Top Law News Madras HC adjourns hearing on pleas on nomination of 3 MLAs to November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today adjourned hearing on petitions relating to nominations of three MLAs in the Puducherry Assembly by the Centre which was later cancelled by the speaker. The petition were filed by V Saminathan, K G Shankar and S Selvaganapathi challenging the notice issued by the Puducherry Assembly Secretary refusing them permission to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Puducherry Assembly
High Profile Cases SC to hear fresh plea to stall release of Padmavati outside India November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on November 28 a fresh plea seeking a direction to makers of the Bollywood film “Padmavati” not to release it outside India on December 1. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it would hear on Tuesday the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Padmavati plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Gram Panchayat certificates no proof of citizenship: SC November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A certificate of residency issued by the gram panchayat is not a document of citizenship and is “meaningless” unless supported by some other valid record to make a claim for inclusion in the National Register of Citizenship (NRC), the Supreme Court said today. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman said no […] Read more » Court featured Gram Panchayat certificates no proof of citizenship Law Legal News National Register of Citizenship Supreme Court
Top Law News Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case set to start November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The trial in the case related to the alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati will start from next week, with the special CBI court here issuing summonses to over 20 witnesses. “The court has issued summons to Sohrabuddin’s brother Nayamuddin and some others, and the recording of evidence will start from November […] Read more » CBI court Court featured Law Legal News Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case
High Profile Cases Will not modify Govt order banning pet coke, furnace oil: SC November 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to modify the Centre’s notification banning the use of furnace oil and pet coke in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana and asked the NTPC, which was seeking relaxation till it switches over to alternative fuel, to approach the government. The top court said this while hearing a plea by National […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC Supreme Court
Top Law News Coalscam: Docs supplied to Jindal and others, CBI tells court November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today told a special court that it has handed over various documents filed along with the charge sheet to industrialist Naveen Jindal and others in a coal scam case against them regarding the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh. Special Judge Bharat Parashar was hearing a matter pertaining to the allocation […] Read more » CBI coal scam Court featured Law Legal News Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Noted jurist Habibullah Basha passes away November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Veteran lawyer Habibullah Basha, one of the finest jurists of the Madras Bar, passed away here today after a prolonged illness. A philanthropist and founder-director of the Apollo Hospitals, 84-year old Basha died at his house, the Madras Bar Association said. Basha is survived by wife Shyamala Basha, his college-mate, a son and two daughters. […] Read more » Court featured Habibullah Basha passes away Law Legal News Madras Bar Association
Top Law News SC restrains directors of JAL from alienating properties November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed 13 directors, including five promoters of embattled Jaiprakash Associate Limited (JAL) not to alienate their personal properties and asked the firm to deposit Rs 150 crore and Rs 125 crore by December 14 and December 31 respectively. The bench accepted a demand draft of Rs 275 crore by the real […] Read more » Court featured Jaiprakash Associate Limited Law Legal News National Company Law Tribunal NCLT Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Schoolboy killing: Bus conductor Ashok Kumar gets bail November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Gurgaon civil court today granted bail to schoolbus conductor Ashok Kumar, an accused in the killing of seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur, on a bond of Rs 50,000. The court had yesterday reserved its order after Additional Sessions Judge Rajni Yadav heard Kumar’s counsel as well as the counsel for the CBI. Lawyer Mohit Verma had […] Read more » Ashok Kumar gets bail CBI Court Criminal news featured Gurgaon civil court Law Legal News Pradhuman Thakur Ryan International School Schoolboy killing
Top Law News SC examines admissibility of uncertified digital records November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The issue whether electronic records like uncertified receipts pertaining to business transactions with a bank can be relied upon as evidence in judicial proceedings, is being examined by the Supreme Court. With the growing number of electronic evidence being relied upon in judicial proceedings, the apex court today said it needed to be examined whether […] Read more » Court digital records featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Najeeb case: Court dismisses CBI plea for lie-detection test November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed a CBI plea seeking to conduct lie-detection test on nine JNU students as part of its probe into the mysterious disappearance of another student, Najeeb Ahmad. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal dismissed the plea noting that the nine students were “opposing the application of the polygraph test filed by […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi court featured JNU Law Legal News Najeeb Ahmad Najeeb case
High Profile Cases Number of cases being referred to larger benches: SC November 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pushing matters for hearing by a larger bench would delay the hearing on them for even a decade and virtually send them to “cold storage” as several major issues have already been referred to such benches, the Supreme Court said today. A bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit made the observation […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Number of cases being referred to larger benches Supreme Court
