Top Law News Allahabad HC asks govt to file reply on appointment of Info commissioner April 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today asked the state government to file its reply by tomorrow on the petitions, filed separately by suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and advocate M N Rai, challenging the appointment of the Information Commissioners for the UP Information Commission. A division bench of Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Justice Attau Rahman […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Amitabh Thakur Court featured Law Legal News UP government
Top Law News Court takes cognisance of complaint against PM April 6, 2016 / April 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today took cognisance of a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly “insulting” the national flag last year on the international yoga day and during his visit to United States. “I take cognisance of the complaint. Fix the matter for May 9,” Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria said while ordering recording of […] Read more » Barack Obama Court Delhi court featured India Gate Law Legal News Narendra Modi
Top Law News Pachauri withdraws plea from HC agnst media house April 6, 2016 / April 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment TERI’s Executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, accused in a sexual harassment case, today withdrew his plea seeking to restrain a media house from publishing reports on the proceedings and outcome of inquiry against him. Pachauri, who has denied all allegations levelled against him, through his counsel told a bench of justices Gita Mittal and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Pachauri withdraws plea from HC R K Pachauri sexual harassment case Teri
Environment Law News Advertise air pollution on lines of odd even-scheme : NGT April 6, 2016 / April 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi government and other authorities to create awareness about air pollution caused by vehicular emissions and burning of municipal solid waste and issue advertisements on the lines of the odd-even scheme. The green panel said the city government should keep a tab on ambient air quality (AAQ) standards in the […] Read more » air pollution Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
High Profile Cases Coal: Panel probing ex-CBI chief gives report to SC April 6, 2016 / April 7, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Coal: Panel probing ex-CBI chief gives report to SC Supreme Court today received an initial report of the panel appointed by it to probe the alleged scuttling of probe into the coal block allocation scam by then CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, whose meetings with accused persons have been held as “completely inappropriate”. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur declined to make the report […] Read more » CBI coal scam Criminal news featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News NGT seeks govt reply on plea against 13 cement firms April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took exception over the Centre’s delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which had issued notice to the Centre and 13 cement companies, made it […] Read more » Centre government Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Married woman gets Rs 51.75L compensation April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Awarding Rs 51.75 lakh to a married woman for the accidental death of her brother, a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has held that legal heirs, even if not dependent on the deceased, are eligible for compensation. The claimant, Divya Alok Srivastav informed Thane MACT that on May 23, 2007, her brother 237-year-old brother Abhisek Kumar, who […] Read more » Compensation Consumer news Court featured insurance Law Legal News Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
High Profile Cases Delhi HC asks Virbhadra to join probe, directs CBI not to arrest him April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | 7 Comments on Delhi HC asks Virbhadra to join probe, directs CBI not to arrest him The Delhi High Court today asked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, an accused in a disproportionate assets case along with others, to join the probe in the matter and directed CBI not to arrest him. Justice Pratibha Rani said this after Singh told the court that he was willing to join the investigation and […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Himachal Pradesh Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Madras HC grants advance bail to mentally ill man April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today granted anticipatory bail to a 61-year-old mentally challenged man, who allegedly murdered his wife and inflicted injury on himself last year. Granting anticipatory bail to the man, on a petition by one of his sons Kamaraj fearing arrest of his father, Justice S Vimala said, “putting the senior citizen behind […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC grants advance bail to mentally ill man Madras High Court
Top Law News PIL filed in Patna High Court challenging total ban on alcohol April 6, 2016 / April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed today in the Patna High Court challenging the Bihar governments decision to clamp total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state. An ex-serviceman A N Singh filed the PIL in the Patna High Court, a day after the Nitish Kumar ministry declared Bihar a total […] Read more » ban on alcohol BIHAR Court featured Law Legal News Patna High Court PIL filed in Patna High Court challenging total ban on alcohol
Top Law News Two Delhi HC judges transferred April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two judges of the Delhi High Court — Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Rajiv Shakder — were today transferred to the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh-Telangana and the Madras respectively. A Law Ministry statement said here that Justice Kait has been transferred to the High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and directed to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Two Delhi HC judges transferred
Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to grant interim protection to Virbhadra’s children April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to grant any interim protection to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s two children, who have challenged the Enforcement Directorates provisional attachment of some of their assets in a money laundering case. “We will give them (ED, Ministry of Finance) an opportunity to file response and then we will […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Himachal Pradesh Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
