Top Law News Look into ‘discrimination’ agst medical students from outside May 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh to look into alleged debarment of medical students belonging to other states from counselling sessions for admission to post- graduate courses. Passing the order, a division bench comprising Justice Arun Tandon and Justice Rekha Dixit asked the Chief Secretary to take action against […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Medical Council of India post- graduate courses Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Top Law News Three persons sentenced to life imprisonment for murder May 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Nawada court today sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a man two years ago. Additional District Judge Rajesh Kumar convicted Rajesh, Vijay and Mukesh after holding them guilty. According to the prosecution, the convicts had beaten one Mithun Chauhan to death with sticks following a scuffle over playing music in Laxmipur village […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case Three persons sentenced to life imprisonment
Criminal Law News Top Law News Assam revenue joint secy jailed for embezzlement of funds May 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today remanded the joint secretary of Assam revenue department to five-day police custody in connection with alleged misappropriation of funds. Bubul Lekharu, who was arrested yesterday following his surrender, was produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court here. Lekharu had allegedly diverted funds meant for two children who had lost their parents. […] Read more » Assam Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News revenue joint secy jailed for embezzlement of funds
Top Law News Madras HC holds unmarried 2nd daughter entitled to father’s pension May 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that an unmarried second daughter of a retired government employee may be given the family pension if her elder sibling surrenders her right to receive it. Delivering his order on a petition by one Jothi, the unmarried daughter of a retired head constable, seeking her late father’s pension, Justice […] Read more » Court featured HC unmarried 2nd daughter entitled to father's pension Law Legal News Madras High Court
Environment Law News Top Law News AoL questions expert panel’s findings on Yamuna floodplains May 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, today questioned the findings of an expert committee of the National Green Tribunal on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains after a three-day cultural event organised by it. The AoL told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar that […] Read more » Art of Liveng Environment Law News featured Legal News NGT Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Yamuna floodplains
Top Law News Marriage of Muslim woman during ‘iddat’ not void: Court May 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court has ruled that the marriage performed by a Muslim woman during the ‘iddat’ (waiting) period is not invalid, even as the issue of triple talaq is being debated in the Supreme Court. Under the Islamic law, a divorced woman has to wait during the ‘iddat’ period for about three months before she […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Marriage of Muslim woman during 'iddat' not void
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two years jail to man for assaulting cop May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sent a 31- year-old man to jail for two years for assaulting a policeman who was chasing him from an alleged crime scene. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on north west resident Naveen Shokeen and said that he obstructed constable Manish from doing his […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured jail to man for assaulting cop Law Legal News
Top Law News Four new judges take oath in Delhi High Court May 15, 2017 / May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four new Delhi High Court judges, including two women, were sworn in today, taking the working strength of the court to 38. The four judges– Justices Rekha Palli, Prathiba M Singh, Navin Chawla and C Hari Shankar– were administered oath by Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal. The four were appointed as judges […] Read more » Court featured Four new judges take oath in Delhi High Court Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Encroachments on ponds: NGT raps UP, summons Principal Secy May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its delay in reporting on encroachments of water bodies, including ponds and wetlands, in Ghaziabad and other parts of the state. Taking strong exception to the non-compliance of its order and seeking repeated adjournments, a bench of Justice Jawad Rahim summoned its Principal Secretary […] Read more » Encroachments on ponds Environment Law News featured Legal News NGT UP government
Top Law News ‘Breach of timelines by govt hurts ‘judicial conscience” May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tax-payers’ money is “going down the drain” as the authorities are squandering it by delaying development projects, the Delhi High Court has said, terming it as “a very sorry state of affairs”. The sharp observations came when a high court bench was informed that the BJP-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi was yet to complete the […] Read more » BJP Court Delhi High Court featured judicial conscience Law Legal News MCD Municipal Corporation of Delh
Top Law News Update father about son gone missing in Malaysia: Delhi HC to govt May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Desperate attempts of a father, searching for his son who had gone missing in 2011 off the Malaysian coast while on-board a vessel, has led him to move the Delhi High Court. The court has now asked the government to update him either about his son’s whereabouts or his fate. His son had gone missing […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Update father about son gone missing in Malaysia
Criminal Law News Top Law News False rape case harms reputation, wastes judicial time: Court May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A false rape charge humiliates a person and harms his reputation and a woman cannot escape criminal proceedings for the offence of perjury, a Delhi court has said. It said such cases also lead to wasting of precious judicial time by making a mockery of the system in which the police authority is also used […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court False rape case harms reputation featured Law Legal News
