Top Law News Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra government to develop a plan for shelter homes March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has said it is time the Maharashtra government develops a model plan for constant governance and supervision of shelter homes for children in the state. The court also said that the government could also consult social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muuruganantham for supply of sanitary pads for girls staying in these homes. A […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured justice G S Kulkarni justice N H Patil Maharashtra government shelter homes
Top Law News UGC to declare 2nd semester results of students pursuing optometry course: Bombay High Court March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to 40 students pursuing a course in optometry, the Bombay High Court has directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to declare their second semester results pending since last year. A bench of Justices R M Sawant and S V Kotwal was earlier this week hearing a petition filed by Lotus College […] Read more » 2nd semester results optometry course Bombay High Court featured Justice R M Sawant Justice S V Kotwal optometry course UGC UGC to declare 2nd semester results
Top Law News CBSE paper leaks: Students take to streets to protest the CBSE’s decision to hold re-examination March 30, 2018 / March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Students here took to the streets on Thursday to protest the CBSE’s decision to hold re-examination of Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers, even as the Congress demanded that Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and the board chairperson be sacked Amid massive protests over the paper leaks issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeted […] Read more » CBSE paper leaks featured
Top Law News The Income-Tax Department publicly names defaulters owing Rs 490 crore taxes. March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Income-Tax Department on Thursday released a pan-India list of 24 defaulting individuals and companies who owe about Rs 490 crore in taxes to the exchequer but have either gone untraceable or have reported inadequate assets for payment of dues The department issued an advertisement as part of its name and shame defaulters policy in […] Read more » Central Board of Direct Taxes featured Income-Tax Department pan-India list of 24 defaulters
Top Law News No passport for corrupt bureaucrats: Government Personnel Ministry. March 29, 2018 / March 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government officers facing criminal or corruption charges will be denied vigilance clearance for the grant of passport, according to new guidelines finalised by the Personnel Ministry. However, authorities concerned can take a call in case such officers need to go on foreign travel due to an extreme urgent situation such as medical emergencies. The vigilance […] Read more » corrupt bureaucrats featured guidelines finalised by the Personnel Ministry. No passport No passport for corrupt bureaucrats vigilance clearance
Top Law News Verdict in the 1998 black buck poaching case against actor Salman Khan on April 5 March 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Jodhpur court will announce on April 5 the verdict in the 1998 black buck poaching case against actor Salman Khan. The court of the chief judicial magistrate (Jodhpur Rural), where the trial of the case has been in progress for the last 19 years, reserved the judgment today after the final arguments. Magistrate Dev […] Read more » 1998 black buck poaching case black buck poaching case featured Jodhpur court Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri Salman Khan
Top Law News Madras High Court quashes I-T order against Kalanithi Maran over SpiceJet March 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today set aside a 2014 Income Tax department order declaring Kalanithi Maran as the principal officer of the low-cost carrier SpiceJet and making him liable for the alleged tax dues of the company when it was owned by him. Justice M Duraiswamy allowed a petition by Maran challenging the November 3, […] Read more » 2014 Income Tax department featured Kalanithi Maran Kalanithi Maran over SpiceJet Spicejet
Top Law News Fitness certificate to vehicle without independent test illegal: Bombay High Court March 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said the Maharashtra government’s practice of issuing fitness certificates to private vehicles without conducting an independent test was illegal and in breach of its previous orders. Therefore, the state government must take a decision on amending its rules and circulars on the issue and inform the court of its decision, […] Read more » featured Fitness certificate Fitness certificate to vehicle illegal Justice R I Chagla Justices A S Oka Motor Vehicles Act 1988 PIL public interest litigation RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Accumulation of cases due to shortage of judges : Justice Sudhir Agarwal March 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A senior judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Sudhir Agarwal today said that shortage of judges is the reason behind accumulation of cases in high courts and district courts . Out of the sanctioned strength of 160 judges in the Allahabad High Court only 106 judges were working, he said, adding that many of […] Read more » Accumulation of cases Allahabad High Court featured Justice Ramesh Sinha Justice RD Khare Justice Sudhir Agarwal Shortage of judges
Top Law News Man gets 2-year Rigorous imprisonment each in three cases of power theft March 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Thane court has sentenced a 45-year-old businessman, running three engineering units in the Mumbra township here, to two years of rigorous imprisonment each in three cases of power theft. Additional Sessions Judge P P Jadhav awarded Raju Shirwadkar two years jail term each in three different orders, pertaining to three cases of power theft […] Read more » 2-year Rigorous imprisonment Additional Sessions Judge P P Jadhav featured Maharashtra State Electricity Board MSEB power theft rigorous imprisonment
Top Law News No extension of date for updation of NRC in Assam : Supreme Court March 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to extend the May 31 deadline for the ongoing process of publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam in the wake of panchayat elections in the state, saying the polls should not become an impediment. The top court, however, spared the Additional Deputy Commissioner rank officer […] Read more » Assam justice R F Nariman Justice Ranjan Gogoi National Register of Citizens NRC NRC in Assam
Top Law News Send inmates back to hospice: Madras High Court March 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered police to send back the inmates of a hospice near here, who were shifted recently following allegations of ill-treatment, as it expressed shock over the death of 12 of the destitute. A division bench comprising Justice C T Selvam and Justice N Sathishkumar gave the interim order on a […] Read more » District Social Welfare Officer featured Justice N Sathishkumar Madras High Court ustice C T Selvam
