Top Law News Calcutta HC forms one-man committee to pay MPS Group depositors December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today formed a one-man committee of Justice (retd) S P Talukdar for returning money to depositors in the chit fund company MPS Group which allegedly duped investors. Passing the order on a PIL filed by investors, a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi formed the committee. […] Read more » Calcutta HC forms one-man committee to pay MPS Group depositors Calcutta High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC reserves order on Adarsh petitions December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today reserved its order on a bunch of petitions in connection with the scam- tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in south Mumbai. A division bench of justices R V More and R G Ketkar had in September started final hearing in the petitions including one filed by the society in 2011 […] Read more » Adarsh petitions Bombay HC reserves order on Adarsh petitions Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Air pollution: NGT asks Delhi govt to call urgent meet December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment With the national capital engulfed in smog, the National Green Tribunal today slammed Delhi government for not acting “seriously” to improve deteriorating air quality in the city and directed it to convene an urgent meeting on the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Health Secretary, […] Read more » Air pollution: NGT asks Delhi govt to call urgent meet Delhi government Environment news featured Legal News NGT
Environment Law News NGT prohibits tree felling in a south Delhi green belt December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment As green belts continue to face the threat from rampant encroachment and increasing commercial activity, the National Green Tribunal has prohibited tree felling in the stretch located along Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway in south Delhi’s Saket area. “There shall be no tree cutting on the stretch of green belt indicated in the application without following due process […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT prohibits tree felling in a south Delhi green belt
Criminal Law News Man gets 7 years in jail for abetment of wife’s suicide December 2, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court of Thane has sentenced a 60-year- old man to seven years rigorous imprisonment for abetment of suicide of his wife. Additional Sessions Judge Mridula V K Bhatia found Ragunath Laxman Bhoir, a resident of Pimplas village in the district, guilty under the charge of abetment of suicide of his wife and sentenced him […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Man gets 7 years in jail for abetment of wife's suicide
Top Law News Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment More than 55,000 pending cases has been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat to be held here on December 12. The District Judge R N Kakad said here today that more than 55,000 cases (35,000 in District Court and 20,000 in Executive Magistrate Court) have been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat. […] Read more » cases Court featured Law Legal News National Lok Adalat Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat
Top Law News States can’t grant remission without Centre’s concurrence: SC December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment States cannot exercise statutory power to remit sentences of convicts, tried under central laws and probed by central agencies like CBI without consulting the Union government, the Supreme Court held today. Settling the constitutional issues that had arisen out of the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to set free the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination […] Read more » CBI featured Law Legal News Rajiv Gandhi States can't grant remission without Centre's concurrence: SC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Hardik’s actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Hardik’s actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC In a partial relief to Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel, the Gujarat High Court today dropped the charge of ‘waging war against government’ against him and his five aides but upheld the stringent sedition clause against them. Justice J B Pardiwala, after hearing the arguments, ordered the removal of three IPC sections in the […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Hardik patel Hardik's actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Court dismisses plea of ex-cricketer Jacob Martin December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Indian cricketer Jacob Martin has failed to get any relief from a Delhi court which dismissed his plea challenging framing of charges against him in a case in which he is accused of fraudulently obtaining visa for another person from the UK High Commission. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar dismissed a revision petition filed […] Read more » Court Court dismisses plea of ex-cricketer Jacob Martin featured Jacob Martin Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Delhi HC seeks Kobad’s reply on plea to cancel his bail December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to suspected Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, accused of propagating the activities of the banned CPI-Maoist in the capital city, on a Delhi Police plea seeking to cancel his bail. Justice P.S. Teji asked Ghandy to file his response on the police plea to cancel his bail. The […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi HC seeks Kobad's reply on plea to cancel his bail Delhi High Court featured Kobad Ghandy Law Legal News Maoist
Criminal Law News Ex-minister Thungon moves Delhi HC against conviction December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Union minister P K Thungon, convicted and jailed for four-and-a-half years in a graft case, today moved theDelhi High Court against the trial court order holding him guilty. A bench of Justice Indermeet Kaur posted the matter for further hearing on December 3. 68-year-old Thungon, also former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, was held […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Ex-minister P K Thungon Ex-minister Thungon moves Delhi HC against conviction featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Fund embezzlement: SC extends Teesta’s protection from arrest December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended till January 31 the interim protection from arrest granted to social activist Teesta Setalvad in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. “Interim relief to continue till January 31,” a three judge bench headed by Justice […] Read more » Court featured Fund embezzlement Fund embezzlement: SC extends Teesta's protection from arrest Law Legal News Supreme Court
