Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks Himachal govt to ensure ban on illegal mining June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to ensure there is no illegal mining in the state “under any circumstances”. Responding to a plea alleging unauthorised excavation on government land in Kangra, a circuit bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the state government to submit a restoration plan […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Himachal government illegal mining lagal news Law National Green Tribunal NGT
High Profile Cases Woman’s plea for abortion: SC forms 7-doctor medical board June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today constituted a medical board of seven doctors of the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata to ascertain health of a 24-week pregnant woman wanting to undergo abortion on the grounds of foetus abnormality. A vacation bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul directed the medical board to submit the report […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court featured Law Legal News SC forms 7-doctor medical board Supreme Court Woman's plea for abortion
Top Law News Calcutta High Court stays sale of Bengal Chemicals excess land June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today stayed the proposed sale of excess land of Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited, a Union government undertaking. Justice Debangshu Basak stayed the proposed sale of the land, slated for auction next week, on a petition by the company’s workers’ union opposing the proposed sale. Petitioner’s counsel Bikash Bhattacharya submitted to […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured HC stays sale of Bengal Chemicals excess land Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Keeping check on pvt nursing homes violating norms:Maha to Bombay HC June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today assured the Bombay High Court that it was taking adequate steps to keep a check on private nursing homes and hospitals being operated without proper licenses across the state. The government made this submission in its affidavit, filed today in response to a public interest lawsuit filed by Pune resident Atul […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Keeping check on pvt nursing homes violating norms Law Legal News Maharashtra
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC allows 40-year-old rape convict to walk free June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a lenient view towards a 40-year-old man undergoing 10-year-jail term in a rape case, the Delhi High Court has set him free by reducing his sentence to seven years already spent by him behind bars. The court ordered his immediate release considering that the conduct of the convict, who has a wife and two […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured HC allows 40-year-old rape convict to walk free Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News Adarsh case: Guv can’t be made party to lawsuits, Chavan told June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today sought Congress leader Ashok Chavan’s stand to the CBI’s submission that the governor cannot be made respondent to his plea against the sanction to try him in the Adarsh housing society scam. A division bench headed by Justice R V More gave this direction to Congress MP Chavan while hearing […] Read more » Adarsh case Ashok Chavan Bombay High Court Congress Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 11 new judges for 3 HCs June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eleven judges to three high courts have been appointed. The fresh appointments — six in the Madras High Court and two each in the high courts of Chhattisgarh and Punjab and Haryana– come at a time when the government and the judiciary continue to have differences over a key document which guides nomination of judges […] Read more » 11 new judges for 3 HCs Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Profile Cases Why do away with re-evaluation, Delhi HC asks CBSE June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Why should you do away with re- evaluation?” This was a query put to the CBSE by the Delhi High Court after being shown answer sheets where correct responses to questions had been awarded zero marks. A bench of justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and A K Chawla asked the CBSE to explain such “apparent errors” in […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Sanjay Singh June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Sasaram court today held five Maoists guilty for killing the then District Forest Officer (DFO) of Rohtas, Sanjay Singh, 15 years ago. District and Sessions Judge Prabhunath Singh convicted the five accused Maoists, Nirala Yadav, Ram Bachan Yadav, Nitish Yadav, Sudama Uraon and Lalan Singh Kharwar. The judge convicted them under sections of Prevention […] Read more » Court Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Criminal news District Forest Officer featured Law Legal News POTA Prevention of Terrorism Act Sanjay Singh
Top Law News SC turns down Karnan’s interim bail plea June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan’s plea seeking interim bail and suspension of the six-month sentence awarded to him for contempt of court. A vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said the court was duty-bound by the order of the seven-judge […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Karnan's interim bail plea Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC grants Subrata Roy 10 days to deposit Rs 709.82 cr June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted Sahara chief Subrata Roy 10 more working days to deposit Rs 709.82 crore out of the promised Rs 1,500 crore and extended its interim order granting him bail till July 5. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Ranjan Gogoi considered the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sahara Subrata Roy Supreme Court
Top Law News SC verdict on non-implementation of Majithia board June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the part implementation and non-implementation of the Majithia Wage Board award on pay structures of journalists and non- journalists by some newspaper establishments would not amount to wilful default attracting contempt. The court also said the award has been approved by it in its judgment on February 7, 2014 and, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Majithia board Supreme Court
