Top Law News SC lets off prof in contempt; takes note of his mental state July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order awarding three months jail to a professor for contempt for casting aspersions on some HC judges, saying he was not in a “proper frame of mind”. The court said professor Lavit Rawtani, who teaches Information Technology at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, […] Read more » Bhopal Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh High Court Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Supreme Court
Top Law News Pachauri suit: Delhi HC asks trial court to record evidence from Aug July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked a trial court-appointed local commissioner to start recording evidence of former TERI chief R K Pachauri in a suit seeking to restrain media houses from reporting his court cases and seeking damages of Rs one crore from lawyer activist Vrinda Grover and another woman for allegedly defaming him. Justice […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Pachauri suit R K Pachauri trial court
Top Law News Court allows Jharia MLA to cast vote in Prez election July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Dhanbad court today granted permission to the jailed Jharia MLA, Sanjiv Singh to cast his vote in the July 17 presidential election at state assembly in Ranchi. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajiv Ranjan gave permission to BJP MLA Singh to cast his vote on a plea made by him. Singh had applied to the court […] Read more » Court Dhanbad Court allows Jharia MLA to cast vote in Prez election featured Law Legal News presidential election Sanjiv Singh
High Profile Cases Dignity of dead must be given due respect: SC July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Respect the dignity of the dead, the Supreme Court said today while directing state governments to follow the guidelines of the National Human Rights Commission. “It is not as if the dignity of only living persons needs to be respected but even the dignity of the dead must be given due respect. Unless the communications […] Read more » Court Dignity of dead must be given due respect featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News 3,500 child pornographic sites blocked last month: Govt to SC July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is taking steps to deal with the issue of child pornography in its entirety and around 3,500 websites hosting such content have been blocked last month. The government told a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra that it has asked the Central Board of […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education child pornography Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC quashes TN order on medical admission as bad in law July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today quashed a Tamil Nadu government order reserving 85 per cent of MBBS and BDS seats to state board students and only 15 per cent for CBSE and other boards, holding that it amounted to discrimination among equals. Allowing petitions by some CBSE students challenging the June 22 state government order, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court medical admission Tamil Nadu
High Profile Cases SC orders CBI probe into extra-judicial killings in Manipur July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed a probe by the CBI into the alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police in the insurgency-hit state. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit asked the CBI director to appoint a team of officers to conduct the probe into […] Read more » CBI Court featured judicial killings in Manipur Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Inform about no. of vacant post of food inspectors: Delhi HC to Delhi govt July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government to inform it about the number of vacant post of food inspectors, which is hampering an effective check on the use of pesticides in vegetables and fruits sold in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News vacant post of food inspectors in delhi
Top Law News Conservation of wetlands: SC imposes Rs 50K as costs on MoEF July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slapped Rs 50,000 as costs on the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for not complying with its order on identification and inventorising over two lakh wetlands in the country and notifying the new rules. The apex court had in February directed the Centre to notify Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, […] Read more » Conservation of wetlands Court featured Law Legal News ministry of environment and forests MoEF Supreme Court
Top Law News Allahabad HC seeks UP govt’s reply on plea challenging land lease July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today sought a reply from the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging the grant of lease for a huge tract of land in Bulandshahr district to a trust run by an industrial group. A division bench comprising justices Arun Tandon and Rituraj Awasthi passed the order on the petition of […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured land lease Law Legal News plea UP government
Top Law News Submit all documents related to Ishrat case: Court to CBI July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court in Ahmedabad today ordered the CBI to place before it all documents related to the probe in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The court of special CBI judge J K Pandya allowed the application moved by deputy superintendent of police Tarun Barot, a key accused in the case currently out […] Read more » Ahmedabad court CBI Court featured Ishrat case Ishrat Jahan encounter case Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Washing allowance for SC employees: Centre to take final call July 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to take a “final decision” on a 2013 letter written by its registrar to the government on grant of washing or dress maintenance allowance to its employees. A bench comprising justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer asked the government to decide within four weeks on the October […] Read more » Court dress maintenance allowance featured Law Legal News Ministry of Law and Justice Supreme Court Washing allowance for SC employees
