Top Law News SC refuses to modify order allowing release of ‘Padmaavat’ January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to modify its earlier order which had cleared the decks for the nationwide release of ‘Padmaavat’, saying people must understand that orders of the top court have to be “abided with”. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said this while rejecting pleas filed by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh […] Read more » Deepika Padukone featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Maharaja Ratan Singh Mewar order allowing release of 'Padmaavat' Padmaavat Ranveer Singh SC refuses to modify Shahid Kapoor Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena Sultan Alauddin Khilji
Top Law News Patiala House Court gets first permanent national flag January 24, 2018 / January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 50-feet high tricolour was today unfurled at Patiala House District Court premises by Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal. The flag, which will fly permanently, is the first in a trial court across the country, said the New Delhi Bar Association (NDBA). NDBA secretary Neeraj said the flag was installed by the […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi High Court featured Patiala House court Patiala House District Court premises permanent national flag
Top Law News HC refuses to stay or postpone 1st semester LLM exams January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to stay or postpone the first semester examinations for LLM students of the Mumbai University. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and B P Colabawalla, however, permitted those students who were not prepared for the exams that are scheduled to begin tomorrow, to write their first semester exams […] Read more » 1st semester LLM exams featured HC HC refuses to stay or postpone 1st semester LLM exams Justice B P Colabawalla Justice B R Gavai LLM exams stay or postpone
Top Law News HC stays Centre move to evict press association from NMC January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today put on hold the Centre’s decision to evict an association of accredited journalists from a room given to it in the National Media Centre (NMC) here. Justice Rajiv Shakdher also issued notice to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting seeking their responses by May […] Read more » evict press association featured HC stays Centre move Justice Rajiv Shakdher NMC press association
Top Law News PIL seeks to quash TN govt order on bus fare hike January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court, seeking to quash an order of the Tamil Nadu government, hiking the bus fares from January 20. The petition, filed by one V Munikrishnan, is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow. Munikrishnan submitted that he came to know through the print […] Read more » bus fare hike Demonetisation featured Goods and Services Tax GST Petitioner's counsel R Y George Williams PIL price hike quash TN govt order on bus fare hike TN bus fare hike TN Government
Top Law News Take interim steps for appointments in tribunals: SC to Govt January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and other stakeholders to sit together and formulate an “interim arrangement” to deal with appointments to be made in various tribunals in the country. The top court, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Finance Act 2017 and the rules under it to regulate […] Read more » appointments in tribunals featured Govt SC Take interim steps for appointments in tribunals
Top Law News Judges row: SC to soon make public work allocation system January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has examined suggestions from stakeholders to bring transparency in allocation of sensitive PILs to judges and is likely to bring in the public domain soon the system he is going to adopt for it, sources close to him said today. They said that the listing of two petitions demanding […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra featured Judges row justice Jasti Chelameswar Justice Kurian Joseph justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi public work allocation system SC SCBA Supreme Court Bar Association
Criminal Law News Top Law News Class 12 student sent to police remand for killing principal Ritu Chhabra January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A class 12 student, who allegedly shot dead his school principal for reprimanding him, was today sent to a two-day police remand by a local court here. The 18-year-old student was presented before the court here in connection with the murder of Swami Vivekanand school principal Ritu Chhabra yesterday, police said. The court granted two […] Read more » featured reprimanding Ritu Chhabra Swami Vivekanand school Swami Vivekanand school principal Ritu Chhabra
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT orders ‘intensive survey’ of rivers in western UP January 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NGT has ordered “intensive survey” of the Kali, Krishna and the Hindon rivers in western Uttar Pradesh and directed the inspection of 316 industries which are allegedly polluting the water bodies. The order comes after a plea filed by an NGO alleged that 50 villagers have died of cancer in western UP. A bench […] Read more » 'intensive survey' acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi featured intensive survey of rivers Kali river Krishna river NGT rivers in western UP rivers in western UP for intensive survey the Hindon rivers in western Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor step daughter January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A district court has awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to a Delhi resident for raping his 10-year-old step daughter in Noida. Besides, the court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on the convict who is a construction worker. “Additional Session Judge Ram Naresh Maurya held Bhura Singh guilty and awarded 10 years rigorous […] Read more » 10-yr RI for raping Delhi man gets 10-yr RI featured raping minor step daughter
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Constitution is the greatest public policy:Justice Chelameswar January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Judge, Justice J Chelameswar, today asked the youth to value the biggest public policy document – the Constitution of India- which was prepared by people who made great sacrifices for the country as freedom fighters. “The greatest public policy is the Indian constitution itself and the centre which created it is the Constituent […] Read more » Constitution featured greatest public policy Justice Chelameswar public policy
Top Law News Appointments to public bodies must be based on talent: Bombay High Court January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that appointments to all public bodies must solely be based on “talent,” the Bombay High Court has denied relief to a group of lower cadre employees of the city civic body seeking that they be absorbed against the existing vacancies for clerks. A bench of Justices S C Dharamadhikari and Bharati Dangre recently held […] Read more » Appointments based on talent Appointments to public bodies Bombay High Court featured HC Justice Bharati Dangre Justice S C Dharamadhikari
