Top Law News Supreme Court directs political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors’ identity details to EC April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed all political parties to furnish receipts of political funding received through electoral bonds and details of identity of donors in a sealed cover to the Election Commission. In an interim order, the apex court also directed all political parties to provide details of the amount of the bond and bank […] Read more » ADR Advocate Prashant Bhushan Association of Democratic Reforms Attorney General K K Venugopal EC Election Commission political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity details receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity detail Supreme Court
Top Law News Even manufacturers can’t manipulate EVMs: EC April 9, 2017 / April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The EVMs are robust and tamper- proof and even the manufacturers cannot manipulate them at the time of production, the Election Commission said today, countering allegations that the machines are unreliable. With the Opposition’s questions on the reliability of the electronic voting machines getting louder, the Commission has come out with a list of ‘frequently […] Read more » EC Even manufacturers can't manipulate EVM EVM featured
Top Law News Plea against pre-poll freebies promise: Delhi HC seeks Govt,EC reply February 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the ECI […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EC featured Law Legal News Plea against pre-poll freebies promise
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks MoEF not to act under new notification January 5, 2017 / January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to task over its recent notification exempting real estate projects from obtaining prior environmental clearance (EC) and restrained it from granting any fresh permissions under the new regulation. “You can’t do legal blunders and get away with it,” a bench headed by […] Read more » Court EC Environment Law News environmental clearance featured Law Legal News ministry of environment and forests NGT
Environment Law News Metro projects do not require prior EC:MoEF to NGT April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have informed the National Green Tribunal that Metro Rail projects are not required to seek environmental clearance. The Environment Ministry told a bench headed by Justice U D Salvi that Railway projects and Metro Rail projects are not within the purview of 2006 Environmental […] Read more » Court Delhi Metro EC Environment news featured Law Legal News Metro projects MoEF NGT
Top Law News PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking to direct the Election Commission, under the overall supervision of Governors of the respective state governments, take control of government machinery from the date of election notification till declaration of elections results, was disposed by the Madras High Court today. The bench, comprising Justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam, disposed of the […] Read more » Court EC featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed
Top Law News Court takes cognizance of complaint against Smriti Irani June 24, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In fresh trouble for HRD Minister Smriti Irani, a Delhi court today took cognizance of a complaint filed against her for allegedly giving false information about her educational qualification. Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain took cognizance of the complaint and fixed the matter for recording of pre-summoning evidence on August 28. “It is held that the […] Read more » Court takes cognizance of complaint against Smriti Irani Delhi court EC educational qualification featured Law Legal News Metropolitan magistrate Akash Jain news Smriti Irani
Top Law News Sangma to move EC against UPA’s presidential nominee July 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment P A Sangma has decided to petition the Election Commission on Saturday against UPA’s presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee. The Rajya Sabha secretary general, the returning officer, had on Wednesday rejected their objection that presidential nominee Mukherjee should be disqualified as a presidential nominee because he had violated office of profit rules. “We have decided to petition the […] Read more » EC Election Commission Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata ISI ISI Kolkata P A Sangma presidential election presidential election in India presidential election of 2012 presidential elections presidential nominee presidential nominee of 2012 presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee UPA’s presidential nominee
