Top Law News Delhi High Court asks DSIIDC to pay Rs 10L compensation to kin of victim manual scavengers March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed government company DSIIDC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the families of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning a sewer in Bawana Industrial Area here. The court said Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC), which is responsible for developing and providing industrial infrastructure […] Read more » Delhi High Court DSIIDC featured Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act.
Top Law News Madras High Court directs Economic Offences wing to take steps in identifying properties owned by dairy firm executives March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences (EO) Wing of the Central Crime Branch to take steps for identifying immovable properties in the name of executives of HBN Dairies and Allied Limited, which is alleged to have cheated around 20 lakh depositors of Rs 1,137 crore. Justice M S Ramesh passed the order […] Read more » dairy firm executives EO wing featured HBN Dairies and Allied Limited identifying properties Justice M S Ramesh Madras High Court
Top Law News National clean air programme to be finalised within four weeks: Supreme Court March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The environment ministry today told the Supreme Court that a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to comprehensively deal with the rising air pollution levels across the country would be finalised within four weeks. NCAP is a medium term national level strategy to tackle the increasing air pollution problem in India in a comprehensive manner and […] Read more » featured National clean air programme NCAP Supreme Court
Top Law News Maharashtra government changed Mumbai DP plan for Metro car shed: HC told March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some city residents and activists have approached the Bombay High Court alleging the Maharashtra government has illegally modified the draft Development Plan 2034 for Mumbai to show what was previously a green zone as that reserved for a car shed for the Metro rail project. The petitioners had earlier filed a public interest litigation (PIL) […] Read more » Aarey Milk Colony featured Maharashtra government Metro car shed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC Collegium recommends 4 permanent judges for Allahabad High Court March 9, 2018 / March 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of four additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges. The collegium, in its resolution, has also said that the recommendation for appointment of Justice Serto be processed expeditiously as his term expires on March 13. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of four additional […] Read more » Collegium comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Judge Akhilesh Chandra Sharma Judge Ashok Kumar Judge Saumitra Dayal Singh Judge Vivek Chaudhary Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Songkhupchung Serto of Manipur High Court SC Collegium
Top Law News Pension and other benefits to former MPs justified: SC March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the entitlement of former Member of Parliament (MPs) to get pension and other benefits was “justified” as their dignity has to be maintained even after they complete their tenure as parliamentarians. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul […] Read more » featured former MPs Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul justices J Chelameswar pension Pension and other benefits Pension and other benefits to former MPs Pension to MPs
Top Law News HC notice to Teesta Setalvad on Gujarat plea for pre-arrest bail cancellation March 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued a fresh notice to social activist Teesta Setalvad on a plea of the Gujarat government to cancel her anticipatory bail in connection with a 2011 offence pertaining to alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. Justice J B Pardiwala issued the notice as the one […] Read more » 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. featured Justice J.B. Pardiwala pre-arrest bail cancellation pre-arrest bail to Setalvad social activist Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad
Top Law News Which law allows you to turn private toilets into public ones : Bombay High Court March 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to explain the provisions under which the civic body had decided to convert ‘private toilets’ into public ones under the Swachh Bharat Mission. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Iqbal Chagla was hearing a writ petition filed by owners of […] Read more » BMC Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation featured Justices A S Oka private toilets into public ones pvt toilets into public ones Riyaz Iqbal Chagla Swachh Bharat Mission
Top Law News MACT here has awarded a compensation of Rs 5 lakh March 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the parents of a class 3 student who was mowed down by a speeding truck in 2016. MACT member and district judge K D Vadane ordered the truck owner and the vehicle’s insurer to jointly and severally make the […] Read more » Compensation district judge K D Vadane featured MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal New India Assurance Company Limited
Top Law News Karti Chidambaram’s custodial interrogation needed in view of new revelations and facts: CBI March 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today produced Karti Chidambaram before a Delhi court and sought extension of his custody to quiz him in the INX Media corruption case saying “new revelations” have come up and his custodial interrogation was necessary to confront him with the “new facts”. The agency, which produced Karti on expiry of his five-day police […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta custodial interrogation featured Karti Chidambaram
Top Law News INX Media case: Supreme Court to hear Karti’s fresh plea tomorrow March 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a fresh plea from Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P. Chidambaram, seeking quashing of the Enforcement Directorate’s summons against him in the INX Media case. In his fresh writ petition, Karti Chidambaram has challenged the summons on the ground that the ED has no jurisdiction to […] Read more » CBI's appeal against Karti custodial interrogation of Karti featured INX Media case Karti Chidambaram son of former Union minister P. Chidambaram
Top Law News Supreme Court asks Rajasthan to file affidavit in a matter pertaining pollution from buses. March 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Rajasthan government to file an affidavit within three weeks in a matter pertaining to pollution from buses operating to the state from Bikaner House near the India Gate here. The apex court ordered that if the state does not file an affidavit in three weeks, all the buses originating […] Read more » Bikaner House environmentalist M C Mehta featured Justice Deepak Gupta justices Madan B Lokur pollution Rajasthan Supreme Court
