Criminal Law News SC asks Guj to reply on pleas to defreeze a/c of Teesta,others August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the response of Gujarat Government on the pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and two NGOs challenging the freezing of their accounts by the Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit issued notice to the state and […] Read more » ciminal law Court featured Law news Supreme Court
Top Law News BCI stays suspension of 126 TN lawyers till Aug 22 August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Bar Council of India has stayed its July 24 order suspending 126 Tamil Nadu lawyers, including leaders of various bar associations, in view of the temporary withdrawal of their three month-long protest over recent amendments to the disciplinary rules under the Advocates Act. Staying the suspension till August 22, the BCI directed the Bar Council […] Read more » BCI Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC partly quashes law abolishing NRI quota in Guj August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today partly quashed a government ordinance abolishing all NRI quota in colleges offering medical courses in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi held unconstitutional the government’s decision to cancel quota for “genuine” NRIs seeking admission in colleges in the state, while […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News NRI Supreme Court
Top Law News NCP leader gets pre-arrest bail in loan scam case August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Beed district of Maharashtra has granted anticipatory bail to NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, in connection with a loan scam. “Munde was granted pre-arrest bail last Friday after we argued that he was not absconding and custodial interrogation was not necessary in […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News loan scam NCP leader political
Top Law News Centre’s stand to withdraw appeal is “political”: AMU to SC August 17, 2016 / August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today opposed in the Supreme Court the NDA government’s stand to withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA regime against the Allahabad High Court order divesting the varsity of its minority tag, saying the decision was based on “political considerations.” AMU, in its affidavit, said a decision taken at the […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim University Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT bans dumping of waste near school, issues notice to EDMC August 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on NGT bans dumping of waste near school, issues notice to EDMC A plea alleging that reckless dumping of garbage and municipal solid waste near a school in East Delhi was causing health hazard to the children has prompted the National Green Tribunal to restrain authorities from throwing any waste in front of the school. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to […] Read more » Court dumping of waste near school EDMC environment law featured Law Legal News NGT
High Profile Cases CJI not happy with PM skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech August 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on CJI not happy with PM skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today expressed dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi not mentioning the problems faced by the judiciary in his speech on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, and said he was expecting some words about the judges’ appointments. “I think I have reached the peak of my career, so […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court T S Thakur
Criminal Law News Three held guilty of murder August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Muzaffarnagar court has held three persons guilty of murdering a doctor for failing to pay extortion money in Meerut district. Additional district sessions judge D C Singh found Arun, Ajay and Anuradha guilty under section 302 of IPC and said quantum of sentence will be announced on August 20. Dr Dinesh Sharma was shot dead on […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News SC fines Rs 25K to Centre for not replying to PIL August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on it for not replying to a plea seeking framing of guidelines for vehicles carrying protruding objects like iron rods and stationary ones which cause thousands of fatal mishaps across the country. “Innocents are dying from haphazardly parked […] Read more » Court featured fines Rs 25000 Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News HC seeks DJB’s action plan on sewage treatment August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the national capital could become a cess pool by the time all households in the city were connected to the sewage system, the Delhi High Court today directed DJB to get an overall perspective and come out with an action plan to address the issue of sewage treatment. A bench of Justices Badar […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DJB featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Have no money to refund to home buyers: Unitech August 13, 2016 / August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Beleaguered real estate firm Unitech Ltd today expressed its inability before the Supreme Court to refund money to the home buyers over its two delayed housing projects in Noida and Gurgaon. “We don’t have money. If we had money, we would have constructed the flats and buildings and given to them,” senior advocated A M […] Read more » Beleaguered real estate Court featured Law Legal News NCDRC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC voices concern over fate of Pak prisoners in India August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today voiced concern as to what would be the fate of Pakistani nationals on their release from Indian jails after completing their prison terms if Pakistan did not accept them as it citizens. “The question which has to be looked into is that if we send these nationals back to their nation […] Read more » Court featured JKNPP Law Legal News Pakistani nationals Supreme Court
