Top Law News “Denying sex to hubby for period ground for divorce” October 13, 2016 / October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Denying sex to husband for a long time without any justification amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce, Delhi High Court has said. The verdict came on a petition by a husband seeking divorce, complaining that his wife had subjected him to mental cruelty by not allowing him to have physical relations […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Denying sex to hubby for period ground for divorce featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Loss of telephone cables: No relief by HC to telephone officer October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of authorities to compulsorily retire a junior telecom officer in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd after a departmental inquiry held him guilty in a case of loss of telephone cables. “No case has been made out by the petitioner to cause interference by this (High) […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Loss of telephone cables telephone
Top Law News Bombay HC junks petition seeking video recording of court proceedings October 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition praying for video recording of proceedings in all courts of the country on the ground that it was a fundamental right of a citizen to know the judicial procedures and happenings during hearing of cases. The petition, filed by Navneet Khosla, was dismissed by Chief Justice Dr […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured fundamental right judicial procedures Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT clarifies order on capital construction in AP October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There is no stay on construction activity for the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh, ‘Amaravathi’, on the banks of river Krishna, the National Green Tribunal has said. The green panel, however, made it clear that continuation of the project would be subject to final decision of the Tribunal and the orders already passed by it. […] Read more » capital construction in AP Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT
Consumer Law News Top Law News MACT awards Rs 39L compensation to kin of road mishap victim October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs 39 lakh to the kin of a man who was killed in a road mishap while travelling on a bike through Greater Noida in 2014. “The kin of the deceased were able to prove that he suffered fatal injuries due to the rash and […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court featured Law Legal News MACT awards Rs 39L compensation road mishap victim
Top Law News Law Min for ‘reforms’ to improve criminal justice October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Law Min for ‘reforms’ to improve criminal justice The Law Ministry has called for “procedural reforms” to improve the criminal justice system in the country, saying criminal trials are riddled with the problem of frequent adjournments despite provisions in place to prevent delays. It has asked the Advisory Council of National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms to take a call on […] Read more » Court criminal justice featured Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘Complaints against unauth construction online soon’ October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment It would soon be possible for Delhiites to lodge online complaints against unauthorised construction in the city from the comfort of their homes. A website to facilitate this was recently demonstrated by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation before the Delhi High Court. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar, before which the […] Read more » 'Complaints against unauth construction online soon' Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Notes of judges’ stenos don’t come under RTI: HC October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Notes dictated by a judge to a stenographer during the hearing of a case would not be considered as a record held by a public authority and hence cannot be sought under the Right to Information Act, Delhi High Court has ruled. “Shorthand notebook can at best be treated as a memo of what is […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Notes of judges' stenos don't come under RTI
Top Law News Decision to designate lawyer as Sr to remain with judges: SC October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would remain with the judges. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar said the Bar could form a committee and the court could […] Read more » Court Decision to designate lawyer featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in Delhi HC on vacancy of 26,031 teachers in Delhi October 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A contempt plea was today filed in Delhi High Court seeking action against AAP government and municipal corporations for not complying with a court order to fill vacancies of over 26,000 teachers in their schools. The petition said there are “as many as 26,031 (this does not include 9,000 posts created by Delhi government last […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea vacancy of teachers in Delhi
Top Law News “Order to co-habit cannot enforce sexual intercourse” October 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sexual intercourse cannot be enforced between an estranged couple by an order directing restitution of conjugal rights, which can “at the most” force them to live together, Delhi High Court said today. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani further clarified that if a spouse violates the order of restitution of conjugal rights […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News sexual intercourse
Top Law News SC extends stay on HC order on women entry in Haji Ali October 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today extended the stay granted by Bombay High Court to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift the ban on entry of women near the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Haji Ali Dargah, till October 17 when it will hear the matter. However, during the brief hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » Court featured Haji Ali Dargah Law Legal News Supreme Court
