Consumer Law News Top Law News Kerala HC upholds order directing action against DLF December 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today upheld the verdict of its single bench directing action against real estate major DLF for constructing an apartment complex in an ecologically fragile land near here and asked it to pay Rs one crore as compensation. A division bench headed by Justice P R Ramachandra Menon found that there was […] Read more » Compensation Court DLF featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Rs 5K a month won’t give luxury in cities like Delhi: Delhi Court December 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A delhi court here has refused to set aside an order directing a man to pay Rs 5,000 monthly interim maintenance to his estranged wife in a domestic violence case, saying the amount will not give her a luxurious life in view of the standard of living in metropolitan cities like Delhi. “Keeping in view […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News Rs 5K a month won't give luxury in cities like Delhi
Top Law News R S Suri elected as SCBA president December 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Senior advocates R S Suri and Ajit Kumar Sinha have been elected as President and vice-president respectively of the prestigious Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). While Suri has been elected as the President after defeating senior advocate Vikas Singh by 19 votes, Sinha was elected as Vice-President for the second time leaving behind his colleague […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News R S Suri SCBA president Supreme Court Bar Association
Top Law News Bombay HC asks Service Tax Dept to revalue Mallya’s plane December 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Service Tax Department, which has to recover dues of Rs 532 crore from the business tycoon Vijay Mallya, to revalue his luxury plane parked at the Mumbai airport. After the revaluation, the HC said it would consider the department’s request to allow a re-auction of the aircraft. A […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Kingfisher Airlines Law Legal News Service Tax Department Vijay Mallya
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
