Top Law News PIL filed in Madras HC to declare Rs 2k notes invalid November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL was filed in the Madras High Court today for declaring the new Rs 2,000 currency notes as “invalid” on the ground that the value was printed in “Devanagari form of numerals”, which is not authorised by the Constitution. Petitioner K P T Ganesan, a local DMK functionary, submitted that the numerals on the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL Rs 2k notes
Top Law News SYL row: SC judge recuses from hearing matter November 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge today recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas, including one filed by Haryana which alleged that Punjab was violating the earlier interim order that the status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal be maintained. “I won’t hear this matter,” said Justice U U Lalit, a member of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court sutlej yamuna link SYL row
Top Law News Demonetisation: SC to hear transfer plea on Nov 23 November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on November 23 a plea of the Centre seeking transfer of all demonetisation cases to either one high court or the apex court. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud listed the matter after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned it and sought […] Read more » Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC seeks RBI’s response on co-operative banks’ petition November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that prima facie there were some inconsistencies in the two circulars issued by the Reserve Bank to district co-operative banks on demonetisation issue, the Bombay High Court today sought RBI’s response to a batch of petitions filed by these banks. The Mumbai and Solapur District Central Co-operative banks had approached the high court last […] Read more » Bombay High Court co-operative banks Court featured Law Legal News petition RBI
Top Law News SC orders status quo in Taj Mansingh hotel auction process November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed that status quo be maintained with regard to New Delhi Municipal Council’s auctioning process of the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel here, run by Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL). A bench of justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit, which is hearing IHCL’s plea against a high court order allowing […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Taj Mansingh hotel
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC sets free two men accused of raping colleague November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has set free two men of the charge of raping their colleague, saying there was “inconsistency” in the woman’s version about the incident. Holding that the two convicts, who have been in custody since June 2009, “deserve the benefit of doubt”, Justice S P Garg directed their release from jail immediately. “…Nothing […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court discharges man of charge of raping widow November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has discharged a 28-year-old man from the charges of allegedly raping a 35- year-old widow on the pretext of marriage, noting that their relationship was consensual and she was a mature woman who knew its implications. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar passed the order after observing that “there was no compulsion for […] Read more » charge of raping widow Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News
Consumer Law News Top Law News Kin of ship captain to get Rs 1.03 cr compensation November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has directed an insurance firm and a tempo owner to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 1.03 crores to the family of a former ship captain who was killed in a road mishap in 2011. Chairman of the tribunal and Principal district judge S M Gavhane, in his recent order, directed […] Read more » Compensation Consumer Law news Court featured Law Legal News Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Aircel-Maxis: Court’s order on charge on Nov 30 November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court has reserved its order on the issue of framing charges against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case lodged by CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge O P Saini would pronounce on November 30 the orders on framing of charge as well […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis deal case Court Dayanidhi Maran ED featured Kalanithi Maran Law Legal News
Top Law News Order regarding media restraint only advisory: Madras HC November 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today clarified that the administrative order of the Madurai bench, restraining print and electronic media from publishing names of judges and advocates, was only advisory in nature. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice S K Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan gave the clarification on a petition moved by two journalists, who […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Order regarding media restraint only advisory
Criminal Law News Top Law News APSC chairman remanded in 14 days judicial custody November 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Assam Pradesh Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Paul was today remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a special court here. Paul was arrested on November 4 in connection with an alleged cash-for-job scam and other cases of corruption in the Commission and his 14-day police custody ended today. Special judge A Bhattacharya directed that he […] Read more » APSC chairman Assam Pradesh Service Commission cash-for-job scam corruption Court Criminal news featured judicial custody Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to defreeze NGO’s a/c to use foreign funds November 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to defreeze an NGO’s account enabling it to use its foreign funds as the Centre claimed the decision not to renew the foreign funding registration under FCRA was taken in “public interest”. “I am not inclined to give any interim relief with regard to defreezing of the petitioner account. […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured foreign funds Law Legal News NGO
