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
Top Law News SC for centralised system for lower judiciary appointments August 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today indicated that it was inclined to go ahead with a proposal for a centralised selection mechanism for appointment of judicial officers in the subordinate judiciary even if there was no amicable consensus among various the high courts and the states. It said that if the need arose it might accord a […] Read more » centralised system for lower judiciary appointments Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC gives nod to new outdoor advertisement policy in Delhi August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today accepted the environment pollution authority’s new outdoor advertisemenmt policy aimed at curbing illegal hoardings and giving Delhi an aesthetic look while ensuring safety of road commuters. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta directed expeditious implementation of the new policy framed by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News outdoor advertisement policy in Delhi Supreme Court
Top Law News Another HC bench recuses from hearing MP minister’s plea August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Another bench of the Delhi High Court today recused from hearing Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra’s plea against an Election Commission (EC) order disqualifying him on charges of paid news. The matter was listed before a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Navin Chawla, one of whom recused from hearing the BJP leader’s petition. No […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Narottam Mishra plea against an Election Commission
Top Law News Orissa HC orders for second JEE to fill up vacant B.Tech seats August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court today ordered the state government to hold second Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) of the year to fill up huge vacancies of B.Tech and MCA seats in both government and private engineering colleges. Adjudicating over a petition of OPECA (Odisha Private Engineering College Association), a division bench headed by Chief Justice Vineet […] Read more » Court featured JEE Joint Entrance Examination Law Legal News Odisha Private Engineering College Association OPECA Orissa High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Tharoor in Delhi HC to stop TV channel from misreporting wife’s case August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction to journalist Arnab Goswami and his news channel Republic TV to refrain from “misreporting” the case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death. Tharoor alleged that despite assurance given in the court on May 29 by the counsel for Goswami and the news channel, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News misreporting Republic tv Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar
High Profile Cases Defamation case: Court slaps Rs 10K fine on Medha Patkar, warns her August 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today imposed Rs 10,000 as costs on NBA activist Medha Patkar for her repeated failure to appear before it in defamation cases filed by her and KVIC Chairman V K Saxena against each other. Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid granted one last opportunity to the activist while warning that he will dismiss her […] Read more » Court Court slaps Rs 10K fine on Medha Patkar defamation case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Giving basic personal info can’t be covered under right to privacy, Gujarat tells SC August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government today told the Supreme Court that transparency is a key component in the technological era and providing basic personal information could not be covered under the right to privacy. A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar has been grappling with the contentious issue whether right to privacy can […] Read more » Court featured Giving basic personal info can't be covered under right to privacy Gujarat government Law Legal News Right to privacy Supreme Court
Top Law News Noida land scam: SC reduces sentence of ex-UP chief secy August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of former UP chief secretary Neera Yadav in a land allotment scam from 1993-95 in Noida but reduced her jail term from three to two years. A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi also upheld the conviction of former IAS officer Rajiv Kumar in the case […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Neera Yadav Noida land scam Supreme Court reduces sentence of ex-UP chief secy
High Profile Cases SC to hear Congress plea against use of NOTA in RS polls August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea moved by the Gujarat Congress challenging the decision to use None of the Above (NOTA) option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra agreed to hear the plea after senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before […] Read more » Congress plea against use of NOTA in RS polls Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
