Top Law News SC castigates government over construction workers welfare law January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking the government to task for not implementing a law meant for the welfare of construction workers, an exasperated Supreme Court today asked it to formally state that the orders passed by the top court in the matter are “thrown in the dustbin”. The apex court questioned the Centre’s attitude on the issue and said […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General ASG Maninder Singh featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour SC castigates govt over construction workers welfare law
Criminal Law News Top Law News Father gets life term for raping, sodomising minor daughter January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a man for repeatedly raping and sodomising his nine-year-old daughter, saying instead of protecting her, he had indulged in a “dehumanising act”. The division bench held that the man does not deserve any leniency as he has violated the privacy and sanctity of his […] Read more » Delhi High Court father Father gets life term for raping featured Justice C Hari Shankar Justice S.P. Garg life term raping minor daughter sodomising minor daughter
Top Law News HC questions need of committees for government to do its work January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today questioned the need to set up “elaborate committees” for the government to do its work. “Does the government need committees to do its work? Why do you need elaborate committees,” was the query posed by a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla to the Delhi government. […] Read more » committees for government committees for govt Delhi High Court featured HC Justice A K Chawla Justice S. Ravindra Bhat need of committees for government
Top Law News Nirmala Sitharaman becomes 1st woman defence minister to take sortie in sSkhoi January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an olive green pilot’s G-suit and a helmet on her head, Nirmala Sitharaman today soared high on a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet, the first Indian woman defence minister to go on a sortie on the all-weather, long-range fighter. The supersonic jet took off from the Air Force station at Jodhpur, where one of the Sukhoi […] Read more » featured HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Nirmala Sitharaman Nirmala Sitharaman in Sukhoi Nirmala Sitharaman1st woman defence minister sortie in sukhoi sukhoi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News NJAC review: SC refuses specific date for hearing plea January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to give a specific date to hear a plea seeking review of its 2015 verdict striking down the NJAC Act and another related law, which had led to the revival of the collegium system for appointment of judges, saying there was no hurry. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra […] Read more » appointment of judges Chief Justices collegium system for appointment of judges featured Judges of High Courts from one High Court to another Judges to the High Courts National Judicial Appointments Commission NJAC NJAC review revival of the collegium system for appointment of judges Supreme Court transfer of Chief Justices
Top Law News Move to alternate facility: HC to visually impaired students January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed a group of visually impaired students, whose hostel was recently demolished, to immediately shift to the alternate facilities being provided to them by the DDA. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said its order of January 3 asking them to move out […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal DDA Delhi Development Authority featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar visually impaired students
Top Law News No Haj subsidy from this year: Naqvi January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India Naqvi also said that the Saudi Arabian government has in principle agreed to allow […] Read more » featured No Haj subsidy
Top Law News Attack on couples by khap panchayat illegal: SC January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said an adult man and woman are free to marry each other and no “khap panchayat” or any individual or group can raise any question and impose a restriction on their choice. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud called […] Read more » Amicus curiae senior advocate Raju Ramachandran anti-honour killing law Attack on couples Attack on couples illegal Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud khap panchayat SC
Top Law News SC to hear plea against ‘Kambala’ after 4 weeks January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear after four weeks a plea of an animal rights’ body challenging a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race ‘Kambala’ and bullock cart races in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the fresh plea filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations FIAPOSC Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Kambala SC to hear plea against 'Kambala'
Top Law News HC rejects WB govt’s plea to stop BJYM rally January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today rejected the West Bengal government’s plea for stopping an ongoing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) motorbike rally for allegedly flouting conditions and using the BJP flag. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya and Justice A Banerjee noted that the BJP, the parent political body of the BJYM, […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya Advocate General Kishore Datta BJYM rally BJYM rally in WB featured HC rejects WB govt's plea to stop BJYM rally Justice A Banerjee Sankalpa Pratirodh Yatra
Top Law News HC grants bail to engineering student accused of raping minor January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail to an 18-year-old engineering student, accused of raping a minor by befriending her on WhatsApp and then taking her to a park, where he allegedly committed the crime. Justice A K Pathak granted him the relief subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with one surety […] Read more » Delhi High Court engineering student accused of raping minor featured HC grants bail HC grants bail to engineering student accused of raping minor raping minor
Top Law News SC judges row has been resolved: Bar Council of India January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India (BCI) today said the crisis, which had erupted after four top Supreme Court judges came out openly against allocation of cases by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, has been resolved internally and the “story is over now”. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who led a seven-member delegation and held […] Read more » against allocation of cases by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra featured justices J Chelameswar Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur Ranjan Gogoi SC crisis