Top Law News SC rejects plea on quashing case against Thakur February 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal of Himachal Pradesh government challenging the high court verdict quashing a criminal case against HPCA chief and BJP MP Anurag Thakur on allegations of encroaching land to construct the Dharamsala cricket stadium. “We do not see any ground to interfere with the impugned order. The special leave petition […] Read more » anurag thakur Court featured Law Legal News plea quashing case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Not serving poor quality food to jawans: BSF to Delhi HC February 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The BSF today told the Delhi High Court that the allegation of one of its jawans on social media that poor quality food was being served to its troopers posted along the LoC was “false” as no complaint was ever made in this regard. “Concerned jawan (Tej Bahadur Yadav) or any other jawan of the […] Read more » BSF Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Not serving poor quality food to jawans
Environment Law News Top Law News E-waste burning: NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of Ganga flood plains to probe dumping and burning of waste after a plea alleged illegal processing of electronic waste on the banks of Ramganga in western UP. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed officials from the Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) […] Read more » Court E-waste burning Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains Ramganga Uttar Pradesh
Environment Law News Top Law News Haryana recognises Najafgarh lake as a water body February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After claiming there was no natural lake in the Najafgarh area, the Haryana government has now taken a U-turn by telling the National Green Tribunal that it has been accepted as a water body. The re-designation would enable the governments of Haryana and Delhi to check construction and other activities in the dried up water […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Haryana Law Legal News Najafgarh lake NGT water body
Criminal Law News Top Law News 4-year jail for man for abetting wife’s suicide February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 25-year-old man, whose wife killed herself due to his extra-marital affair, has been sent to four years in jail, with a court here saying he was mature enough to understand the consequences of his act. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain also said that the man’s relentless involvement with his paramour was enough to drive […] Read more » Court Criminal news extra-marital affair featured Law Legal News suicide case
High Profile Cases SC to look into AAP govt’s plea for setting up of constitution bench February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would look into the plea for early setting up of a constitution bench to hear AAP government’s appeals against the high court verdict holding LG as the administrative head of Delhi. The matter was mentioned by the Delhi government before a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar […] Read more » AAP government constitution bench Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks govt to explore ways to rehabilitate women prisoners February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Delhi government to explore appropriate programmes for mainstreaming and rehabilitating women prisoners. A bench of Justices Gita Mittal and Anu Malhotra observed that the status of women prisoners was extremely “sad and unfortunate”. “In several cases involving women prisoners, we are coming across the fact that, […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News rehabilitate women prisoners
Criminal Law News Top Law News Zakir Naik’s aide remanded in JC till March 8 February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases here today remanded Aamir Gazdar, a close aide of the controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, in judicial custody till March 8. The Enforcement Directorate, which arrested Gazdar on February 16, recommended his judicial custody today. In the remand application, the ED said during the interrogation […] Read more » Aamir Gazdar Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases Special court Zakir Naik
Top Law News Wetland conservation: HC directs Assam govt to file affidavit February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court today directed the Assam government and civic authorities here to file affidavits on protection and conservation of wetlands in the city. A division bench of justices Hrishikesh Roy and Nelson Sailo, after hearing a public interest litigation filed by eminent journalist and author Homen Borgohain and three others, asked the state […] Read more » affidavit Assam government Court featured Gauhati High Court Law Legal News Wetland conservation
Criminal Law News Top Law News Extra-judicial killings: Life term for 4 UP policemen February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here today awarded life sentence to four Uttar Pradesh Police personnel in a case of extra judicial killing of four youths 20 years ago. Inspector Lal Singh, Sub Inspector Joginder Singh and constables Surya Bhan and Subhash Chand were convicted by the special CBI court for murder, destruction of evidence and producing […] Read more » Court Criminal news extra-judicial killings featured Law Legal News Life term for 4 UP policemen murder case
Environment Law News Top Law News ‘Industrial units must have effluent treatment plants’ February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions to curb the release of untreated waste in water bodies and asked state pollution control boards not to allow industrial units to work if they do not have functional primary effluent treatment plants (PETPs), after giving them notice. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Industrial units must have effluent treatment plants Law Legal News pollution control boards Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two sent to judicial custody for harassing minor girl February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here has sent two persons to judicial custody for allegedly sexually harassing and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl. The two accused, Shehzad and Amir, surrendered before the court yesterday and were sent to custody till March 6. The duo had sexually harassed the girl in January at Kawal village in the district and […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured judicial custody Law Legal News sexually harassing and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl
