Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC interprets applicability of amendments to Arbitration Act January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The changes made in 2015 to the Arbitration Act, under which there is no automatic stay on an award being challenged, would not apply if they affect enforceability of an award in proceedings which commenced before the amendment came into effect on October 23, 2015, the Delhi High Court has said. A bench of justices […] Read more » applicability of amendments Arbitration Act Ardee Infrastructure Pvt Ltd featured HC interprets applicability of amendments to Arbitration Act Justice Ashutosh Kumar Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News NGT asks Delhi government to for report on quality of water January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity of water that is being supplied to end users at various localities of the national capital on random sample basis. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the committee comprising environment secretary […] Read more » Central Ground Water Authority Central Pollution Control Board CGWA CPCB Delhi Jal Board DJB featured National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Dishonest recording of proceedings is injustice: HC January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A judge who does not record court proceedings “honestly and fairly” does the greatest injustice to litigants, the Delhi High Court has observed while transferring a corruption case from one trial court to another. The high court, which appreciated the efforts of the special judge to expedite the trial in the case, said it does […] Read more » Dishonest recording is injustice Dishonest recording of proceedings featured greatest injustice to litigants HC Justice Vipin Sanghi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Duty of judge to sustain judicial balance for adjudication: SC January 8, 2017 / January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The duty of a judge is to sustain judicial balance and not to cause trauma to adjudication process, the Supreme Court has ruled while setting aside an order of the Hyderabad High Court directing the police not to arrest three accused in a riots case. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also said courts […] Read more » adjudication Duty of judge Duty of judge to sustain judicial balance for adjudication exercise "judicial restraint". featured high court should high court should exercise "judicial restraint". judicial balance judicial balance for adjudication Justice Dipak Misra SC sustain judicial balance for adjudication Telangana government
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC rejects plea challenging externment of Nashik resident November 2, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition challenging externment of a Nashik resident, saying the externing authority had exercised its powers within the parameters of law and hence no interference was called for in the externment proceedings. “In view of this, we are not inclined to allow the petition,” said a bench of justices […] Read more » Bombay High Court externment of Nashik resident featured Justice Naresh Patil justice Prakash Naik
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Chief Information Commissioner can transfer Commissioners: HC October 25, 2016 / October 25, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held that the State Chief Information Commissioner has powers under Right to Information Act (RTI) to transfer State Information Commissioner from one region to another for the purpose of ensuring that the Commission functions in a smooth manner. This significant ruling was delivered by a bench headed by Justice V […] Read more » chief information commissioner featured HC Right to Information Act RTI transfer Commissioners
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases “Lower judiciary should avoid evocative verdicts” October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Touch the chord of a layman” by drafting simple judgements. This was the suggestion given by Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Sikri, to his colleagues, especially those in the lower judiciary. Addressing a session at the ongoing Kumaon Literary Festival here, he suggested that the lower judiciary should draft simple judgements as they may […] Read more » Court evocative verdicts featured Law Legal News Lower judiciary
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News ‘Star campaigner’s air travel expense outside constituency not August 28, 2016 / August 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expenses incurred by a “star campaigner” on travelling by air outside his constituency cannot be computed as his personal election expenditure as a candidate, the Supreme Court has said. A bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar ordered deletion of a paragraph, regarding expenses, in an election plea filed against an MLA in Madhya Pradesh on […] Read more » 'Star campaigner's air travel expense air travel expense featured Justice A M Sapre Justice J. Chelameswar MLA from Churahat Assembly constituency
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Manjula Chellur sworn-in as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court August 22, 2016 / August 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Manjula Chellur today took oath as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the second woman to occupy the post. Chelluar, who was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, was transferred following the retirement of D H Waghela as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on August 10. Waghela held the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Ch Vidyasagar Rao Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Governor Manjula Chellur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi continues to be a Union territory: HC August 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The special provisions incorporated for Delhi by constitutional amendment does not “dilute” the constitutional provision which gives the national capital the status of Union territory, the Delhi High Court ruled today. Aam Admi Party had contended that the Article 239AA of the Constitution which came into existence with a 1991 amendment, confers special status to […] Read more » Aam Admi Party Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC not to revisit 1996 verdict on anti-defection law August 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The historic 1996 verdict on the anti-defection law holding that a nominated or elected lawmaker of a political party is bound by its whip even after expulsion, will remain in force as the Supreme Court today refused to revisit the judgement. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi disposed of pleas filed by UP politician […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court verdict on the anti-defection law
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC notes ‘objectionable’ language by politicians July 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today took a serious note of “objectionable” language used by some leaders of political parties and observed that it is for the court to decide the limits to ‘right to freedom of speech’ as enshrined in the Constitution. The court also invited the designated senior advocates of […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News objectionable" language
