Environment Law News Top Law News NGT directs Centre to submit report on steps to clean Ganga October 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh and the Uttarakhand governments to file affidavits stating what steps they have taken to comply with its directions to clean the Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Unnao. The green panel, in a detailed judgement, had passed a slew of directions to […] Read more » featured Ganga NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar steps to clean Ganga
Top Law News TN Speaker defends notices to DMK MLAs on Gutka issue October 15, 2017 / October 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal was well within his powers in referring the issue of DMK members displaying banned gutka pouches inside the House to the Privileges Committee, the Madras High Court was informed by Assembly Secretary K Boopathy today. The Speaker was of the prima facie opinion that acts of the petitioners involved […] Read more » banned gutka pouches inside the House to the Privileges Committee DMK MLA K S Ravichandran featured M K Stalin Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal
Top Law News Mere lodging of FIR cannot be reason to expel student: Bombay HC October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court quashed an order passed by a college expelling a computer engineering student, observing that an FIR cannot be treated as “gospel truth” and cannot be a reason for expulsion. A division bench of Justices B R Gavai and S K Shinde quashed and set aside an August 5 order passed by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Mere lodging of FIR cannot be reason to expel student
Top Law News Delhi HC stays proceedings against DCW chief Maliwal October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today stayed the proceedings against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal in a case of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old Dalit rape victim who had succumbed to injuries. Justice Ashutosh Kumar granted the interim relief to Maliwal who was summoned by the trial court to appear before […] Read more » Court DCW chief Maliwal Delhi Commission for Women Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Swati Maliwal
Criminal Law News Top Law News 7 days police custody for Hindu Munnani functionary murder accused October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today sent Subair, a key accused in the murder of Hindu Munnani functionary C Sasikumar, to seven days police custody. Subair, who was arrested by the CB-CID on Wednesday from the Mullapadi Railway Gate near Pollachiand, is lodged in the Central Jail. Sasikumar (36), district spokesperson of the Munnani, was murdered with […] Read more » C Sasikumar Court featured Law Legal News murder case police custody
Top Law News SC seeks govt’s reply on plea for common electoral rolls October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission for common electoral rolls for Parliament, assembly and local body polls to save public money and manpower. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y […] Read more » Centre government Court Election Commission featured Law Legal News plea for common electoral rolls Supreme Court
Top Law News Man awarded life imprisonment for murdering wife October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife and sent his brother to jail for two years for helping him dispose of the body of the victim. Aizawl district Additional Sessions Judge-II Vanlalenmawia passed the order and instructed the member secretary of the Mizoram State Legal Service Authority to […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News Patna HC quashes lower court order against Taslima Nasreen October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court has quashed a six-year-old order of a lower court which took cognizance of a complaint against controversial Bangladeshi write Taslima Nasreen for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with a tweet. The writer’s tweet was neither malicious nor was it made to intentionally disturb any public order, Justice Arun Kumar said in his […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Patna High Court Taslima Nasreen
Top Law News Bombay HC denies permission to 16-yr-old rape survivor to undergo October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today denied permission to a 16-year-old rape survivor, who was in her 27th week of pregnancy, to undergo an abortion, citing the report of a panel of doctors which examined her. A bench headed by Justice Ranjit More turned down the plea filed by the girl’s father on her behalf seeking […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC denies permission to 16-yr-old rape survivor to undergo Law Legal News
Top Law News Act against lawyers holding kangaroo courts in disputes: Madras HC October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a stern view of some advocates holding ‘kangaroo courts’ to resolve a dispute involving a medical college near here, the Madras High Court today directed that criminal action be taken against them. The court also directed the Centre to take appropriate steps to streamline the legal profession and told the Bar Council to go […] Read more » Act against lawyers holding kangaroo courts in disputes Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News West Bengal has 40 per cent child brides: Survey in SC October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal has got the dubious distinction of having the maximum number of married girl children at 40 per cent, a survey considered by the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, which has delivered a historic verdict declaring sexual intercourse with minor wife as rape, quoted the survey in its order, saying the figure […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court West Bengal has 40 per cent child brides
Top Law News NCP will have to vacate its Delhi office: Court October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has been asked to vacate its Delhi office by a city court here. The office of NCP is currently located in the posh Lutyens zone at 10, Dr Bishambar Das Marg in the heart of the national capital. District Judge Poonam A Bamba rejected the appeal of the NCP […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Nationalist Congress Party NCP will have to vacate its Delhi office Sharad Pawar
