Top Law News Allow states to hold separate medical entrance test April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of yesterday’s order to allow state governments and private colleges to hold separate entrance examinations for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17. The plea in this regard was mentioned by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi before a bench of Justices A R Dave and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News medical entrance test Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Rungtas move Delhi HC against conviction, CBI reply sought April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Coal scam: Rungtas move Delhi HC against conviction, CBI reply sought Delhi High Court today sought the response of CBI on the appeals filed by Directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL), R S Rungta and R C Rungta, challenging their conviction and the four-year sentence awarded to them in a coal scam case. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to CBI and asked the agency to […] Read more » CBI coal scam Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rungtas
Top Law News SC approves holding of MBBS, BDS entrance through NEET April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for holding of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), a single common entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, in two phases for the academic year 2016-17 in which around 6.5 lakh candidates are likely to appear. The apex court approved the schedule put before it by […] Read more » BDS entrance Court featured Law Legal News MBBS Medical Exam NEET Supreme Court
Environment Law News Metro projects do not require prior EC:MoEF to NGT April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have informed the National Green Tribunal that Metro Rail projects are not required to seek environmental clearance. The Environment Ministry told a bench headed by Justice U D Salvi that Railway projects and Metro Rail projects are not within the purview of 2006 Environmental […] Read more » Court Delhi Metro EC Environment news featured Law Legal News Metro projects MoEF NGT
Criminal Law News Keshpur massacre accused acquitted, released April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment All the 17 accused in the Keshpur killings were acquitted and released unconditionally by a local court today, 16 years after the incident. Five CPI-M and one Trinamool Congress worker were killed on January 25, 2000 at Chakgobindapur and Madhupur villages in an armed clash over area dominance. Seventh Additional judge of Midnapore court Prasad Kumar […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Keshpur murder case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Cannot turn blind eye to gruesome crime against women: Delhi Court April 28, 2016 / April 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Courts cannot turn a blind eye to gruesome crimes against women which require exemplary punishment, a Delhi court has held while sentencing six persons to upto 12 years for gang raping a woman in a Gramin Sewa vehicle nearly four years back. The court observed that a young unmarried woman will not put her reputation […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured gang rape Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News GR on rape victims: Bombay HC warns Maha govt of contempt action April 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today warned the Maharashtra government of contempt action if it fails to issue a resolution directing private hospitals to treat victims of sexual harassment, acid attack and rape free of cost. A division bench of justices A S Oka and P D Naik which was hearing a bunch of petitions on the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured GR on rape victims Law Maharashtra government
Top Law News SC reserves order on plea to hold entrance via NEET April 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking directions to Centre for holding single common entrance test for MBBS, BDS and PG courses through National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET). The Centre and Medical Council of India (MCI) came out with a schedule that All India PMT exam for May would be treated […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Exam NEET plea Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Chilean senator murder: SC dismisses bail of French April 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that there is a valid and binding extradition treaty between India and Chile, the Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of a jailed French woman facing extradition to Chile for her alleged role in the murder of a senator there in 1991. A bench comprising justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana directed the trial […] Read more » bail of French Chilean senator murder Court Criminal news featured Law murder case Supreme Court
Top Law News AAP, Delhi Police face off over Kanhaiya bail April 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The hearing on pleas seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar today witnessed a confrontation between the AAP government and Delhi Police in the Delhi High Court over the issue of representing the state. During the hearing before a bench of Justice P S Teji, Delhi government’s senior standing counsel Rahul […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi Police featured JNU case Kanhaiya bail Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Chopper case: SC to hear plea against Sonia,Manmohan next week April 28, 2016 by Legal India News | 3 Comments on Chopper case: SC to hear plea against Sonia,Manmohan next week The Supreme Court today said it will hear next week a PIL seeking registration of an FIR against political leaders, including Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in connection with AgustaWestland Chopper case. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit ordered listing […] Read more » Chopper case Court featured Law Legal News Manmohan Singh plea Sonia Gandhi Supreme Court
Top Law News MPs exercise fundamental rights like Justice Katju:SC April 27, 2016 / April 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said MPs who passed the resolution condemning Justice (Retd) Markandey Katju for his blog against Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose enjoyed the same freedom of speech and expression as him. “Do you mean to say that the Members of Parliament have no right to express their views? They have simply put their […] Read more » Court featured fundamental rights Justice Katju Law Legal News MP Supreme Court
