Criminal Law News Top Law News SC seeks reply from UP govt in Convict’s appeal against death penalty June 10, 2018 / June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea by a death-row convict challenging the Allahabad High Court’s judgement upholding the capital punishment awarded to him for burning alive his son and two brothers. A vacation bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Kathua rape case: Crime Branch to produce accused before Pathankot court on May 31 May 30, 2018 / May 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir to produce the eight accused of Kathua rape and murder case before a court in Pathankot in Punjab on May 31 as directed by the Supreme Court. Crime Branch will produce the charge sheet in the case as well as all the accused in the case […] Read more » court directions in kathua case Jammu and Kashmir kathua rape case kathua rape case accused names of kathua rape case accused pathankot court Supreme Court
Top Law News Ex-CMs Mulayam, Akhilesh move Supreme Court for time to vacate official homes May 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former UP chief ministers Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav today moved the Supreme Court seeking “appropriate time” for vacating their official residences allotted by the Uttar Pradesh government. The top court had on May 7 held that former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh cannot retain government accommodation after demitting office and said […] Read more » Akhilesh Yadav featured Mulayam Singh Yadav NGO Lok Prahari Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh vacate
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea on June 1 against culling of stray dogs in UP May 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Friday a plea against alleged rampant culling of stray dogs in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh following deaths of several children in the area over the past few months. The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and M M […] Read more » featured L Nageswara Rao M M Shantanagoudar Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi Masterplan: Supreme Court rejects Centre’s plea seeking modification of order May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of the Centre seeking modification of its order in which the DDA was asked to invite suggestions from the public on amending the Master Plan of Delhi-2021. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Navin Sinha did not accept the Centre’s submission that there was no need […] Read more » featured M B Lokur Navin Sinha Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses plea of former UP minister Angad Yadav May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by former Uttar Pradesh minister Angad Yadav challenging an Allahabad High Court order cancelling the bail granted to him and also vacating the stay on his conviction in a 1995 murder case. A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha refused to interfere with the […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar featured Navin Sinha plea Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh minister Angad Yadav
Top Law News Bombay High Court : Form special team to probe emails sent to Tata firm May 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai Police to constitute a “special team” of officials, who are experienced in dealing with cyber crimes, to probe into allegations of defamatory emails received by a subsidiary company of the Tata Motors. A vacation bench, presided by Justice SJ Kathawalla, also directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Delhi Police Commissioner featured SJ Kathawalla Supreme Court TMIBASL
Top Law News Supreme Court approves draft Cauvery Management Scheme May 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today approved the Centre’s draft Cauvery Management Scheme for smooth distribution of water among four southern riparian states. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra rejected the suggestions of Karnataka and Kerala governments over the scheme, terming them as devoid of merits. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar BJP Cauvery Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal Congress-JD CWDT Dipak Misra featured Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine plea seeking prosecution of UP CM in Gorakhpur riot case May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a petition seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a hate speech case of 2007. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner Rasheed Khan to […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra chief minister D Y Chandrachud featured Rasheed Khan Supreme Court Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea of 3 witnesses of Kathua case May 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three college friends of a key accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl today moved the Supreme Court alleging torture by the Jammu and Kashmir police and seeking protection from a central agency. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud […] Read more » Crime Branch featured Kathua case Neeraj Sharma Sachin Sharma Sahil Sharma Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court concerned about overcrowding in prisons, asks HCs to look into issue May 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed concern about overcrowding in prisons across the country, in some cases beyond 150 per cent of the capacity, and asked all the high courts to consider the issue as it involves “violation of human rights”. The supreme court requested the chief justices of the high courts to take up the […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured High Court Legal Services Committee Madan B Lokur State Legal Services Authority suo motu Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court issues production warrant for Kejriwal’s arrested kin May 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued production warrant for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s relative Vinay Bansal, arrested in connection with an alleged scam in the Public Works Department (PWD), after the Tihar jail authorities failed to produce him. The court took a stern view and directed the jail authorities to explain the absence of Bansal, a […] Read more » Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal featured Public Works Department PWD scam Supreme Court Vinay Bansal
