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
Criminal Law News Top Law News Tharoor in Delhi HC to stop TV channel from misreporting wife’s case August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction to journalist Arnab Goswami and his news channel Republic TV to refrain from “misreporting” the case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death. Tharoor alleged that despite assurance given in the court on May 29 by the counsel for Goswami and the news channel, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News misreporting Republic tv Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar
High Profile Cases Defamation case: Court slaps Rs 10K fine on Medha Patkar, warns her August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today imposed Rs 10,000 as costs on NBA activist Medha Patkar for her repeated failure to appear before it in defamation cases filed by her and KVIC Chairman V K Saxena against each other. Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid granted one last opportunity to the activist while warning that he will dismiss her […] Read more » Court Court slaps Rs 10K fine on Medha Patkar defamation case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Court denies bail to customs official in gold theft case August 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court has denied bail to a superintendent of the Central Excise department at Sonepat in Haryana, arrested in connection with theft of gold from the department’s vaults at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here. Special Judge Rakesh Pandit denied the relief to Sanjiv Kumar, saying he might hamper the ongoing probe which is […] Read more » customs official customs official in gold theft case featured gold theft case Special Judge Rakesh Pandit
Top Law News No evidence against Giri in Madan Tamang murder case August 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gorkha Janmukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri today contended before a city court that the CBI has failed to produce evidence to indicate his involvement in the murder of All India Gorkha League leader Madan Tamang. Giri’s counsel Debasish Roy submitted before the city sessions court chief judge, Kundan Kumar Kumai, that the CBI has […] Read more » All India Gorkha League leader Madan Tamang. featured Giri in Madan Tamang murder case Gorkha Janmukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri Madan Tamang Madan Tamang murder case murder case
Top Law News Moving buses at Millennium Depot risky for people August 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Millennium Bus Depot is a public place where buses move freely exposing large number of people to danger, a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here has said. The tribunal made the observation while awarding Rs 22.75 lakh to the family members of a bus driver, who was crushed to death by another bus when he […] Read more » buses at Millennium Depot featured MACT Millennium Depot Presiding Officer Rajeev Bansal United India Insurance Company Ltd
Top Law News 8 GRP cops to be booked for sexual abuse of man August 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today informed the Bombay High Court that eight railway personnel will be booked for alleged sexually abusing a 25-year-old man, who was in their custody on suspicion of robbery, but there was no evidence to show he was murdered by them. The CBI’s counsel Hiten Venegaonkar today told a division bench headed by […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI's counsel Hiten Venegaonkar featured Justice Ranjit More sexual abuse sexual abuse of man
