Top Law News 3.08 crore cases pending in HCs, lower courts: Govt April 29, 2016 / April 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Despite disposal of over two crore litigations last year, over three crore cases are still pending in the 24 high courts and various lower courts in the country, Rajya Sabha was told today. The latest figures have come even as Chief Justice of India T S Thakur had on Sunday lamented that the judge-to-people ratio in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Court featured High Court Law Legal News Rajya Sabha TS thakur
Top Law News Bombay HC for Adarsh demoliton, stays order for 3 months April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Holding that the scam-tainted 31-storey Adarsh apartments was illegally constructed, the Bombay High Court today directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to demolish the tower in Colaba area of South Mumbai and sought criminal proceedings against politicians and bureaucrats for “misuse” of powers. However, on a plea made by the Adarsh Housing Society, a […] Read more » Adarsh demoliton Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Calcutta HC directs CFSL to analyse Narada tapes April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today directed CFSLHyderabad to ascertain whether the Narada tapes and devices used to record an alleged sting operation against Trinamool Congress leaders are genuine or not. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A Banerjee ordered the director of Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory at Hyderabad to make preliminary […] Read more » Calcutta High Court CFSL Court featured Law Legal News Narada tapes TMC
Criminal Law News Indian’s body to be brought back from Saudi: Delhi HC told April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court was today informed that the mortal remains of a 27-year-old man from Jharkhand, who was allegedly killed by his employers in Saudi Arabia last year, would be brought to India tomorrow. Justice J R Midha was apprised by the counsel appearing for the petitioner, Naushaba Bano, wife of deceased Mohammed Afsar […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Saudi
High Profile Cases Kanchi seer acquitted in auditor assault case April 29, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | 8 Comments on Kanchi seer acquitted in auditor assault case First Additional Sessions Judge P Rajamanickam in his brief judgement acquitted all the accused. “I acquit you all. You may go,” the judge said in the packed open court where the accused had appeared before him. The Judge said approver-turned hostile witness Ravi Subramanian will be tried separately. Jayendra Saraswathi, 80, who was the prime […] Read more » assault case Court featured Kancheepuram Kanchi sankcharya Legal News
High Profile Cases Court orders charges against Naveen Jindal others April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Court orders charges against Naveen Jindal others A special court on Friday ordered framing of charges against industrialist Naveen Jindal and other accused in Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block allocation case, news agency PTI reported. The court also ordered framing of charges against ex-minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao, former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, ex-coal secretary H C Gupta in the […] Read more » Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block allocation case CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Allow states to hold separate medical entrance test April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of yesterday’s order to allow state governments and private colleges to hold separate entrance examinations for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17. The plea in this regard was mentioned by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi before a bench of Justices A R Dave and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News medical entrance test Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Rungtas move Delhi HC against conviction, CBI reply sought April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Coal scam: Rungtas move Delhi HC against conviction, CBI reply sought Delhi High Court today sought the response of CBI on the appeals filed by Directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL), R S Rungta and R C Rungta, challenging their conviction and the four-year sentence awarded to them in a coal scam case. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to CBI and asked the agency to […] Read more » CBI coal scam Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rungtas
Top Law News SC approves holding of MBBS, BDS entrance through NEET April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for holding of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), a single common entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, in two phases for the academic year 2016-17 in which around 6.5 lakh candidates are likely to appear. The apex court approved the schedule put before it by […] Read more » BDS entrance Court featured Law Legal News MBBS Medical Exam NEET Supreme Court
Environment Law News Metro projects do not require prior EC:MoEF to NGT April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have informed the National Green Tribunal that Metro Rail projects are not required to seek environmental clearance. The Environment Ministry told a bench headed by Justice U D Salvi that Railway projects and Metro Rail projects are not within the purview of 2006 Environmental […] Read more » Court Delhi Metro EC Environment news featured Law Legal News Metro projects MoEF NGT
Criminal Law News Keshpur massacre accused acquitted, released April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment All the 17 accused in the Keshpur killings were acquitted and released unconditionally by a local court today, 16 years after the incident. Five CPI-M and one Trinamool Congress worker were killed on January 25, 2000 at Chakgobindapur and Madhupur villages in an armed clash over area dominance. Seventh Additional judge of Midnapore court Prasad Kumar […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Keshpur murder case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Cannot turn blind eye to gruesome crime against women: Delhi Court April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Courts cannot turn a blind eye to gruesome crimes against women which require exemplary punishment, a Delhi court has held while sentencing six persons to upto 12 years for gang raping a woman in a Gramin Sewa vehicle nearly four years back. The court observed that a young unmarried woman will not put her reputation […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured gang rape Law Legal News rape case
