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
Top Law News Deposit 14% interest on 39 home buyers’ money: SC to Unitech February 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Slapping a penalty on Unitech Resorts for delaying handing over of flats, the Supreme Court today directed it to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs 16.55 crore invested by 39 home buyers with it. The 39 home buyers, who moved the court, had booked flats in Unitech’s Vista housing project in Gurugram. They had […] Read more » Court Deposit 14% interest on 39 home buyers' money featured Gurugram Law Legal News Supreme Court unitech Unitech's Vista housing project
Criminal Law News Top Law News Compensation for acid attack survivors raised to 7L: Delhi HC told February 21, 2017 / February 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government today told the Delhi High Court that it has raised from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 7 lakh the compensation for acid attack victims. The submission was made before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who was hearing the plea of several women who are victims of acid attack against the cap on compensation to […] Read more » Compensation for acid attack survivors raised to 7L Court Delhi High Court featured Law legal new
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks govt’s reply on plea to halt TV show February 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the government’s response on a plea to immediately halt all future episodes of a TV series ‘Fatah Ka Fatwa’, alleging that it promoted enmity between communities. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to the television channel asking them to respond […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Fatah Ka Fatwa featured Law Legal News Ministry of Information and Broadcasting plea to halt TV show
Top Law News Allahabad High Court gets three new judges February 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today got three new judges taking the total number, including those here as well as at the Lucknow Bench, to 84 as against the sanctioned strength of 160. Chief Justice D B Bhosle administered the oath of office to justices Ashok Kumar, Vivek Chaudhary and Saumitra Dayal Singh. All the three […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Lucknow bench
