Top Law News Why MP’s name is missing from FIR in noise pollution case: HC June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rapped police for failing to initiate action against Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, accused of organizing an event in which the noise pollution rules were allegedly flouted. If Shinde was the organiser, why did the FIR not have his name, the court asked, while also asking the MP to make […] Read more » Environment Protection Act featured Justices A S Oka NGO Hirali Foundation Noise Pollution Rules Riyaz Chagla Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde
Top Law News Govt free to probe charges against ED officer probing Aircel-Maxis case: SC June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: No officer should be under a “cloud” and blanket clean chit cannot be given to anybody, the Supreme Court observed today, as it told the government that it was free to look into the “serious” allegations against ED officer Rajeshwar Singh, who is probing the “highly sensitive” 2G spectrum case and the Aircel-Maxis […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case BJP leader Subramanian Swamy featured Justices Arun Mishra Sanjay Kishan Kaul t ED officer Rajeshwar Singh
Top Law News HC rejects bail plea of corporator in abetment to suicide case June 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of a corporator in Pune district in a case of alleged abetment of suicide of a real estate broker over a property dispute. NCP leader and corporator Deepak Mankar had approached the high court after a sessions court in Pune rejected his anticipatory bail application […] Read more » Bombay High Court corporator Deepak Mankar featured justice Mridula Bhatkar Pune Pune police Rasta Peth in Pune Vasant Karnataki
Corporate Law News HC to Maha: ensure no illegal pandals,no noise pollution during festivals June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to ensure that no illegal pandals are erected and there is no breach of noise pollution norms during Ganeshotsav, Dahi Handi and Diwali celebrations. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagka was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking strict implementation of noise […] Read more » Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) featured justice A S Oka Justice Riyaz Chagka Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL)
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Suggest measuress for speedy disposal of cases : CJI to HCs June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has asked the high courts across the country to suggest measures for speedy disposal of cases to curb pendency and filling up of vacancies in the subordinate judiciary. In a communication to the chief justices of the high courts, the CJI has suggested that a disposal review […] Read more » Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra featured High Court Orissa High Court
Intellectual Property News Top Law News Plea to nullify land acquisition for road project filed in MHC June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: In the Madras High Court today a petition seeking to declare as null and void the entire land acquisition proceedings initiated for the proposed greenfield Chennai-Salem highway project was filed. The plea also sought to declare as unconstitutional and null and void section 105 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, […] Read more » 1956 featured Madras High Court MHC National Highways Act Poovulagin Nanbargal Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act
Corporate Law News Top Law News Aircel-Maxis case: SC to hear Swamy’s plea tomorrow June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a fresh plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to implead himself as a party in a petition filed against an Enforcement Directorate officer probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case. A vacation bench comprising justices Arun Kumar Misra and S K Kaul also agreed to hear the […] Read more » BJP Leader CBI featured former finance minister justice Arun Kumar Misra Justice S.K. Kaul P. Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy
education law SC to medical college: Pay Rs 20L penalty to each of 19 students for denying admission June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed a Maharashtra-based medical college to pay Rs 20 lakh as penalty to each of the 19 meritorious students who were “illegally” and “wrongly” denied admission by it six years ago. The apex court asked the college to deposit the money in three months with the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS), […] Read more » Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit
Corporate Law News HC to MMRCL : How it permits construction at nights June 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) as to how it could be permitted to carry out construction works at nights if it would not stick to noise pollution rules. “How can we pass a judicial order permitting yo to carry out work whole day and night when you […] Read more » featured justice A S Oka Justice Riyaz Chagla Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL)
Environment Law News HC declined order against felling trees for south Delhi re-development June 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today declined to put on hold the felling of trees sanctioned by the Centre in connection with the re-development of six south Delhi colonies by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). While refusing to pass any interim order, a vacation bench of Justices […] Read more » Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra featured Justice A K Chawla Justice Navin Chawla Kasturba Nagar Mohammadpur Naoroji Nagar Netaji Nagar Sarojini Nagar Thyagaraja Nagar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Madras HC directs govt to remove solar fences in reserve forest area June 22, 2018 / June 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court directed the PWD and Forest department for allowing encroachers to put up solar fences in reserved forest and water spread area in Tamil Nadu’s Erode and Coimbatore districts and directed the forest department to take immediate steps to remove them. A division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice G K […] Read more » featured Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan Justice M Sathyanarayanan PWD
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Court grands bail to BJP leader S Ve Shekher June 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: A court today granted bail to BJP leader S Ve Shekher, against whom a case was filed for sharing a Facebook post allegedly containing derogatory references to women journalists and the media. Chennai Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Malarvizhi granted bail to the actor-turned-politician, when his plea came up for hearing, with a direction to him to […] Read more » bail BJP Leader Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Malarvizhi facebook featured S Ve Shekher