Top Law News No fin assistance by govt to bonded labourers: PIL in Delhi HC November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government is not providing financial assistance to people rescued from bondage, a victim of bonded labour today said in a PIL in the Delhi High Court. Taking note of the seriousness of the issue, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Centre and […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News No fin assistance by govt to bonded labourers PIL
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas challenging Aadhaar Act November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the government’s response on four petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act and linking of bank accounts and mobile numbers with the 12-digit biometric identification number. The apex court did not pass any interim order in the matter saying that final hearing in all Aadhaar-related issues would start […] Read more » Aadhaar Act Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Sohrabuddin case: Bombay HC issues fresh notices to IPS officers November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today issued fresh notices to IPS officers D G Vanzara (retired), Rajkumar Pandiyan, and Dinesh M N seeking their response to pleas challenging their discharge in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Justice A M Badar, who was hearing a plea filed by Sohrabuddin’s brother Rubabuddin, […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI Court D G Vanzara encounter case featured Law Legal News Sohrabuddin case
Top Law News All unwelcome physical contact not sexual harassment: Delhi HC November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment All unwelcome physical contact cannot be called sexual harassment unless it is in the nature of a sexually oriented behaviour, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, who made the observation, also said that even an accidental physical contact, though unwelcome, would not amount to sexual harassment. “Similarly, a physical contact which has […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News sexual harassment
Top Law News Illegal pandals: Bombay High Court notice to civic chiefs November 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today took a stern view of the “inaction” against the illegal pandals set up during Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri, and issued notices to commissioners of three civic bodies, asking them to explain why contempt action should not be initiated against them. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dombivli Municipal Corporation featured Illegal pandals Law Legal News Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Top Law News Can’t ignore education of kids with special needs: Delhi HC November 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The requirement of special education to children with special needs cannot be ignored as a delay of even a day would severely impact them, the Delhi High Court today said. The court’s observation came while directing the Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board (DSSSB) the reason for the delay in recruiting special educators in schools of […] Read more » Can't ignore education of kids with special needs Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 1984 riots case:Conclude Verma’s lie-detector test by Nov-end November 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today directed the that the polygraph test of controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, should be concluded by this month end. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Arora, who appointed former Director of Prosecution B S Joon as its commissioner to oversee Verma’s lie-detector test, fixed […] Read more » 1984 riots case Abhishek Verma Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Ensure drains at Maharani Bagh are clean: NGT to Delhi govt November 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the civic bodies to ensure that the drains at a posh Southeast Delhi locality are properly cleaned and made obstruction-free. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar sought responses of the AAP government, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Development Authority on […] Read more » Delhi government Environment Law News featured Legal News Maharani Bagh NGT
Top Law News HC issues notice to punjab local govt department, Khanna MC November 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to Punjab’s local government department and Khanna municipal council on a writ petition claiming a Rs-10 lakh compensation each for two dengue deaths. The bench of Justice Rajan Gupta issued notices for December 18, on a civil writ petition jointly filed by Balram Kumar Balli and […] Read more » Court featured Khanna municipal council Law Legal News Madras High Court Punjab
Top Law News R K Nagar bypoll: HC refers another plea to First Bench November 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today referred to a bench headed by the chief justice a plea by the DMK seeking to refrain the Election Commission from notifying the R K Nagar Assembly bypoll without taking action against those named in an Income Tax report over alleged bribing of voters. Justice K Ravichandra Baabu referred the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court R K Nagar bypoll
Top Law News ‘Do you have any scheme to check unemployment among engg graduates’ October 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today asked the HRD Ministry if there was any scheme available with it to deal with unemployment engineering graduates in the country. Justice N Kirubakaran was hearing a petition by S K Natarajan seeking a direction to the state government to implement the Tamil Nadu State Level Placement Programme in top […] Read more » Court engg graduates featured HRD Ministry Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Plea in SC for gender-equal bench to hear Sabarimala matter October 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh plea was today moved in the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a constitution bench with half of the bench being women judges or a special jury with eminent personalities to hear the case relating to women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The plea, filed by S Parameswaran Nampoothiri who is […] Read more » Court featured gender-equal bench Law Legal News plea Sabarimala matter Supreme Court
