Criminal Law News MCOCA court adjourns trial in J Dey murder case till Nov 23 November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court today adjourned the trial in the journalist J Dey murder case till November 23 after it was told byMumbai Police that the state government has handed over all cases against underworld don Chhota Rajan to CBI. “The case is adjourned on the ground that the […] Read more » Criminal news featured J. Dey murder case MCOCA MCOCA court adjourns trial in J Dey murder case till Nov 23 murder
Environment Law News NGT ired over littering around Vaishno Devi shrine November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Very poor” solid waste management, including dumping of dung, en route to the Vaishno Devi shrine and in Jammu and Katra towns has led the National Green Tribunal to ask top officials of the shrine board and civic bodies to appear before it next month. “It has been brought to the notice of the tribunal […] Read more » Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT ired over littering around Vaishno Devi shrine Vaishno Devi shrine
Top Law News Post Chikki row, new policy on item purchase in place, Bombay HC told November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In view of allegations that sub-standard ‘chikki’ was supplied to government schools in Maharashtra, the state today told the Bombay High Court that a new policy has been formed which sets out procedures to be followed before purchasing such items. Advocate General Shrihari Aney informed a division bench of justices V M Kanade and Revati […] Read more » Bombay HC told Bombay High Court Chikki featured Law Legal News new policy on item purchase in place Post Chikki row
Environment Law News NGT seeks Centre, States reply on plea to maintain river flow November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and all states on a plea seeking to maintain a minimum of 15 per cent river flow downstream by hydroelectric projects across the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Central Pollution […] Read more » Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT seeks Centre States reply on plea to maintain river flow
Top Law News HC refrains from taking any stand on womens’ entry in Haji Ali November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment This is an era of intolerance”, the Bombay High Court observed today while indicating that it will not decide on religious matters like the ban on entry of women in the sanctum-sanctorum of the iconic Haji Ali Dargah here. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere was hearing a petition […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured HC refrains from taking any stand on womens' entry in Haji Ali Law Legal News
Criminal Law News 60-year-old man gets life term for murder November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Jajpur district court has sentenced a 60-year-old man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his sister-in-law about 20 months ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rohitlal Panda yesterday convicted Babu Bai of Haripur village under Sukinda police station for the murder of Jayanti Bai (40) on March 9, 2014. Babu Bai […] Read more » 60-year-old man gets life term for murder Court Criminal news featured Jaipur Law Legal News
Top Law News Calcutta HC postpones CBI petition for cancelling Mitra’s bail November 17, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today adjourned till tomorrow hearing on the CBI petition for cancellation of state Transport Minister Madan Mitra’s bail plea. When the matter came up for hearing, a division bench of justices Nishita Mhatre and Tapas Mukherjee said since Mitra’s lawyers have not filed their affidavit before the court in opposition to […] Read more » Calcutta HC postpones CBI petition for cancelling Mitra's bail Calcutta High Court CBI featured Law Legal News Madan Mitra
High Profile Cases 1984 riots: Court to pass order on CBI’s clean chit to Tytler November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on 1984 riots: Court to pass order on CBI’s clean chit to Tytler A Delhi court is likely to pass its order tomorrow on CBI’s closure report giving clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SPS Laler had reserved its order on October 30 after hearing arguments of counsel for CBI and the riots victim on the issue […] Read more » 1984 riots 1984 riots: Court to pass order on CBI's clean chit to Tytler CBI Court featured Jagdish Tytler
Top Law News FSSAI moves SC against lifting ban on Maggi noodles November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a fresh trouble for Nestle India Ltd, food regulator FSSAI on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order lifting the ban on Maggi noodles in the country. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) approached the apex court, terming the High Court’s August 13 order as erroneous and questioned […] Read more » featured FSSAI FSSAI moves SC against lifting ban on Maggi noodles Law Legal News Maggi noodles Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC notice to TN govt fill posts of welfare officer November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered notice to Tamil Nadu government on a PIL, seeking to fill existing vacancies for the posts of welfare officer and social worker in Special Prisons, central Prisons and Borstal Schools in the state. Justices V Ramasubramanian and N Kirubakaran, hearing a PIL by an advocate L M Vijayaboominathan, ordered […] Read more » featured Law Legal News Madras HC notice to TN govt fill posts of welfare officer Madras High Court tamilnadu government welfare officer
Top Law News SC not to change “a word of our order” on levy of ECC November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today warned that contempt notice would be issued if its order on levy of Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) ranging from Rs 700 to Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi is not obeyed. “We are not going to change a word of our order. If the contractor does not obey our order, […] Read more » ECC featured Law Legal News SC not to change "a word of our order" on levy of ECC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Coal scam: SC to hear CVC’s plea on Nov 30 November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear the CVC’s plea seeking clarification on whether it could share confidential reports on the coal scam with former CBIofficial M L Sharma, probing the meetings of former agency chief Ranjit Sinha, after the Chief Justice’s bench hears the case. The bench, headed by Chief Justice H L […] Read more » CBI coal scam Coal scam: SC to hear CVC's plea on Nov 30 Court Criminal news CVC featured Law Supreme Court
