Top Law News Office of AG does not come under RTI ambit: Delhi HC February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The office of the Attorney General of India (AGI) does not come under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act as it is not a “public authority”, the Delhi High Court ruled today. The verdict by a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath came on the appeals by the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Office of AG RTI
Top Law News SC seeks response from Guj govt on extension to DGP PP Pandey February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought Gujarat government’s response on a plea against promotion and three-month extension given to DGP P P Pandey, who is out on bail in Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the […] Read more » Court DGP PP Pandey featured Gujarat government Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Burn victim’s death:C’garh hospital to pay Rs 8L to kin February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has directed Chandigarh-based Government Medical College and Hospital to pay Rs eight lakh to the family members of a burn victim who died after being shifted to a bed that was not disinfected. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC) held the hospital guilty of medical negligence while rejecting its plea against […] Read more » Burn victim's death Chandigarh hospital Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News TN court jails Dt Collector, Tahsildar February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court at Melur near here today directed that the Madurai District Collector and the Melur Tahsildhar be kept in civil jail for six weeks for “disobeying” its direction. The Munsiff Suresh passed the order on a petition filed by Hussain Mohammed and Jawahar Aali, who sought to survey and sub divide their land […] Read more » Court Dt Collector featured Law Legal News Tahsildar Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Court asks lawyers not to put up posters b4 Bar polls February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers, who are contesting the upcoming Bar polls in Karkardooma Court here, have been asked not to put up any poster or banner in the court complex and advocates chamber blocks, failing which they would be liable to be disqualified. The direction was issued by Additional District Judge Anurag Sain, who is also the chairman […] Read more » Bar polls Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Environment clearance exemption: MoEF gets time February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today allowed the plea of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seeking time to file some documents in several pleas challenging the ministry’s recent notification exempting real estate projects from obtaining prior environmental clearance. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked MoEF to file by February 7 additional […] Read more » Court Environment clearance exemption Environment Law News featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Plea against pre-poll freebies promise: HC seeks Govt,EC reply February 2, 2017 / February 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita […] Read more » A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini Assembly polls Election Commission of India featured Plea against pre-poll freebies promise plea by Delhi resident Ashok Sharma Pre-poll freebies Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Top Law News Plea against pre-poll freebies promise: Delhi HC seeks Govt,EC reply February 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the ECI […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EC featured Law Legal News Plea against pre-poll freebies promise
Top Law News Delhi HC okays divorce for denial of ‘conjugal bliss’ February 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court’s verdict granting divorce to a man on the grounds that his wife had denied him “conjugal bliss” for about two months after their marriage and had levelled unproved allegations of adultery. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Yogesh Khanna dismissed an appeal filed by the woman, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court divorce for denial of 'conjugal bliss' featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Centre defends decision to ban Zakir Naik’s IRF February 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today defended in the Delhi High Court its decision to ban controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) saying the order was made after “application of mind” as there was apprehension that youths could be “radicalised” to join terror groups. The government told Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who reserved the verdict […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Cour featured Law Legal News Zakir Naik
Top Law News Jallikattu: Stalin’s petition dismissed as withdrawn February 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today dismissed as withdrawn a PIL by the DMK Working President and Opposition Leader in the Assembly MK Stalin seeking to constitute a commission of inquiry into the alleged police excess on pro-Jallikattu protesters on January 23 and 24. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M […] Read more » Court featured Jallikattu Law Legal News Madras High Court Stalin's petition dismissed as withdrawn
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life term for murdering landlord in Erode February 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his landlord here in 2011. District Mahila Court Judge N Thirunavukkarasu had on Tuesday awarded life sentence to Srinivasan, a tailor from Karnataka, on charges of murder and also sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for committing theft. In his order, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murer case
