Top Law News Madras HC declines to pass interim order on engg counselling plea July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today declined to pass any interim order on a petition to stay the single window counselling for admission to engineering courses in Tamil Nadu’s self-financing engineering colleges. The petition was filed by Anna University Self-Financing Engineering Colleges Management Association, Tirunelveli. Declining to pass any interim order on the plea, Justice K […] Read more » Court engg counselling plea featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News NGT declares 100m from edge of Ganga as “no-development zone” July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as ‘No-Development Zone’ an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared […] Read more » environmet law news featured Haridwar Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT River Ganga
High Profile Cases Coal cases: Only SC will hear pleas challenging special court order July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that challenge to any order passed by the special court during pendency of trial in coal scam cases will be entertained only by it. A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said it will not revisit the July 25, 2014 order passed by the apex court which had […] Read more » Coal cases coal scam cases Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks govt about vacancies of doctors in its hospitals July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Which was the last year when the government recruited doctors for its hospitals here, the Delhi High Court asked today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the Centre to inform it since when the posts of doctors have been lying vacant. The court raised the questions after […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News vacancies of doctors in centre hospitals
Top Law News Court allows Malegaon blast accused to use laptops in jail July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a rare order, a Mumbai court hearing the 2008 Malegaon blast case today allowed some of the accused to use laptops inside the prison for work related to the case. They won’t be able to access the Internet, though. “The court allowed an application moved by four accused after we said we had no […] Read more » Arthur road jail Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Malegaon blast Mumbai court
Top Law News Madras HC quashes defamation case against eight Tamil actors July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today quashed a defamation case against eight popular Tamil film actors, pending in Udhagamandalam court in Nilgiris district. Justice M V Muralidharan scrapped the defamation case against the actiors on a petition by them seeking quashing of the case filed on a complaint by a journalist accusing them of making defamatory […] Read more » Court defamation case against eight Tamil actors featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Nilgiris Udhagamandalam court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC stays money laundering case against folk artiste July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today stayed a money laundering case lodged by Enforcement Directorate against folk artiste Mohanambal and others following recovery of some money and valuables from her house in 2014. Justice M S Ramesh gave the interim relief to the folk dancer from Vellore district on her plea for quashing of the case, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court money laundering case against folk artiste
High Profile Cases Citizens need to learn to keep their city clean: Delhi HC July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The citizens of the national capital need to learn to keep their city clean, the Delhi High Court today said while asking the civic bodies to fix a schedule for collection and disposal of garbage. “The citizens of the national capital should also have some responsibility. They should also learn about keeping their city clean,” […] Read more » Delhi High Court Environment news featured law.court Legal News
Top Law News SC to give urgent hearing to disqualified MP min’s plea July 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to a plea of senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Narottam Mishra who was recently disqualified by the Election Commission. The poll panel had on June 23 disqualified Mishra for three years over paid news charges, holding him guilty of filing wrong accounts […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Narottam Mishra Supreme Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Surat club to pay 18L for not providing first aid to man July 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has upheld a state panel’s order asking a recreational club in Surat to pay Rs 18 lakh as compensation to the kin of a man who collapsed at the club and subsequently died due to inadequate help from the staff. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asked the Surat City […] Read more » apex consumer commission Compensation Consumer Law news Court featured Law Legal News Surat club to pay 18L for not providing first aid to man
High Profile Cases Centre’s stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda’s death July 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought to know the stand of the Centre on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea for a court-monitored probe by the CBI-led SIT into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar. A bench of Justices G S Sistani and P S Teji, who did not issue notice in […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea Sunanda Pushkar's death case
Top Law News Don’t just install VC facility, maintain it too: Bombay HC to govt July 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to not only install video conferencing facilities between courts and prisons but also maintain them for use in case of need. A bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav gave the direction while hearing a plea by an Aurangabad arms haul case accused Shaikh […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court failure to complete the process of installing video conference facility in all courts featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
