Top Law News Supreme Court asks Centre to submit details of decision-making process of Rafale deal October 10, 2018 / October 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to furnish details of its decision-making process, in a sealed cover by October 29, but clarified that it does not want to get into “pricing or suitability” of the jets. The order came from a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on a batch of PILs, against the […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi featured
Top Law News No Policeman Should Enter Puri Jagannath Temple With Weapons, Shoes: SC October 10, 2018 / October 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Taking note of the October 3 violence in Odisha’s Puri Jagannath Temple Supreme Court Wednesday took and directed that no policeman should enter the temple premises with weapons and shoes. Nine policemen were injured as violence broke out during a 12-hour bandh called by a socio-cultural organisation, protesting introduction of a queue system for devotees visiting […] Read more » featured Puri Jagannath Temple
High Profile Cases Sunanda Pushkar Case: Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking cancellation of Shashi Tharoor’s anticipatory bail October 10, 2018 / October 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking the cancellation of Shashi Tharoor’s anticipatory bail granted by a trial court in the Sunanda Pushkar death case. The petition, filed by Advocate Deepak Anand, was dismissed by Justice RK Gauba. The judge said he would give reasons for his decision later. The order came after the lawyer failed […] Read more » featured Sunanda Pushkar case
Top Law News SC sends 3 directors of Amrapali group to police custody October 10, 2018 / October 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court sent in police custody three Directors of the Amrapali Group, directing them to hand over all the documents of the 46 group companies to forensic auditors. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit said the directors — Anil Kumar Sharma, Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar — who were present […] Read more » Amrapali Group featured Justices Arun Mishra justices uu Lalit
Top Law News Ensure action against Illegal Slaughter House: Bombay HC October 10, 2018 / October 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: Division Bench headed by Justice S C Dharmadhikari said it is for the Maharashtra Government to ensure that there is no breach of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Food Safety and Standards Act in the state. Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Ajay Marathe raising concerns over Illegal […] Read more » Bombay HC featured Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari
Top Law News SC seeks response of Centre on plea seeking NRC for Tripura October 9, 2018 / October 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking implementation of the national register for citizens (NRC) in Tripura to identify illegal immigrants in the state. A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph considered the petition filed by Tripura People’s Front seeking […] Read more » featured NRC for Tripura Tripura
Top Law News HC allows CBI to file closure report in missing JNU student’s case October 9, 2018 / October 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a closure report in the case of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing from the university nearly two years ago. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel “declined” the plea of the missing student’s mother, Fatima Nafees, […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation featured JNU student's case Mahi-Mandvi hostel Najeeb Ahmed S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel
Top Law News Patna HC rejects bail plea of former minister Manju Verma October 9, 2018 / October 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna: The Patna High Court Tuesday dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by former Bihar minister Manju Verma who is facing arrest in an Arms Act case. Justice Sudhir Singh turned down the application of Verma, against whom an FIR was lodged in August at Cheria Bariarpur police station of Begusarai district after the seizure of […] Read more » bail plea featured former minister Manju Verma patna HC
Top Law News HC moved against appointment of OSD to Pondy Lt Guv Kiran Bedi October 9, 2018 / October 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai:The Madras High Court Monday sought affidavits from three top Puducherry officials on a petitioner’s claim that he had obtained confidential reports through RTI, using which he challenged the recent appointment of a retired IAS officer as OSD to Lt Governor Kiran Bedi. Petitioner P Saravanan, who has sought to quash the appointment of G […] Read more » appointment of OSD featured Pondy Lt Guv Kiran Bedi Right to Information (RTI) Act
Top Law News Sabarimala priest, royal family moved review petition against SC order allowing women into temple October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Several Hindu organisations in Kerala moved the Supreme Court on Monday with review petitions against the earlier verdict of the apex court. It is a setback to the Kerala government’s efforts when Sabarimala temple, the thantri (priest) and erstwhile royal family of Pandalam on Sunday pulled out of the proposed discussions with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on […] Read more » featured Sabarimala
Top Law News Delhi HC Allows CBI to File Closure Report in Najeeb Ahmed’s Case October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday, allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a closure report in the case of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who mysteriously disappeared in October in 2016 from the campus. A bench of Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Vinod Goel allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea while rejecting Ahmed’s mother […] Read more » featured Justice S. Muralidhar Justice Vinod Goel Najeeb Ahmed's Case
Top Law News Execute education scheme in state homes for special kids: Bombay HC October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: A division bench of Justices A.S. Oka and M.S. Sonak of Bombay high court has directed Devendra Fadnavis government to ensure that the key education scheme ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ is implemented in state-run homes for children with mental deficiency. The court had in the past appointed a committee headed by Dr Asha Bajpai, an activist, to […] Read more » featured justices ms sonkar justics ak oka