High Profile Cases HC reserves verdict on pleas against MCD election March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on pleas seeking quashing of the notification laying down the manner of allocation of wards for reserved categories and women in the upcoming MCD polls. “Arguments heard. Judgement reserved,” a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar said. Terming the petitions as “absurd”, the Delhi state […] Read more » advocate Sumeet Pushkarna East Delhi Municipal Corporation featured Justice Chander Shekhar Justice Sanjiv Khanna MCD election MCD polls North Delhi Municipal Corporation pleas against MCD election South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Top Law News Protests at JNU indicate something is wrong somewhere: HC March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The large number of student protests at JNU only indicates “there is something wrong somewhere”, the Delhi High Court told the varsity today while allowing the students to agitate near the admin block. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva made the observation after the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said that in the past nine months there have been […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured JNU justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Protests Protests at JNU
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Will have last say on recommendations on national security: SC Collegium March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium has made it clear that it will have the last say in cases where its recommendation for appointment of a judge is returned by the government on the grounds of national security and public interest. While accepting national security and public interest as the new ground of objection to appoint a […] Read more » featured National Judicial Appointments Commission Act recommendations on national security SC Collegium
Criminal Law News Top Law News Three arrested in Dharavi ATM cash van loot March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three persons have been arrested from Satara district in western Maharashtra in connection with the Rs 1.5 crore ATM cash van loot in Dharavi here, police said today. The trio–Sureshkumar Pandurangam, Arumugam Subramanyam Sherve and Kamala Nagraj Devendra– who were trying to flee, was nabbed from a private travels bus last night after Dharavi police, […] Read more » Arumugam Subramanyam Sherve Dharavi ATM cash van loot Dharavi ATM loot featured Kamala Nagraj Devendra Sureshkumar Pandurangam
High Profile Cases Women can directly approach WCD ministry : Maneka Gandhi March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said women could directly approach the Women and Child Development ministry if they face problems while using cabs, following allegations of harassment by a woman rider against an Uber driver here. “Flag us if you face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs,” Gandhi tweeted. She also urged […] Read more » cab safety face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs featured Union Minister Maneka Gandhi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Memo against Mehra’s appointment before LG: HC March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The memorandum against the appointment of Rahul Mehra as senior standing counsel for the city government is being considered by the Lieutenant Governor (LG), the Delhi High Court was told today. “The file pertaining to the issue raised in the petition is pending for consideration before the LG, who will take his decision soon,” Justice […] Read more » featured HC justice Sanjeev Sachdeva LG Mehra's appointment before LG Memo against Mehra's appointment Rahul Mehra as senior standing counsel
High Profile Cases HC dismisses students’ plea against JNU admission policy March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed as “infructuous” a plea challenging JNU’s admission policy based on a 2016 notification of the University Grants Commission which capped the number of students per professor for MPhil and PhD courses. “Petition dismissed as infructuous,” Justice V K Rao said. The court said that the regulations made by UGC […] Read more » capped the number of students per professor for MPhil and PhD course featured HC JNU admission JNU admission policy Justice V.K. Rao students' plea against JNU admission policy University Grants Commission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases HC declines to entertain plea on law officers’ appointment March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today disposed of a batch of PILs challenging the present system of appointment of state law officers, saying the matter comes under the purview of the government. The ruling by Acting Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh and Justice RMT Teeka Raman was in contrary to the stand taken earlier by another […] Read more » Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured Justice RMT Teeka Raman Madras High Court
Top Law News HC stays Odisha government’s tax recovery notice on IOCL March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to the state government, the Orissa High Court today passed an order to “keep in abeyance” a demand notice of VAT recovery from Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The state government in February had asked the IOCL to deposit tax of Rs 1485.98 crore for the sale of finished products from its Paradip […] Read more » featured finance minister Pradip Kumar Amat IOCL Justice Biswajit Mohanty Justice Indrajit Mahanti Orissa High Court Paradip Refinery project VAT recovery VAT recovery from Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Top Law News HC directs ASI to finish temple repair work by June 2 March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court today directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete by June 2 the repair work of the prayer hall of the Jagannath Temple at Puri. Last September, the ASI had told the high court that the repair work it was undertaking in the temple was likely to be over by […] Read more » advocate N K Mohanty Archaeological Survey of India ASI Chief Justice Vineet Saran featured Jagannath Temple at Puri Orissa High Court
Top Law News Accused directed to fill water tanks kept for animals for bail March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unusual order, a court today asked a man accused of poaching to fill water tanks kept for animals for a month as a condition for releasing him on bail. Selvaraj (35) was arrested on February 20 near Annur in the rural limits for possessing venison and was lodged in the Central Jail here […] Read more » bail featured fill water tanks kept for animals fill water tanks kept for animals for bail
Top Law News Zakir Naik, IRF indulging in unlawful activity: HC March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld the Centre’s decision to immediately ban Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), saying the organisation and its president and members were indulging in “unlawful activity”. Turning down the foundation’s claim that the Centre has not given reasons for its order, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said that there is material to […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured IRF justice Sanjeev Sachdeva UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Zakir Naik Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation
