High Profile Cases Women can directly approach WCD ministry : Maneka Gandhi March 18, 2017 / March 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said women could directly approach the Women and Child Development ministry if they face problems while using cabs, following allegations of harassment by a woman rider against an Uber driver here. “Flag us if you face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs,” Gandhi tweeted. She also urged […] Read more » cab safety face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs featured Union Minister Maneka Gandhi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Memo against Mehra’s appointment before LG: HC March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The memorandum against the appointment of Rahul Mehra as senior standing counsel for the city government is being considered by the Lieutenant Governor (LG), the Delhi High Court was told today. “The file pertaining to the issue raised in the petition is pending for consideration before the LG, who will take his decision soon,” Justice […] Read more » featured HC justice Sanjeev Sachdeva LG Mehra's appointment before LG Memo against Mehra's appointment Rahul Mehra as senior standing counsel
High Profile Cases HC dismisses students’ plea against JNU admission policy March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed as “infructuous” a plea challenging JNU’s admission policy based on a 2016 notification of the University Grants Commission which capped the number of students per professor for MPhil and PhD courses. “Petition dismissed as infructuous,” Justice V K Rao said. The court said that the regulations made by UGC […] Read more » capped the number of students per professor for MPhil and PhD course featured HC JNU admission JNU admission policy Justice V.K. Rao students' plea against JNU admission policy University Grants Commission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases HC declines to entertain plea on law officers’ appointment March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today disposed of a batch of PILs challenging the present system of appointment of state law officers, saying the matter comes under the purview of the government. The ruling by Acting Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh and Justice RMT Teeka Raman was in contrary to the stand taken earlier by another […] Read more » Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured Justice RMT Teeka Raman Madras High Court
Top Law News HC stays Odisha government’s tax recovery notice on IOCL March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to the state government, the Orissa High Court today passed an order to “keep in abeyance” a demand notice of VAT recovery from Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The state government in February had asked the IOCL to deposit tax of Rs 1485.98 crore for the sale of finished products from its Paradip […] Read more » featured finance minister Pradip Kumar Amat IOCL Justice Biswajit Mohanty Justice Indrajit Mahanti Orissa High Court Paradip Refinery project VAT recovery VAT recovery from Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Top Law News HC directs ASI to finish temple repair work by June 2 March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court today directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete by June 2 the repair work of the prayer hall of the Jagannath Temple at Puri. Last September, the ASI had told the high court that the repair work it was undertaking in the temple was likely to be over by […] Read more » advocate N K Mohanty Archaeological Survey of India ASI Chief Justice Vineet Saran featured Jagannath Temple at Puri Orissa High Court
Top Law News Accused directed to fill water tanks kept for animals for bail March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unusual order, a court today asked a man accused of poaching to fill water tanks kept for animals for a month as a condition for releasing him on bail. Selvaraj (35) was arrested on February 20 near Annur in the rural limits for possessing venison and was lodged in the Central Jail here […] Read more » bail featured fill water tanks kept for animals fill water tanks kept for animals for bail
Top Law News Zakir Naik, IRF indulging in unlawful activity: HC March 17, 2017 / March 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld the Centre’s decision to immediately ban Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), saying the organisation and its president and members were indulging in “unlawful activity”. Turning down the foundation’s claim that the Centre has not given reasons for its order, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said that there is material to […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured IRF justice Sanjeev Sachdeva UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Zakir Naik Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Accused directed to remove karuvelam trees for bail March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unusual bail condition, an assault case accused was today ordered by a court here to remove 100 ‘karuvelam’ (prosopis) trees, considered harmful to the ecosystem. The order comes amid action being taken by officials to remove the invasive species trees in 13 southern districts of Tamil Nadu following a Madras High Court directive […] Read more » bail featured karuvelam trees Principal District and Sessions Judge A K A Rahman remove karuvelam trees remove karuvelam trees for bail The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court
Top Law News Court notice on pleas challenging symbols to SAD, SAD (Delhi) March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued notice on a batch of election petitions challenging the symbols alloted to Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) and alleging these are religious parties not registered under the Societies Registration Act. One of the 12 petitions was filed by Surinder Singh of Panthak Sewa Dal, who has lost the […] Read more » Additional District Judge Kamini Lau featured pleas challenging symbols to SAD SAD (Delhi) Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) Society Registration Act 1860 Surinder Singh of Panthak Sewa Dal symbols alloted to Shiromani Akali Dal symbols to SAD (Delhi)
Top Law News No place for reserved category candidates in general merit list : HC March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today held that various reserved category candidates availing of age relaxation cannot claim a place in the general category merit list for the government jobs. The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi gave this ruling on a plea by the Gujarat Public Service Commission […] Read more » Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy featured Gujarat High Court Justice V M Pancholi No place for reserved category candidates in general merit list reserved category candidates in general merit list
High Profile Cases Najeeb case: Court reserves order on JNU students’ polygraph test March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today said it will decide on March 20 whether nine JNU students can be asked by Delhi Police to give their consent for lie detector test in a case relating to the varsity’s missing student Najeeb Ahmed. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass reserved the order after the counsel appearing for the students […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass featured JNU students missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed. Najeeb Ahmed
