Top Law News Delhi HC verdict finds place in elite Yale Law School journal September 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A landmark judgement of the Delhi High Court, which had struck down an 1870 law on court fees, has found place, along with four others from around the world, in a prestigious international journal published by the Yale Law School of the United States. The judgement penned in 2013 by Justice Gita Mittal had struck […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News verdict finds place in elite Yale Law School journal
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for electoral reforms September 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s reply on a plea seeking a slew of electoral reform measures, including setting aside of the six-year cap on the period of disqualification from contesting polls on being convicted and sentenced to two years or more. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea for electoral reforms
Top Law News SC to hear plea to cancel bail to Md Shahabuddin on Monday September 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday a plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to convicted gangster-turned-RJD leader Md Shahabuddin by Patna High Court in a case pertaining to the killing of a youth in Siwan town of Bihar. A few hours after the development, Bihar government too moved the apex court with its […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case plea to cancel bail to Md Shahabuddin Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC declines stay on BMC resolution on yoga September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today declined to grant an interim stay on implementation of a resolution making yoga and ‘Surya Namaskar’ (sun salutation) mandatory in civic schools in the metropolis, saying it is just a form of exercise which is good for the body. Masood Ansari, a social worker, had filed a public interest litigation […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News yoga
Top Law News PIL says only 1 lab in Mumbai for swine flu test; HC tells Maha to set up more September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hearing a PIL that claimed there is only one laboratory for testing swine flu in the city, the Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to inform how many such labs exist in the state and take steps to increase such facilities all over. The Public Interest Litigation claimed that there was only one laboratory […] Read more » 1 lab in Mumbai for swine flu test Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government PIL
Top Law News MSEB rapped for disconnecting power of small industrial units September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A consumer court here has rapped the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) for its deficient service, and asked it not to disconnect power supply to small scale units at an industrial estate in the city. It also directed the MSEB to pay the complainants small units Rs 3,000 each towards legal expenses in the case. […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra State Electricity Board MSEB power of small industrial units
Top Law News SC stays NGT order against Railways, DMRC September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking Indian Railways and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to seek environmental clearances for their projects. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar prima facie agreed to the submission of Delhi Metro and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation […] Read more » Court DMRC enironment law news featured Law Legal News NGT SC stays NGT order against Railways Supreme Court
Top Law News No interim order on Britannia’s plea: Delhi HC September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refrained from passing an interim order on Britannia Industries Ltd’s plea challenging a single judge’s order restraining them from using the packaging of its ‘Nutri Choice Digestive Zero’ biscuits in its present form. “In the meantime, nothing,” a bench of justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar said when the counsel […] Read more » Britannia Industries Ltd Britannia's plea Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma refused bail September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special PMLA court here today refused to grant temporary bail to suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma, who is in jail in an alleged money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Special judge A C Joshi turnd down the Sharma’s plea for a five-day bail to pay homage to his late mother during […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News money laundering case Pradeep Sharma refused bail
Top Law News IPS officer again seeks charge sheets in Ishrat case September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment IPS officer Satish Verma, who had probed the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, today filed fresh applications in courts here seeking copies of two charge sheets to “expedite” the trial in the case. He filed the applications in the courts of the special (sessions) judge for CBI cases and an additional chief judicial magistrate […] Read more » Court featured IPS officer again seeks charge sheets Ishrat case Law Legal News Satish Verma
Top Law News SC quashes murder charge, spares Govindachamy from noose September 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of Govindachamy, a convict in the brutal rape and murder case of 23-year-old Soumya, to seven-year jail term after dropping the murder charge against him. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, P C Pant and U U Lalit, however, upheld charges under section 376 (Punishment for rape), […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News murder charge spares Govindachamy from noose Supreme Court
Top Law News WhatsApp don’t have access to users data: Delhi HC told September 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Instant messaging platform WhatsApp today opposed in Delhi High Court a plea alleging that privacy of its users has been threatened by a new privacy policy announced by Facebook, saying regulations were in place and the latter does not have access to any data as it provides end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp had made extensive changes to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News WhatsApp don't have access to users data
