Top Law News Ghazipur landfill site saturated, EDMC moves NGT seeking alternative land April 7, 2018 / April 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The saturation of the Ghazipur landfill site and non-availability of alternative land to manage garbage has prompted the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to move the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The EDMC today moved an application seeking urgent direction to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to hand over a 130-acre piece of land at Sonia […] Read more » DDA East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC featured Swarn Jayanti Park on Ring Road
Top Law News NGT asks UP to reply to show cause notice on Discharge of sewage into Ganga April 7, 2018 / April 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reply within a week why environmental compensation should not be slapped on it for its “intentional” non-compliance of statutory obligations regarding discharge of untreated sewage water into the Ganga. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim noted that despite its December 2016 […] Read more » CPCB featured Ganga National Green Tribunal UPPCB
High Profile Cases Top Law News PIL in SC over CJI’s administrative authority as of roster April 7, 2018 / April 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior advocate and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan today filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the administrative authority of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as the master of roster and for laying down the principles and procedure to be followed in preparing it for allocation of cases. He filed the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Kurian Joseph law minister M B Lokur PIL Prashant Bhushan Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to order CBI probe into cases of fuel adulteration April 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to order a CBI probe into cases of fuel adulteration, saying that the law was already in place to enable the authorities to take action against such malpractices. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra noted that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has filed an affidavit stating […] Read more » CBI CBI probe into fuel adulteration Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel
Top Law News Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury moves Calcutta High Court seeking central forces for panchayat polls April 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress’ West Bengal unit chief Adhir Chowdhury today moved the Calcutta High Court seeking deployment of central forces for three-tier panchayat polls to be held in the state next month. He also sought the court’s direction to the State Election Commission to take steps for free and fair polls and to ensure that opposition […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya Adhir Chowdhury Congress' West Bengal unit chief Adhir Chowdhury featured Trinamool Congress
Top Law News Our concern limited to protection of Mahakaleshwar’s ‘lingam’: Supreme Court April 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is not for a court to decide how worship is to be performed in a temple, the Supreme Court said today stressing that its concern was only about the protection of the ‘lingam’ at the ancient Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit Jyotirlingam Madhya Pradesh Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple Ujjain
Top Law News Pratt and Whitney snag: DGCA assures Bombay High Court of precautions in the wake of certain A320 neo planes. April 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today told the Bombay High Court that it was taking all necessary precautions in the wake of certain A320 neo planes, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, being grounded due to engine failures. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mumbai resident Harish Agarwal, a division bench […] Read more » A320 Neo planes Bombay High Court DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation EASA European Air Safety Authority featured justice G S Kulkarni justice N H Patil Pratt and Whitney snag
Top Law News Delhi High Court refrains from staying Dikshit’s ex-aide’s defamation complaint against Arvind Kejriwal April 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refrained from ordering an interim stay on trial proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by a former aide of Congress leader Sheila Dikshit. Justice A K Pathak refused to pass any interim stay order in view of a Supreme Court direction that such matters […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Congress leader Sheila Dikshit. defamation complaint against Arvind Kejriwal Delhi High Court Dikshit's ex-aide's featured Justice A.K. Pathak Pawan Khera
Top Law News SC: Article 370 not a temporary provision April 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir is not a temporary provision. The Supreme court said that in its earlier verdict of 2017 in the SARFESI case, it has been already held that Article 370 was “not a temporary provision”. “The issue concerned […] Read more » Article 370 Constituent Assembly of J&K Constitution featured Kumari Vijayalakshmi Jha SARFESI case Supreme Court
Top Law News DND flyway toll issue would be hear in July: SC April 4, 2018 / April 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear in July the matter related to the Allahabad High Court ruling which stated that no toll should be collected from the commuters using the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that report filed in the matter by the […] Read more » Allahabad High Court CAG Deepak Gupta Delhi-Noida Direct featured Madan B Lokur NTBCL Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News AAP MLA discharged by Delhi court in six cases of extortion April 4, 2018 / April 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today discharged Delhi AAP MLA Manoj Kumar in six related cases of extortion filed against him in August 2015. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal absolved the MLA from the charges citing lack of evidence against him. The court, however, framed the charges against his personal assistant and co-accused Deepak Sharma in […] Read more » AAP AAP MLA Manoj Kumar Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sharma Delhi Police featured Samar Vishal
Top Law News Aadhaar law is just, fair & reasonable: Centre to SC April 4, 2018 / April 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today justified the Aadhaar Act in the Supreme Court, saying it was a “fair and reasonable law” which complied with the tests prescribed by the historic verdict on the right to privacy. A nine-judge constitution bench, on August 24 last year, had declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right and termed […] Read more » Aadhaar Ac Ajay Bhushan Pandey Attorney general Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice D.Y. Chandrachud UIDAI
