Top Law News Delhi HC asks Centre, AAP govt to frame policy on e-rickshaws March 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the Centre, the AAP government and the Delhi police to frame a comprehensive policy on plying of e-rickshaws in the national capital. “You have to frame a comprehensive policy as e-rickshaws are plying on roads here without proper registration,” Justice Manmohan said. It said a committee should be constituted […] Read more » AAP government Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News policy on e-rickshaws
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain plea of ex-UP minister in NRHM scam March 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of former UP cabinet minister Babu Singh Kushwaha against a trial court order taking congnisance of a charge sheet in one of the multi-crore rupees NRHM scam cases. A bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer asked Kushwaha to approach the special CBI court […] Read more » Babu Singh Kushwaha Court featured Law Legal News NRHM scam plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Kerala HC issues notice to BCCI on plea by Sreesanth March 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today issued notice to the BCCI on a plea filed by tainted Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, challenging the life ban imposed on him by the disciplinary committee of the cricket body. Admitting the petition by the player, seeking a direction to BCCI to allow him to play for a Scottish club […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News plea S Sreesanth
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks builder to pay Rs 40 lakh for ‘environmental damage’ March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal’s bench here has directed a builder to restore the environmental damage allegedly caused to a housing society in Khandala due to illegal hill cutting and tree felling. The western zonal bench of judicial member U D Salvi and expert member Ranjan Chatterjee asked the Mumbai-based builder to deposit Rs 40 lakh […] Read more » Court Environment Law News environmental damage featured Law Legal News Lonavala Municipal Council NGT
Top Law News Biocon, Mylan breast cancer drugs approved by DCGI: HC told March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swiss pharma major Roche cannot prima facie have a say against the sale and marketing of breast cancer medicines of drug firms Biocon and Mylan once the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved it, Delhi High Court said today. “Once the designated authority has given approval, you cannot say prima facie you have […] Read more » Biocon breast cancer medicines Court DCGI Delhi High Court drug firms Drugs Controller General of India featured Law Legal News Mylan
Top Law News Maha govt told to identify land parcels to build more prisons March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to take immediate steps to identify land in Mumbai and Pune for construction of additional jails to reduce overcrowding at Arthur Road and Yerwada prisons. A division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayed also directed the government to see if it can […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured identify land parcels to build more prisons Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Govt opposes PIL on LS poll losers getting into RS March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government today opposed the maintainability of a PIL in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain candidates defeated in a Lok Sabha election from contesting the Rajya Sabha polls. “Such kind of petitions are not maintainable. There are Supreme Court order also in this regard,” the government told a bench of justices G S […] Read more » Court featured Government Law Legal News Lok Sabha poll PIL
Top Law News Govt must declare computer systems as ‘protected’: Expert March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government must declare all computer systems as protected or at least bring them under the purview of ‘protected system’ so as to ensure stringent punishment to hackers, advocate and cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said today. “On a normal day in India, more than 10,000 cyber attacks take place and most of them go […] Read more » computer systems Court featured Government Law Legal News
High Profile Cases UGC notification binding on all universities: JNU tells HC March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) today told the Delhi High Court that the UGC notification setting a limit of eight students per professor for M.Phil and PhD courses, was binding on all varsities in the country. “The said notification is binding and is mandatory in nature and is to be followed by all the Universities […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured JNU Law Legal News UGC notification binding on all universities
Top Law News “Can’t pick and choose eateries to maintain hygiene” March 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hygiene and safety standards have to be maintained across all eating joints in the city and the Food Safety department cannot just pick and choose restaurants or other eating joints to implement this, the Delhi High Court said today. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva made the observation while ordering withdrawal of notices issued against Kake da Hotel, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Hygiene and safety standards Kake da Hotel Law Legal News
Top Law News Pepsi, Coca Cola allowed to draw water from river March 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief for Pepsi and Coca Cola, the Madras High Court today allowed the soft drinks giants to draw water from the Thamirabarani river for their bottling plants in Tirunelveli district. Dismissing a PIL filed by D A Prabakar and Appavo, a division bench of justices A Selvam and P Kalaiarasan lifted the ban […] Read more » Coca Cola Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Pepsi
High Profile Cases SC notice to Maha govt on plea of bar dancers’ body March 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea of a bar dancers’ body challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law putting conditions on dance performances by women in bars and hotels there. “Issue notice. Returnable within four weeks,” a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government plea of bar dancers' body Supreme Court
