Top Law News Supreme Court to hear in July plea to restrain MPs making statements on judges removal May 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it would hear in the third week of July a plea seeking to restrain members of Parliament (MPs) from making public statements on removal of a judge of higher judiciary without there being any such notice in Parliament. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, while […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan featured Justices A K Sikri Parliament plea Rajya Sabha Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC to hear Yadav’s plea against disqualification from RS December 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court agreed to hear today former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav’s plea seeking immediate setting aside of his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha. The matter for urgent hearing was mentioned before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar on the ground that the Winter session of Parliament […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea Rajya Sabha Sharsd Yadav
High Profile Cases Sharad Yadav moves Delhi HC against disqualification from RS December 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today moved the Delhi High Court seeking setting aside of his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha. Yadav, in his plea, said he was not given any chance by the authorities before passing an order against him. Yadav, along with another MP Ali Anwar, was disqualified from the Rajya Sabha on […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rajya Sabha Sharad Yadav
Top Law News 3.08 crore cases pending in HCs, lower courts: Govt April 29, 2016 / April 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Despite disposal of over two crore litigations last year, over three crore cases are still pending in the 24 high courts and various lower courts in the country, Rajya Sabha was told today. The latest figures have come even as Chief Justice of India T S Thakur had on Sunday lamented that the judge-to-people ratio in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Court featured High Court Law Legal News Rajya Sabha TS thakur
Top Law News Can’t interfere with verdict upholding eviction: HC to two MPs August 7, 2015 / August 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said that while it was willing to set aside costs imposed upon Congress MPs Kumari Seljaand Ambika Soni, the judgement by which it was held that they were not entitled to accommodation in type-VIII bungalows cannot be interfered with. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath made […] Read more » Ambika Soni Can't interfere with verdict upholding eviction: HC to two MPs DELHI CONGRESS featured kapil sibal Kumari Selja Law Legal News national news Rajya Sabha
Top Law News Due precaution taken in reimbursing MPs’ claim January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajya Sabha Secretariat told the Delhi High Court that it takes “due precaution” in reimbursing the expenses claimed by members of the Upper House. “There are checks and balances in the payments made to the members of Parliament. All due precautions and measures are taken so that no unnecessary payment is made,” According to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Concurrent Audit Party Delhi High Court DGACR Director-General of Audit and Central Revenue due precaution members of Parliament members of the Upper House. PIL Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Top Law News Judicial reforms were the flavour of 2012 December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judicial reforms were the flavour of the year as the government focused its efforts on bringing a bill on judicial accountability and kept up its plans to change the present system of appointment of judges where the executive has little say. In March, the Lok Sabha passed an ambitious bill to lay judicial standards but despite two […] Read more » chaired by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh constitutional body Government Judicial reforms Law Ministry Lok Sabha National Framework of Court Excellence NDA government Petroleum Ministry Rajya Sabha senior judges Union Cabinet UPA II government
Top Law News Delhi High Court dismisses PIL against Sachin’s nomination to RS December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL challenging cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court. According to division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, “The petition is dismissed” Earlier, Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra, who appeared on behalf of the Centre, had said that Tendulkar’s nomination […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra Article 80 of the Constitution Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Delhi High Court High Court Rajya Sabha Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia Sachin Tendulkar
Top Law News Stop victimisation of Muslim youths November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Several activists and political leaders, including CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, has demanded that “the harassment and victimisation of innocent Muslims youths” by security agencies in the name of fighting terror be stopped. In a convention on “Politics of Terror”, organised here by representatives of Left and other political parties, […] Read more » activists and political leaders Bihar’s Muslim youths Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan CPI-M CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Darbhanga Delhi airport Delhi Police Fasih Mahmood fighting terror human rights activists independent member of the Rajya Sabha Mohd. Adeeb Indian Mujahideen innocent Muslim youths Jama Masjid Karat Lalu Prasad said lawyers lecturers Lok Janshakti Party Madhubani Mohd. Adeeb Political leaders Politics of Terror professors Rajya Sabha Ramvilas Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sitamarhi the harassment and victimisation of innocent Muslims youths Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh
Top Law News Opposition of extension of police powers in Lokpal Bill August 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Extension of police powers to persons who are not members of police force under the Lokpal Bill was vehemently opposed by CBI on the ground of established principles of jurisprudence. Section 20 (7) of the Lokpal Bill which provides for extension of police powers of taking final decision after investigation and filing police report in […] Read more » amendment in clause 20 (6) of Lokpal Bill Lokpal Bill police powers in Lokpal Bill principles of jurisprudence Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Committee Rajya Sabha Select Committee Section 173 of CrPC Section 173 of the CrPC Section 20 (7) of the Lokpal Bill Section 8 of the CVC Act Section 8B of CVC act
Top Law News Cabinet OKs tougher penalties under Motor Vehicle Act March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposed changes in the Motor Vehicle Act. This paves way for passing the legislation in Parliament to increase penalty on traffic rule violators across the country. The new bill which will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha duing the Budget session has provision to slap Rs 500 fine […] Read more » Motor Vehicle Act Rajya Sabha Union Cabinet
Top Law News Panel probing judges can probe more charges: Supreme court August 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday held that a committee set up under the Judges Inquiry Act can go beyond the charges contained in the notice of motion admitted in the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha and forwarded to the committee in pursuance of an impeachment motion against a judge. ‘It will be naive to contend that […] Read more » judges can probe more charges Judges Inquiry Act Justice Aftab Alam Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad Justice G.S. Singhvi Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Supreme Court
