Top Law News GCCI moves HC against EC’s power to appoint surveillance teams November 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today moved a PIL in the high court challenging the Election Commission’s power to appoint surveillance teams, stating that they infringed upon a citizen’s fundamental rights. In the petition, the GCCI said the EC’s power to appoint static/flying surveillance teams, which in turn is entitled to search […] Read more » Court Election Commission featured GCCI Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Karnataka HC asks doctors to withdraw indefinite stir November 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court today asked private hospital doctors, who are agitating against amendments to an act governing them, to immediately withdraw their indefinite stir. Division bench comprising acting Chief Justice H G Ramesh and Justice P S Dinesh Kumar observed that the the doctors should call off their protest as the government has an […] Read more » Court featured Karnataka High Court Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act KPME Act Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC confirms jail term for kin of Sasikala in DA case November 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today upheld a CBI court order convicting son-in-law and daughter of jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala’s sister in a Rs 1.68 crore disproportionate assets (DA) case registered two decades ago. Justice G Jayachandran dismissed appeals filed by S R Baskaran, a Reserve Bank of India employee, and his wife B […] Read more » AIADMK CBI court Court DA case featured Law Legal News Madras High Court V K Sasikala
High Profile Cases SC dismisses plea to stay release of ‘An insignificant man’ November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking stay on the nationwide release of the movie ‘An insignificant man’, which the petitioner claimed was based on the life of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The movie is set to be released tomorrow. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said freedom of speech and […] Read more » An insignificant man Arvind Kejriwal Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC gets one more judge November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has transferred Justice Satrughana Pujahari of the Orissa High Court to the Madras High Court. Justice Pujahari is likely to assume charge on November 28, increasing the number of judges in the Madras High Court to 54. The court has a total sanctioned strength of 75. The Central government on Tuesday issued a […] Read more » Court featured Justice Satrughana Pujahari Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madhya Pradesh HC rejects minister’s plea for pre-arrest bail in murder case November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court today turned down the anticipatory bail application of state minister Lal Singh Arya who is an accused in the murder of a Congress MLA in 2009. A single judge bench of the high court comprising Justice Sheel Nagu dismissed the bail plea. The bench rejected the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Lal Singh Arya Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh High Court murder case
Top Law News Madras HC reserves order on contempt petition by DMK November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today reserved its order on a contempt plea by the DMK against the Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner and poll body secretary for not complying with a court order on holding local body polls and excused the officials from personal appearance. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice […] Read more » contempt petition Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Constitution provides restriction on Delhi’s legislative November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the Constitution provided restrictions on legislative powers of the Union Territory of Delhi amid claims of the AAP government that Parliament’s power to override legislative authority of the states was an “emergency” power. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which is hearing pleas on who enjoys […] Read more » AAP government Constitution Court Delhi's legislative featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Najeeb case: Court to decide CBI’s plea for lie-detection test on Nov 21 November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court will on November 21 decide a CBI plea to conduct a “lie-detection” test on nine JNU students as part of its probe into the mysterious disappearance of Najeeb Ahmad. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal reserved its order after hearing arguments of the CBI and lawyers appearing for the suspect students. Najeeb, […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi court featured JNU Law Legal News Najeeb Ahmad Najeeb case
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC asks Jharkhand HC to probe ex-minister’s bail order November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked the acting chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court to conduct an enquiry into the issue of contradictory orders by it in the bail application of former Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao in a case of violence related to alleged land acquisition. A bench of justices S A Bobde and L […] Read more » case of violence Court Criminal news featured Jharkhand High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Yogendra Sao
High Profile Cases Jaitley opposes Kejriwal’s plea against summoning order November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union minister Arun Jaitley today opposed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition in the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a trial court’s order summoning him as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed by the BJP leader. Jaitley sought dismissal of Kejriwal’s plea on the ground that he and five other AAP leaders, who […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal BJP Court criminal defamation complaint Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Court frames money laundering charges against Shabir Shah, Aslam Wani November 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today framed money laundering charges against Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and alleged hawala dealer Mohammad Aslam Wani in a 2005 case of alleged terror financing. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma framed the charges to which both the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. The Enforcement Directorate had on September 23 […] Read more » Aslam Wani Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News money laundering Shabir Shah
