Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC rejects plea challenging externment of Nashik resident November 2, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition challenging externment of a Nashik resident, saying the externing authority had exercised its powers within the parameters of law and hence no interference was called for in the externment proceedings. “In view of this, we are not inclined to allow the petition,” said a bench of justices […] Read more » Bombay High Court externment of Nashik resident featured Justice Naresh Patil justice Prakash Naik
Top Law News Won’t demolish secretariat for 2 weeks: Telangana govt November 2, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Hyderabad High Court today adjourned a PIL questioning the Telangana government’s proposal to demolish the existing secretariat buildings to construct a new complex. The court gave the government two weeks to file a counter- affidavit in the case. Advocate General K Ramakrishna Reddi gave an undertaking that the government would not demolish the secretariat […] Read more » Advocate General K Ramakrishna Reddi demolish secretariat featured Hyderabad High Court Telangana govt Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir Won't demolish secretariat for 2 weeks
Top Law News Pak will pay heavily, India has suffered enough in silence November 2, 2016 / November 2, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment If Pakistan inflicts injuries on India, the costs are going to be far heavier for them, Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said, asserting that there is a shift in India’s approach towards dealing with cross-border tensions as it has “suffered enough in silence” for Pakistan’s terror export. He also lashed out Pakistan for consistently violating […] Read more » featured India has suffered enough in silence Pak will pay heavily
Top Law News EBC launched Entrepreneurs’s Legal Guide to Business November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment EBC has launched Entrepreneurs’ Legal Guide to Business. This book takes away the labour out of the necessary issues related to company structuring. It includes all the necessary information about as types of companies, how to start business, how to deal with legal complaince and others. It also guides all the entrepreneurs to deal with major […] Read more » Entrepreneurs's Legal Guide to Business
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Judicial ethics should not be compromised at all: CJI November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judicial ethics should never be compromised as aberrations could bring disrepute to the entire justice system, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today, asking the judges to introspect about the public perception regarding their rectitude. “We need to introspect about public perception about our rectitude. It is painful to see sometimes aberrations occuring […] Read more » Chief Justice of India T S Thakur CJI featured Judicial ethics Judicial ethics should not be compromised
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News HC dismisses Muslim woman’s appeal against divorce November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal by a woman seeking to set aside the “forged” ‘khula’ produced by her husband on the basis of which a cleric granted a fatwa dissolving the marriage. S Basheria submitted she was married to T C A Mohamed Yusuf, a beef merchant on August 20, 1987 as […] Read more » appeal against divorce divorce featured HC Madras High Court Muslim woman's appeal Muslim woman's appeal against divorce dismissed
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Constraints can’t stand in way of access to justice November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access of the people to justice, though it may lead to lack of infrastructure and judges, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today. “Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access to justice a reality. That is absolutely in tune with our […] Read more » Chief Justice of India T S Thakur Constraints Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini featured Financial constraints justice Justice B.D. Ahmed Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung Prime Minister Narendra Modi way of access to justice
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases Plea seeking to declare Jaya’s election void November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the court registry to serve a fresh notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer on a plea by an independent who unsuccessfully fought the May 16 Assembly polls from R K Nagar, from where Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa won, seeking to declare the poll “null and void”. Petitioner G […] Read more » featured Madras High Court Petitioner G Pravina Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer
Consumer Law News Top Law News HC upholds detention of ‘sand smuggler’ under MPDA November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld an order of a Jalgaon Magistrate detaining an alleged sand smuggler under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act (MPDA), saying his movements in the society might lead to disruption of public order. MPDA covers bootleggers, slumlords, sand smugglers and certain other categories of offenders whose activities are a threat […] Read more » 150th anniversary celebrations of the Bombay High Court Bombay High Court featured HC justice Mridula Bhatkar Justice Vijaya Tahilramani Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act MPDA sand smuggler upholds detention of sand smuggler
Family Law News Top Law News Man jailed for 10 yrs for raping & threatening woman October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping a woman and threatening her, with a Delhi court rejecting his claim that it was an extra-marital affair. The court convicted Delhi resident Joginder Yadav while relying on the woman’s sole testimony. “I am of the opinion that prosecution has proved its case […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Shail Jain Delhi resident Joginder Yadav featured
Criminal Law News Top Law News MP’s PA sent to police custody in Pak espionage case October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Farhat, the PA of Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Munvvar Saleem, was today sent to police custody for ten days by a Delhi court in the Pak espionage case. The investigating officer said the accused, who was allegedly working for an ISI spy ring, was produced before Duty Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg and remanded for […] Read more » Farhat featured Maulana Ramzan MP Munvvar Saleem MP's PA sent to police custody Pak espionage case Shoaib Hasan Subhash Jangir the PA of Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Munvvar Saleem
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC quashes FIR as accused agree to do social service October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside a first information report (FIR) against five youths, accused of outraging the modesty of two girls, on the condition that they would do social work for two days and donate Rs 50,000 for legal aid service. The order was passed by a division bench of Justices Abhay Oka […] Read more » accused agree to do social service Bombay High Court featured FIR HC Justice AA Sayed Justice Abhay Oka
