High Profile Cases Coal scam: SC to hear CVC’s plea on Nov 30 November 16, 2015 / November 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear the CVC’s plea seeking clarification on whether it could share confidential reports on the coal scam with former CBIofficial M L Sharma, probing the meetings of former agency chief Ranjit Sinha, after the Chief Justice’s bench hears the case. The bench, headed by Chief Justice H L […] Read more » CBI coal scam Coal scam: SC to hear CVC's plea on Nov 30 Court Criminal news CVC featured Law Supreme Court
Environment Law News NGT allows construction of Barapullah flyover Ph-3 November 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today allowed the construction work on the third phase of Barapullah elevated road here, connecting South and East Delhi, observing that it was a project aimed at decongesting traffic. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar vacated the tribunal’s order last month prohibiting the construction work of the bridge between […] Read more » Delhi featured Law Legal News NGT NGT allows construction of Barapullah flyover Ph-3
Top Law News Minor girls missing from orphanage:HC seeks reply November 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment With three minor girls going missing from an orphanage here, Delhi High Court today asked the city government and police as to what steps they had taken to trace them. The matter was taken up after Supreme Court judge Justice T S Thakur forwarded it to the high court for appropriate action following media reports. […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News Minor girls missing from orphanage:HC seeks reply
Top Law News No derogatory remarks made by MoS V K Singh: Police to court November 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh did not make any “specific derogatory and humilating” statement warranting his prosecution on a criminal complaint for his alleged “dog” remark, Delhi Police told a court here today. In its action taken report (ATR) filed in the court, the police said no cognizable offence was made […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News No derogatory remarks made by MoS V K Singh: Police to court V K Singh
Criminal Law News SC rejects Delhi govt plea seeking death for Katara’s killers November 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a Delhi government plea seeking death sentence for the three convicts in Nitish Katara murder case including cousins Vikas and Vishal Yadav, saying that it did not fall under the “rarest of rare” category warranting the extreme penalty. A bench comprising justices J S Khehar and R Banumathi said that […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Legal News SC rejects Delhi govt plea seeking death for Katara's killers Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t seek bank guarantee to clear gold imports : High Court to Customs November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indian jewellers who import gold ornaments from Indonesia under a free trade agreement have a cause for cheer ahead of Diwali, with Delhi High Court directing customs authorities not to go by a recent government circular to clear their consignments but do so in accordance with the existing regulations. While the regulations say 20 per […] Read more » Delhi High Court Don't seek bank guarantee to clear gold imports : High Court to Customs featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has stayed a Government decision to ban surrogacy for foreign couples who have already reached the end of the process or are in the crucial stage of treatment. The interim order was delivered on November 3 by vacation bench of Justice Ravi Deshpande on a petition filed […] Read more » Court featured HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples Law Legal News surrogacy for foreign couples
Top Law News Govt flags concerns over legal aid programmes November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government today flagged concerns regarding legal aid programmes, such as inability to meet the high cost of litigation, and promised to do its bit like releasing cess collected to extend free legal assistance to workers of unorganised sector. Addressing a gathering here in the presence of Chief Justice of India designate Justice T S Thakur, […] Read more » Court featured Govt flags concerns over legal aid programmes Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Sheena case: Judicial custody of Indrani extended till Nov 20 November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Metropolitan Magistrate court in Mumbai extended the judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea — prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case — and two others till November 20, 2015 after their week-long remand ended on Saturday. “The judicial custody of Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai is extended till November […] Read more » Criminal news featured Indrani Law Sheena case Sheena case: Judicial custody of Indrani extended till Nov 20
Top Law News Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body Concerned over bad condition of roads in Ulhasnagar town in nearby Thane district, the Bombay High Court has asked the municipal body to impose penal and deterrent conditions in tenders or agreements with civil contractors for filling up potholes. Blacklisting contractors who do not carry out the work properly and videography of the repair process […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful November 6, 2015 / November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A CBI officer has been warned to be careful by a special court, after it was informed that the copy of a statement of an accused, who was earlier cited as a witness in a coal scam case, was supplied to other accused persons “inadvertently” and “due to oversight”. The CBI officer’s explanation came after […] Read more » CBI coal scam Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News No relief from SC to Hardik Patel in sedition case November 6, 2015 / November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hardik Patel today did not get any immediate relief from the Supreme Court which said his plea challenging invocation of sedition charge for allegedly inciting a mob during the quota stir for Patel community will be heard after Gujarat police completes probe in the case. A bench, comprising justices J S Khehar and R Banumathi, […] Read more » featured Hardik patel Law Legal News No relief from SC to Hardik Patel in sedition case Sedition case Supreme Court