Corporate Law News HC to Maha: ensure no illegal pandals,no noise pollution during festivals June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to ensure that no illegal pandals are erected and there is no breach of noise pollution norms during Ganeshotsav, Dahi Handi and Diwali celebrations. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagka was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking strict implementation of noise […] Read more » Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) featured justice A S Oka Justice Riyaz Chagka Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL)
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Suggest measuress for speedy disposal of cases : CJI to HCs June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has asked the high courts across the country to suggest measures for speedy disposal of cases to curb pendency and filling up of vacancies in the subordinate judiciary. In a communication to the chief justices of the high courts, the CJI has suggested that a disposal review […] Read more » Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra featured High Court Orissa High Court
Intellectual Property News Top Law News Plea to nullify land acquisition for road project filed in MHC June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: In the Madras High Court today a petition seeking to declare as null and void the entire land acquisition proceedings initiated for the proposed greenfield Chennai-Salem highway project was filed. The plea also sought to declare as unconstitutional and null and void section 105 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, […] Read more » 1956 featured Madras High Court MHC National Highways Act Poovulagin Nanbargal Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act
Criminal Law News Child rape deserve no leniency: HC June 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of and life sentence awarded to a man for raping a minor girl, saying “child rape is inexcusable” and “no leniency or mercy can be shown” to one who commits such a crime. While upholding the March 2004 decision of a trial court to sentence the […] Read more » chiold rape Justice C Hari Shankar Justice S.P. Garg
Top Law News HC asks Can Delhi afford felling of thousands of trees for housing complex June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asked today How can the national capital afford the felling of over 16,500 trees for a housing project. Taking note of the views expressed by the court which appeared inclined to order an interim stay of the tree chopping process, the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), tasked with redeveloping half […] Read more » Justice Rekha Palli Justice Vinod Goel National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) national capital senior advocate J P Seng
Corporate Law News Top Law News Aircel-Maxis case: SC to hear Swamy’s plea tomorrow June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a fresh plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to implead himself as a party in a petition filed against an Enforcement Directorate officer probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case. A vacation bench comprising justices Arun Kumar Misra and S K Kaul also agreed to hear the […] Read more » BJP Leader CBI featured former finance minister justice Arun Kumar Misra Justice S.K. Kaul P. Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy
education law SC to medical college: Pay Rs 20L penalty to each of 19 students for denying admission June 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed a Maharashtra-based medical college to pay Rs 20 lakh as penalty to each of the 19 meritorious students who were “illegally” and “wrongly” denied admission by it six years ago. The apex court asked the college to deposit the money in three months with the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS), […] Read more » Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice U U Lalit
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC asks Maha govt to fill vacancies of doctors June 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to take immediate steps to fill up vacancies of doctors and expert assistant medical staff in tribal areas of Melghat and Nandurbar that are known for high rates of malnutrition. A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and GS Kulkarni also suggested that the government tie up […] Read more » Justice GS Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil Public Interest Litigations (PILs)
Corporate Law News HC to MMRCL : How it permits construction at nights June 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) as to how it could be permitted to carry out construction works at nights if it would not stick to noise pollution rules. “How can we pass a judicial order permitting yo to carry out work whole day and night when you […] Read more » featured justice A S Oka Justice Riyaz Chagla Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL)
Environment Law News HC declined order against felling trees for south Delhi re-development June 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today declined to put on hold the felling of trees sanctioned by the Centre in connection with the re-development of six south Delhi colonies by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). While refusing to pass any interim order, a vacation bench of Justices […] Read more » Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra featured Justice A K Chawla Justice Navin Chawla Kasturba Nagar Mohammadpur Naoroji Nagar Netaji Nagar Sarojini Nagar Thyagaraja Nagar
High Profile Cases Aircel-Maxis case: SC recuses from hearing Swamy’s plea June 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A Supreme Court judge today recused herself from hearing a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to implead himself as a party in a case related to probe into alleged disproportionate assets of an ED officer investigating the Aircel-Maxis deal case. Swamy said the petition filed by Rajneesh Kapur seeking investigation of assets […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis deal case BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Justice Indu Malhotra Justice S Abdul Nazeer
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Madras HC directs govt to remove solar fences in reserve forest area June 22, 2018 / June 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court directed the PWD and Forest department for allowing encroachers to put up solar fences in reserved forest and water spread area in Tamil Nadu’s Erode and Coimbatore districts and directed the forest department to take immediate steps to remove them. A division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice G K […] Read more » featured Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan Justice M Sathyanarayanan PWD
