Human Rights Contractual employees of BSES defer strike August 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Contractual employees of power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna today agreed to defer their proposed indefinite strike for the time being after Delhi High Court asked the two discoms to “hear them out”. Observing that “everything will come to a standstill if electricity was disrupted” in the national capital, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked […] Read more » Act (ESMA) BSES strike Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Bail denied Dalit to student murder accused rejected August 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today rejected the bail plea of Ameerul Islam, prime accused in the brutal murder of a Dalit law student at Perumbavoor in April. The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court, which considered the bail plea moved by Islam, noted that the case is under investigation and this is not a fit case for granting […] Read more » Ameerul Islam brutal murder Court Criminal Law News Dalit law student featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC waives 6-month waiting period, grants divorce to couple August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has allowed an estranged couple’s plea for divorce by mutual consent by waiving the waiting period of six months, exercising its powers under the Constitution to do “complete justice”. A bench of justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman granted the relief to the couple after taking into consideration their several years […] Read more » 6-month waiting period couple divorce Justices Kurian Joseph Rohinton Fali Nariman SC
Top Law News YouTube obliged not to host videos violating law: HC August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has said that video-sharing website YouTube was obliged not to host any content which violates the laws currently in force. The ruling came on a plea by Tata Sky seeking removal of videos from YouTube on how to crack the encryption of set top boxes of the company. “In terms of Rule […] Read more » featured host videos violating law plea by Tata Sky plea by Tata Sky seeking removal of videos from YouTube removal of videos from YouTube
Tax Law News “GRAs to look into harassment complaints of tribals” August 14, 2016 / August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that the complaints of tribals of three districts in Madhya Pradesh regarding alleged harassment by forest officials and police inaction would be taken care of by the grievance redressal authority (GRAs) set up by it. The ‘Shramik Adivasi Sangathan’ had approached the apex court against the order of the Madhya […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured GRAs grievance redressal authority harassment complaints of tribals
Criminal Law News Top Law News PIL for action against cow vigilantes for violent acts August 14, 2016 / August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and some states to take action against so-called cow vigilantes, who are allegedly spreading violence and committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities. The PIL, filed by Congress activist Tehseen S Poonawalla, said the violence committed by these ‘Gau Raksha’ groups have […] Read more » action against cow vigilantes action against cow vigilantes for violent acts atrocities against Dalits and minorities featured Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act 1976 PIL violent acts
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC imposes Rs 25,000 cost on Bar Council of India August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Bar Council of India, the apex body for lawyers, for failing to respond to a plea seeking setting up of a permanent body to hold Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » 000 cost on Bar Council of India BCI featured fine imposed on BCI Rs 25 SC
Consumer Law News Top Law News Nagaland is in process of banning dog meat July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Nagaland government is in the process of banning the use of Dog meat as food in the state and directives have been issued to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to this effect. The State Cabinet has not yet taken any decision on the matter but the government through a letter issued by Joint […] Read more » dog meat ban in Nagaland featured Nagaland process of banning dog meat
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News Farmer on leased land after expiry period can’t be evicted: SC July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a farmer, who is in possession of leased land even after expiry of the lease period, cannot be evicted if the owner either acknowledges the tenancy or is accepting the rent. Referring to a provision of the Transfer of Property Act, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice P C Pant Justice Ranjan Gogoi leased land Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act) of 1953 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 Transfer of Property Act
Top Law News PIL seeks transfer of probe in Road, Desilting scams July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A PIL in the Bombay High Court has sought transfer of probe from city police to Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) in the alleged road contract and desilting scams, saying it would expose the “unholy nexus” between contractors and civic staff. The PIL, filed by Vivekananda Gupta, is placed for hearing before a division bench of […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Bureau Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Azad Maidan Police station Desilting scams economic offence wing Economic Offence Wing (EOW) EOW featured Justice V.M. Kanade M S Sonak PIL transfer of probe in Road
Top Law News Ensure no unauthorised structures come up in Delhi July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Delhi High Court has pulled up the municipal corporations here for allowing people to build unauthorised constructions in the city and directed the civic bodies to ensure no such structures come up anywhere. “There are so many unauthorised constructions in the city. How could you allow them to come up? How can you […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi demolition of unauthorised constructions featured Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal no unauthorised structures in Delhi unauthorised structures
Top Law News Plea in HC on capping airfares July 10, 2016 / July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court for capping airfares across the country so that customers are not fleeced arbitrarily by airlines. The PIL urged the court to direct the authorities to frame “guidelines so as to put a cap on airfares and prevent the private airlines here from charging arbitrarily, […] Read more » capping airfares Delhi High Court for capping airfares featured Plea in HC on capping airfares
