Top Law News Decide US-based doctor’s plea in 8 weeks: Delhi HC to Govt August 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to decide within eight weeks the plea of a US-based Indian-origin doctor challenging the cancellation of his OCI registration for alleged missionary activities in Bihar. Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued the direction to the central government after it said that under the Citizenship Act 1955, the petitioner can […] Read more » Centre government Court Decide US-based doctor's plea in 8 weeks Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News ‘Cellular operators need permission for using generator’ August 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cellular service providers need to take consent from the state pollution control boards for installing and operating generator sets, the National Green Tribunal has ruled. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar declined to quash the order dated March 31, 2009 passed by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB). “While we decline […] Read more » Cellular operators need permission for using generator Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board National Green Tribunal NGT
Top Law News Maha govt to HC: Mulling to set up drought monitoring panel August 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that while there is no separate crisis management plan for drought, it was considering to form a committee to assess prevalence of water scarcity. “There is no separate crisis management plan for drought in the state. However, the component of drought has been integrated into the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Mulling to set up drought monitoring panel
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court sends suspected al-Qaeda terrorist to jail August 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Zeeshan Ali, an alleged al-Qaeda terrorist deported from Saudi Arabia earlier this month, has been remanded in judicial custody till September 21 in a case of terror funding. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma passed the order yesterday after he was produced before the court by the police following his custodial interrogation. Twenty-nine-year-old Ali, a native […] Read more » al-Qaeda terrorist Court Criminal news featured judicial custody Law Legal News Unlawful Activities Zeeshan Ali
Top Law News SC adopts exclusive flag, plate for judges’ vehicles August 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has adopted an exclusive “flag” and “plate” for use on official vehicles of the Chief Justice of India and its judges. The apex court registry has also written to all the high courts in the country to adopt the flag and plate for using them on official vehicles of their judges. “In […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court adopts exclusive flag for judges' vehicles
Top Law News Court declines to entertain defamation plea against Kejriwal August 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court has refused to entertain a civil defamation plea against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh by a BJP youth wing leader. Additional Senior Civil Judge V K Gautam refused to entertain the petition saying the addresses of the two defendants, Kejriwal and Singh, did not fall in its […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation plea against Kejriwal Delhi court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News TN chief electoral officer appears in court August 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhani today appeared before the Madras High Court to give evidence in a petition filed by R Saravanan of the DMK, challenging the election of the AIADMK’s A K Bose in the Thirupparankundram Assembly bypoll in November, 2016. Lakhani appeared before Justice P Velmurugan and gave his evidence in […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Rajesh Lakhani Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer appears in court
Top Law News LGBT can’t be denied privacy rights because they are in minority August 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The right to privacy cannot be denied to members of the LGBT community merely because they have unconventional sexual orientation and form a miniscule fraction of the over 1.32 billion Indian population, the Supreme Court observed today. The 9-judge bench, which held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, made this observation while […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News LGBT can't be denied privacy rights
Criminal Law News Top Law News Miner Deepak Gupta’s bail plea rejected again August 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court today again refused to grant bail to miner Deepak Gupta who is in judicial custody for nearly four years on charges of corruption. This is the fourth time that his bail application was rejected by the High Court. Justice S K Mishra rejected the bail application saying that there is reasonable […] Read more » charges of corruption Court Criminal news Deepak Gupta featured judicial custody Law Legal News Miner Deepak Gupta's bail plea rejected Orissa High Court
Top Law News Legal experts welcome SC verdict on privacy August 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The landmark verdict of the Supreme Court declaring Right to Privacy as a fundamental right was today welcomed by jurists and senior advocates who termed it as “progressive” and it was “a basic right”. They, however, said the verdict’s impact on Aadhaar scheme can be assessed once the full judgement and reasons given by the […] Read more » Court featured fundamental right Law Legal News Right to privacy Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case August 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court’s Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution rules be transferred to another bench, while alleging that one of the judges hearing the matter is “biased” against the state government. “One of the judges is harbouring a serious bias against the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court environmet law news featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government noise pollution case
Top Law News SC slaps Rs 10 lakh each on two for filing “motivated” plea August 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh each on two persons for filing a “motivated” petition challenging the practise of recommending to the President, the name of successor by the incumbent Chief Justice of India. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said that imposition […] Read more » Article 124A Chief Justice of India Court featured Law Legal News Rs 10 lakh each on two for filing "motivated" plea Supreme Court
