Top Law News Monkey meance: Himachal HC issues notice to Centre, state govt April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The HP High Court today issued notices to the Centre and the state government on a petition seeking quashing of a notification issued by the Union Environment and Forest Ministry declaring monkey as vermin in the Shimla municipal area. The court has refused to stay the notification and directed the Union Secretary, Environment, Forest and […] Read more » Centre governmet featured Himachal government Himachal High Court Legal News Monkey meance
High Profile Cases Delhi HC reserves order on Virbhadra Singh’s children plea April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today reserved for April 26 its order on the plea filed by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s two children challenging the ED’s provisional attachment order of some of their assets in connection with a money laundering case. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, however, said the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh's children plea
Top Law News Delhi govt withdraws plea from SC April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment AAP-led Delhi government today withdrew from the Supreme Court its plea seeking setting up of a larger bench in the High Court to decide the issue of interpretation of Article 239AA which deals with the powers of Lieutenant Governor on the governance of the national capital. “Learned senior counsel for the petitioner(s) seeks leave to […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi government featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC stays PCI warrant against I&B secy April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today stayed the bailable arrest warrant issued against Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora by the Press Council of India (PCI) for failing to comply with the summons to appear before it. Justice Manmohan also restrained the PCI from proceeding further against Arora in pursuance to its March […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured I&B secy Law Legal News PCI warrant
Top Law News Allowing unauthorised places of worship is “insult to god”: SC April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Allowing unauthorised places of worship is “insult to god”: SC The Supreme Court today expressed anguish over inaction of authorities for allowing the existence of unauthorised places of worship on roads and pavements across the country, saying “it is an insult to god.” “You have to demolish such structures. We know you are not doing anything. None of the states are doing anything. You have […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Forensic tests should be done on Narada tapes: Calcutta HC April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today observed that since the Narada sting tapes created a flutter in society, forensic tests needed to be done to find out the genuineness of the videos circulated which show some Trinamool Congress leaders purportedly accepting money. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A Banerjee, observed that […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Narada tapes Trinamool Congress
Top Law News Court directs police to supply complete documents to accused April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today directed the police to supply deficient documents and compact discs to 13 accused chargesheeted in the Petroleum Ministry documents leak case, including five corporate executives. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Sumit Dass asked the investigating officer of the case by when would the forensic laboratory (FSL) reports be received. The court asked […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured FSL Law Legal News Petroleum Ministry documents leak case supply complete documents to accused
Top Law News Every member of rioting mob is guilty of offence: Gujarat HC April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court has ruled that every member of a rioting mob is guilty of the offence committed by some of its constituents, while maintaining that cases related to communal riots require “very careful handling.” A division bench of justices K S Jhaveri and G B Shah said this in their order given on […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News CAT revokes suspension of senior IPS officer April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today revoked the nearly four-and-a-half year suspension of senior IPS officer M S Jaffer Sait by the Tamil Nadu government. He was suspended in August 2011 after the Directorate of Vigilance and Corruption (DVAC) registered a case against him on a complaint from Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) that he […] Read more » CAT Central Administrative Tribunal Court featured Law Legal News M S Jaffer Sait
Environment Law News 2nd Odd-even: NGT asks CPCB to monitor pollution April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment National Green Tribunal today asked the Central Pollution Control Board to independently monitor and record the data of ambient air quality in Delhi during the ongoing second phase of the odd-even scheme. A bench, headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar, also asked CPCB to record and analyse the data of before and after the fortnight-long […] Read more » 2nd Odd-even Court CPCB Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT pollution
Criminal Law News 8 murder accused to be hanged, 1 sentenced to life in WB April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A district court today sentenced eight persons to death and awarded life term to another convict for murdering a college student in 2014 in North 24-Parganas in West Bengal. Pronouncing the judgement, Seventh Additional District Judge, Barasat, Daman Prasad Biswas, also awarded five year jail terms to three persons, including a woman, for the murder […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court Criminal news featured Law murder case
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Delhi govt reply on plea against odd-even scheme April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s response on a plea seeking quashing of the notification restricting movement of vehicles on the basis of odd-evenregistration numbers. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also issued notice to Delhi government and asked it to file […] Read more » aam adami party AAP Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Legal News Odd-even scheme
