High Profile Cases SC allows Centre to replace MCI oversight committee July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said the Centre had proposed the names of five eminent doctors […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News MCI Medical Coucil of India Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘No policy decision yet on GM mustard crop’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that so far it has not taken any policy decision on the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud considered the statement of Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, that the government […] Read more » Centre government Court featured GM mustard crop Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Riots over cow: SC raps MP police for non-examination of VCD July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today castigated the Madhya Pradesh police for not getting a video pertaining to the 2013 communal riots over rumours of cow slaughter and producing them as crucial evidence before a trial court, warning the officials of action. “You (Deputy Superintendent of SIB) are in for a serious trouble, sir! Why have you […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News MP police Riots over cow Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘How is Dahi Handi an adventure sport?’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to clarify the grounds for classifying ‘Dahi Handi’ as an adventure sport in 2015 and permitting minors to participate in the festival. A division bench of Justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav raised the query while hearing a petition seeking contempt action against BJP leader […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dahi Handi featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks AAP govt’s reply on plea against Delhi Assembly rule July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the AAP government’s stand on a plea challenging validity of a Delhi Assembly rule which permits punishing a person accused of breach of privilege of the House without hearing him. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea against Delhi Assembly rule
High Profile Cases Take considered view on allowing GM mustard crop: SC to govt July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to take a “considered” and “well-informed” view before taking a policy decision on the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop, saying the effects of such a move would be “irreversible”. “It is an extremely, extremely important issue. You (Centre) take a well-informed and considered decision, as […] Read more » Centre government Court featured GM mustard crop Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court seeks police reply on plea to de-seal Pushkar’s suite July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sought a response from the city police on de-sealing a suite in a five-star hotel where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014. Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma asked the probe agency to respond by July 21 on the hotel’s plea which said it was ready to […] Read more » Congress Court Delhi court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News plea to de-seal Pushkar's suite Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar
Top Law News SC lets off prof in contempt; takes note of his mental state July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order awarding three months jail to a professor for contempt for casting aspersions on some HC judges, saying he was not in a “proper frame of mind”. The court said professor Lavit Rawtani, who teaches Information Technology at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, […] Read more » Bhopal Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh High Court Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Supreme Court
Top Law News Pachauri suit: Delhi HC asks trial court to record evidence from Aug July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked a trial court-appointed local commissioner to start recording evidence of former TERI chief R K Pachauri in a suit seeking to restrain media houses from reporting his court cases and seeking damages of Rs one crore from lawyer activist Vrinda Grover and another woman for allegedly defaming him. Justice […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Pachauri suit R K Pachauri trial court
Top Law News Court allows Jharia MLA to cast vote in Prez election July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Dhanbad court today granted permission to the jailed Jharia MLA, Sanjiv Singh to cast his vote in the July 17 presidential election at state assembly in Ranchi. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajiv Ranjan gave permission to BJP MLA Singh to cast his vote on a plea made by him. Singh had applied to the court […] Read more » Court Dhanbad Court allows Jharia MLA to cast vote in Prez election featured Law Legal News presidential election Sanjiv Singh
High Profile Cases Dignity of dead must be given due respect: SC July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Respect the dignity of the dead, the Supreme Court said today while directing state governments to follow the guidelines of the National Human Rights Commission. “It is not as if the dignity of only living persons needs to be respected but even the dignity of the dead must be given due respect. Unless the communications […] Read more » Court Dignity of dead must be given due respect featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News 3,500 child pornographic sites blocked last month: Govt to SC July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is taking steps to deal with the issue of child pornography in its entirety and around 3,500 websites hosting such content have been blocked last month. The government told a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra that it has asked the Central Board of […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education child pornography Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
