Top Law News SC seeks govt’s reply on plea for common electoral rolls October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission for common electoral rolls for Parliament, assembly and local body polls to save public money and manpower. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y […] Read more » Centre government Court Election Commission featured Law Legal News plea for common electoral rolls Supreme Court
Top Law News Man awarded life imprisonment for murdering wife October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife and sent his brother to jail for two years for helping him dispose of the body of the victim. Aizawl district Additional Sessions Judge-II Vanlalenmawia passed the order and instructed the member secretary of the Mizoram State Legal Service Authority to […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Presence of outsider in Talwars’ flat cannot be ruled out: HC on Aarushi case October 14, 2017 / October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has said that the possibility of presence of outsiders and persons other than domestic help Hemraj in the Noida residence of the Talwars could not be ruled on the fateful night in the Aarushi murder case. On the basis of the record and statements of witnesses, justices B K Narayana and […] Read more » Aarushi case Allahabad High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Presence of outsider in Talwars' flat cannot be ruled out
Top Law News Patna HC quashes lower court order against Taslima Nasreen October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court has quashed a six-year-old order of a lower court which took cognizance of a complaint against controversial Bangladeshi write Taslima Nasreen for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with a tweet. The writer’s tweet was neither malicious nor was it made to intentionally disturb any public order, Justice Arun Kumar said in his […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Patna High Court Taslima Nasreen
Top Law News Bombay HC denies permission to 16-yr-old rape survivor to undergo October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today denied permission to a 16-year-old rape survivor, who was in her 27th week of pregnancy, to undergo an abortion, citing the report of a panel of doctors which examined her. A bench headed by Justice Ranjit More turned down the plea filed by the girl’s father on her behalf seeking […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC denies permission to 16-yr-old rape survivor to undergo Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC refers ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala to consti bench October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to its constitution bench the matter pertaining to a ban on the entry of women at Kerala’s historic Sabarimala temple. A three-judge bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra framed several questions to be dealt with by the constitution bench, including whether the temple can restrict women’s entry. The apex […] Read more » constitution bench Court featured Kerala Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Act against lawyers holding kangaroo courts in disputes: Madras HC October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a stern view of some advocates holding ‘kangaroo courts’ to resolve a dispute involving a medical college near here, the Madras High Court today directed that criminal action be taken against them. The court also directed the Centre to take appropriate steps to streamline the legal profession and told the Bar Council to go […] Read more » Act against lawyers holding kangaroo courts in disputes Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News West Bengal has 40 per cent child brides: Survey in SC October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal has got the dubious distinction of having the maximum number of married girl children at 40 per cent, a survey considered by the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, which has delivered a historic verdict declaring sexual intercourse with minor wife as rape, quoted the survey in its order, saying the figure […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court West Bengal has 40 per cent child brides
Top Law News NCP will have to vacate its Delhi office: Court October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has been asked to vacate its Delhi office by a city court here. The office of NCP is currently located in the posh Lutyens zone at 10, Dr Bishambar Das Marg in the heart of the national capital. District Judge Poonam A Bamba rejected the appeal of the NCP […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Nationalist Congress Party NCP will have to vacate its Delhi office Sharad Pawar
Top Law News Kejriwal’s denial of instruction to Jethmalani belated : Jaitley October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Arun Jaitley today termed as “bald and belated” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s denial in Delhi High court that he had not instructed his former lawyer Ram Jethmalani to use defamatory words against the BJP leader. Jaitley contended that the Aam Aadmi Party leader has neither substantiated his claim that he did not instruct […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court Delhi High Court featured Jethmalani Law Legal News
Top Law News HC seeks info on crackers licences from Pb, Har, C’garh October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Concerned over the pollution from fireworks, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to the two states and the Union territory of Chandigarh asking them to furnish by tomorrow details of licences issued for sale of crackers. The development comes days after the Supreme Court banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till […] Read more » Chandigarh Court crackers licences featured Haryana Law Legal News Punjab Punjab and Haryana High Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT raps Delhi government over report on rain water harvesting October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government for not filing a status report on whether government buildings, bridges and flyovers have installed rainwater harvesting systems and if these are functional. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted last opportunity to the city government to submit the report and warned of […] Read more » Court Delhi government Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT report on rain water harvesting
