Top Law News Employee Not Entitled To Full Back Wages On Acquittal, Unless His Prosecution Was Found Malicious: Supreme Court April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We do not see any difference between initiation of the criminal proceedings by the department vis-a-vis a criminal case lodged by the police.” The Supreme Court has held that the employer cannot be mulcted with full back wages on the acquittal of an employee by a criminal Court, unless it is found that the prosecution […] Read more » Employee Not Entitled To Full Back Wages On Acquittal Unless His Prosecution Was Found Malicious
Top Law News Employee’s Pension Should Be Proportional To Salary : SC Upholds HC Judgment Quashing Pension. April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to many employees, the Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed against a Kerala High Court Judgment setting aside Employee’s Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 that capped maximum pensionable salary to Rs.15, 000 per month. The bench comprising the CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna in […] Read more » Employee's Pension Should Be Proportional To Salary
Top Law News Supreme Court declines urgent hearing on Hardik Patel’s plea April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord urgent hearing to Congress leader Hardik Patel’s plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The bench also comprising Justices M M Shantanagoudar […] Read more » 2015 Vispur rioting case. Congress leader Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. Hardik patel
Top Law News Supreme Court stays EC’s decision notifying Talala Assembly seat as vacant and declaring bypolls. April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Election Commission’s March 10 decision notifying Gujarat’s Talala Assembly constituency seat as vacant and declaring bypolls there along with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued notice to the poll panel on a plea filed by former Congress MLA B […] Read more » Talala Assembly seat
Top Law News Detention of foreigners: Supreme Court directs Assam chief secretary to appear before it on Apr 8 April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday voiced unhappiness over the inaction in a case relating to detention of foreigners in Assam and directed the state Chief Secretary to appear before it on April 8 A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi termed the affidavit filed by the Assam government as an “exercise in futility” and wanted […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Detention of foreigners Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News 2 awarded life sentence for killing man in Maharashtra April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Palghar district of Maharashtra has awarded life imprisonment to two members of a gang of robbers for killing a jeep driver. District Judge Rajendra Majgaonkar pronounced the punishment to Firoz Khan (38), hailing from Uttar Pradesh, and Jahir Khan (45), a native of Vasai area here, on Saturday and also imposed a […] Read more » District Judge Rajendra Majgaonkar life sentence for killing man in Maharashtra
Top Law News Decide whether Tikri Khurd lake in Narela is wetland: NGT April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Wetlands Authority of Delhi to hold a meeting and decide within a month whether the Tikri Khurd lake in Narela here is a wetland. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the Wetland Authority constituted under Rule 5 (2) of the Wetlands (Conservation & […] Read more » Tikri Khurd lake in Narela
Top Law News Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court asks Gujarat government to take action against erring cops in two weeks April 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Gujarat government to take disciplinary action in two weeks against the erring police officials, including an IPS officer, convicted by the Bombay High Court in the sensational Bilkis Bano gang rape case during the 2002 riots in the state. Besides, Bano in a plea before the top court sought […] Read more » Bilkis Bano case Bilkis Bano gang rape case during the 2002 riots
Top Law News ED seeks custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra in money laundering case March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate Thursday sought custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra in a money laundering case. The agency sought the custodial interrogation of Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, before Special Judge Arvind Kumar. Vadra, facing allegations of money laundering in purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million pounds, was […] Read more » Enforcement Directorate Thursday sought custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra Robert Vadra Robert Vadra in a money laundering case. Robert Vadra in money laundering case senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi Special Judge Arvind Kumar
Top Law News Finalise standards for lead in PVC pipes within 2 months: National Green Tribunal March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to finalise within two months the standards for using lead in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes which are commonly used in most buildings. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to finalise a draft notification within the […] Read more » Finalise standards for lead in PVC pipes National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel PVC pipes
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear on April 8 pleas challenging Centre’s decision on 10 per cent quota March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear on April 8 a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to economically weaker sections across all classes. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer said it would […] Read more » 10 per cent quota 10 per cent quota reservation 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to economically weaker sections across all classes 10 percent reservation to economically weaker sections across all classes Justices S A Bobde S A Nazeer Supreme Court
Top Law News National Green Tribunal refuses to review order slapping 5Lakh fine on schools and colleges March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Thursday refused to review its order slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on schools and colleges which have failed to install rain water harvesting systems on their premises. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said the execution of the order of the tribunal had not been […] Read more » Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore National Green Tribunal Rs 5 lakh each on schools and colleges which have failed to install rain water harvesting systems on their premises
