Top Law News Allahabad HC dismisses petition challenging inclusion of Noida villages July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition challenging a notification passed by the Uttar Pradesh government two years ago whereby 80 villages of Gautam Buddh Nagar district had been included in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Area. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosle and Justice M K Gupta yesterday rejected the petition […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured inclusion of Noida villages Law Legal News
Top Law News SC to hear PIL to make law for appointments to poll panel July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre as to why no enabling law as mandated under the Constitution has been made for the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners in the poll panel. The court, however, acknowledged that till now good persons have been appointed in the poll panel. A bench comprising […] Read more » Court election commissioners featured Law Legal News PIL Poll panel Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Tamil Nadu moves SC for due share of Cauvery water July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed Tamil Nadu to file a fresh plea alleging that Karnataka was not giving its due share of 22.5 TMC of Cauvery water. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the counsel for Tamil Nadu to file a proper application in this regard and assured that it would hear the […] Read more » Cauvery water Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News SC asks Govt to consider giving window to deposit old notes July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rekindling hopes, the Supreme Court today asked the government and the RBI to consider granting a window to those who have not been able to exchange scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes for genuine reasons, saying people should not lose their own money for no fault of theirs. “You (Centre) cannot be allowed to […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News old notes RBI Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence: Delhi HC July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Offensive statements on the social media like Facebook, whether private or public and intended to humiliate someone belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe communities, would be a punishable offence, the Delhi High Court has said. However, generalised statements against all and sundry and not against a specific individual from SC/ST community would not […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence
Environment Law News Top Law News Graves on the rise, but no land to live: Delhi HC laments July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The way graveyards are expanding in the national capital, there would be no place to live, the Delhi High Court observed today. Asking the authorities to find out about the burial practices prevailing elsewhere in the world, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said as the population was […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News national capital
Top Law News State gets Bombay HC rap for failing to initiate women safety steps July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today rebuked the Maharashtra government for its “lackadaisical attitude” on initiating permanent measures for women’s safety in the state. A division bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav castigated the government while examining suo moto (on its own) the issue of safety of the women in the state. “On […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government women safety
High Profile Cases Encounter killings: SC asks states to reply to NHRC plea July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed various states to file their replies on a plea of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking direction for mandatorily giving information about any encounter killings in their respective jurisdiction for purposes of enquiry. A bench of Justices A M Sapre and R Banumathi directed the states should file their […] Read more » Court encounter killings featured Law Legal News National Human Rights Commission NHRC plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC gives Centre, RBI time to devise plan for depositing demonetised currency July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India two weeks to consider the option of granting a window to those who could not deposit their demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes for a compelling reason. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud […] Read more » Centre government Court demonetised currency featured Law Legal News RBI Supreme Court
Top Law News TN crop loan waiver scheme: SC stays Madras HC order July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Madras High Court directing the Tamil Nadu government to extend its crop loan waiver scheme to all farmers, including those having land holdings of above five acres. A bench headed by Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued notice to the association of agriculturists and stayed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu crop loan waiver scheme
Top Law News SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 cr in row with Maran: Delhi HC July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed budget carrier SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with a share transfer dispute with its previous owner Kalanithi Maran, but provided it some relief by allowing it to deposit the amount in two parts. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Yogesh Khanna said it was […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 cr in row with Maran
Top Law News No entity can be allowed to avoid anti-dumping duty: SC July 4, 2017 / July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No entity can be allowed to avoid paying anti-dumping duty, as dumping of cheap steel from China was adversely affecting the Indian steel sector, the Supreme Court said today. The apex court noted that due to the policies pursued by China, the global steel industry, including that in India, has been affected. “Due to China’s […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News No entity can be allowed to avoid anti-dumping duty Supreme Court
