Top Law News Supreme Court declines to stay its 20 March verdict on SC/ST verdict April 3, 2018 / April 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to keep in abeyance its 20 March order on the SC/ST Act but said it will consider in detail the Centre’s review petition. A bench of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, while referring to the large-scale nationwide violence during the protest against the verdict, said that people who […] Read more » A K Goel featured Maharashtra government SC/ST Act Supreme Court U U Lalit
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC closes defamation suit on kejriwal after he apologised to Arun Jaitley April 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today closed the Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised to him. Jaitley had filed this second defamation suit after Kejriwal’s former lawyer Ram Jethmalani allegedly “abused” him in open court during the proceedings of the original defamation suit against […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal DDCA Delhi and District Cricket Association featured Ram Jethmalani
Top Law News The law and order should not be disturbed, says Yogi Adityanath April 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today appealed to the people not to vitiate law and order, amid reports of violence in parts of western Uttar Pradesh during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by dalit outfits against the Supreme Court court on the SC/ST Act. “The law and order should not be disturbed by these protests. The government […] Read more » Bharat bandh featured marginalised communities Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes Supreme Court Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News Cauvery Management Board: SC to hear TN’s plea against Centre April 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a contempt plea of the Tamil Nadu government against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board (CMB). A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud posted the matter for April 9. “We understand Tamil Nadu’s difficulty of not […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Cauvery Management Board Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal Cauvery Water Regulation Committee Chief Justice Dipak Misra CMB CWDT D Y Chandrachud featured Supreme Court Union Territory of Puducherry Water Regulation Committee
Top Law News SC protest: Complete breakdown of law and order in Delhi April 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is a “complete breakdown” of law and order in Delhi, the Supreme Court said today, expressing anguish over the strikes and ‘dharnas’ against the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital. The top court came down heavily on the Centre and other authorities for their “failure” to do their job, saying due to this, […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A N S Nadkrani Bhure Lal Deepak Gupta Election Commissioner EPCA featured Madan B Lokur Major General (Retd) Som Jhingan Parliament Supreme Court
Top Law News The Supreme Court seeks reply of 10 states on rights violation of death row convicts April 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought response from Director General of Police (Prisons) of ten states on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of prisoners awarded death sentence. The DGPs (Prisons) have been also asked to reply on the issue of solitary confinement, legal representation, visitation rights of prisoners’ families and psychiatric consultation of […] Read more » death row convicts Director General of Police featured Justice Deepak Gupta justice M B Lokur Prisons rights violation of death row convicts SC seeks reply of 10 states SC seeks reply of 10 states on
Top Law News Supreme Court acknowledges wife’s plea for justice of army man jailed for 27 years. April 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has taken note of a woman’s plea that her husband, an Army man, has been languishing in jail for 27 years without a final decision on the death penalty awarded by a Court Martial for killing two of his colleagues. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra Court Martial for killing two colleagues featured General Court Martial jailed Army man Lance Naik Devendra Nath Rai Justice A.M. Khanwilkar ministry of defence senior lawyer Shekhar Naphade
Top Law News Parents of 20-yr-old road mishap victim to get compensation of 12.93 lakh April 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The parents of a 20-year-old boy, who died in a road accident after the car he was travelling in turned turtle, have been awarded Rs 12.93 lakh as compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer S S Malhotra directed Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd to pay the amount to […] Read more » Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd featured MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Plea for fighting DUSU polls : Supreme Court April 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has given the Delhi University the last opportunity to respond to a plea that research scholars be also allowed to contest and represent students in student union polls in the varsity. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanvilker directed authorities, including the DU and the Delhi University […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court DUSU polls elections of DUSU for research scholars featured Justice A M Khanvilker Lyngdoh committee Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi High Court : Two get seven year jail for killing momos vendor for asking money. April 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sentenced two persons to seven years in jail for killing a street vendor by hitting him with a gas cylinder after he asked them to pay for a plate of momos. The high court, while deciding the appeals of the two men, reduced their sentence from life imprisonment awarded to […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Justice I.S. Mehta Justice S. Muralidhar momos vendor
Top Law News DND flyway mishap : Court acquits driver March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has set aside the jail term of a man convicted of rash driving and killing a person on the DND flyway here, while blaming the victim for negligently crossing the busy road, which is a pedestrian-free zone. Additional Sessions Judge S K Gupta acquitted the man, who was driving a Scorpio car […] Read more » DND flyover DND flyway mishap DND Road featured
Top Law News Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra government to develop a plan for shelter homes March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has said it is time the Maharashtra government develops a model plan for constant governance and supervision of shelter homes for children in the state. The court also said that the government could also consult social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muuruganantham for supply of sanitary pads for girls staying in these homes. A […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured justice G S Kulkarni justice N H Patil Maharashtra government shelter homes
