Top Law News SC notices UP govt on plea agst summoning Kejriwal October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Kumar Vishwas challenging the summons issued to them by a lower court in connection with a criminal case. A bench headed by Justice J S Kehar issued notice to UP government and also […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court UP government
High Profile Cases SC defers hearing of election petition against Sonia Gandhi October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today deferred hearing of a plea challenging Sonia Gandhi’s election from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 on the issue of her citizenship and for allegedly playing the communal card to garner Muslim votes. A bench headed by Justice A R Dave said a seven-judge Constitution bench was already hearing a […] Read more » Court election petition against Sonia Gandhi featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Jammu and Kashmir HC directs 3 IAS officers to comply with its directions October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed three IAS officers to comply with its orders in a service petition within two weeks or remain personally present on the next date of hearing to explain their defiance of court orders. Khazir Mohammad Dar, a retired government officer, had filed a contempt petition against the three officials […] Read more » Court featured HC directs 3 IAS officers to comply with its directions Jammu and Kashmir High Court Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Teacher sent to jail for sexually harassing student October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A government school teacher has been sent to jail for six months for sexually harassing a student during an examination. A city court upheld the six-month jail term of the teacher given by a magisterial court, but observed that the magistrate had awarded him “very less sentence”. “…despite the magistrate’s observations that the cases of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News sexually harassing student Teacher sent to jail
Top Law News Don’t behave like Mallya, return home : Delhi HC to Qureshi October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Don’t behave like Vijay Mallya, Delhi High Court today told controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi and directed him to return to India by mid-November and appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case against him. “Do not behave in a fashion Vijay Mallya did,” Justice A K Pathak said as he […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Moin Qureshi Vijay Mallya
Top Law News Remarks against Ramdev: Digvijay gets bail October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Vaishali district court today granted bail to Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh in a four-year-old case of making alleged derogatory remarks against yoga guru Ramdev. Chief Judicial Magistrate 14 of Fast Track Court in Vaishali Sanjay Kumar granted bail to Singh in the case filed in 2012. BJP district leader Ajit Kumar, dealing in […] Read more » Court Digvijay Singh gets bail featured Law Legal News Remarks against Ramdev
Top Law News “Kejriwal crossed limits of decency by Thulla remark” October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has “crossed all limits of decency” by allegedly using the insulting word ‘Thulla’ for Delhi policemen in an interview, Delhi High Court was told today. In his reply filed before Justice Mukta Gupta, Delhi police constable Anil Kumar Taneja sought dismissal of a plea filed by Kejriwal seeking stay and setting […] Read more » 'Thulla' remark Arvind Kejriwal Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases No toll tax for DND users: Allahabad High Court October 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a judgement that may bring relief to millions of commuters in the NCR region, the Allahabad High Court today ruled that henceforth no toll tax shall be taken from those using the 9.2-km-long, eight-lane Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway. A division bench comprising Justices Arun Tandon and Sunita Agarwal passed the order while allowing a […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News No toll tax for DND users
Environment Law News NGT notice to govt on dumping of debris in Chenab, Tawi rivers October 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indiscriminate dumping of soil in rivers Chenab and Tawi during construction of a stretch of a national highway has led the National Green Tribunal to issue notices to the Centre, concerned authorities and companies on a plea for enforcement of its earlier order prohibiting it. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar sought […] Read more » Court dumping of debris in Chenab Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Tawi rivers
Top Law News Delhi HC stays Look out Circular against Moin Qureshi October 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today stayed till November 16 the Look out Circular issued against controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi and asked him to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case lodged against him. Justice A K Pathak, however, refused to grant any interim protection from arrest and taking coercive action […] Read more » Circular against Moin Qureshi Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘CBI needs state’s consent to probe a state case’ October 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, accused in a disproportionate assets case along with others, today claimed in Delhi High Court that CBI cannot on its own decide to probe offences outside Delhi without the consent of the concerned state. His counsel told Justice Vipin Sanghi that in the instant matter, the alleged offence was […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court disproportionate assets case featured Himachal Pradesh Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
Criminal Law News Jigisha murder : Delhi HC seeks death row convicts’ reply October 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the reply of two death row convicts in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case, whose case file has been sent by the trial court here for confirmation of capital punishment. A bench of justices Gita Mittal and P S Teji also sought personal presence of convicts Ravi Kapoor and […] Read more » Court criminalnews Delhi High Court featured Jigisha murder case Law Legal News