Consumer Law News Top Law News Education not commodity, student not consumer’ January 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth’s plea against an institute for allegedly not providing him with an internship or job as promised at the time of admission, has been rejected by a consumer forum here which observed that “education is not a commodity”. A Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (West) rejected the plea of the youth who sought […] Read more » Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Education not commodity featured student not consumer'
Environment Law News Top Law News Allow projects only if they have waste management plan: NGT January 15, 2017 / January 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Any development project, which is bound to generate waste and sewage, should not be granted clearance unless its plan provides for proper collection, processing and disposal of sewage and garbage, the National Green Tribunal has said. “It needs no wonders to understand that any development, residential, industrial or commercial is bound to generate municipal waste […] Read more » Allow projects only if they have waste management plan featured Kudrat Sandhu Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules 2000 Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules 2016 NGT NGT Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar waste management plan
Top Law News Banned KPC member sent to judicial custody January 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent Manipur’s proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party’s (KCP) member Inugbam Sanatombi Devi, arrested along with its chief here on January 12, to two-day judicial custody. Metropolitan Magistrate Ashish Gupta sent Devi to Tihar Jail after the police said she was not required for custodial probe. The police, however, said it might seek […] Read more » Court featured Inugbam Sanatombi Devi judicial custody Kangleipak Communist Party KPC Law Legal News
Top Law News Calcutta High Court allows RSS to hold programme at Brigade January 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today allowed the RSS to hold a programme, which is to be attended by its supremo Mohan Bhagwat, at the Brigade Parade Ground here tomorrow. Rejecting refusal of permission by Kolkata Police, Justice Joymalyo Bagchi directed that the programme be held at Brigade Parade Ground, subject to some restrictions including a […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court Court featured Kolkata Law Legal News Mohan Bhagwat RSS
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court puts LeT terrorist Abu Jundal on trial January 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court has put Lashkar-e- Toiba terrorist Abu Jundal on trial for allegedly conspiring to commit terror acts in India, promoting enmity among different communities and other offences in a case related to post-2008 Mumbai attacks. District Judge Amar Nath framed charges against Jundal for offences committed under section 153 A (1) (promoting enmity […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Lashkar-e-Toiba Law Legal News LeT terrorist Abu Jundal on trial Mumbai attacks Special court
Top Law News Bombay HC asks Maharashtra to take action against open defecation January 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to consider a petition seeking action against open defecation, as if it was a representation made to the state and take appropriate measures expeditiously. The court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Vishwasrao Devkar seeking strict action against people who defecate in the open, thereby […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News SC stays deportation of 2 pupils to strife-torn Sudan January 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the government’s decision to deport two Sudanese students, currently lodged at a detention centre here, to their strife- torn homeland for violating visa guidelines. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, however, took strong note of the visa rules’ violations by the Sudanese nationals and said the students, […] Read more » Court deportation of 2 pupils to strife-torn Sudan featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Consider installing CCTV cameras in liquor shops: HC January 13, 2017 / January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed authorities to consider a plea seeking installation of CCTV cameras in liquor shops and bars so as to prevent any illegal activity. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sundar gave the direction on a PIL by K Balu, President, Advocates Forum for Social […] Read more » CCTV cameras CCTV cameras in liquor shops Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured Justice M Sundar liquor shops Madras High Court PIL by K Balu
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Decide death row convict’s plea in 2 months:SC to HC January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi High Court to decide within two months the plea of a death row convict seeking commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment on the ground of delay to decide his mercy petition. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi passed the order after taking into account […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi death row death row convict's plea Decide death row convict's plea in 2 months featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice R. Banumathi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life imprisonment for murder January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been awarded life imprisonment by a local court for killing his brother-in-law three years ago. “Special judge B K Singh awarded life imprisonment to Neeraj and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, after finding him guilty of murdering his sister’s husband on circumstantial and last seen evidence, on Tuesday,” Senior Prosecution […] Read more » Daya Shankar Ram Tripathi featured killing brother-in-law three years life imprisonment Senior Prosecution Officer Gautam Buddha Nagar Special judge B K Singh
Top Law News HC revokes disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer Pramod kumar January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today quashed disciplinary proceedings and charge memo against senior IPS officer and additional DGP Pramod kumar who was under suspension for nearly five years. The officer was suspended in May 2012 after a woman promoter of Paazee Forex Private Limited, which went bust unable to repay deposits of a few hundred […] Read more » additional DGP Pramodkumar disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer featured Justice K K Sasidharan Justice V Parthiban Madras High Court senior counsel Vijay Narayan senior IPS officer Pramodkumar woman promoter of Paazee Forex Private Limited
Top Law News SC asks NDMC to reconsider its decision to auction Hotel Taj Mansingh January 13, 2017 / January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to reconsider its decision of auctioning the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in wake of the Attorney General and Solicitor General’s opinion not to initiate any such process. The apex court noted the fact that the opinions of both the top law officers against the […] Read more » featured Hotel Taj Mansingh Justice Pinaki Ghose justice R F Nariman NDMC New Delhi Municipal Council Supreme Court
