High Profile Cases SC dismisses plea for making yoga compulsory in schools August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking framing of a national yoga policy and making the practice compulsory for students of classes 1-8 across the country. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur dismissed the plea and said it is for the government to take a decision on such issue. “We are nobody […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for making yoga compulsory in schools Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC adjourns hearing on PIL on appointment of vigilance August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today adjourned to August 18 hearing on a PIL filed by DMK, challenging the appointment of the vigilance commissioner, to enable the Advocate General get instructions on the tenure. Hearing the plea filed by DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M […] Read more » Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL on appointment of vigilance State Vigilance Commissioner
High Profile Cases SC constitutes bench to hear Ayodhya dispute August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has constituted a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case from August 11. The bench, whose other members are justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer, would adjudicate the dispute over ownership of Ram temple-Babri […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ayodhya dispute Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL seeks action against cow vigilantes, ‘helpline’ August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to file reply to a public interest litigation seeking preventive action against cow vigilante groups ahead of next month’s Eid ul Adha. City resident Shadaab Patel filed the PIL last month, expressing fear that cow vigilante groups may stir up trouble during Eid. Among other things, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Eid ul Adha featured Law Legal News PIL seeks action against cow vigilantes
Criminal Law News Top Law News ATS gets transit remand of suspected Bangladeshi terrorist August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Muzaffarnagar court today granted the transit remand of a suspected Bangladeshi terrorist to Uttar Pradesh police’s Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), a day after his arrest here. Chief Judicial Magistrate Gopal Tiwari allowed the ATS transit remand of Abdullah after which it took him to Lucknow. Abdullah is allegedly associated with Islamic extremist group Ansarullah […] Read more » Anti-Terrorist Squad ATS Court featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar transit remand of suspected Bangladeshi terrorist Uttar Pradesh police
Top Law News Press doesn’t have exclusive right to criticise anyone: Court August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen’s reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of the scribes was higher as they […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Press doesn't have exclusive right to criticise anyone
Top Law News Bofors case: plea for early hearing filed in SC August 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An application has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of the politically- sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case after a fresh media report suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986. The plea by BJP leader and advocate Ajay Agrawal has also alleged […] Read more » Bofors case Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News AAP MLA in judicial custody for non-appearance in defacement case August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party MLA Surender ‘Commando’ was today taken into judicial custody for his repeated non-appearance in a case related to defacement of public property in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ashu Garg ordered Commando’s custody when he appeared before the court. He had not done on the last few occasions despite the court’s directions. […] Read more » AAP MLA in judicial custody Court defacement case defacement of public property featured Law Legal News Surender 'Commando'
High Profile Cases Uphaar fire tragedy: SC agrees to hear ex-IPS officer appeal August 5, 2017 / August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal filed by ex-IPS officer challenging a Delhi High Court order which had rejected his plea that he cannot be tried in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case because the CBI had failed to procure sanction to prosecute him. A bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Uphaar fire tragedy
Criminal Law News Top Law News EC bribery case: Accused again alleges torture inside jail August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sukesh Chandrashekar, an accused in the Election Commission (EC) bribery case, today moved the Delhi High Court alleging that despite an order not to subject him to violence inside Tihar jail, he was tortured. The high court on July 24 had warned of “serious action” over the alleged “torture” of Chandrashekar, saying any such incident […] Read more » Bribery case Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case Election Commission featured Law Legal News Sukesh Chandrashekar
Top Law News SC agrees to hear plea challenging Finance Act, 2017 August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the constitutional validity of some provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 on the ground that these would destroy the independent functioning of the NGT and 18 other tribunals. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y […] Read more » Congress Court featured Finance Act 2017 Jairam Ramesh Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea against non-operational SEZs in country August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would accord final hearing to a plea seeking return of unused land acquired for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to farmers and a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged flouting of rules by beneficiary corporates. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked states, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea against non-operational SEZs in country Special Economic Zones Supreme Court
