Top Law News Govt-appointed toll collection firms need to pay stamp duty: Bombay High Court February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has said private firms appointed by the government for octroi and toll collection from vehicles have to pay stamp duty. A division bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and Bharati Dangre was recently hearing a petition alleging non-payment of stamp duty amounting to crores of rupees since 2005 by a private […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Justice Bharati Dangre Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari toll collection firms
Top Law News The Directorate General of Civil Aviation fix notice period, we only lay down guidelines : Delhi High Court February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has told the Delhi High Court that it has not fixed the notice period for pilots but has just laid down the guidelines under the Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) , and the power to decide the duration has been left with the airlines. The aviation regulator told the […] Read more » CARs civil aviation requirements Delhi High Court DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation featured Justice Rajiv Shakdher
High Profile Cases Finance Minister Arun Jaitley slams regulators’ failure to detect PNB fraud February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today slammed regulators for failing to detect the Rs 11,400-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank for seven long years, saying unlike politicians, regulators in the Indian system are unaccountable. Speaking on the scam for the second time this week, he said employees conniving with fraudsters is worrisome. Also worrisome is that […] Read more » Arun Jaitley featured Finance Minister Finance Minister Arun Jaitley PNB fraud PNB fraud PMLA case Punjab National Bank Rs 11400-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank
High Profile Cases PNB fraud : ED attaches houses and land worth INR 523cr of Nirav Modi group February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached 21 properties, including a penthouse and a farmhouse, of Nirav Modi and his group worth over INR 523 crore in fresh action against the beleaguered jeweller in the alleged Rs 11,400 crore fraud in the PNB The central probe agency said it has issued a provisional order for […] Read more » featured Nirav Modi group PMLA PMLA Nirav Modi PNB fraud
High Profile Cases Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram moves SC for protection of fundamental rights February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has approached the Supreme Court seeking protection of his fundamental rights, including the right to privacy, amid summons to his son Karti Chidambaram and raids by the CBI and the ED in connection with cases related to Aircel-Maxis and INX Media. Chidambaram, who is also a senior advocate, has claimed […] Read more » featured Karti Chidambaram P. Chidambaram protection of fundamental rights raids by the CBI Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram
Top Law News Man gets life imprisonment for raping teenage daughter February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has awarded life imprisonment to a 38-year-old man for raping his teenage daughter which led to her becoming pregnant twice. Additional District Judge N R Pradhan, in his order, convicted the man under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. […] Read more » imprisonment raping teenage daughter
High Profile Cases Need to introspect on effectiveness of POCSO Act: Justice Madan B Lokur February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Madan B Lokur today said time has come to “introspect” on the “effectiveness” of the law to protect children from sexual abuse and what has been achieved in the nearly six years since the enactment of the POCSO Act. He said there is a need to carry out an “assessment of the impact” the […] Read more » featured Justice Madan B. Lokur POCSO POCSO Act
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Centre to consider suggestions on safety and emission standards of small four-wheeler vehicles and Quadricycles February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to give “due consideration” to suggestions made on the issue of safety and emission standards of small four-wheeler vehicles and quadricycles. Quadricycles are a new category of cycle-like four-wheelers which are now allowed to ply on the roads. The issue before the apex court also related to the […] Read more » featured Justice A.K.Goel Justice U U Lalit quadricycles safety and emission standards of small four-wheeler Supreme Court
Top Law News UP government’s attempts to curb noise pollution is feeble and weak : Allahabad High Court February 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has questioned the intention of the Uttar Pradesh government to curb noise pollution, saying its attempts have been feeble and nothing much appeared to have been done to control the menace. The court said if the state government was not able to control noise pollution why does it not imposes a […] Read more » Allahabad High Court ban on unauthorised use of loudspeakers at religious places curb noise pollution featured Uttar Pradesh government to curb noise pollution
Top Law News Madras High Court issues notice to Tamil Nadu Assembly employee on post appointment February 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging the appointment of a Tamil Nadu Assembly employee to a top post in the House. Justice T Raja, before whom the petition from L S Vasanthimalar, Additional Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and B Subramaniyam, Joint Secretary, came up for […] Read more » featured Justice T Raja Madras High Court Tamil Nadu Assembly employee
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court upholds order granting anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in two anti-Sikh riot cases of 1984. February 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld a trial court order granting anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in two anti-Sikh riot cases of 1984. Justice Anu Malhotra dismissed the plea by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, seeking to cancel the anticipatory bail of Kumar, saying that as per the […] Read more » anti-Sikh riot cases of 1984. assassination of Indira Gandhi Congress leader featured Justice Anu Malhotra Sajjan Kumar
Top Law News Bombay High Court fed up with state government over delay in giving land for law University February 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Training its guns on the recently-held event ‘Magnetic Maharashtra’ business summit, the Bombay High Court today said the state government had time to hold such mega events but had still not decided on the allotment of land to set up the Mumbai campus of the Maharashtra National Law University. A division bench of Justices S […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Justice Bharati Dangre Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari Maharashtra National Law University MNLU National Law Universities Act 2014 state government
