleged […] Read more » Bofors case Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Press doesn’t have exclusive right to criticise anyone: Court August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen’s reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of the scribes was higher as they […] Read more » Court exclusive right to criticise anyone featured power to disseminate information. Press Press has the right to criticise right to criticise
Top Law News Court says no bail for juvenile as his life may be in danger August 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A juvenile accused of murder has been denied bail by a Delhi court which has said his life was in danger outside the observation home and there were possibilities that he could further commit crime. The court, which upheld the order of a juvenile justice board (JJB) dismissing his earlier bail plea, said if he […] Read more » Court featured juvenile juvenile accused of murder life may be in danger no bail no bail for juvenile
Top Law News AAP MLA in judicial custody for non-appearance in defacement case August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party MLA Surender ‘Commando’ was today taken into judicial custody for his repeated non-appearance in a case related to defacement of public property in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ashu Garg ordered Commando’s custody when he appeared before the court. He had not done on the last few occasions despite the court’s directions. […] Read more » AAP MLA in judicial custody Court defacement case defacement of public property featured Law Legal News Surender 'Commando'
High Profile Cases Uphaar fire tragedy: SC agrees to hear ex-IPS officer appeal August 5, 2017 / August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal filed by ex-IPS officer challenging a Delhi High Court order which had rejected his plea that he cannot be tried in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case because the CBI had failed to procure sanction to prosecute him. A bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Uphaar fire tragedy
Criminal Law News Top Law News EC bribery case: Accused again alleges torture inside jail August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sukesh Chandrashekar, an accused in the Election Commission (EC) bribery case, today moved the Delhi High Court alleging that despite an order not to subject him to violence inside Tihar jail, he was tortured. The high court on July 24 had warned of “serious action” over the alleged “torture” of Chandrashekar, saying any such incident […] Read more » Bribery case Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case Election Commission featured Law Legal News Sukesh Chandrashekar
Top Law News SC agrees to hear plea challenging Finance Act, 2017 August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the constitutional validity of some provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 on the ground that these would destroy the independent functioning of the NGT and 18 other tribunals. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y […] Read more » Congress Court featured Finance Act 2017 Jairam Ramesh Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea against non-operational SEZs in country August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would accord final hearing to a plea seeking return of unused land acquired for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to farmers and a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged flouting of rules by beneficiary corporates. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked states, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea against non-operational SEZs in country Special Economic Zones Supreme Court
Top Law News SC for centralised system for lower judiciary appointments August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today indicated that it was inclined to go ahead with a proposal for a centralised selection mechanism for appointment of judicial officers in the subordinate judiciary even if there was no amicable consensus among various the high courts and the states. It said that if the need arose it might accord a […] Read more » centralised system for lower judiciary appointments Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC gives nod to new outdoor advertisement policy in Delhi August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today accepted the environment pollution authority’s new outdoor advertisemenmt policy aimed at curbing illegal hoardings and giving Delhi an aesthetic look while ensuring safety of road commuters. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta directed expeditious implementation of the new policy framed by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News outdoor advertisement policy in Delhi Supreme Court
Top Law News Another HC bench recuses from hearing MP minister’s plea August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Another bench of the Delhi High Court today recused from hearing Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra’s plea against an Election Commission (EC) order disqualifying him on charges of paid news. The matter was listed before a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Navin Chawla, one of whom recused from hearing the BJP leader’s petition. No […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Narottam Mishra plea against an Election Commission
Top Law News Orissa HC orders for second JEE to fill up vacant B.Tech seats August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court today ordered the state government to hold second Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) of the year to fill up huge vacancies of B.Tech and MCA seats in both government and private engineering colleges. Adjudicating over a petition of OPECA (Odisha Private Engineering College Association), a division bench headed by Chief Justice Vineet […] Read more » Court featured JEE Joint Entrance Examination Law Legal News Odisha Private Engineering College Association OPECA Orissa High Court
