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
Top Law News No one can touch a woman without her consent: Delhi court January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No one can touch a woman without her consent, a Delhi court said and termed it unfortunate that women continue to be victimised by “lecherous and sexually- pervert” men. The court’s observation came while awarding five years jail term to Ram for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl. Additional Sessions Judge Seema Maini awarded rigorous imprisonment […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Seema Maini Delhi court featured No one can touch a woman without her consent: right to privacy of women touch a woman touch women without consent
Top Law News 10 yrs imprisonment to 3 arrested with liquor in Bihar January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Bihar’s Munger district today awarded 10 years imprisonment to three persons who were apprehended last year with over 20 litres of country liquor, despite the total prohibition in force in the state. Additional district judge Tribhuvan Nath also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of the three convicted […] Read more » 10 yrs imprisonment 3 arrested with liquor in Bihar Additional district judge Tribhuvan Nath featured liquor special public prosecutor Sanjay Kumar Singh
Top Law News Adequate efforts not made to examine witness of ’84 riots: SC January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Adequate efforts were not made to examine key prosecution witnesses in the five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which the Delhi High Court issued show cause notices to those acquitted asking them why re-trial should not be ordered, the Supreme Court said today. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra perused the records and […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases 84 riots Adequate efforts not made Chief Justice Dipak Misra examine witness of featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud SC
Top Law News Kotkhai rape and murder: HC rejects bail plea of IGP Zaidi January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court today rejected the bail plea of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Z H Zaidi in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the Kotkhai rape and murder of a minor girl. The court had heard the bail plea on January 12 and reserved the judgement which was announced […] Read more » featured HC rejects bail plea IGP Zaidi Kotkhai Kotkhai rape and murder
Top Law News SC sets aside HC order on strictures against judicial officer January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court by which action was recommended against a judicial officer for granting bail to an accused within four days of rejection of his pre-arrest bail by a higher court. The high court had termed the action of the magistrate as “judicial impropriety” […] Read more » featured HC order Himachal Pradesh High Court judicial officer Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan SC strictures strictures against judicial officer Supreme Court
Top Law News HC permits Ryan Pinto to visit US, Dubai January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today permitted Ryan International Group’s CEO Ryan Pinto to visit abroad, more than four months after a seven- year-old student was killed at the group’s school in Gurugram. A single bench of Justice Rajan Gupta allowed Pinto to visit the US and Dubai, his counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema said […] Read more » featured Justice Rajan Gupta Punjab and Haryana High Court Ryan Pinto
Top Law News Marital rape offence under penal law: AAP govt to HC January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP Government today told the Delhi High Court that marital rape, where a spouse indulges in sexual relations without the willingness of the other, is already an offence under a penal provision. The AAP government submitted that a woman is entitled to refuse sexual relations with her husband as the right to bodily integrity […] Read more » AAP govt Additional Standing Counsel Nandita Rao Advocate Karuna Nandy Delhi High Court featured HC marital rape Marital rape offence NGO All India Democratic Women's Association NGO RIT Foundation penal law
Top Law News Govt recovering tax : Cairn UK January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cairn India, now Vedanta Ltd, today told the Delhi High Court that proceedings regarding an over Rs 20,000 crore tax demand for non-payment of withholding tax on capital gains in 2006 by its former parent Cairn UK, need not continue as the authorities have taken action against the foreign entity. Cairn India, which in April […] Read more » Cairn Cairn UK Cairn UK Holdings Ltd. Delhi High Court featured Govt recovering tax Vedanta Ltd
