Consumer Law News Top Law News DJB told to collect cess from water-packaging companies August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to collect a water cess of Rs.50,000 per year from all water-packaging industries in Bawana and Narela here for extracting groundwater from its inception till December 31, 2012. The order was passed by the Tribunal after noting that these industries had failed to pay […] Read more » cess from water-packaging companies
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News PK row: Court asks Aamir Khan to reply to suit against nude pose August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A civil court has asked Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to file a reply to a civil suit filed against him seeking a ban on the poster and release of film ‘PK’, where he is seen in the buff standing on railway tracks with a radio. The direction was given by Civil Judge M S Sharma […] Read more » Aamir Khan to reply to suit against nude pose PK row
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC dismisses plea challenging recovery proceedings August 24, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging recovery proceedings initiated by a bank under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act against a borrower but gave liberty to the latter to avail remedy provided under the Act before concerned debt recovery tribunal within two weeks. (Source:PTI) Read more » plea challenging recovery proceedings Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
Family Law News Top Law News Madras HC orders police protection to Rajasthan girl who fears honour killing August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras high court on Friday ordered police protection, if necessary, to a Rajasthan girl who apprehended honour killing at the hands of her own family members. Manju, 19, married a Tamil youth from Coimbatore in April this year and she was taken to Rajasthan by her parents by force later. A division bench of […] Read more » honour killing inter-caste marriage Justice P N Prakash Justice S Rajeswaran police protection to Rajasthan girl who fears honour killing
Top Law News SC to pronounce verdict on Coal block allocation on Monday August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of petitions seeking quashing of coal blocks allocation during the previous UPA regime. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha has examined the allegations about alleged irregularities in the allocation of around 194 coal blocks without following proper guidelines. […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha justices M B Lokur Kurian Joseph verdict on Coal block allocation
Bar, Bench & Firm News Khaitan & Co added three new partners August 23, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Khaitan & Co (leading Law Firm of India) has inducted three new associate partners Mr. Deepto Roy, Mr. Mohit Abraham and Mr. GT Thomas Phillippe, these three are co-founders of New Delhi based law firm ‘PXV Law Partners’. In the year 2008 Mr. Rohit Das and Mr. Pingal Khan founded a law firm in the name RDA […] Read more » Khaitan & Co law firm law firm Khaitan & Co law firm PXV PXV
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system August 21, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system Four PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court for declaring the NJAC move as unconstitutional The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a batch of petitions challenging the 121st constitutional amendment by which collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary was scrapped and a new mechanism under National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) […] Read more » Bar Council of India Chief Justice Appointment collegium system judges appointment panel judicial appointments Judicial Appointments Commission petitions against scrapping of collegium system Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Cabinet
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Parliament approval to bill to end collegium system August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parliamentary approval was accorded to two bills seeking to end the collegium system for appointment of judges with the Rajya Sabha Thursday adopting the measure as passed by the Lok Sabha Wednesday. The Constitution (99th Amendment) Bill, which seeks to put the proposed judicial appointment commission and its entire composition in the constitution, and the […] Read more » bill to end collegium system National Judicial Appointments Commission
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News SC rejects plea seeking stay on Aamir film ‘PK’ August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday junked a petition seeking a stay on the screening of Aamir Khan starrer “PK” for alleged obscene scenes and scenes with a potential to stir ill-will among people practising different faiths. While throwing out the plea, the apex court said that the facets of religion should not be brought into art and entertainment. “This is […] Read more » Aamir film 'PK' Chief Justice Lodha
Top Law News Supreme Court moved challenging NJAC August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Thursday moved seeking the quashing of the bill for setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts as passed by parliament to replace the collegium system. Petitioner advocate ML Sharma also challenged the constitutional amendment backing the setting up of […] Read more » Supreme Court moved challenging NJAC
High Profile Cases Top Law News Sexual Harassment: Woman Judge Objects to Inquiry Panel Composition August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman additional district and sessions judge in Gwalior who resigned alleging sexual harassment by a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge has objected to the composition of the inquiry committee that will hold a preliminary inquiry into the allegation. Objecting the presence of Justice Ajit Singh as the head of the two-member inquiry committee, the […] Read more » sexual harassment case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Phoolan Devi’s killer gets life imprisonment August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thirteen years after bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi was killed outside her official MP’s residence here, a court Thursday sentenced convict Sher Singh Rana to life for her murder. Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar awarded the life term to 35-year-old Rana, and also slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh on him. “However, keeping in view the overall facts and […] Read more » Phoolan Devi's killer
