Environment Law News Top Law News Haryana recognises Najafgarh lake as a water body February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After claiming there was no natural lake in the Najafgarh area, the Haryana government has now taken a U-turn by telling the National Green Tribunal that it has been accepted as a water body. The re-designation would enable the governments of Haryana and Delhi to check construction and other activities in the dried up water […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Haryana Law Legal News Najafgarh lake NGT water body
Criminal Law News Top Law News 4-year jail for man for abetting wife’s suicide February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 25-year-old man, whose wife killed herself due to his extra-marital affair, has been sent to four years in jail, with a court here saying he was mature enough to understand the consequences of his act. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain also said that the man’s relentless involvement with his paramour was enough to drive […] Read more » Court Criminal news extra-marital affair featured Law Legal News suicide case
Top Law News Delhi HC asks govt to explore ways to rehabilitate women prisoners February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Delhi government to explore appropriate programmes for mainstreaming and rehabilitating women prisoners. A bench of Justices Gita Mittal and Anu Malhotra observed that the status of women prisoners was extremely “sad and unfortunate”. “In several cases involving women prisoners, we are coming across the fact that, […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News rehabilitate women prisoners
Criminal Law News Top Law News Zakir Naik’s aide remanded in JC till March 8 February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases here today remanded Aamir Gazdar, a close aide of the controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, in judicial custody till March 8. The Enforcement Directorate, which arrested Gazdar on February 16, recommended his judicial custody today. In the remand application, the ED said during the interrogation […] Read more » Aamir Gazdar Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases Special court Zakir Naik
Top Law News Wetland conservation: HC directs Assam govt to file affidavit February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court today directed the Assam government and civic authorities here to file affidavits on protection and conservation of wetlands in the city. A division bench of justices Hrishikesh Roy and Nelson Sailo, after hearing a public interest litigation filed by eminent journalist and author Homen Borgohain and three others, asked the state […] Read more » affidavit Assam government Court featured Gauhati High Court Law Legal News Wetland conservation
Criminal Law News Top Law News Extra-judicial killings: Life term for 4 UP policemen February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here today awarded life sentence to four Uttar Pradesh Police personnel in a case of extra judicial killing of four youths 20 years ago. Inspector Lal Singh, Sub Inspector Joginder Singh and constables Surya Bhan and Subhash Chand were convicted by the special CBI court for murder, destruction of evidence and producing […] Read more » Court Criminal news extra-judicial killings featured Law Legal News Life term for 4 UP policemen murder case
Environment Law News Top Law News ‘Industrial units must have effluent treatment plants’ February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions to curb the release of untreated waste in water bodies and asked state pollution control boards not to allow industrial units to work if they do not have functional primary effluent treatment plants (PETPs), after giving them notice. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Industrial units must have effluent treatment plants Law Legal News pollution control boards Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two sent to judicial custody for harassing minor girl February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here has sent two persons to judicial custody for allegedly sexually harassing and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl. The two accused, Shehzad and Amir, surrendered before the court yesterday and were sent to custody till March 6. The duo had sexually harassed the girl in January at Kawal village in the district and […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured judicial custody Law Legal News sexually harassing and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl
Consumer Law News Top Law News Kin of rail mishap victim to get Rs 30 lakh compensation February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has directed the South Central Railway (SCR) and an insurance firm to pay Rs 30 lakh as compensation to the family members of a businessman, who was killed in a mishap in 2009. District and Sessions Judge V S Deshpande in a recent order has directed the SCR to pay a compensation […] Read more » Court featured insurance firm Kin to get Rs 30 lakh compensation Law Legal News rail mishap SCR South Central Railway
Top Law News SC asks J&K court to proceed against NGO, others February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed a trial court of Jammu and Kashmir to proceed with a matter against NGO ‘Transparency International India (TII)’ relating to a media report on alleged corruption in lower judiciary. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar asked the judicial magistrate-first class to proceed in “accordance with law” in […] Read more » corruption in lower judiciary Court featured J&K court Law Legal News NGO Supreme Court
Top Law News Encroachment on defence land: SC seeks Centre’s reply February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking urgent steps to free more than 14,000 acres of encroached defence land which is allegedly being commercially exploited by the land mafia. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar issued notice to the government on the plea which has also […] Read more » Centre government Court Encroachment on defence land featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News Ganga: Panel set up to probe UP project submits report in NGT February 22, 2017 / February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A committee set up by the National Green Tribunal to inspect the status of two sewage treatment plants (STP) in Garhmukteshwar in western Uttar Pradesh, today submitted its report to the green panel. The committee submitted its report before a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which asked advocate Ritwick Dutta, appointed as […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Ganga Garhmukteshwar Legal News National Green Tribunal Panel set up to probe UP project submits report in NGT Uttar Pradesh
