Criminal Law News Man jailed 10 yrs, fined Rs 1 L for possessing heroin June 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man, caught possessing heroin outside a government hospital here, has been sent to 10 years in jail by a Delhi court which also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on him. Special NDPS judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj awarded the minimum punishment prescribed for the offence to 22-year-old Rehman, a resident of Bareilly in […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured fined Rs 1 L for possessing heroin Law Legal News Man jailed 10 yrs Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS news Special NDPS judge Anuradha Shukla
High Profile Cases Delhi HC refuses to suspend home ministry order on ACB June 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to put on hold the union home ministry’s May 21 notification that barred the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) from acting against the central government officers for criminal offences. A division bench of Justice S. Murlidhar and Justice I.S. Mehta refused to suspend the notification, saying a similar […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Branch Delhi HC refuses to suspend home ministry order on ACB Delhi High Court featured lawJustice I.S. Mehta Legal News news ustice S. Murlidhar
Top Law News HC stays notices to top cop, others by Delhi Assembly June 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today stayed till July 1 the show cause notices issued to the police by Delhi Assembly’s Privileges Committee on MLA Jarnail Singh’s complaint alleging breach of privilege. Vacation judge Justice Mukta Gupta passed the order while issuing notice to and seeking reply of Delhi Assembly, its Privileges Committee and Jarnail Singh […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain Commissioner of Police Delhi Assembly Delhi High Court Deputy Commissioner of Police featured HC stays notices to top cop Law Legal News MLA Jarnail Singh Mukta Gupta passed news others by Delhi Assembly Vacation judge Justice Mukta Gupta passed
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Stop unauthorised construction in Christian Colony: HC May 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Stop unauthorised construction in Christian Colony: HC The Delhi High Court today directed city government, municipal corporation and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ensure no unauthorised construction takes place around a protected ancient church in Christian Colony in north Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw directed the authorities, including ASI, to ensure that the […] Read more » 205 unauthorised constructions in Christian Colony Chief Justice G Rohini Christian Colony Delhi High Court featured government's standing counsel Vivek Goyal Justice R.S. Endlaw petitioner Utsav Kumar Stop unauthorised construction in Christian Colony unauthorised construction unauthorised construction in Christian Colony
Bar, Bench & Firm News Woman lawyer among 6 designated as senior advocates in HC May 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has designated six lawyers, including one woman lawyer, as senior advocates. Among the six lawyers designated as senior advocates are former Bar Council of India Chairman K K Manan, Mohit Mathur, ex-Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA), Vivek Sood, Balbir Singh, Mukul Talwar and Rekha Palli. “I feel immensely […] Read more » Balbir Singh Delhi High Court Delhi High Court Bar Association DHCBA ex-Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) featured former Bar Council of India Chairman K K Manan Mohit Mathur Mukul Talwar Rekha Palli. senior advocates senior advocates in HC six lawyers designated as senior advocates Vivek Sood Woman lawyer
Top Law News Power tariff fixation: HC sets aside CIC order postponing May 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order postponing the public hearing of the pleas of discoms for tariff fixation by Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for 2015-16. Justice Rajiv Shakhdher sent the matter back to CIC asking it to hear afresh DERC which had sought interim stay on the operation […] Read more » Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Delhi High Court DERC featured Justice Rajiv Shakhdher
Bar, Bench & Firm News Confirming all docs in passport process cumbersome: Govt to HC April 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that fake documents submitted during passport process of verification may sometimes escape attention of officers, but confirming authenticity of each and every document would make the process of issuing passports “cumbersome”. Confirming authenticity of each document given by an applicant would also “amount to gross mistrust of […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Confirming all docs in passport Confirming all docs in passport process Delhi High Court docs in passport process featured Justice R.S. Endlaw passport process Passport Sewa Model
Environment Law News Top Law News Illegal buildings disasters waiting to happen during quakes: HC April 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Days after the killer earthquake in Nepal, the Delhi High Court today said unauthorised constructions and colonies in the city are “disasters waiting to happen” in case of a similar temblor here and asked the municipality whether it has devised any action plan.A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva observed that if […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Illegal buildings disasters Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
Bar, Bench & Firm News Attacks on religious places shakes human conscience : Delhi High Court April 25, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday said that attacks on religious places shakes human conscience of all and such practices should be stopped.”This is something which shakes the human conscience and agitate all of us. There should not be any attack of any kind on any religious places,” Justice Siddharth Mridul said. The court’s oral […] Read more » Attacks on religious places Delhi High Court featured Justice Siddharth Mridul shakes human conscience
Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL filed in Delhi high court over recent attacks on Churches April 20, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking protection of religious rights of Christians and a “court-monitored SIT probe” into the recent attacks on churches in the national capital. It prayed that the SIT should comprise members of the minority community or the National Minority Commission and alleged that the government has […] Read more » attacks on Churches Delhi High Court featured National Minority Commission PIL filed in Delhi high court recent attacks on Churches
Top Law News Delhi HC asks steel company to pay Coal India 3 months’ holding cost for coal stock April 12, 2015 / April 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has suggested a steel company to consider depositing three months’ holding charges with Coal India Ltd (CIL) towards safety and security of 78,000 metric tonne of coal rejects left behind by it at a mine in Jharkhand. Justice Rajiv Shakdher said Electrosteel Castings Ltd (ESCL) can deposit the holding cost, which […] Read more » Coal India coal stock Delhi High Court featured pay Coal India 3 months' holding cost
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC frames time-frame for release of prisoners granted bail April 8, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has set a time- frame for release of prisoners granted bail, saying such persons ought not to remain behind bars “even for a minute more than necessary”. Observing that there can be “absolutely no justification for delays in verification of sureties”, a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court featured Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
