Top Law News Row over audit: SC seeks discoms’ reply on plea agnst HC order January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from three private power distribution companies on petitions filed by various bodies including Delhi government challenging High Court order that these discoms cannot be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. A bench headed by Justice J Chelamswar asked the three discoms —— Tata Power […] Read more » CAG Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Row over audit: SC seeks discoms' reply on plea agnst HC order Supreme Court
Environment Law News NGT slams Centre, UP govt over pollution in Ganga January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Monday slammed the Centre and UP government over pollution in river Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans are contrary to actions. “It is really very unfortunate that such things are going on. Why don’t you do something about this? Your slogans are very contrary to your actions,” a bench […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Environment news featured Ganga NGT NGT slams Centre slams Centre UP govt over pollution UP govt over pollution in Ganga Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
Top Law News Hit-and-run case: Sambia booked for murder January 17, 2016 / January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sambia Sohrab, the prime accused in the hit-and-run case in which a young air force officer was killed in Kolkata, was today charged with murder even as a city court rejected his bail plea. Sohrab, the younger son of former RJD MLA Mohammad Sohrab, was remanded in police custody for 14 days, a day after […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Hit-and-run case Hit-and-run case: Sambia booked for murder Law Legal News Sambia
Environment Law News NGT slaps Rs 25 crore fine on Adani-Hazira Port January 17, 2016 / January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 25 crore on Adani-Hazira Port Pvt Ltd (AHPPL) and its associate Hajira Infrastructure Pvt Ltd for carrying out work at their Hazira-based port near Surat without acquiring environment clearance. The Pune-based Western Zone bench of NGT also ruled that the environment clearance (EC), granted by […] Read more » Adani-Hazira Port pvt ltd AHPPL Court featured Law Legal News NGT slaps Rs 25 crore fine on Adani-Hazira Port
Top Law News ‘Can rules for dispute settlement with AIBA be made’ January 17, 2016 / January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to decide within three months whether there should be a specific provision for dispute settlement with international sports bodies like Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA). A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath asked the sports department to decide the issue after a plea […] Read more » 'Can rules for dispute settlement with AIBA be made' AIBA Court Delhi High Court featured Legal News
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Accused seeks joint trial of three cases January 17, 2016 / January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A businessman, facing prosecution in three separate coal block allocation scam cases, has approached a special court seeking joint trial in all of them saying the FIRs were “closely knitted” and the alleged offences pertained to same transaction. Businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal is accused in three cases pertaining to the alleged irregularities in allocation ofcoal […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Accused seeks joint trial of three cases Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News CBI opposes Peter’s bail plea; hearing adjourned till Jan 30 January 16, 2016 / January 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The CBI today opposed former media baron Peter Mukerjea’s bail plea in Sheena Bora murder case on the ground that he was part of the murder conspiracy and had concealed information about the victim’s disappearance from his son and Sheena’s fiance Rahul. “Peter was in touch with prime accused and his wife Indrani Mukerjea from […] Read more » CBI CBI opposes Peter's bail plea; hearing adjourned till Jan 30 Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Murder case: SP leader surrenders before court January 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local SP leader wanted in a murder case surrendered before court here which remanded him in judicial custody till January 21, police said today. The SP leader Mehrajuddin surrendered before Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunder Lal yesterday. The former district general secretary of Samajwadi Partyis an accused in a murder case at Tewda village under […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law murder case Murder case: SP leader surrenders before court
Top Law News HC seeks Maha govt, BMC reply on odd-even plea January 15, 2016 / January 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Friday issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, seeking their responses to a public interest litigation for introduction of the odd-even rule for private cars in Mumbai on lines of the pattern adopted in Delhi. Apart from the state government and BMC, a division Bench of […] Read more » BMC reply on odd-even plea Court featured HC seeks Maha govt Law Legal News maharashtra high court
Top Law News Kin of CRPF man killed in road mishap to get over Rs 68 lakh January 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Family members of a 35-year-old CRPF employee, who died in a road accident after being hit by a DTC bus, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 68 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed United India Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending DTC bus, […] Read more » Court featured insurance Kin of CRPF man killed in road mishap to get over Rs 68 lakh Law Legal News MACT
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court grants bail to Directors of Adhunik Corp Ltd January 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two directors of Adhunik Corporation Ltd, who were summoned as accused in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Patrapara coal block in Odisha to the firm, were on Friday granted bail by a special court. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief to Nirmal Kumar Agarwal and Mahesh Kumar […] Read more » Adhunik Corp Ltd coal scam Coal scam: Court grants bail to Directors of Adhunik Corp Ltd Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News SC asks Maudany to move trial court for clubbing blast cases January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked Abdul Nazir Maudany, leader of Kerala-based People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to move the trial court with his plea seeking clubbing of nine cases registered against him and others in the 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blasts. A bench, comprising Justices J Chelameswar and A M Sapre, asked Maudany to move the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News SC asks Maudany to move trial court for clubbing blast cases
