Top Law News HC stays Centre move to evict press association from NMC January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today put on hold the Centre’s decision to evict an association of accredited journalists from a room given to it in the National Media Centre (NMC) here. Justice Rajiv Shakdher also issued notice to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting seeking their responses by May […] Read more » evict press association featured HC stays Centre move Justice Rajiv Shakdher NMC press association
Top Law News PIL seeks to quash TN govt order on bus fare hike January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court, seeking to quash an order of the Tamil Nadu government, hiking the bus fares from January 20. The petition, filed by one V Munikrishnan, is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow. Munikrishnan submitted that he came to know through the print […] Read more » bus fare hike Demonetisation featured Goods and Services Tax GST Petitioner's counsel R Y George Williams PIL price hike quash TN govt order on bus fare hike TN bus fare hike TN Government
Top Law News Take interim steps for appointments in tribunals: SC to Govt January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and other stakeholders to sit together and formulate an “interim arrangement” to deal with appointments to be made in various tribunals in the country. The top court, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Finance Act 2017 and the rules under it to regulate […] Read more » appointments in tribunals featured Govt SC Take interim steps for appointments in tribunals
High Profile Cases Mallya extradition trial’s next hearing date remains uncertain January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The next submissions hearing in the extradition trial of Vijay Mallya over alleged fraud and money laundering amounting to Rs 9,000 crores remains uncertain as the lawyers are yet to agree on a mutually convenient date. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot was listed to hear the case at Westminster Magistrates Court today, with the 62- year-old […] Read more » Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot featured Mallya extradition Mallya extradition trial's next hearing
High Profile Cases Pleas on Loya’s death serious but don’t cast aspersions: SC January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dubbed as “serious” the issues raised in the pleas relating to the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, but castigated a senior lawyer for raking up the name of BJP president Amit Shah in the case. The apex court, which decided to look into “all documents with utmost seriousness” […] Read more » cast aspersions featured Loya's death Pleas on Loya's death serious SC Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case
High Profile Cases President Kovind disqualifies 20 AAP MLAs, party says ‘dangerous for democracy’ January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major setback to the AAP, President Ram Nath Kovind has disqualified 20 of its MLAs in Delhi for holding offices of profit, a decision the party said showed constitutional authorities were behaving like “handmaidens of the central government”. Kovind gave his assent yesterday to the recommendation by the Election Commission (EC). The AAP […] Read more » 20 AAP MLAs dangerous for democracy disqualifies 20 AAP MLAs featured President Kovind Prez disqualifies 20 AAP MLAs
Top Law News Judges row: SC to soon make public work allocation system January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has examined suggestions from stakeholders to bring transparency in allocation of sensitive PILs to judges and is likely to bring in the public domain soon the system he is going to adopt for it, sources close to him said today. They said that the listing of two petitions demanding […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra featured Judges row justice Jasti Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi public work allocation system SC SCBA Supreme Court Bar Association
High Profile Cases Enquiry into 22 coal blocks allocated between 1993-2005 January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has informed the Supreme Court that it has closed its enquiry into 22 coal block allocations, which were made from 1993 to 2005, with the approval of the chief vigilance commissioner. The probe agency, in its 18th status report filed before the apex court in coal block allocation scam cases last month, has […] Read more » 22 coal blocks 22 coal blocks allocated between 1993-2005 CBI ED Enquiry into 22 coal blocks featured
Criminal Law News Top Law News Class 12 student sent to police remand for killing principal Ritu Chhabra January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A class 12 student, who allegedly shot dead his school principal for reprimanding him, was today sent to a two-day police remand by a local court here. The 18-year-old student was presented before the court here in connection with the murder of Swami Vivekanand school principal Ritu Chhabra yesterday, police said. The court granted two […] Read more » featured reprimanding Ritu Chhabra Swami Vivekanand school Swami Vivekanand school principal Ritu Chhabra
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT orders ‘intensive survey’ of rivers in western UP January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NGT has ordered “intensive survey” of the Kali, Krishna and the Hindon rivers in western Uttar Pradesh and directed the inspection of 316 industries which are allegedly polluting the water bodies. The order comes after a plea filed by an NGO alleged that 50 villagers have died of cancer in western UP. A bench […] Read more » 'intensive survey' acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi featured intensive survey of rivers Kali river Krishna river NGT rivers in western UP rivers in western UP for intensive survey the Hindon rivers in western Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor step daughter January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A district court has awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to a Delhi resident for raping his 10-year-old step daughter in Noida. Besides, the court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on the convict who is a construction worker. “Additional Session Judge Ram Naresh Maurya held Bhura Singh guilty and awarded 10 years rigorous […] Read more » 10-yr RI for raping Delhi man gets 10-yr RI featured raping minor step daughter
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Constitution is the greatest public policy:Justice Chelameswar January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Judge, Justice J Chelameswar, today asked the youth to value the biggest public policy document – the Constitution of India- which was prepared by people who made great sacrifices for the country as freedom fighters. “The greatest public policy is the Indian constitution itself and the centre which created it is the Constituent […] Read more » Constitution featured greatest public policy Justice Chelameswar public policy
