Top Law News NGT imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on two units in Noida for threat of irreversible damage to environment June 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In view of depleting groundwater, there is a threat of irreversible damage to the environment leading to scarcity of drinking water, the National Green Tribunal has said while slapping Rs 25 lakh on two units in Noida for unauthorised extraction of water. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that there […] Read more » Advant Navis Business Park justice Adarsh Kumar Goel National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Noida Golf Course
Top Law News National Green Tribunal slams Haryana govt over dumping of garbage. June 17, 2020 / June 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Haryana government over unscientific dumping of garbage in Haryana’s Sonipat district saying nothing tangible has been done by the authorities. The NGT said there was a need to fix accountability as the matter has been hanging fire for the last 20 years and concerned officers were unwilling to […] Read more » dumping of garbage. justice Adarsh Kumar Goel National Green Tribunal
Top Law News Depute expert to ascertain if Najafgarh Lake is water body: NGT to Gurgaon Dy Commissioner October 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has asked the Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner to appoint an expert to ascertain whether Najafgarh Lake is a water body or not. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said in the report filed by Haryana and Delhi governments, there is doubt that it is a private land and […] Read more » justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Najafgarh lake
Top Law News Emission fiasco: NGT slaps Rs 500-crore fine on Volkswagen March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of “cheat device” in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months. The green […] Read more » Emission fiasco justice Adarsh Kumar Goel NGT Rs 500-crore fine on Volkswagen Volkswagen
Top Law News Green tribunal asks poll panel and government to consider banning campaign material made of plastic March 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Election Commission, the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board to convene a meeting to consider whether to ban the use of campaigning material made of plastic during elections. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Election Commission, Ministry of Environment, Forest and […] Read more » banning campaign material made of plastic campaign material made of plastic justice Adarsh Kumar Goel NGT Chairperson NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News SC asks AG to assist on poor facilities in jails July 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today took note of lack of facilities in jails, leading to delayed trials and prolonged incarceration of under-trial prisoners, in the country and sought assistance of the Attorney General in issuing directions to deal with the situation. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, on its own, initiated the judicial […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC seeks reply from UP govt in Convict’s appeal against death penalty June 10, 2018 / June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea by a death-row convict challenging the Allahabad High Court’s judgement upholding the capital punishment awarded to him for burning alive his son and two brothers. A vacation bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh
High Profile Cases Government not debarred from reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees: Supreme Court June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to the Centre, the Supreme Court today allowed it to go ahead with reservation in promotion for employees belonging to the SC and ST category in “accordance with law”. The top court took into account the Centre’s submissions that entire process of promotion has come to a “standstill” due to the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan reservation in promotion reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees: SC/ST employees
High Profile Cases Teesta’s fund embezzlement case: SC extends arrest protection September 13, 2015 / September 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. A bench comprising Justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel said the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel justices A R Dave justices Dipak Misra SC extends arrest protection Teesta's fund embezzlement case
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Khehar to head the Constitution bench April 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Justice Khehar to head the Constitution bench Setting at rest issues, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for commencing the hearing on the validity of the new law on appointment of judges with a Constitution Bench rejecting demands for recusal of judges. “Justice J S Khehar will not recuse himself from hearing,” Justice J Chelameswar said on behalf of the […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice J.S. Khehar Justice Khehar Justice Khehar to head the Constitution bench justices Madan B Lokur Kurian Joseph
Top Law News Asaram doesn’t need any surgery January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram, who is in jail since his arrest in August, 2013 in a rape case, does not need any surgery and his aliments can be managed through medicines, a report submitted by a panel of AIIMS doctors to the Supreme Court said today. A bench of justices T S Thakur and Adarsh Kumar […] Read more » 120 B (criminal conspiracy) 354A (sexual harassment) 370(4) (trafficking) 376(2)f (rape on a woman when she is under twelve years of age) 506 (criminal intimidation) 509/34 justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justices T.S. Thakur sections 342 (wrongful confinement) Senior advocate Salman Khurshid
Bar, Bench & Firm News Police aspirants must have impeccable character& integrity: SC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court has held that a person with criminal antecedents should not be allowed to enter the police force, even if he or she is acquitted or discharged. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said, “Persons who are likely to erode the credibility of the police ought not to enter the police […] Read more » justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice T.S. Thakur people in assault and criminal intimidation person with criminal antecedents not fit for police Police aspirants police job on compassionate grounds
