Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Accused directed to remove karuvelam trees for bail March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unusual bail condition, an assault case accused was today ordered by a court here to remove 100 ‘karuvelam’ (prosopis) trees, considered harmful to the ecosystem. The order comes amid action being taken by officials to remove the invasive species trees in 13 southern districts of Tamil Nadu following a Madras High Court directive […] Read more » bail featured karuvelam trees Principal District and Sessions Judge A K A Rahman remove karuvelam trees remove karuvelam trees for bail The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court
Top Law News Court notice on pleas challenging symbols to SAD, SAD (Delhi) March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued notice on a batch of election petitions challenging the symbols alloted to Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) and alleging these are religious parties not registered under the Societies Registration Act. One of the 12 petitions was filed by Surinder Singh of Panthak Sewa Dal, who has lost the […] Read more » Additional District Judge Kamini Lau featured pleas challenging symbols to SAD SAD (Delhi) Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) Society Registration Act 1860 Surinder Singh of Panthak Sewa Dal symbols alloted to Shiromani Akali Dal symbols to SAD (Delhi)
Top Law News No place for reserved category candidates in general merit list : HC March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today held that various reserved category candidates availing of age relaxation cannot claim a place in the general category merit list for the government jobs. The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi gave this ruling on a plea by the Gujarat Public Service Commission […] Read more » Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy featured Gujarat High Court Justice V M Pancholi No place for reserved category candidates in general merit list reserved category candidates in general merit list
High Profile Cases Najeeb case: Court reserves order on JNU students’ polygraph test March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today said it will decide on March 20 whether nine JNU students can be asked by Delhi Police to give their consent for lie detector test in a case relating to the varsity’s missing student Najeeb Ahmed. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass reserved the order after the counsel appearing for the students […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass featured JNU students missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed. Najeeb Ahmed
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases “Are we not ashamed of opposing NEET” asks HC judge March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today made some critical observations on Tamil Nadu government’s opposition to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. “Are we not ashamed of opposing the NEET. Do you underestimate the ability of our students and the standard of education in Tamil Nadu? “Do you feel that our students will not do better than students […] Read more » ashamed of opposing NEET featured Justice N. Kirubakaran Madras High Court National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC collegium finalises MoP for higher judiciary appointments March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium has finalised the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary resolving a year-long impasse with the executive by agreeing to include the contentious clause of national security in selection of judges. Sources said the collegium, comprising five seniormost judges of the apex court, had met recently […] Read more » Chief Justice J.S. Khehar collegium finalises MoP featured judiciary appointments Justice Dipak Misra Justice J. Chelameswar justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) NJAC case SC
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Prohibiting dubbed serial on TV violates Competition Act: SC March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prohibition on exhibition of dubbed serial on television hinders competition in the market and such an act amounts to violation of the Competition Act, 2002, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said such prohibition prevents competing parties in pursuing their commercial activities and amounts to “creating barriers” to the entry of new content […] Read more » CCI COMPAT Competition Act Competition Appellate Tribunal Competition commission of India dubbed serial on TV featured Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Prohibiting dubbed serial on TV Prohibiting dubbed serial on TV violates Competition Act SC
Top Law News Kejriwal alleges major EVM tampering in Punjab March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment EVM tampering may have led to AAP’s poor showing in Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged, saying around 20 to 25 per cent of its votes may have been “transferred” to the SAD-BJP coalition. AAP’s poor tally of 20 seats is “beyond understanding” and raises a “big question mark” on the reliability of […] Read more » EVM tampering EVM tampering in Punjab featured Kejriwal alleges major EVM tampering
High Profile Cases Karim Morani’s anticipatory bail cancelled, asked to surrender March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has cancelled the anticipatory bail of Bollywood film producer Karim Morani, who was booked for allegedly raping a Delhi-based woman. The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court at L B Nagar in the city yesterday cancelled Morani’s bail and directed him to surrender before the Hayathnagar police here on or before March 22. […] Read more » anticipatory bail anticipatory bail of Bollywood film producer Karim Morani Bollywood film producer Karim Morani featured Karim Morani
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC declines urgent hearing of plea for removal of counsel March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to give an urgent hearing on a plea seeking setting aside of appointment of Rahul Mehra as senior standing counsel for the city government. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal transferred the petition before another judge, saying this was not the appropriate bench […] Read more » advocate Chetan Dutt Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court featured Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal plea for removal of counsel removal of counsel
High Profile Cases No corruption case made out against traffic police: ACB to HC March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra ACB today informed the Bombay High Court that no offence of corruption was made out against the traffic police department as alleged by a head constable. The Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Additional Director General submitted a report before a division bench of Justices R V More and Revati Mohite Dere and said the allegations levelled […] Read more » Additional Public Prosecutor Jayesh Yagnik Anti-Corruption Bureau corruption featured Justice Revati Mohite Dere Justices R V More no offence of corruption offence offence of corruption The Maharashtra ACB
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life term for murder March 15, 2017 / March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today awarded life imprisonment to a person for killing a villager three years back in Balasore district. Besides this, District judge of Balasore, Biranchi Narayan Mahanty, also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict Purusottam Sing. In default, he would have to undergo an additional 1 year jail term. According […] Read more » Biranchi Narayan Mahanty District judge of Balasore featured life term for murder Man gets life term for murder Purusottam Sing beheaded Dukha Sing
