High Profile Cases Top Law News SC junks Essar’s plea challenging Spl 2G court’s jurisdiction September 29, 2015 / September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and its promoters challenging the Special CBI court’s jurisdiction to hold trial against them in the case arising out of the probe in 2G spectrum scam. “We dismiss the appeals and the writ petition,” a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and justices A […] Read more » 2G CBI Court Essar featured Law Legal News SC junks Essar's plea challenging Spl 2G court's jurisdiction Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases AAP MLA Somnath Bharti arrested in domestic violence case September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment AAP MLA Somnath Bharti was arrested here early today, hours after he surrendered in connection with the attempt to murder and domestic violence case filed by his wife. He was arrested around 4 AM, Dependra Pathak, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southwest) said. Bharti, who evaded arrest for nearly a week, had surrendered last night hours […] Read more » AAP AAP MLA Somnath Bharti arrested in domestic violence case Court domestic violence case featured Law Legal News MLA Somnath Bharti
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC admits plea challenging validity of Article 370 September 29, 2015 / September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court today agreed to hear a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 that gives special status to J&K. A bench of chief justice G Rohini and justice Jayant Nath posted for October 19, the hearing on a plea by a 22-year-old girl who contended that Article 370 was a temporary […] Read more » Article 370 Court Delhi Delhi High Court featured HC admits plea challenging validity of Article 370 Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News No evidence against ex-PM in coal scam case, CBI tells court September 28, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today opposed in a special court the plea of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking summoning of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others as additional accused in a coal scam case, saying the application was “devoid of any merits”. Special Public Prosecutor R S Cheema told the court that the records of […] Read more » CBI CBI tells court coal scam Court featured Law Legal News Manmohan Singh No evidence against ex-PM in coal scam case
Environment Law News Centre to reply on plea seeking place for crackers September 28, 2015 by Legal India News | 3 Comments on Centre to reply on plea seeking place for crackers The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the government on a lawyer’s plea seeking designated time and place for use of firecrackers during festivals like Diwali. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation and […] Read more » Centre to reply on plea seeking place for crackers environmental news featured Law Legal News NGT
Criminal Law News SC rejects Bharti’s bail plea, asks him to surrender by evening September 28, 2015 / September 28, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti in domestic violence case and asked him to surrender by evening. Bharti’s wife Lipika has filed the domestic violence and attempt to murder case against the AAP MLA. “First surrender, then we will see whether matter should be […] Read more » AAP asks him to surrender by evening Court Delhi featured Law Legal News MLA SC rejects Bharti's bail plea Somnath Bharti
Criminal Law News Rape case:US girl repeats allegations agnst Farooqui September 28, 2015 / September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The American research scholar today said the alleged incident of rape involving Bollywood movie ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui had indeed taken place. The US national, who is being cross-examined by the counsel of Farooqui in-camera, reiterated the allegations against the accused and denied suggestions that the alleged incident of rape did not take place. […] Read more » 'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui featured Law Legal News rape case Rape case:US girl repeats allegations agnst Farooqui
Top Law News Have preventive attitude to check dengue: HC September 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has asked the civic agencies in the national capital to have a “preventive” attitude, and not curative, in order to contain spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria. “Attitude should be preventive and not curative,” a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said, adding that proper cleaning of […] Read more » Delhi dengue featured Have preventive attitude to check dengue: HC Law news
Top Law News How can e-commerce sites be retailers for tax and not for FDI?: Delhi HC September 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has observed that if the central and state governments were not treating e-commerce sites likeFlipkart and Amazon as retailers for foreign direct investment (FDI), they cannot be treated as retailers for taxation purposes. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was of the “prima facie” view that if governments were treating transactions by e-commerce […] Read more » featured High Court How can e-commerce sites be retailers for tax and not for FDI?: Delhi HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Sadhvi Prachi surrenders before court, gets bail September 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Firebrand saffron leader Sadhvi Prachi surrendered before a court here and got bail in connection with a warrant issued against her for participating in an agitation against slaughter houses four years ago. Prachi surrendered before the chief judicial magistrate yesterday after a warrant was issued against her for not appearing in the court, government counsel […] Read more » Baghpat Court featured gets bail Law Legal News Sadhvi Prachi Sadhvi Prachi surrenders before court slaughter house
Top Law News Judge recuses from hearing Israeli diplo attack case September 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The sensational Israeli Diplomat attack case of 2012 will now be heard by an another court here after the judge, who was earlier conducting the proceedings in the case, recused himself from hearing the matter. The case, which was being heard by ASJ Reetesh Singh, was transferred to another court after accused Syed Mohammad Kazmi […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Israeli diplo attack case Judge recuses from hearing Israeli diplo attack case Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News High Court ticks Hardik over his “abduction claim” September 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing doubts over his “abduction” claim, the Gujarat High Court today came down heavily on the Patel quota spearhead Hardik Patel and warned him and his lawyer of contempt action, stating no one can take the court “for a ride”. A bench of Justices M R Shah and K J Thaker, hearing a habeas corpus […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Hardik patel High Court ticks Hardik over his "abduction claim" Law Legal News patel