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 SC lets Swamy amend plea on Centre’s security clearance August 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to amend his plea challenging recent policy guidelines of the Centre on grant of security clearances to companies. Swamy had moved the apex court seeking a direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to frame the guidelines for granting of security clearances to firms, including […] Read more » BJP Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea security clearances to companies Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC notice to CBI on plea against bail to MLA Amanmani Tripathi July 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the CBI on a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order granting bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Amanmani Tripathi, accused of killing his wife Sara Singh. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the probe agency and Tripathi onn the plea […] Read more » Amanmani Tripathi bail CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case plea Sara Singh Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses plea to probe mass murder of Kashmiri Pandits July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking probe and prosecution of various persons, including separatist leader Yasin Malik, for offences including murder of over 700 Kashmiri Pandits during the height of militancy in the Valley in 1989-90. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said that […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News murder of Kashmiri Pandits plea Supreme Court Yasin Malik
Top Law News Allahabad HC seeks UP govt’s reply on plea challenging land lease July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today sought a reply from the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging the grant of lease for a huge tract of land in Bulandshahr district to a trust run by an industrial group. A division bench comprising justices Arun Tandon and Rituraj Awasthi passed the order on the petition of […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured land lease Law Legal News plea UP government
High Profile Cases Centre’s stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda’s death July 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought to know the stand of the Centre on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea for a court-monitored probe by the CBI-led SIT into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar. A bench of Justices G S Sistani and P S Teji, who did not issue notice in […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea Sunanda Pushkar's death case
High Profile Cases SC to consider constitution bench to hear AAP govt’s plea July 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today assured the AAP-led Delhi government that it would consider setting up a five-judge constitution bench to decide its batch of appeals challenging the high court verdict holding the lt governor administrative head of the national capital territory. “We will post it and consider setting up of the bench,” a bench comprising […] Read more » AAP government constitution bench Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC dismisses plea to declare provisions of RP Act illegal July 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to declare as illegal certain sections of the Representation of the People Act which disqualify candidates only in cases of criminal conviction and not under certain laws governing corruption. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud dismissed the writ petition to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Representation of the People Act RP Act Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Delhi HC dismisses Virbhadra’s plea to quash PMLA case July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to quash the money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and son. The court dismissed the petitions of Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh, son Vikramaditya Singh and another person Chunni Lal. “The petitions are devoid of substance, consequentially the same are dismissed,” Justice R […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea PMLA case Prevention of Money Laundering Act Virbhadra Singh
Environment Law News Top Law News Plea in NGT against BJP leader for polluting Saryu June 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an embarrassment to the government, the NGT has been moved to act against some BJP leaders for making mockery of the Centre’s ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission and Ganga rejuvenation plan. The allegation is that a woman BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh threw a plastic bottle in the river Saryu, a tributary of the Ganga, […] Read more » BJP Environment Law News featured Ganga rejuvenation plan Legal News NGT plea polluting Saryu Swachh Bharat Mission
Top Law News Symbol case: Accused seeks bail, court to pass order on June 9 June 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An alleged middleman, arrested in the Election Commission bribery case, today sought bail in a special court here on the ground of parity with AIADMK (Amma) faction leader T T V Dhinakaran. The police, however, opposed the bail plea of Sukesh Chandrashekar, saying he was involved in 21 cases, majority of which are related to […] Read more » AIADMK (Amma) bail Bribery case Court Election Commission featured Law Legal News plea Symbol case T T V Dhinakaran
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape victim’s father opposes CBI closure plea June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Even as the CBI has sought closure of the case related to the rape of a seven-year-old girl at Vasco, the victim’s father today filed an application in a local court alleging that there were serious lapses in the investigation. In his application submitted before Apurva Nagvekar, Judicial Magistrate First Class at Vasco, the victim’s […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Goa police Law Legal News plea rape case
