Top Law News Delhi HC seeks AAP govt’s reply on plea against Delhi Assembly rule July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the AAP government’s stand on a plea challenging validity of a Delhi Assembly rule which permits punishing a person accused of breach of privilege of the House without hearing him. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea against Delhi Assembly rule
High Profile Cases Take considered view on allowing GM mustard crop: SC to govt July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to take a “considered” and “well-informed” view before taking a policy decision on the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop, saying the effects of such a move would be “irreversible”. “It is an extremely, extremely important issue. You (Centre) take a well-informed and considered decision, as […] Read more » Centre government Court featured GM mustard crop Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Can IIT withhold result: SC on student charged with sexual harassment July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said it will examine whether an IIT can withhold the results of a final-year student, who was terminated after being held guilty in a sexual harassment case. A bench of justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao issued notice to the Centre and IIT-Kanpur on the plea of the student, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Can IIT withhold result featured IIT withhold result Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice S.A. Bobde SC sexual harassment student charged with sexual harassment
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT raps Delhi govt over illegal industries in Northwest Delhi July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies for not giving details of the illegal industries sealed by them in Northwest Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the SDM of the area concerned not filing action taken report despite its specific direction. The green panel […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC) featured illegal industries in Northwest Delhi Justice Jawad Rahim NGT NGT raps Delhi govt
High Profile Cases Create a law abiding culture: HC to Centre and AAP govt July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Create a law-abiding culture, the Delhi High Court has said while cautioning the Centre and the AAP government against issuance of pollution under control (PUC) certificates to polluting vehicles in the city. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also expressed concern over the agencies failure to conduct “random […] Read more » AAP govt Additional Delhi government Standing Counsel Gautam Narayan Chief Justice Gita Mittal counsel Anil Aggarwal Create a law abiding culture featured HC HC to AAP govt HC to Centre issuance of pollution under control Justice C Hari Shankar law abiding culture PUC
High Profile Cases Court rejects plea for CBI probe against PM Modi July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court has junked the plea of a sacked Defence Ministry official for a CBI probe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged inaction on charges of corruption in the Ministry. Dismissing the plea calling it “not maintainable”, Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal said “there are no allegations against the Prime Minister of […] Read more » Central Administrative Tribunal featured special judge Virender Kumar Goyal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC lashes out at Centre on issue of dearth of judges July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a scathing attack on the Centre for delaying the appointment of judges, the Calcutta High Court has warned of “appropriate action” if urgent steps are not taken on it, while asking whether the nation could think of the Parliament functioning with half its strength. The “continued silence” of the Centre on appointing judges, despite […] Read more » appointment of judges Calcutta High Court featured issue of dearth of judges judges prevent the justice delivery system from collapsing
Top Law News Court seeks police reply on plea to de-seal Pushkar’s suite July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sought a response from the city police on de-sealing a suite in a five-star hotel where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014. Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma asked the probe agency to respond by July 21 on the hotel’s plea which said it was ready to […] Read more » Congress Court Delhi court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News plea to de-seal Pushkar's suite Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar
Top Law News SC lets off prof in contempt; takes note of his mental state July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order awarding three months jail to a professor for contempt for casting aspersions on some HC judges, saying he was not in a “proper frame of mind”. The court said professor Lavit Rawtani, who teaches Information Technology at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, […] Read more » Bhopal Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh High Court Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Supreme Court
Top Law News Pachauri suit: Delhi HC asks trial court to record evidence from Aug July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked a trial court-appointed local commissioner to start recording evidence of former TERI chief R K Pachauri in a suit seeking to restrain media houses from reporting his court cases and seeking damages of Rs one crore from lawyer activist Vrinda Grover and another woman for allegedly defaming him. Justice […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Pachauri suit R K Pachauri trial court
Top Law News Court allows Jharia MLA to cast vote in Prez election July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Dhanbad court today granted permission to the jailed Jharia MLA, Sanjiv Singh to cast his vote in the July 17 presidential election at state assembly in Ranchi. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajiv Ranjan gave permission to BJP MLA Singh to cast his vote on a plea made by him. Singh had applied to the court […] Read more » Court Dhanbad Court allows Jharia MLA to cast vote in Prez election featured Law Legal News presidential election Sanjiv Singh
High Profile Cases Dignity of dead must be given due respect: SC July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Respect the dignity of the dead, the Supreme Court said today while directing state governments to follow the guidelines of the National Human Rights Commission. “It is not as if the dignity of only living persons needs to be respected but even the dignity of the dead must be given due respect. Unless the communications […] Read more » Court Dignity of dead must be given due respect featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
