Environment Law News Top Law News States to frame rules for appointments in pollution boards: SC September 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed all state governments to frame guidelines or recruitment rules within six months for appointment of suitable professionals in the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs). It set aside the August 24, 2016, order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) directing the state governments to reconsider the appointments and laying down guidelines for […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News States to frame rules for appointments in pollution boards Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear in Oct plea to restore order banning firecrackers September 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would next month hear a plea seeking restoration of its November 2016 order banning firecrackers in the national capital. The top court, in its September 12 order, had temporarily lifted its last year’s order suspending the permanent licences for sale of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR). The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea to restore order banning firecrackers Supreme Court
Top Law News We are not Gods: SC to petitioner September 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We are not Gods. Don’t ask us to do things which only the God can do.” This is how the Supreme Court expressed its helplessness when a petitioner sought its directions to “abolish” mosquitoes from the country. “We cannot go to everybody’s house and say there is a mosquito or a house fly, so remove […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court unified guidelines to abolish mosquitoes
Top Law News SC for setting up of portal to redress home buyers’ grievances September 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered setting up of a web portal to deal with the grievances of home buyers who had booked flats in Supertech’s twin Emerald Towers project at Noida in Uttar Pradesh whose demolition was ordered by the Allahabad High Court. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra appointed advocate Gaurav Agarawal […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News portal to redress home buyers' grievances Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Millennium Bus Depot: NGT raps Delhi govt for delay in report September 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi government over its failure to file a compliance report with regard to the Supreme Court order on changing the land use of Millennium Bus Depot site on Yamuna flood plains. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted the final chance to the city government, […] Read more » Environment Law News featured Legal News Millennium Bus Depot NGT raps Delhi govt for delay in report
Top Law News SC issues strong warning to BCCI bosses on draft constitution September 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of their “obstinate behaviour”, the Supreme Court today warned three top BCCI officials of “very serious consequences”, including contempt, if they do not give suggestions on the board’s draft constitution in accordance with its judgement. The apex court expressed anguish over the “unnecessary attitude” of acting BCCI President C K Khanna, acting secretary […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court issues warning to BCCI bosses on draft constitution
Top Law News New city taxi scheme being finalised: AAP govt to HC September 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A week after police and transport authorities were pulled up for non-enforcement of the law regulating cabs following rape of a woman inside a taxi, the AAP government today informed the Delhi High Court that a new scheme for managing such entities was being finalised. The Delhi government told a bench of Acting Chief Justice […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News New city taxi scheme being finalised
Top Law News SC allows two minor rape victims to terminate pregnancies September 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed two minor rape victims from Delhi and Bengaluru to abort their foetus while observing that the medical boards have said termination of pregnancy was permissible in these two cases.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra perused the reports of the medical boards of the AIIMS and Bangalore Medical College […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Supreme Court allows two minor rape victims to terminate pregnancies
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kotkhai rape case: Judicial custody of 8 cops extended till Oct 3 September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Himachal Pradesh today extended till October 3 the judicial custody of eight police officers, including an IG rank officer, in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder case of a minor in Kotkhai on July 4. Inspector General of Police Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Himachal Pradesh Kotkhai rape case Law Legal News murder case SIT Special Investigation Team
Top Law News DUSU candidates owe apology for defacing property: Delhi HC September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today castigated the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) poll candidates for defacing the national capital, saying they owe an apology to the patient city, otherwise the offence would have landed them in jail. The high court asked the DUSU leaders and candidates to place an action plan within a week on […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DUSU candidates owe apology for defacing property featured Kunal Sehrawat Law Legal News
Top Law News SC asks Unitech to pay compensation to 39 home buyers September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed embattled real estate firm Unitech Residential Resorts Ltd to pay Rs 80,000 each as compensation to 39 home buyers towards litigation cost and causing harassment to them. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar disposed of the appeal filed by the real […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Supreme Court Unitech Residential Resorts Ltd
Top Law News Anna Univ VC appointment: Madras HC upholds appointment of member in search committee September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today upheld the appointment of Anantha Padmanabhan as a member of the search committee to select the vice chancellor of Anna University. “We find no illegality in the appointment of Anantha Padmanabhan as a member of the search committee,” the first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar […] Read more » Anantha Padmanabhan Anna University VC appointment Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
