Top Law News Draft Bill to decriminalise begging ready: Centre October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Ministry of Social Justice has drafted a bill to decriminalise begging and rehabilitate beggars and homeless people, the Centre and AAP government told Delhi High Court today. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal which directed the ministry to place on record a copy […] Read more » Centre government Court Draft Bill featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC clears decks for release of film ’31st October’ October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Clearing the decks for release of the film ’31st October’ based on the aftermath of the assassination of Indira Gandhi, including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Delhi High Court today said there was nothing objectionable in it. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal dismissed a plea opposing the film’s release, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured HC clears decks for release of film '31st October' indira gandhi Law Legal News
Top Law News Pesticides in veg, fruits common to all states: Delhi HC October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said the issue of excessive use of pesticides in vegetables and fruits was common to all states and asked the Centre to place before it the orders passed by other high courts in similar matters to help it pass a comprehensive order. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured fruits common to all states Law Legal News Pesticides in veg
Top Law News Sardarpura riot: HC upholds life sentence of 17, acquits 14 October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today acquitted 14 persons out of 31 convicted by a lower court and confirmed life sentence of 17 others, in the 2002 post-Godhra Sardarpura massacre case in which 33 people were burnt alive. A division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and Biren Vaishnav confirmed the life imprisonment of 17 persons. However, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gujarat High Court Law legal new Sardarpura riot
Top Law News Coal scam: Court lets Naveen Jindal travel abroad October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, was today allowed by a special court to travel abroad later this month for business purposes. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the plea filed by Jindal seeking the court’s permission to visit China from October 22 […] Read more » coal scam Court Court lets Naveen Jindal travel abroad featured Law Legal News Naveen Jindal
Top Law News HC restrains private bus operators from charging higher fare October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court today restrained omni (private) bus operators in Tamil Nadu from collecting higher fare during the coming festival season. The court passed the interim order on suo motu proceedings initiated by it based on media reports that passengers were being fleeced in view of expected heavy rush on account […] Read more » Court featured higher fare Law Legal News Madras High Court private bus operators
Top Law News Bombay HC unhappy over non-payment of pension to retd judicial staff October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has expressed unhappiness over non-payment of pension and arrears to retired judicial officers and warned that if they are not paid their dues, it would summon state government officials concerned and deprive them of their pension for two years. “We are most unhappy at this state of affairs. We expect the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC unhappy over non-payment of pension to retd judicial staff Law Legal News
Top Law News “PIL on re-appointment of encounter accused cops” October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today asked the state government to furnish details of the contractual appointment of two retired police officers who are accused in Ishrat Jahan and other alleged fake encounter cases after a PIL challenged their appointment. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi asked government […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News PIL on re-appointment of encounter accused cops
Top Law News Ready to appear before SC, but can I do so, asks Katju October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Markandey Katju, summoned by the Supreme Court to explain his criticism of the Soumya case verdict, has said he was ready to do so but wanted the apex court to consider whether Article 124(7) of the Constitution barred him from appearing before it. The Supreme Court had two days ago summoned Katju to appear […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Markandey Katju Soumya case verdict Supreme Court
Top Law News Transport scam: Court still awaiting copy of HC order October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Arguments on the appointment of special public prosecutor in the Rs 100 crore transport scam case in Delhi could not be taken by a special court for the third time today, as it was yet to receive a copy of the High Court’s August 4 order on the powers of Delhi government and the Lieutenant […] Read more » Court Court still awaiting copy of HC order Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Transport scam
Top Law News Complainant told to file docs on plea against Kejriwal October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A city court today asked a man to file several documents in a criminal complaint seeking lodging of an FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly misleading people by saying that the municipal corporations were not under state’s control. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Munish Markan asked complainant Brijesh Shukla to submit documents relating to […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court Delhi government featured FIR Law Legal News MCD plea against Kejriwa
Top Law News “Anyone who lays down life for country is a martyr” October 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Anyone who lays down his life for the country is a martyr, who remembered by society, and no other recognition like a certificate of ‘shaheed’ from the government is needed, Delhi High Court said today. “Any person who lays down his life or is killed during any action for the country, does not need any […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
