Environment Law News SC: LG or CM? Who is responsible for clearing mountains of garbage in Delhi July 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the Delhi government to clarify by tomorrow who could be held responsible for clearing the “mountain loads of garbage” in the national capital — those reporting to LG Anil Baijal or to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The top court’s direction came days after its verdict on […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party Bhalswa Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal featured Ghazipur Justice Deepak Gupta justice M B Lokur LG Anil Baijal Okhla
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC seeks response on Ahmed Patel’s plea to stay proceedings in Guj High Court July 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought the response of a BJP leader on a plea by Ahmed Patel seeking a stay of proceedings in the Gujarat High Court which is hearing a petition challenging the senior Congress leader’s election to the Rajya Sabha. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, allowed the Gujarat […] Read more » BJP leader Balwantsinh Rajput Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
education law HC denies appointment of four asst profs in AMU July 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court today quashed the appointment of four assistant professors in Aligarh Muslim University, terming the process as “wholly illegal” and ordered the university authorities to proceed for fresh selection process for the posts as per the law. The bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and I A Khan quashed the appointments in the […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim University Department of Statistics and Operation Research (DSOR) Dr Irfan Ali Dr Jaki Anwar Dr Kamal Ullah Dr Shakeel Javed featured Justice I A Khan Justice Sudhir Agarwal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asssumes charge as NGT chairperson July 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel today assumed charge as chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Justice Goel, who retired as a Supreme Court judge on July 6, has been appointed for five years. He is the third chairperson in the NGT since its inception in 2010. The first chairperson was Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta, […] Read more » featured Justice Adarsh Kumar Justice Swatanter Kumar National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Top Law News HC told Backfill work underway as per IIT suggestions in Wadala case July 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court was told today that an expert team from IIT-Bombay had inspected the site of a wall collapse in Wadala and backfill work was underway as per its suggestions. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla had last week asked the director of the IIT to set up […] Read more » Dosti Blossom Society featured IIT IIT-Bombay justice A S Oka Justice Riyaz Chagla Wadala and backfill work
Criminal Law News Top Law News Separatist Aasiya Andrabi, 2 others to 10-day NIA custody July 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Aasiya Andrabi and two other Kashmiri separatists were today handed over by a Delhi court to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) for 10 days’ custodial interrogation in connection with a case of allegedly waging war against the country. Amid tight security, the trio, who were brought here from Srinagar, were produced before District and […] Read more » Aasiya Andrabi featured Judge Poonam Bamba National Investigating Agency (NIA) NIA
Top Law News SC: The contentious Lodha committee reform stands vindicated July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s observations, dismissing the need for a cooling off period for BCCI office-bearers, came as a ray of hope today for the embattled body, which said its position against the contentious Lodha committee reform stands vindicated. “The Honourable judges heard our plea and made observations which has filled us with positivity. I […] Read more » BCCI BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC refuses to grand relief to actor Mithun Chakraborty’s wife, son July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to grant any interim relief from arrest to actor Mithun Chakraborty’s wife and son in a complaint of rape and cheating filed by a woman in Delhi. A court in Delhi had earlier this week said that prima facie there are sufficient grounds for registration of an FIR against […] Read more » featured Justice Ajey Gadkari Mahaakshay Mithun Chakraborty Yogita Bali
Human Rights Top Law News SC to examine plea seeking reservation for orphans on par with SC, ST, OBC July 6, 2018 / July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea seeking reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for orphans, who have no linkage in society, on par with those belonging to the SC/ST and OBC category. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi issued notice to the Centre seeking its response to […] Read more » featured Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi Mandal Commission OBC Poulomi Pavini Shukla SC ST
Environment Law News NGT Slaps a fine of Rs 50,000 on Karnataka, Manipur July 4, 2018 / July 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Karnataka and Manipur for not filing statements on maintenance of green cover along highways and the number of trees proposed to be cut for various projects. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim noted that Karnataka and Manipur […] Read more » featured Karnataka Manipur National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim
Criminal Law News HC Asks why the state govt cannot hand over to CBI the probe into the police firing July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court today wanted to know why the state government cannot hand over to the CBI the probe into the police firing in Tuticorin during the anti-Sterlite protests in May which left 13 people dead. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha directed officials to furnish by […] Read more » CBI Chief Justice Indira Banerjee featured Justice P T Asha police firing Tuticorin
Environment Law News Till further orders,No tree felling in South Delhi colonies: NGT July 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the National Buildings Construction Corporation, will insure not a single tree to be cut and status quo be maintained on tree felling till further orders in seven South Delhi colonies, the National Green Tribunal directed today. A bench headed by Acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim […] Read more » featured Justice Jawad Rahim Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs the National Buildings Construction Corporation
