Court, Judiciary & Legal System Human Rights Top Law News Centre bats for new comprehensive law on human trafficking October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that instead of amending certain provisions in existing statutes, there was a need for a “comprehensive legislation” to tackle all aspects of human trafficking. The ministry of women and child development, which along with National Legal Services Authority, was hailed by the court for their efforts to […] Read more » Centre bats for new comprehensive law on human trafficking featured Human trafficking law on human trafficking new comprehensive law on human trafficking POCSO Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences
Top Law News China operationalizes biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment China on Tuesday operationalised the USD 1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river, which has raised concerns in India over the likelihood of disrupting water supplies. All six of the station’s units were incorporated into the power grid on Tuesday, the China Gezhouba Group, a major hydropower contractor […] Read more » biggest dam on Brahmaputra China operationalizes biggest dam on Brahmaputra China operationalizes biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet featured
Top Law News India hits back: Don’t need Pakistan lecture on tolerance October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With Pakistan expressing “concern” over Shiv Sena’s attempt to disrupt its former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch in Mumbai by smearing black paint on the face of the event’s organiser, Sudheendra Kulkarni, New Delhi on Tuesday slammed Islamabad for “lecturing” it on tolerance and pluralism. When asked about Pakistan’s statement, a top official […] Read more » featured India Don’t need Pakistan lecture on tolerance Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch lecture on tolerance Pakistan lecture on tolerance
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Only CNG Cabs Will Ply on Delhi Roads: High Court October 14, 2015 / October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday made it clear that only those cabs which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) can ply on the national capital’s roads. Justice Manmohan said that since he has already passed an order against ANI Technologies, the company that owns Ola, prohibiting it from running diesel cabs, then same would […] Read more » CNG Cabs CNG Cabs Will Ply on Delhi Roads Delhi High Court featured Justice Manmohan plea filed by Association of Radio Taxis senior advocate Rajiv Nayar
Consumer Law News Top Law News Beef ban petitions to come up for final hearing in Bombay HC on Wednesday October 14, 2015 / October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has posted for final hearing on Wednesday a bunch of petitions challenging the beef ban legislation in Maharashtra. The petitions would be heard by a bench of Justices Abhay Oka and VL Achilya for three days from 14 October. In February 2015, the President had granted sanction to Maharashtra Animal Preservation […] Read more » Beef ban Beef ban petitions Beef ban petitions in Bombay HC Beef ban petitions to come up for final hearing featured Justice VL Achilya justices Abhay Oka
Bar, Bench & Firm News No copyright protection over Yoga poses: US court October 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From Yoshita Singh New York, Oct 9 (PTI) Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an order by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California yesterday, a […] Read more » copyright protection copyright protection over Yoga featured
Top Law News Law and order prime responsibility of state: Rajnath on Dadri October 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid intense blame game over the Dadri lynching incident, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said law and order is the prime responsibility of the state and the Constitution does not permit the Centre to directly intervene in such matters. “The question of law and order is directly connected with the state as it is […] Read more » featured Law and order prime responsibility of state responsibility of state
Consumer Law News Top Law News Ensure funds to combat Dengue are utilised properly : HC to govt October 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today directed AAP government to “supervise and ensure” that the grant-in-aid given to the municipal corporations to combat diseases like dengue is properly utilised. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also directed all concerned departments and civic agencies of Delhi government to cooperate with each other to […] Read more » advocate Arpit Bhargava Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court dengue Ensure funds to combat Dengue featured Justice Jayant Nath
Top Law News Court orders police to lodge FIR against Lalu on beef remark October 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Trouble mounted for RJD President Lalu Prasad for his controversial beef comment with a district court here today ordering police to register an FIR against him for it. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ram Chandra Prasad directed Kazi Mohammadpur police station to register an FIR against Lalu Prasad for his recent remark that “Hindus too […] Read more » Court orders police to lodge FIR featured FIR against Lalu on beef remark
Criminal Law News Top Law News HC order on Radhe Maa’s pre-arrest bail tomorrow October 7, 2015 / October 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today reserved its order on a pre-arrest bail petition filed by controversial self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa in a dowry harassment case. Justice Revati Mohite Dere said she would deliver the judgement tomorrow. On August 14, the court had granted Radhe Maa alias Sukhvinder Kaur interim protection from arrest while hearing her […] Read more » featured Justice Revati Mohite Dere Radhe Maa's pre-arrest bail
High Profile Cases Top Law News Farooqui’s wife asked me to persuade US national, says friend October 7, 2015 / October 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui’s wife had contacted the American researcher’s friend asking him to persuade the woman not to press rape charges against her husband, a Delhi court was told today. 44-year-old M Danish Husaini, a common friend of Farooqui and the US national, claimed before Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain that he was contacted by […] Read more » ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui’s Farooqui’s wife featured persuade US national
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court grants bail to AAP MLA Somnath Bharti October 7, 2015 / October 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AAP MLA and former law minister Somnath Bharti was on Wednesday granted bail by a city court in a domestic violence and attempt to murder case lodged against him by his wife. “Bail application allowed,” additional sessions judge Anil Kumar said. The court which had reserved its order on the bail plea on Tuesday, directed […] Read more » bail to AAP MLA bail to AAP MLA Somnath Bharti bail to Somnath Bharti featured
