Top Law News Observer appointed to hold JFI election: Govt to Delhi HC November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government today informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an observer to hold the elections to the Judo Federation of India (JFI). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar appointed a returning officer for the poll. It asked the returning officer to scrutinise the electoral process […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Government Judo Federation of India Law Legal News Observer appointed to hold JFI election
Top Law News Puducherry MLAs’ nomination: Madras HC reserves orders November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today reserved orders on a batch of petitions relating to nomination of three MLAs in the Puducherry Assembly by the Centre which was cancelled by the House speaker. The petitions included those filed by Congress MLA Lakshminarayanan and the three nominated legislators. In their petitions, the three nominated MLAs — V […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Puducherry Assembly Puducherry MLAs' nomination
Top Law News PMLA case: Aslam Wani moves court for bail November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleged hawala dealer Mohammad Aslam Wani, arrested in a case involving Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah, today moved a Delhi court for bail. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, who had on November 17 denied the relief to Wani in the decade-old case, sought a response from Enforcement Directorate (ED), asking it to file a reply by […] Read more » Aslam Wani Court Delhi court ED Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News PMLA case Shabir Shah
Top Law News Steps taken to evict encroachers from 990 Waqf plots: HC told November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government today told the Delhi High Court it was taking steps to enforce the pending eviction orders against encroachers of 990 Waqf properties in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was also informed by Delhi government that the officers will be directed to […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Waqf properties
Top Law News SC reserves order on plea challenging appointment of Asthana November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will pass order on November 28 on a plea challenging the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a special director of the CBI. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre reserved its verdict after hearing the arguments of petitioner NGO Common Cause […] Read more » CBI Court featured Gujarat Law Legal News Rakesh Asthana Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses plea against release of movie Padmavati November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea against the film “Padmavati”, observing that such petitions were encouraging those agitating against the movie. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar termed as “hopeless” and “misconceived” a petition seeking that a committee be set up prior to the release of […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Padmavati plea
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC grants time to Gujarat to apprise it on action against cops in Bilkis Bano case November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted six weeks time to the Gujarat government for apprising it on whether any disciplinary action has been initiated against policemen convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, considered the submission of Additional Solicitor […] Read more » Bilkis Bano case Bilkis Bano gangrape case Court Criminal news featured Gujarat Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC directs UP, WB, Haryana to give roadmap on urban homeless November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and West Bengal to place before it a roadmap on implementation of a scheme for urban homeless, saying it was the government’s “obligation” to help these poor people. The top court perused the affidavits filed by the three states on the implementation of the […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court featured Haryana Law Legal News Supreme Court UP government
Top Law News ‘Why not change name, sex of transgenders in records’ November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought to know the Centre’s stand on a plea seeking to change the name and gender of transgenders in the official records and challenging the mandatory requirement for undergoing the medical procedure of sex change. The central government’s lawyer told Justice Vibhu Bakhru that it will seek instructions regarding the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News sex of transgenders in records
Top Law News Live video recording of court proceedings becomes a reality November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Live video recordings of judicial proceeding have started in several trial courts and tribunals in various states with the help of CCTVs installed in court rooms, the Centre today informed the Supreme Court. The apex court and various high courts have earlier refused to allow video recordings of judicial proceedings in courts. Taking a reformatory […] Read more » CCTV cameras in all courts Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Spell out repayment plan: HC to owners of DSK Builders November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voicing concern over the plight of 1,350 depositors, most of them senior citizens, who were allegedly cheated by Pune based DSK Builders, the Bombay High Court today asked the construction firm’s owners to furnish a plan or scheme to repay them. Justice Ajey Gadkari was hearing anticipatory bail applications of D S Kulkarni and his […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court DSK Builders featured Law Legal News Spell out repayment plan
High Profile Cases Bombay HC judges to facilitate auction of Aamby Valley: SC November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted liberty to two Bombay High Court judges to adopt procedures to facilitate the auctioning of Sahara’s prized Aamby Valley properties and directed the Official Liquidator not to allow any obstruction in the process. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and A K Sikri, also […] Read more » Aamby Valley Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
