Tag: Law

Top Law News

Delhi HC declines to quash Delhi Metro fare hike decision

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere with the Delhi Metro’s decision to increase mass rapid transit fare by 100 per cent. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also observed that this was a policy decision and the court would not like to step into it. “We […]

Read more »

Top Law News

SC seeks govt’s response on plea to regulate Bitcoin

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A plea to regulate the flow of Bitcoin and ensure that this virtual currency be made accountable to the exchequer today led the Supreme Court to seek a response from the Centre. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the ministries of Finance, […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Rajiv case: SC seeks govt’s reply on plea to suspend sentence

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court today asked the government to respond to a plea of one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case seeking suspension of his sentence till the CBI concluded its probe into the conspiracy behind making of the bomb. A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha asked the government to […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Plea in SC to nullify polls if maximum voters opt for NOTA

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court to direct the poll panel to nullify an election result and conducting of fresh poll if the maximum votes are for NOTA in a particular constituency. The petition, which is likely to come up for hearing next week, has also sought a direction to the Election […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

Judges bribery case: SC dismisses plea for SIT probe

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking SIT probe into an alleged case of bribery in the name of judges, saying such a plea has raised unnecessary doubts over the integrity of judges. The apex court rejected the petition filed by lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, making it clear that the CBI’s FIR was not against […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Fully committed to sustainable development around TTZ : UP tells SC

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that it was “fully committed” to protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable development in and around the iconic Taj Mahal and the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). TTZ is an area of about 10,400 sq km which is spread over the districts of Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

NGT refuses to exempt women, two-wheelers from Odd-even scheme

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal today refused to exempt women and two-wheelers from the Delhi government’s odd-even scheme and ordered that diesel vehicles over ten years old be taken off the roads immediately. The green panel has also asked the city government to identify the most polluted areas today itself and sprinkle water. It also allowed […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Delhi HC suggests pollution check of vehicles on Delhi roads

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Delhi High Court today asked the traffic police and the transport department of the AAP government to check whether vehicles on Delhi roads were compliant with pollution norms, saying there was a rampant violation of rules. “There has to be some checking. Rules are being violated rampantly,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

SC notice Centre,states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

With the air quality in Delhi and the national capital region worsening, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre, the AAP government and states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana about remedial steps that can be taken to curb the rising pollution. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notice to the Centre […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Srijan scam: Judicial custody of 14 accused extended

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A CBI special court here today extended the judicial custody of 14 people charge-sheeted in connection with the alleged fraudulent transfer of government funds to the Srijan Mahila Vikas Samiti, while granting bail to three others. The 17 accused appeared before Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Srivastava who extended the judicial custody of 14 of […]

Read more »

Top Law News

TN SEC offers unconditional apology in Madras High Court

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Tamil Nadu State Election commissioner M Malik Ferozh Khan and its secretary S Rajasekar today tendered an unconditional apology in the Madras High Court on a contempt plea by the DMK over failure by the poll body to conduct the civic elections as directed by the court. They submitted that preparatory steps have been taken […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

Judges bribery case: 3-judge SC bench reserves order

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the maintainability of a petition in which the issue of alleged bribing of judges has been raised. A three-judge bench headed by Justic R K Agrawal said it was likely to pass an order in the matter tomorrow. During the hearing, the bench questioned advocate Prashant Bhushan, […]

Read more »