Top Law News MCD elections: Court directs poll panel to seal EVM machines May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today directed the State Election Commission to keep the EVM machines used in a south Delhi ward in the recent MCD polls intact and in a sealed condition on a plea challenging the victory of a BJP candidate by two votes. District and Sessions Judge Asha Menon also sought response from the […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party BJP Court Court directs poll panel to seal EVM machines featured Law Legal News MCD elections Pinky Tyag
High Profile Cases SC junks plea for fresh oath ceremony of five UP ministers May 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking fresh oath ceremony of five Uttar Pradesh ministers including the deputy chief minister in the Yogi Adityanath government. The plea, which was junked by the apex court, has claimed that in a goof-up, the five ministers including deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma did not say “I” and […] Read more » Court Dinesh Sharma featured Law Legal News ogi Adityanath government plea for fresh oath ceremony of five UP ministers Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Prez Secretariat moves HC against CIC order on housing complex May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The President’s Secretariat has sought relief from the Delhi High Court from an order of the Central Information Commission directing it to disclose the security concerns it has raised against allowing a residential complex in the tony neighbourhood of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The case relates to the use of a 9.26-hectare (22.9 acres) dairy farm […] Read more » Central Information Commission Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rashtrapati Bhavan
Top Law News SC orders medical examination of Justice Karnan May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered the medical examination of Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan on May 4 by a board of doctors, to be set up by a government hospital in Kolkata. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also directed the Director General of Police of West Bengal […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Housewife renders services of skilled worker: Court May 1, 2017 / May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A housewife renders services of a skilled worker, a Delhi court has observed. The observation was made by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here while awarding the compensation of Rs 30.63 lakh to a 32-year-old homemaker who lost one of her legs in a road accident four years ago. The woman, who was crossing […] Read more » Court featured Housewife renders services of skilled worker Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Rail scam: Delhi HC upholds trial court order allowing CBI plea May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order allowing the CBI to place on record two CDs containing purported telephonic conversations intercepted during its probe in the cash-for-post bribery case in the railways. The case allegedly involves former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla and others. Besides Singla, the other accused […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea Rail scam trial court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Journo accused of abetting suicide of jawan gets bail May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a woman journalist booked for abetting the suicide of an army jawan and also under the Official Secrets Act after observing that prima facie no offence is made out against the accused. Justice Revati Mohite Dere on April 26 granted anticipatory bail to Poonam Agarwal, a […] Read more » bail Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Poonam Agarwal suicide of jawan
Top Law News Pondy varsity ordered to award grace marks to 9 MBBS students May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has annulled a Pondicherry University rule doing away with the award of grace marks to the MBBS students and asked the university to give the relief to nine final year students who had failed in a sole practical examination. A division bench of justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and S Vimala struck […] Read more » Court featured grace marks to 9 MBBS students Law Legal News Madras High Court Pondicherry University
Top Law News Niti Aayog for ‘judicial performance index’ to check pendency May 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Niti Aayog has suggested introduction of a ‘judicial performance index’ to check delay in trial and address the issue of pendency of cases. Asserting that corruption cases get held up in the judicial system inordinately, the policy think-tank has also recommended putting a time-limit for processing them. In its draft three-year action agenda (for […] Read more » Court featured judicial performance to check pendency Law Legal News NITI Aayog
Top Law News Madras HC slams use of elephants to bless people April 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has taken strong exception to use of elephants to bless devotees and seek money, holding that such practices amount to begging and violate rules related to management of captive animals. The court in its recent order directed forest officials to ensure best possible atmosphere and health conditions for the captive animals […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Sree Varadharaja Perumal temple use of elephants to bless devotees and seek money
Top Law News India deported foreign prisoners even without reciprocity: SC April 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With India and Pakistan embroiled in a diplomatic row over Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Supreme Court today said India has deported several foreign prisoners even in matters where “no reciprocity” has been shown by those nations. A bench, comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, while dealing with the issue of release of Pakistani nationals […] Read more » Court featured India deported foreign prisoners even without reciprocity Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC extends stay on order upholding JNU’s admission policy April 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today extended till July 27 the stay on its single judge’s order upholding the admission policy of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for MPhil and PhD courses based on the University Grant Commission (UGC) regulations. A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra said that the admissions […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured JNU's admission policy Law Legal News
