Criminal Law News Top Law News Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence: Delhi HC July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Offensive statements on the social media like Facebook, whether private or public and intended to humiliate someone belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe communities, would be a punishable offence, the Delhi High Court has said. However, generalised statements against all and sundry and not against a specific individual from SC/ST community would not […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence
Environment Law News Top Law News Graves on the rise, but no land to live: Delhi HC laments July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The way graveyards are expanding in the national capital, there would be no place to live, the Delhi High Court observed today. Asking the authorities to find out about the burial practices prevailing elsewhere in the world, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said as the population was […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News national capital
Top Law News State gets Bombay HC rap for failing to initiate women safety steps July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today rebuked the Maharashtra government for its “lackadaisical attitude” on initiating permanent measures for women’s safety in the state. A division bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav castigated the government while examining suo moto (on its own) the issue of safety of the women in the state. “On […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government women safety
Top Law News TN crop loan waiver scheme: SC stays Madras HC order July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Madras High Court directing the Tamil Nadu government to extend its crop loan waiver scheme to all farmers, including those having land holdings of above five acres. A bench headed by Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued notice to the association of agriculturists and stayed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu crop loan waiver scheme
Top Law News SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 cr in row with Maran: Delhi HC July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed budget carrier SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with a share transfer dispute with its previous owner Kalanithi Maran, but provided it some relief by allowing it to deposit the amount in two parts. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Yogesh Khanna said it was […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 cr in row with Maran
Top Law News No entity can be allowed to avoid anti-dumping duty: SC July 4, 2017 / July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No entity can be allowed to avoid paying anti-dumping duty, as dumping of cheap steel from China was adversely affecting the Indian steel sector, the Supreme Court said today. The apex court noted that due to the policies pursued by China, the global steel industry, including that in India, has been affected. “Due to China’s […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News No entity can be allowed to avoid anti-dumping duty Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC order tomorrow on SpiceJet-Maran share transfer row July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the pleas of budget carrier SpiceJet and its co-founder Ajay Singh against a single judge order directing it to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with a share transfer dispute with previous owner Kalanithi Maran. The judgement is expected to be delivered by […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured HC order tomorrow on SpiceJet-Maran share transfer row Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court holds six persons guilty of murder in 2005 Umerpur case July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has held six persons guilty of murdering a man here and reserved its order on providing the quantum of sentence till July 7. Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar held six persons, Bablu, Vinod, Rajender, Harpal, Sanjay and Krishan Pal, guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the […] Read more » Court Court holds six persons guilty of murder Criminal news featured Law Legal News Umerpur case
Top Law News SC makes all preparations to go paperless July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to make the Supreme Court paperless, the apex court has made all the preparations to implement an ambitious project. According to the apex court registry, the project would be implemented gradually and at the first instance, only fresh matters listed in first five courts would be accessed by the judges digitally on […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News SC makes all preparations to go paperless Supreme Court
Top Law News HC order likely tomorrow on Virbhadra’s plea in ED case July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others seeking quashing of a money-laundering case against them. The arguments in the case have been heard by Justice R K Guaba, who is expected to give his order. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) […] Read more » featured Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Justice R K Guaba
Top Law News Cheque bounce cases require deterrent punishment: Court July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Deterrent punishment has to be given in cheque bounce cases to ensure the credibility of a negotiable instrument like cheque which is part of everyone’s day-to-day life, a Delhi court has said. The court’s observation came while upholding the eight- month imprisonment of a man who was directed by a magisterial court to also pay […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Parmachala Cheque bounce cheque bounce cases deterrent punishment featured
Top Law News HC grants bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convict serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A vacation bench of Justices Manmohan and Yogesh Khanna released retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal on bail till July four on the ground that he has to undergo a surgery. The court […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Delhi High Court featured former MLA Mahender Yadav HC grants bail Justice Manmohan Justice Yogesh Khanna Kishan Khokhar. Sikh riots case
