Top Law News In Supreme Court, Kerala supports ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala temple February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that banning entry of women of menstrual age in historic Sabarimala temple in the state is a “matter of religion” and it is duty bound to “protect the right to practice the religion of these devotees”. In an affidavit, the state government said administration of the temple […] Read more » featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice NV Ramana Sabarimala temple women’s entry at Sabarimala temple
Criminal Law News Top Law News ISIS sympathiser sent to 10 days NIA custody February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Suspected ISIS sympathiser Abdus Sami Qasmi, arrested for allegedly motivating youths to join the dreaded terror outfit, was today remanded in 10 days NIA custody by a Delhi court. Qasmi was produced before District Judge Amar Nath during in-camera proceedings and according to sources, the NIA sought his custodial interrogation for unearthing the entire conspiracy. […] Read more » Abdus Sami Qasmi District Judge Amar Nath featured ISIS sympathiser ISIS sympathiser sent to 10 days NIA custody
High Profile Cases SC asks Delhi govt to shift Millennium Bus Depot or amend plan February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi government and DTC to either shift out Millennium Bus Depot on the banks of Yamuna within a year or get the master plan amended to legalise its existence. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi gave the direction while […] Read more » featured SC asks Delhi govt to shift Millennium Bus Depot
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT makes one-time exception to allow vintage car rally in Delhi February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to vintage cars connoisseurs, the National Green Tribunal today agreed to make a one-time exception to its order which had banned all vehicles older than 15 years from plying on Delhi roads. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted its nod for the 6th edition of 21 Gun Salute […] Read more » featured Justice Swatanter Kumar National Green Tribunal t NGT makes one-time exception vintage car rally in Delhi
Top Law News SC dismisses Congress MP’s plea, asks him to vacate bungalow February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a Congress MP from West Bengal, challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to stay his eviction from bungalow at New Moti Bagh , New Delhi. In an unusual order, the apex court rejected the plea of Chowdhury when his counsel mentioned the matter for […] Read more » asks him to vacate bungalow Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured SC dismisses Congress MP’s plea
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Family Law News Top Law News Laws to protect women being misused: court February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laws meant to protect women are being “blatantly abused and misused” to silence in-laws, a Delhi court has observed and made it clear that the judiciary would effectively prevent such “illegal conduct”. The court made the observations while granting relief of possession of property to a 70-year-old widowed woman who has accused her estranged daughter-in-law […] Read more » Additional District Judge Kamini Lau Court featured Laws to protect women being misused
Environment Law News Top Law News 2015 comparatively a better year in terms of pollution: Delhi HC February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unlike the public perception, the pollution levels in the capital last year was not as bad as other years, Delhi High Court said on Thursday after analysing the scientific data filed by the state pollution control panel. A bench comprising Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva after perusing the data filed by Delhi […] Read more » 2015 comparatively a better year in terms of pollution Delhi HC featured
Top Law News Nursery admissions: HC stays AAP govt’s order to scrap management quota February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday restored the management quota and 11 criteria for nursery admission in the capital’s private unaided schools abolished by the Aam Aadmi Party government. The court asked the government to take action against malpractices such as sale of seats. In an interim order, justice Manmohan stayed a January 6 circular […] Read more » featured Nursery admissions
Corporate Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC restores possession of mine to Rajasthan government from UltraTech January 24, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that the Rajasthan government will take back possession of a mine from Gotan Limestone Khanji Udyog Pvt Ltd (GLKUPL), which was transferred to cement major Ultra Tech, saying that competent authority was “misled” by concealing the real transaction. The apex court set aside the order of the Rajasthan High Court […] Read more » A K Goel featured Gotan Limestone Khanji Udyog Pvt Ltd J K Cements Ltd justices A R Dave UltraTech
Criminal Law News Top Law News HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on Chautalas’ parole plea January 24, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought city government’s reply on the plea by former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in teachers’ recruitment scam case, seeking parole for medical treatment. Justice Pratibha Rani asked the Delhi government to file their status report before January 29 on […] Read more » Advocate Amit Sahni Chautalas' parole plea featured Justice Pratibha Rani
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT raps UP over encroachments in Corbett Reserve January 24, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has taken strong exception to UP government’s non-compliance of the Supreme Court order directing eviction of residents from colonies of Kalagarh, which lie within the most sensitive core area of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The apex court, in December 2013, had directed the UP Irrigation department to vacate residential colonies in […] Read more » encroachments in Corbett Reserve featured National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar NGT raps UP over encroachments NGT raps UP over encroachments in Corbett Reserve
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two rape accused get varied imprisonment January 24, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has sentenced two persons to varied imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a woman more than two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar Tyagi sentenced Parveen to 10 years imprisonment and Satender to 8 years for kidnapping the woman from police circle Kotwali Sakroli in May 2013, when she had gone to […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar Tyagi featured Two rape accused get varied imprisonment
