Bar, Bench & Firm News Verdict on political advertisements on autos to come soon: Delhi High Court November 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has said that it is likely to pronounce its verdict “in a week or so” on a plea by autorickshaw drivers who are seeking quashing of the city government’s guideline banning “political advertisements” on public service vehicles. A bench, headed by Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, said “the judgement would be delivered […] Read more » Delhi government's standing counsel Zubeda Begum Delhi High Court guideline banning political advertisements Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Verdict on political advertisements Verdict on political advertisements on autos to come soon
Bar, Bench & Firm News Why No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution Asks HC November 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Why No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution Asks HC The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra Government for not prosecuting organisers of religious festivals who violated noise pollution rules. A bench of justices Abhay Oka and A S Gadkari further questioned the Government as to why it had issued fresh licences to the organisers of religious festivals when they had allegedly breached […] Read more » Bombay High Court Dr Mahesh Bedekar Environment Protection Act Justice A S Gadkari justices Abhay Oka No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution Violators of Noise Pollution
Bar, Bench & Firm News Magistrates not bound to direct registration of FIR: Delhi court November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to order lodging of an FIR in a property dispute matter, saying its “discretion powers cannot be exercised in a mechanical manner” and “magisterial court is not bound to direct investigation”. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Manoj Jain dismissed a revision petition of Noida resident Vineet Dargar filed against a magisterial […] Read more » (ASJ) Manoj Jain Additional Sessions Judge Delhi court Magistrates not bound to direct registration of FIR
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC warns contempt action against lawyers who go on strike November 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has warned lawyers against going on strike or indulging in any misconduct which disturbs the administration of justice, saying it would take suitable action against them under Contempt of Court Act. The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, with whom the advocates are registered, are also free to take action against […] Read more » advocate Manoj Laxman Shirsatthe Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Contempt of Court Act District Bar Associations HC warns contempt action against lawyers who go on strike
Bar, Bench & Firm News Man marries like prince, pays maintenance as pauper: Delhi Court October 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man projects himself like a “prince” while entering into wedlock but turns a “pauper” when it comes to paying maintenance to his estranged wife, a Delhi court has observed. The court stated this while enhancing the maintenance from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 per month to be given by the husband to his wife […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain Man marries like prince pays maintenance as pauper: Delhi Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News RTI replies to be uploaded online from October 31 with applicants’ personal details October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on RTI replies to be uploaded online from October 31 with applicants’ personal details Taking transparency to another level, the government on Tuesday directed all its ministries and departments to suo motu display RTI applications and responses thereof, on their respective websites from October 31. However, the DoPT instructions in this regard do leave scope for withholding RTI replies that contain personal information relating to an individual. “It may […] Read more » RTI replies to be uploaded online
Bar, Bench & Firm News Prof. V. Balakista Reddy appointed as New Registrar of NALSAR University of Law October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prof. V. Balakista Reddy got appointed as the new Registrar of NALSAR University of Law and will be taking charge from 20th of this month as the present Registrar of NALSAR, Prof. Vijender Kumar got appointed as Vice Chancellor of NLU-Assam. Prof. Reddy who is from Mahbubnagar district of Telangana is an expert in Air […] Read more » New Registrar of NALSAR University of Law Prof. V. Balakista Reddy got appointed as the new Registrar of NALSAR University Prof. Vijender Kumar got appointed as Vice Chancellor of NLU-Assam Vice Chancellor of NLU-Assam
Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL seeks CCTV in PSs to prevent custodial deaths October 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing incidents of alleged custodial torture and deaths, a PIL petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to install CCTV system in all police stations in Tamil Nadu, particularly enabling the officer incharge of the station to view the happenings. When the petition came up for hearing today, a division […] Read more » CCTV in Police Stations CCTV in PSs CCTV in PSs to prevent custodial death custodial deaths Justice K K Sasidharan Justice M Sathyanarayanan prevent custodial deaths
Bar, Bench & Firm News Team inspects Delhi University’s law centres October 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A team from the Bar Council of India (BCI), including the Delhi Bar Council chairman, on Tuesday inspected Delhi University Law Faculty’s three centres, holding detailed interactions with students and teachers, and surveying the entire campus. The Law Faculty may get a new campus soon, accommodating the three law centres currently operating out of different […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI Team inspects Delhi University’s law centres
Bar, Bench & Firm News Seven district magistrates transferred in UP October 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday reshuffled 12 IAS officials, including seven district magistrates, an official said. While senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Shailesh Krishna, who is currently principal secretary (labour) has been given additional charge of the cooperatives department, district magistrates of Bulandshahr, Mathura, Siddharthanagar, Kannauj, Etah, Mau and Ghazipur have been changed. A state […] Read more » district magistrates district magistrates transferred in UP district magistrates transffered
Bar, Bench & Firm News Only parents income be considered for deciding creamy layer:SC October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that an individual candidate’s income was not required to be clubbed with the income of the parents for the purpose of determining “creamy layer” to exclude a person of backward class from the benefits of reservation. Referring to the Centre’s Office Memorandum of 1993 on the issue and judgements of […] Read more » deciding creamy layer Justice Arun Mishra Justices J.S. Khehar parents income be considered for deciding creamy layer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Gallows only for meticulously executed diabolic murders: SC October 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that when an accused executes a meticulously planned diabolic murder, without provocation or acting on the spur of the moment, and becomes a menace to society, then the crime falls in the category of rarest of rare cases warranting the death sentence. “In our considered view, the “rarest of the […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu diabolic murders Jharkhand High Court Justice Arun Mishra Justice R.K. Agrawal
