Top Law News Court sends contractor to police custody for a day May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent a contractor, arrested in connection with an alleged scam in the Public Works Department (PWD), to police custody for a day. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Khanagwal sent Vinay Bansal to custody after the counsel for Delhi Police’s Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) said he was required for custodial interrogation. Vinay, who […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal featured Judge Sanjay Khanagwal police custody Public Works Department RACO Roads Anti-Corruption Organisation Surender Bansal Vinay Bansal
Top Law News High Court orders action against illegal water cooling plants in Delhi May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the local municipal bodies to take action against water cooling plants which are illegally operating in the national capital in violation of the master plan. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the three MCDs and the Delhi Development Authority […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal EDMC featured illegal water Kamlesh Kumar Mishra MHO Sanjay Baniwal
Top Law News Supreme Court asks JAL to deposit Rs 1,000 crore by June 15 May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked realty firm Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) to deposit an additional Rs 1,000 crore with its Registry by June 15 to provide refunds to the hassled home buyers. On submission of this amount, the liquidation proceedings against Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL), a subsidiary of holding company JAL, shall remain stayed, a […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra Chitra Sharma featured Jaypee Infratech Limited Jaypee Infratech Ltd
Top Law News High Court asks: Is IAF protecting its land on Yamuna banks from sand mining May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre whether the Indian Air Force (IAF) was protecting its land on the banks of the Yamuna, where the Tilpat station of Western Air Command is located, from illegal sand mining. The query was posed by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi High Court featured land Prime Minister Narendra Modi Yamuna banks
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects K’taka’s plea to stall finalisation of draft Cauvery scheme May 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected Karnataka’s plea that finalisation of the draft Cauvery management scheme should be put on hold as the process of formation of a new government in the state is underway. The supreme court also asked the Centre to modify a provision in the draft Cauvery management scheme that authorises the Union […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Cauvery management Cauvery scheme Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured K'taka's plea
Top Law News Supreme Court holds Sidhu guilty in road rage case, spares him jail term May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today convicted Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for voluntarily causing hurt to a 65-year-old man but spared him a jail term in the 1988 road rage case. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul said Sidhu is guilty of Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal […] Read more » featured Gurnam Singh Indian Penal Code J Chelameswar Navjot Singh Sidhu Rupinder Singh Sandhu Sanjay Kishan Kaul Sidhu
Top Law News Uttrakhand High Court quashes notifications on delimitation May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to the state government, the Uttarakhand High Court has quashed all notifications regarding fresh delimitation of municipal bodies in the state to bring more areas under their purview. The single bench of Justice Sudhansu Dhulia declared the notifications issued by the state government regarding delimitation of municipal bodies as “unconstitutional” and said […] Read more » featured Justice Sudhansu Dhulia Uttrakhand High Court Uttrakhand High Court quashes
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine plea seeking prosecution of UP CM in Gorakhpur riot case May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a petition seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a hate speech case of 2007. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner Rasheed Khan to […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra chief minister D Y Chandrachud featured Rasheed Khan Supreme Court Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News High Court’s notice drawn to panchayat poll violence May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleging widespread violence and deaths during the West Bengal panchayat polls today, a lawyer showed videos to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and prayed for summoning the State Election Commissioner (SEC) and the state home secretary to ensure a peaceful election. A division bench of Chief Justice J Bhattacharya and Justice Arijit […] Read more » featured High Court J Bhattacharya Justice Arijit Banerjee panchayat poll panchayat poll violence
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea of 3 witnesses of Kathua case May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three college friends of a key accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl today moved the Supreme Court alleging torture by the Jammu and Kashmir police and seeking protection from a central agency. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud […] Read more » Crime Branch featured Kathua case Neeraj Sharma Sachin Sharma Sahil Sharma Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear Kathua witnesses plea alleging police harassment on May 16 May 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear the plea of three witnesses in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, alleging that they are being harassed by the state police, on May 16. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud today agreed to hear on Wednesday the plea of […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar D Y Chandrachud Dipak Misra featured Kathua case Sahil Sharma
Top Law News Supreme Court concerned about overcrowding in prisons, asks HCs to look into issue May 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed concern about overcrowding in prisons across the country, in some cases beyond 150 per cent of the capacity, and asked all the high courts to consider the issue as it involves “violation of human rights”. The supreme court requested the chief justices of the high courts to take up the […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured High Court Legal Services Committee Madan B Lokur State Legal Services Authority suo motu Supreme Court
