Top Law News Was elevated rail proposal stuck because of FSI : Bombay HC to State January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra Government to explain why a proposal of elevated rail corridor on the citys suburban network has been kept in limbo for the last six years. The information was sought by the High Court after counsel for Railways said that a proposal of elevated rail corridor had been sent […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured FSI Legal News Maharashtra Was elevated rail proposal stuck because of FSI : Bombay HC to State
Top Law News SC refuses to stay contempt notice of HC against Arundhati Roy January 22, 2016 / January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to stay a criminal contempt notice issued by the Bombay High Court against author Arundhati Roy for her article in a weekly magazine questioning the continued incarceration of Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. The apex court also did not give her any relief from personal exemption from appearance before […] Read more » Arundhati Roy Court featured Law Legal News SC refuses to stay contempt notice of HC against Arundhati Roy
Criminal Law News SC orders CBI probe into the murder of BSP leader Raju Pal January 22, 2016 / January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into murder of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Raju Pal in 2005 in Uttar Pradesh. A bench comprising Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Amitava Roy, while allowing the plea of the Pooja Pal, wife of slain leader, asked the probe agency to conclude the probe in […] Read more » BSP BSP leader Raju Pal CBI Criminal news featured SC orders CBI probe into the murder of BSP leader Raju Pal Supreme Court
Top Law News Entry of women to temples: Madras HC adjourns PIL by two months January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today adjourned by two months a PIL seeking to declare a rule of the state HR&CE department preventing women from entering temples during a particular period in which they are not by custom and usage allowed to do so. “It is to be pointed out that a larger issue as regards […] Read more » Court Entry of women to temples: Madras HC adjourns PIL by two months featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Court acquits Raghubar Das, cabinet members January 21, 2016 / January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today acquitted Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and his cabinet colleague Saryu Roy citing lack of evidence in an eight-year-old case. The court of Judicial Magistrate N K Vishwakarma, which had on January 13 recorded the statements of the duo, acquitted them as there was no evidence against them. They had been […] Read more » cabinet members Court Court acquits Raghubar Das featured Jharkhand Law Legal News Raghubar Das
Environment Law News NGT notice on dumping of waste in Ghaziabad January 21, 2016 / January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An NGO has moved the National Green Tribunal alleging indiscriminate dumping of waste including plastic bags in a green belt in Ghaziabad’s Vasundhara area, prompting the green panel to seek response from the Uttar Pradesh government on the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to Uttar Pradesh government,Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam […] Read more » dumping of waste Environment news featured Ghaziabad Law Legal News NGT NGT notice on dumping of waste in Ghaziabad
Top Law News Khobragade’s daughters not Indian citizens: Centre to Delhi HC January 21, 2016 / January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two daughters of controversial IFS officer Devyani Khobragade are “no longer Indian citizens” as they hold American passports, government told Delhi High Court today. The brief submission was made by the Centre before Justice Manmohan, who was hearing a petition filed by Khobragade on behalf of her daughters challenging revocation of their Indian passports. The […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Khobragade's daughters not Indian citizens: Centre to Delhi HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Coal scam: Arguments in JIPL’s case from Feb 11 January 21, 2016 / January 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar will hear final arguments from February 11 in the coal block allocation scam case, in which Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta are facing trial. The Judge heard the matter today. In this matter, the court had dismissed the plea […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Arguments in JIPL's case from Feb 11 Court featured jipl case Legal News
Top Law News CBI moves Delhi HC against court order to return docs to Del govt January 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The CBI on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court direction to return some documents seized by it during the raids at the office of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar. The plea was mentioned before a Bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva who allowed the petition […] Read more » CBI CBI moves Delhi HC against court order to return docs to Del govt Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases We’ve been misled, says SC & reserves order in Lokayukta case January 20, 2016 / January 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved verdict on pleas seeking recall of its order appointing Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court, as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh, saying it has been “misled” on the issue. The controversy surrounding Justice Singh, appointed by the apex court as Lokayukta on the ground that the […] Read more » featured Law Lokayukta case says SC & reserves order in Lokayukta case Supreme Court UP We've been misled
Top Law News Return seized original docs to Delhi Govt: Court January 20, 2016 / January 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today came under a scathing attack from a city court which directed it to return documents sought by the Delhi government seized during recent raids on the office of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals principal secretary, saying the agency “cannot be clothed with divine powers” to flout its own rules. “The CBI cannot retain the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi featured Law Legal News Return seized original docs to Delhi Govt: Court
Criminal Law News Calcutta HC cancels bail to murder accused January 20, 2016 / January 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today cancelled bail to a murderaccused though the public prosecutor did not raise any objection to continuation of the relief to the accused. A division bench, comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sankar Acharya, granted the application for cancellation of bail to Soumya Das, accused in the murder of Sannoi Chatterjee […] Read more » Calcutta HC cancels bail to murder accused Court culcutta high court featured Law Legal News murder case
