Criminal Law News PMLA case: Bhujbal terms his arrest illegal, seeks bail November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, in judicial custody on charges of money laundering, today claimed before the Bombay High Court that his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) was illegal as procedures were not followed by the investigating agency. A Habeas Corpus petition filed by Bhujbal, who was arrested on March 14, through his lawyer pleaded […] Read more » bail Chagan bhujbal Court featured Law Legal News PMLA case
Top Law News Bombay HC allows MCGM to carry out Mithi river widening November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today permitted the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to carry out the widening project of Mithi river here to ensure smooth flow of water to the sea. A division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade said in public interest the widening project will have to be allowed so that […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News MCGM Mithi river widening
Top Law News Defamation case: Kejriwal fails to get relief from SC November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today failed to get relief from the Supreme Court which dismissed his plea for a stay on proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley against him. His counsel Ram Jethmalani tried to give a political colour to the matter by saying the case is a […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation case featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Coal scam: Court lets Naveen Jindal travel abroad November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, an accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, has been allowed by a special court to travel abroad for business purposes. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the plea filed by Jindal seeking the court’s permission to visit Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and […] Read more » coal scam Court featured Law Legal News Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Delhi HC to hear pleas against demonetisation on Dec 8 November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today fixed December 8 for hearing the pleas against demonetisation which questioned the government allowing certain public utilities including hospitals and petrol pumps to use the old notes. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V K Rao said that it will take up the matter in December as […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News plea
High Profile Cases SC dismisses Kejriwal’s plea against Jaitley defamation case November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking stay on trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit, while dismissing the plea, said that under the Evidence Act, a judgement given in a civil […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation case featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Hotel Taj Mansingh not be auctioned for now: SC November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) will continue to run iconic Taj Mansingh hotel situated in the heart of national capital for now as the Supreme Court today ordered status quo and restrained NDMC from auctioning the property. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit also refused to accept the prayer […] Read more » Court featured Hotel Taj Mansingh Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News What’s quantity of waste generated by Delhi: NGT November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government and civic bodies here to inform it about the total quantity of municipal solid waste generated in the national capital daily. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar expressed concern over functioning of waste-to-energy plants in the city and said the authorities should be […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT
Top Law News PIL filed in Madras HC to declare Rs 2k notes invalid November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL was filed in the Madras High Court today for declaring the new Rs 2,000 currency notes as “invalid” on the ground that the value was printed in “Devanagari form of numerals”, which is not authorised by the Constitution. Petitioner K P T Ganesan, a local DMK functionary, submitted that the numerals on the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL Rs 2k notes
Top Law News SYL row: SC judge recuses from hearing matter November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge today recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas, including one filed by Haryana which alleged that Punjab was violating the earlier interim order that the status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal be maintained. “I won’t hear this matter,” said Justice U U Lalit, a member of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court sutlej yamuna link SYL row
High Profile Cases Lodha panel moves SC to appoint G K Pillai as BCCI observer November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The apex court-appointed Justice R M Lodha committee has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to appoint former home secretary G K Pillai as an observer to “guide” BCCI in the administrative works including award of contracts, transparency norms and holding of future domestic, international and IPL matches. The committee, in its third status […] Read more » BCCI observer Court featured G K Pillai Law Legal News Lodha panel Supreme Court
Top Law News Demonetisation: SC to hear transfer plea on Nov 23 November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on November 23 a plea of the Centre seeking transfer of all demonetisation cases to either one high court or the apex court. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud listed the matter after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned it and sought […] Read more » Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
