High Profile Cases Practice Tolerance, Intolerance Dangerous To Democracy: Madras High Court March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Open criticism of Government policies and operations is not a ground for restricting expression. We must practice tolerance to the views of others.” The Madras High Court, last week, observed that a Governmental Body like World Tamil Sangam should not side with people protesting against a book by denying permission to its author to use […] Read more » Calcutta HC judgment Dangerous To Democracy Intolerance intolerance dangerous Intolerance Dangerous To Democracy Madras High Court Practice Tolerance
Top Law News Reinstate lecturer sacked during maternity leave: Madhya Pradesh High Court March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed a government college to reinstate a guest lecturer whose services it had terminated during her maternity leave. Setting aside the order of termination, Justice Sujoy Paul Friday asked the college to give her maternity benefits. Richa Tiwari, a guest faculty of computer science in the Government Naveen Mahavidyalay […] Read more » Justice Sujoy Paul lecturer sacked during maternity leave Madhya Pradesh High Court
Top Law News Man gets 7 years rigorous imprisonment for raping minor girl March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has sentenced a man from Bhiwandi to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl in 2016. In a judgement passed recently, district judge H M Patwardhan held Ramesh Rajaram Catham under the Indian Penal Code section 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The […] Read more » judge H M Patwardhan POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Ramesh Rajaram Catham
Top Law News Delhi High Court seeks Ayush Ministry reply on plea against decision on biometric attendance in colleges March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Ministry of Ayush on a plea challenging its decision to install Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system in colleges. Justice C Hari Shankar asked the ministry and Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) to file their counter affidavits on the plea and listed the matter for further […] Read more » Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system in colleges. biometric attendance biometric attendance system in colleges. Delhi High Court Justice C Hari Shankar Uttarakhand-based Uttaranchal Ayurvedic College
Top Law News Supreme Court asks states to file responses on fixing compensation for silicosis victims March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has directed all the states to file their responses on the issue of fixing compensation for victims of silicosis caused due to ill-effects of polluting industries. Silicosis is a lung disease caused by exposure to silica dust. The apex court, which is hearing a matter related to rehabilitation of workers who have […] Read more » compensation for silicosis victims silicosis victims Supreme Court
Top Law News Allahabad HC stays arrest Sonakshi Sinha in cheating case March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha in connection with a criminal case lodged against her for allegedly cheating an event organiser in Moradabad. The actress and four others were booked in the case last month. In a complaint on November 24 last year, an event organiser, Pramod […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha in cheating case stayed the arrest of Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha
Top Law News Responsibility of bar to maintain dignity of judiciary: Supreme Court March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is the responsibility of the Bar to ensure that “dignity of judiciary” is maintained, the Supreme Court said Thursday while hearing activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s application seeking recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from adjudicating contempt plea filed against him by the Attorney General. A bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha observed that […] Read more » dignity of judiciary
Top Law News Why no order yet to prohibit political ads on social media: The Bombay High Court March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday asked the Election Commission of India why it was hesitant to issue specific directions to prohibit political advertisements on social media 48 hours before election day. A bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar posed the question after the poll panel submitted that it was deliberating […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Naresh Patil HC Justice N.M. Jamdar political ads political ads on social media social media the Bombay High Court Why no order yet to prohibit political ads on social media
Top Law News Emission fiasco: NGT slaps Rs 500-crore fine on Volkswagen March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of “cheat device” in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months. The green […] Read more » Emission fiasco justice Adarsh Kumar Goel NGT Rs 500-crore fine on Volkswagen Volkswagen
Top Law News 1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar instigated mob to kill Sikhs, victim reiterates before court March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A key prosecution witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Thursday reiterated before a Delhi court that Congress leader Sajjan Kumar had instigated the mob to kill Sikhs. Denying Kumar’s suggestion that she had not named him in her earlier statement given to the Delhi police, Cham Kaur told the court that she always named […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Sajjan Kumar
Top Law News Maker of film ‘#MeToo’ moves HC against censor board order to change movie name March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The producer of the film ‘#MeToo’, which portrays kidnapping of a girl with the motive of committing a sexual crime, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the order of censor board asking it to change the title of the film and make several cuts. The petition is likely to come up for hearing before […] Read more »
Top Law News The Contentious Issue Is Relating To Ram’s Birth Place, That Is Not Negotiable”: CS Vaidyanathan March 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At the outset of the Ayodhya hearing on Wednesday, it was contended that in view of Order VIII Rule 4 of the CPC, the instant dispute being in the nature of a representative suit, no part of the claim could be abandoned and no compromise could be effectively recorded unless the Court has given notice […] Read more » Babri Masjid Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dispute for mediation Justice Ashok Bhushan Ram Janmabhoomi Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute for mediation Ram Lalla Senior Counsel C. S. Vaidyanathan
