Environment Law News Top Law News NGT bans burning of waste in open April 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Imposing a complete ban on burning of waste in open including garbage, leaves, plastic and crop residues, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said violators will be fined Rs. 5,000, in yet another significant order to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR.The order comes three weeks after the Tribunal banned plying of diesel vehicles which were […] Read more » burning of waste burning of waste in open featured National Green Tribunal NGT bans burning of waste NGT bans burning of waste in open
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Dowry death: court frees in-laws April 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman’s in-laws, accused of torturing her for dowry and setting her ablaze, have been acquitted by a Delhi court which refused to rely on her dying declaration. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Gautam Manan freed the parents-in-law and two brothers-in-law of the woman, who succumbed to severe burn injuries, noting that allegations of torture and […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Gautam Manan court rejects dying declaration dowry death dying declaration featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News CJI refuses to be part of panel to select NJAC members : SC April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a new twist, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has refused to participate in a three-member panel for selecting two eminent persons in the six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) on whose validity a constitution bench began hearings today. The five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice J S Khehar, which is hearing the […] Read more » Adarsh Kumar Goel Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CJI refuses to be part of panel featured Justice J.S. Khehar justices J Chelameswar Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur NJAC part of panel to select NJAC members senior advocate Harish Salve Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association
Top Law News Row over degree: Delhi law minister certificate “fabricated” April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Law minister Jitender Singh Tomar’s provisional certificate is “fabricated and does not exist in the institution’s record”, the Delhi High Court was on Monday told by a Bihar-based university from where he claimed to have done his law education.Tilak Manjhi Bhagalpur university in Bihar placed before the court its enquiry report stating that the […] Read more » Delhi Law Minister Delhi law minister certificate "fabricated Delhi Law minister Jitender Singh Tomar featured Row over degree
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Consent for indulging in unnatural sex ‘immaterial’: Court April 28, 2015 / April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Consent to indulge in unnatural sex is “immaterial”, a Delhi court has held while convicting a man of raping and committing unnatural act with a woman on the false promise of marriage, despite he being already married. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat held Noida resident Prashant Kaushal guilty of the offences saying though the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat Consent for indulging in unnatural sex featured unnatural sex unnatural sex 'immaterial'
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Lawyers’ body withdraws plea on NHRC chief’s appointment in SC April 28, 2015 / April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyers’ body on Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court its plea against any moves for appointing former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam for the post of Chairman in National Human Rights Commission, saying its representation is being considered by the competent authority. A Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu was informed by […] Read more » Chief Justice HL Dattu Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam CJI K G Balakrishnan featured Lawyers' body withdraws plea NHRC chief's appointment
Information Technology News Top Law News Delhi to get 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by Feb next year April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday said that it would provide 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by February next year across the national capital. The Government is also contemplating providing Wi-Fi in 5,000 buses of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and also lay a common fibre infrastructure in the city. Delhi Government in association with the Delhi […] Read more » 000 buses of Delhi Transport Corporation 000 Wi-Fi hotspots 1 Delhi to get 1 featured Wi-Fi in 5
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Yet to decide whether to pursue defamation case: Kejriwal to HC April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Delhi High Court that he has not yet decided whether he will pursue his case against a trial court decision sending him to jail in a defamation case filed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar was informed by […] Read more » defamation case featured Kejriwal pursue defamation case
Top Law News Ban on petrol and diesel vehicles: Centre moves NGT April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking stay of its ban orders on 15-yr-old petrol and 10-yr-old diesel vehicles from plying in Delhi-NCR on the ground that it would affect public and essential services. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in its plea, has said that most countries adopt fitness tests, including emission […] Read more » Ban on diesel vehicles Ban on petrol and diesel vehicles Ban on petrol vehicles featured National Green Tribunal
Top Law News Judicial supervision of graft cases hindering decision-making: Jaitley April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judicial supervision of corruption cases has hindered the “whole process of economic decision-making” as investigators try to make a case even in instances of “genuine error of judgement”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said. Speaking at the 16th DP Kohli memorial lecture organised by CBI, Mr Jaitley said that earlier the concept was that […] Read more » decision-making featured Judicial supervision judicial supervision of corruption cases Judicial supervision of graft cases
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Jaya case: SC terms SPP’s appointment bad April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that Tamil Nadu government has no right to appoint advocate Bhawani Singh as special public prosecutor(SPP) to appear in Karnataka High Court for J Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate assets case in Jaya case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, however said, though the appointment of the SPP is “bad in […] Read more » featured J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets case Jaya case Karnataka High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Drunk driving by youth: Court calls for deterrent punishment April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has upheld the jail term of a 22-year-old youth in a drunk driving case, saying that “a young person if spared of adequate punishment at this stage may not realise consequence of the wrong done by him.” Special Judge Narottam Kaushal made the observation while dismissing a revision petition filed by Delhi […] Read more » Court calls for deterrent punishment deterrent punishment drunk driving Drunk driving by youth featured Special Judge Narottam Kaushal
