Top Law News Kerala HC permits women’s employment in liquor shops December 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant order, the Kerala High Court has permitted employment of women in foreign liquor retail shops terming as “unsustainable” and “violative of the Constitution” the state’s rules restraining women from such jobs. Such orders and rules “are violative of Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution and are therefore unsustainable”, the court said […] Read more » Court featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News women's employment in liquor shops
Criminal Law News Top Law News Gurung, 17 others surrender in Tamang murder case December 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and several senior leaders of the hill outfit surrendered before a city court today which granted them bail in connection with the murder of All India Gorkha League leader Madan Tamang. Gurung and 17 others surrendered before the chief judge, city sessions court, Subhra Ghosh […] Read more » 'West Bengal Bimal Gurung Court featured GJM Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Law Legal News Tamang murder case
Top Law News SC to examine whether courts can add ‘rigorous’ to life terms December 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Can the word ‘rigorous’ be added by courts when they award life imprisonment? The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for the convicts by adding “rigorous” (harsh) to life sentence as the law does not provide for this. A bench headed by Justice […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News life terms Supreme Court
Top Law News Coal scam: Final arguments against ex-Coal Secy over December 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The final arguments in a coal scam case against former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others, relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh to an accused firm, was concluded today before a special court. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar concluded hearing the arguments in a case filed […] Read more » coal scam Court Criminal news Ex-Coal Secy featured H C Gupta Law Legal News
Top Law News Cops opposes perjury plea against ex-JNUSU prez December 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment City police today opposed in Delhi High Court a plea seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and a JNU professor, saying there was no material to substantiate the allegation that they had filed false affidavits along with the bail plea of the student leader in a sedition case. Justice S […] Read more » Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News perjury plea against ex-JNUSU prez
Environment Law News Top Law News “Pay Rs10k fine for dumping waste in public place” December 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the most serious pollutants in the country specially in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal has said while announcing a fine of Rs 10,000 on those found throwing waste at public places. The green panel said that all authorities are under “statutory” obligation to ensure that waste is “collected, […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Rs10k fine for dumping waste in public place
Criminal Law News Top Law News Hyderabad blasts: 5 IM operatives sentenced to death December 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Five key operatives of Indian Mujahideen, including the banned terror outfit’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and a Pakistani national, were today awarded death penalty by a Special NIA Court here in the February 2013 Hyderabad bomb blasts which claimed 18 lives. Pronouncing the sentence, Judge T Srinivasa Rao described the case as the “rarest of the […] Read more » 5 IM operatives sentenced to death Court Criminal news featured Hyderabad blasts Indian Mujahideen Law Legal News Yasin Bhatkal
Top Law News A Chautala seeks transfer of DA case to another court December 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment INLD leader Ajay Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail term in a teachers’ recruitment scam case, today approached a Delhi court seeking transfer of a disproportionate assets case against him to another court. Chautala claimed he apprehends he would not get a fair trial if his case is continued to be tried in the […] Read more » Ajay Chautala Court Criminal news featured INLD Law Legal News teachers recruitment scam case transfer of DA case to another court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC asks CBI for further probe on murder charge December 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that prima facie evidence points to offence of murder and unnatural sex against 10 police officials booked in the 2014 custodial death case of a 25-year-old man, the Bombay High Court today directed CBI to carry out further probe and file supplementary chargesheet. A division bench of Justices R V More and A M […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder charge
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT notice to govt on habitation inside Rajaji National Park December 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A plea highlighting human wildlife conflict and seeking rehabilitation of villagers living inside Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand today led the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Uttarakhand government, […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand government
Top Law News Indiscipline in armed forces to be viewed ‘seriously’: SC December 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indiscipline on part of security force personnel must be “viewed seriously” and deserting work by disobeying orders of superior officers is an act of “gross misconduct”, the Supreme Court has ruled. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also said that past conduct of a delinquent employee can be taken into consideration […] Read more » Armed Forces Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court refuses to quash summons against Unitech MDs, directors December 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to quash the summons against top bosses of real estate major Unitech Ltd in three cheating complaints lodged by investors in their housing projects. While dismissing Unitech’s revision petitions, the court rejected its contention that the role of the accused persons have not been specified in the order. “There is no […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News summons against Unitech MDs
