Top Law News ‘Police should be proactive in tackling cyber crime’ January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said cyber crime and websites indulging in objectionable services are a problem for the society at large, and police should be proactive in addressing the issues and initiating action. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and G S Kulkarni was hearing a PIL filed by city resident Ali […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court cyber crime featured Law Legal News PIL police
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC denies bail to Asaram in sexual assault case January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to grant regular and interim bail on medical grounds to religious figure Asaram in a sexual assault case registered in Rajasthan. The bench headed by Chief Justice S Khehar also rejected an interim bail plea on health grounds in another sexual offence case lodged in Gujarat. “The instant plea is […] Read more » Asaram Bapu bail Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News sexual assault case Supreme Court
Top Law News No eviction from Tahirpur leprosy complex till April 25: Delhi HC January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said there will be no eviction of anyone staying in unauthorised constructions at the Tahirpur Leprosy complex in East Delhi till April 25. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to the Delhi government and DDA seeking their response before the next date […] Read more » Court DDA Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Tahirpur leprosy complex
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court comes to rescue of old woman, asks son to vacate house January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Coming to the aid of a 74-year- old widow, who was harassed by her son and daughter-in-law, a Delhi court has asked the couple to vacate her house, saying there is rampant abuse and misuse of the domestic violence and dowry laws to “silence and arm-twist the aging parents”. “Life is not a ladder but […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court domestic violence featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Professor in Delhi HC for acceptance of resignation by IIT January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has sought responses of the Centre, CVC and IIT Kharagpur on a plea by one its professors who had highlighted discrepancies in the Joint Entrance Examination system, that the institute be directed to accept his resignation as he has been offered a teaching position at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Justice Sanjeev […] Read more » Court CVC Delhi High Court featured IIT IIT Kharagpur Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU Law Legal News Rajeev Kumar
Top Law News Thane man gets no relief in passport goof up case January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local resident, who was “deported” from Bangkok while on a family vacation in 2007 due to an alleged goof-up by passport authorities, failed to get relief from Thane Consumer Forum which disposed of his complaint on the ground that the matter involves recording of evidences and submission of proofs. In its recent order the […] Read more » Bangkok airport immigration officials Court featured Law Legal News Ministry of External Affairs passport goof up case Thane
Consumer Law News Top Law News Unitech to refund Rs 3.33 crore to homebuyer January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has directed real-estate major Unitech Hi-Tech Developers Ltd to pay over Rs three crore to a couple for failing to give them possession of an apartment booked under one of its housing projects at Noida in 2010. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asked the firm to refund the payment […] Read more » apex consumer commission Court featured Law Legal News National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC unitech Unitech Hi-Tech Developers Ltd
Top Law News J&K Professor reposes faith in judiciary, SC drops contempt January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has dropped contempt proceedings initiated by Jammu and Kashmir High Court against a former Srinagar college professor after he pledged full faith in the system and the judiciary of the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar asked petitioner Abdul Gani Bhat, who had challenged various orders of the […] Read more » Court featured J&K Professor reposes faith in judiciary Law Legal News Supreme Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Mason gets compensation for unborn child killed in mishap January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here has awarded a compensation of Rs 1.52 lakhs to a mason after his unborn child was killed in a road mishap that also left his wife dead in January 2007. President of MACT and Principal District Judge S M Gavhane recently ordered the four respondents […] Read more » compensation for unborn child Court featured Law Legal News MACT mishap Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT summons Ghaziabad municipal commissioner over order January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has summoned the municipal commissioner of the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam over non-compliance of its order for construction of sewer lines in Kaushambi near Delhi border. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the affidavit filed by the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam stating that the green panel’s directions to stop […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Ghaziabad municipal commissioner Law Legal News NGT
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC quashes case against 2 doctors under PCPNDT Act January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has quashed a case against two doctors in Pune under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PCPNDT), saying subjecting them to unnecessary criminal prosecution is nothing but an abuse of the process of the law. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai recently quashed and set aside the criminal case […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court criminal case featured Law Legal News PCPNDT act
Top Law News No power to CIC to order jails to pay damages: Delhi HC January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central Information Commission (CIC) does not have the power to direct Tihar Jail to develop a system of compensating inmates who have been incarcerated beyond their period of sentence, Delhi High Court has held. “Prima facie, this power does not vest in the CIC,” Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said while staying operation of the September 29, […] Read more » Central Information Commission CIC Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Tihar Jail
