Bar, Bench & Firm News Madras HC passes strictures against sessions Judge April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Bench here has passed strictures against a sessions judge describing his conduct as “reckless” for awarding 10 years of imprisonment in a murder case for which minimum punishment should be life sentence and also for disregarding its order seeking an explanation. A bench, comprising Justice A.Selvam and Justice T Mathivanan, said […] Read more » Justice A.Selvam Justice T Mathivanan Madras HC Madras HC passes strictures Madras High Court murder of a businessman P Ilayaraja sessions judge strictures against sessions Judge
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Govt and civic hospitals better for acid attack victim’s surgery: HC April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today observed that government-run JJ Hospital and civic-run KEM Hospital would be better equipped and cost effective to perform plastic surgery on acid attack victim Aarti Thakur. Aarti (25), who was attacked with acid at suburban Goregaon Railway Station in January 2012, had approached the Bombay High Court seeking a direction […] Read more » acid attack acid attack victim's surgery Bombay High Court civic hospitals better for acid attack Justice A.R. Joshi Justice V.M. Kanade
High Profile Cases Top Law News Petition in Allahabad High Court seeking prosecution of Obama April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local lawyer whose petition seeking prosecution of Obama for his remarks on “religious intolerance” in India was struck down by a local court last month, today moved Allahabad High Court challenging the lower court order.Sushil Kumar Mishra, whose petition dated February 9 was dismissed by Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh on February 10, filed a […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Obama Petition in Allahabad High Court prosecution of Obama
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC rejects plea challenging appointment of judges April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has declined to stay the appointment of eight additional judges of the High Court at Hyderabad, having jurisdiction over the two states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Justice Valmiki J Mehta said the petitioner Tummala Lakshmana Rao should move the High Court of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at […] Read more » appointment of eight additional judges appointment of eight additional judges of the High Court at Hyderabad appointment of judges HC rejects plea Justice Valmiki J Mehta said plea challenging appointment of judges
Corporate Law News Top Law News Lingaraj trust land not for sale-purchase: HC March 31, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgment, the Odisha High Court on Monday ordered that an area of 2.865 acres that belongs to the Lord Lingaraj temple trust near the Bhubaneswar airport and which was subsequently vested on the State Government shall be recorded back in the temple trust as the land is not tenable for any sale […] Read more » HC Justice BN Mohapatra Justice Indrajit Mahanti land not for sale-purchase Lingaraj trust Lingaraj trust land Lord Lingaraj temple trust Odisha High court sale-purchase with Assotech Millan Resorts Pvt Ltd
Family Law News Top Law News All married women’s suicides can’t be due to harrassment: Court March 31, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on All married women’s suicides can’t be due to harrassment: Court cannot be presumed to have been caused by harassment by the husbands or in-laws, a Delhi court said on Monday and acquitted a man giving him the benefit of doubt. “Minor incidents of beatings on small issues can take place in any household and it would be unsafe and rather hazardous to unnecessarily over-stretch these […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain death due to harrassment Every suicide by married women married women's suicides women's suicides women's suicides can't be due to harrassment
Criminal Law News Tax Law News Court dismisses bail plea of suspected LeT operative March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of a suspected Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, who was arrested for allegedly conspiring to kidnap businessmen from various places for raising funds to carry out terror strikes in the national capital. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Reetesh Singh denied bail to Mohd Shahid, arrested in December 2013 from Mewat […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Reetesh Singh bail plea bail plea of suspected LeT operative Court dismisses bail plea
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Misconduct if not grave, not ground for pension cut March 30, 2015 / March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Misconduct of an employee, unless grave, cannot be a ground for a State to slash post-retirement pensionary benefits, the Delhi High Court has held. “Suffice it to state that for a retired government servant a cut in pension can be ordered if the misconduct of which he is found guilty is grave. Mere misconduct, without […] Read more » ground for pension cut misconduct not ground for pension cut pension cut
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News What kind of driving test do DTC drivers undergo? HC asks govt March 30, 2015 / March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court has asked the city government about the nature of tests DTC drivers have to undertake prior to being allowed to drive buses. A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva sought an answer from the Delhi government on the “exact nature of test conducted by DSSSB” while hearing a […] Read more » driving test do DTC drivers undergo driving test of DTC drivers DTC drivers justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Justices B D Ahmed NGOs Azaad Dasta Sankalp Hamara
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News ‘If govts does its duties, PILs won’t be needed’ March 30, 2015 / March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment If governments discharge their duties responsibly, there would not be any need of public interest litigations, a senior judge of the Supreme Court has said. Justice T S Thakur of the apex court, said this while delivering a lecture here, and held “lacunae in system” responsible for piling cases in the courts. He was addressing […] Read more » governments discharge their duties responsibly If govts does its duties Justice T.S. Thakur PILs won't be needed
Criminal Law News Top Law News HC acquits youth convicted in robbery case March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside the conviction and four-year imprisonment awarded to a 20-year -old youth for alleged robbery, observing that there were several discrepancies in evidence adduced against him. Rahul Mishra, a resident of suburban Wadala, was convicted in February 2014 by a sessions court under section 397 of IPC for robbery […] Read more » Bombay High Court man acquitted in robbery case. HC acquits youth in robbery case robbery case
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Four ‘commercial courts’ to function in Delhi HC from tomorrow March 28, 2015 / March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To ensure speedy disposal of pending commercial cases, Delhi High Court will have four dedicated “commercial courts” functioning from tomorrow. Chief Justice G Rohini has designated two benches in the original jurisdiction as commercial courts to deal with the suits involving commercial disputes and two division bench in the appellate jurisdiction as commercial appellate courts […] Read more » 'commercial courts' to function in Delhi HC Chief Justice G Rohini commercial courts commercial courts to get started in Delhi HC commercial disputes
