Family Law News Consider proof of income while awarding maintenance: Court November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court here has asked a trial court to reconsider its order in a maintenance case, noting that the man was asked to make the payment to his estranged wife and their child without his proof of income being considered. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Gautam Manan passed the order in a criminal appeal filed […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Gautam Manan decide the quantum of maintenance proof of income while awarding maintenance
Top Law News SC to hear plea on Monday on attack on journalists at Hisar, November 26, 2014 / November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Monday a petition filed by a group of journalists seeking a direction to the Centre and Haryana for ordering a judicial probe into alleged assault on them and other media persons during a police operation to arrest ‘godman’ Rampal in Hisar. “List it on Monday,” a […] Read more » attack on journalists at Hisar Chief Justice HL Dattu Justice A K Sikri said. Justice Madan B. Lokur senior advocate Rajeev Dhawan
Top Law News SC sets up panel to verify figures on child sex ratio November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing its misgivings about the authenticity of the figures of the child sex ratio given to it by various state governments, the Supreme Court Tuesday set up a committee to verify the record on the basis of which these figures were arrived at. The apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Uday Umesh […] Read more » child sex ratio Justice Dipak Misra Justice Uday Umesh Lalit NGO Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Senior lawyer Sanjay Parekh senior lawyers - Colin Gonsalves
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Conflict of interest comes to haunt Srinivasan in SC November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday told N. Srinivasan that before seeking reinstatement as BCCI president, he should address the question of conflict of interest that arose if he headed the cricket board while owning an IPL team, whose official has been found to be involved in betting, . A Bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and […] Read more » BCCI IPL spot fixing scandal IPL VI Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice Mudgal panel report hearing Justices T.S. Thakur Kapil Sibal counsel of Mr. Srinivasan Srinivasan Supreme Court hearing
Environment Law News Insatiable human greed is bent upon to destroy Jhelum: J&K HC November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that “insatiable” human greed is bent upon destroying river Jhelum, today directed the state government to remove all encroachments along the river-banks. A Division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justices M H Attar and Ali Mohammad Magrey directed Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control (Kashmir) to ensure removal of all encroachments […] Read more » destroy Jhelum Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey Justices M H Attar
Bar, Bench & Firm News Govt concerned about heinous crimes by juveniles November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is concerned about growing incidents of heinous crime being committed by minors and the entire issue of juvenility is under its consideration, the Attorney General on Monday told the Supreme Court. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, which had described a juvenile law far too liberal in not giving punishment in grave […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta AG Mukul Rohatgi crimes by juveniles heinous crime being committed by minors heinous crimes by juveniles Justice Dipak Misra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ban on Comedy Central transmission: HC dismisses plea November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld the Centre’s decision to stop for 10 days transmission of entertainment channel Comedy Central for airing shows having “obscene” and “vulgar” dialogues besides being derogatory to women, observing these may influence the future generation. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, while dismissing the […] Read more » Ban on Comedy Central transmission Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Prohibition of transmission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Remove hoardings or face dissolution: HC November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up municipal corporations in Maharashtra for not complying with earlier court orders on removing illegal hoardings, posters and banners exhibited by political parties, the Bombay High Court today warned that it would ask the state to dissolve the civic bodies. “It appears that only municipal corporations of Pune, Mumbai and Akola have substantially complied […] Read more » Bombay High Court check on illegal hoardings face dissolution Justice Abhay Oka Remove hoardings
Bar, Bench & Firm News Magistrate can order further probe only on the plea of cops November 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Metropolitan Magistrate, after taking cognisance of an offence, cannot order further probe in the matter except on the application of a police officer, a sessions court here has said. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar, while allowing the revision plea of four murder accused against further probe order of a trial court, said, “I hold […] Read more » Magistrate can order plea of cops
Top Law News MCD can’t levy charges for violation of outdoor ad policy: HC November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has said that MCD does not have the right to levy any charge for violation of outdoor advertising policy as it set aside a penalty of Rs 7.36 lakh per month imposed on a retail outlet of sports wear company in 2010. Justice Vibhu Bakhru passed the order on a plea […] Read more » Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act DMC Act Justice Vibhu Bakhru MCD can't levy charges for voilation of ad policy outdoor ad policy violation of outdoor ad policy
Consumer Law News Realty firm asked to pay Rs 4.55 L each November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A realty firm has been directed by Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay Rs 4.55 lakh each to buyers for not handing over four flats in its project in 2006, saying they “paid their hard-earned money” and “their dream of having a house is shattered”. The Commission, comprising its judicial member N P […] Read more » Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Realty firm asked to pay
Top Law News Jama Masjid Shahi Imam’s son anointed Naib Imam November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shaban Bukhari , the 19-year-old son of Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, was Saturday formally anointed the Naib Imam (deputy Imam) of the 17th century mosque at a ceremony here. The anointment, which was attended by religious leaders from India and abroad, comes in the face of objection by the Indian government and […] Read more » Imam's son anointed Naib Imam Shaban Bukhari Shaban Bukhari as deputy shahi imam Shaban Bukhari as Naib Imam Shaban Bukhari as the Naib Imam of Jama Masjid Shaban Bukhari son of Syed Ahmed Bukhari
