Environment Law News HC Seeks Details of Action Taken Against Plastic Ban Violators August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Telangana HC on Thursday sought to know within 24 hours from the authorities the details of penal action they took on those who were violating the norms related to plastic use. The bench of chief justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Abhishek Reddy was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that wanted the rules to be […] Read more » plastic ban Telangana High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System 11-Judge HC bench suspends order of Judge who alleged Judicial corruption August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Thursday, an 11-judge bench of the Patna High Court suspended an order by fellow judge Justice Rakesh Kumar who, while ruling on an anticipatory bail matter, alleged corruption & nepotism in the judiciary. Justice Kumar’s order, the bench said, is “to shake the confidence of the public in the judiciary & to lower its […] Read more » judicial corruption Patna High Court
Criminal Law News High Court Shifts Sexual Plaint Probe Against IG to Telangana August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras HC on Wednesday shifted the probe into the sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman superintendent of police (SP) against DVAC joint director S Murugan out of Tamil Nadu & handed it over to Telangana. A report is to be submitted by the Telangana police to the HC in 6 months. “We are conscious of the fact that the inquiry & […] Read more » Madras High Court sexual plaint
Consumer Law News High Court : Acquittal of Driver Involved in Accident no Ground for Denial of Insurance Claim (Read Judgement) August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab & Haryana HC has made it clear that acquittal of driver in criminal proceedings pertaining to accident of a vehicle & a complainant turning hostile in the case isn’t a ground for denial of insurance claim to the family of the person killed in that accident. Justice Lisa Gill of the HC passed these orders while upholding […] Read more » accident insurance claim Punjab and Haryana High Court
Corporate Law News HC expounds: MD and CEO of Company is Competent Authority for initiation of Disciplinary Action against any officer for ‘minor penalties’ (Read Judgement) August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 has no role to play with respect to the initiation of the disciplinary proceedings.” The Delhi High Court was dealing with a Writ Petition filed by a Senior employee of Public limited company, claiming to be victimized by higher officials for raising voice against corrupt practices. The […] Read more » Disciplinary action High Court
Environment Law News Man Moves HC, Wants no Plastic Veil on Ganesh Idols August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Stating that plastic ban is a misnomer, a public interest litigation (PIL) plea was filed in the Telangana HC on Wednesday urging it to ensure its effective implementation during Ganesh Chathurthi where a large number of plastic covers are used to cover the idols. Petitioner’s counsel Kowturu Pavan Kumar made a mention before a bench […] Read more » ganesha idols plastics
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Media Reports suggests: Supreme Court Collegium set to recommend four new Judges for Supreme Court August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Names of Krishna Murari, Chief Justice Punjab & Haryana High Court, Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice, Kerala High Court, Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court & V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice Himachal Pradesh High Court, had been recommended by the SC Collegium for appointment as Apex Court Judges. People familiar with the appointments process confirmed that on Wednesday, […] Read more » judges of Supreme court Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Prosecutor held for Rs 5 lakh bribe in cheating case August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the 2nd arrest of a govt lawyer in 3 months, the Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught Mangesh Arote, a public prosecutor in the Himalaya bridge Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) collapse case, red-handed taking bribe from an accused in a cheating case. Arote (39) was trapped in the empty courtroom No. 16 of the sessions court building, near […] Read more » prosecutor bribe
Family Law News Husband Arrested by Police for Defaming Ex Wife on Social Media August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment City police’s cybercrimecell on Thursday arrested one Mohammed Arif Ghadiali of Danilimda for defaming & harassing his former wife & her kin. The complainant in the case had approached the cyber crime cell also on behalf of her niece, who is Ghadiali’s ex-wife. According to the complaint, Ghadiali had married the complainant’s niece in 2012 & then separated […] Read more » defaming ex wife social media
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Human Rights under POCSO Act Two gets 20 years jail August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Haryana Police have secured the conviction of two persons, who were accused of kidnapping & raping a minor girl in Charkhi Dadri. After holding them guilty, 20 years imprisonment had been awarded to them by the Court of Additional District & Session Judge, Charki Dadri with a fine of Rs 17,000 each. According to a spokesman […] Read more » Haryana court Haryana Police POSCO Act
Public Utilities High Court asks Uttarakhand govt to take policy decision on liquor ban August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court has given the state government six months to formulate a policy to implement provisions of the Excise Act which provide for prohibition of alcohol in the state. A division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma directed the state government on Thursday to […] Read more » liquor ban Uttrakhand High Court
Tax Law News High Court Notice to Central Bureau of Investigation on Plea Seeking Probe into Pension Scam August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab & Haryana HC on Thursday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an ongoing petition seeking investigation into alleged pension scam in which various social security pensions in Haryana were disbursed to the ghost & ineligible beneficiaries. The matter is pending before the HC in the wake of a petition filed by Rakesh […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation pension scam Punjab and Haryana High Court
