Top Law News Cauvery: Karnataka moves SC seeking urgent hearing September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Karnataka has moved the Supreme Court for urgent hearing on its plea seeking a direction to restrict the quantum of water to be released from River Cauvery to Tamil Nadu, from 15,000 cusecs to 1,000 cusecs. The application filed late last evening has also sought modification of the apex court’s Sep 5 order in which […] Read more » Cauvery Court featured Karnataka moves SC seeking urgent hearing Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea for appointment of Ombudsman at Centre, states September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear on September 14 a fresh plea seeking appointment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas at the Centre and in states as provided for in the central legislation passed in 2013. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P C Pant has put up for hearing the PIL which also seeks a direction […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for appointment of Ombudsman at Centre Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC quashes transfer order of officials September 10, 2016 / September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Coming to the rescue of two Education Department officials in Tiruvarur district, the Madras High Court has set aside the transfer orders issued to them by the District Elementary Education Office (DEEO) following a “bogus” letter sent to it purportedly by the DVAC. It also directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to conduct […] Read more » Court featured HC quashes transfer order of officials Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC asks TN to form advisory panel for disaster management September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Seeking urgent action against those encroaching water bodies and endangering life of citizens in the city, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute within 15 days an advisory committee under the state Disaster Management Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan gave the direction […] Read more » advisory panel Court disaster management featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Payal’s reply on Omar Abdullah’s plea September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the response of Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on his plea challenging a trial court order dismissing his divorce petition. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani issued notice to Payal asking her to file a reply by […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court divorce case featured Law Legal News Payal's reply on Omar Abdullah's plea
Top Law News PIL in HC against section in Continental Shelf Act September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging constitutional validity of a particular section in an act covering maritime offences that prescribes death penalty as the only punishment for certain offences. Ordering notice to the Union Home and Law ministries, a bench comprising justices S.Nagamuthu and M V Muralidharan […] Read more » Continental Shelf Act Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL
Top Law News Madras HC declines to lift ban on camel slaughter September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today declined to lift its earlier order banning camel slaughter in Tamil Nadu and directed the government to ensure that its orders were not violated. Dismissing a fresh plea seeking for a direction to authorities to create slaughter facilities in the state for slaughtering camel, the first bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » ban on camel slaughter Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Want to come to India but passport suspended: Mallya to Court September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Liquor baron Vijay Mallya today informed a Delhi court that he wants to come to India but is unable to travel back as his passport has been suspended by Indian authorities. Mallya made the submission through his counsel before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass in a case lodged for allegedly evading summons in connection with […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured FERA violation matter Law Legal News passport Vijay Mallya
Top Law News “No effect on assembly voting if one oppnMLA is out” September 9, 2016 / September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment With only three MLAs in the opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the voting process there would not be affected if one of them was kept out, Delhi High Court said today. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva observed this when BJP MLA O P Sharma, who was suspended from the Assembly on March 31 for two sessions, […] Read more » BJP Delhi Assembly Delhi court featured Law Legal News O P Sharma
Top Law News Concerned SC agrees to hear PIL on Kashmir separatists funding September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it “shares the same feelings” as a PIL, seeking to declare as “unconstitutional and illegal” the alleged release of government funds to Jammu and Kashmir-based separatists, as it agreed to hear the matter next week. When a lawyer sought urgent hearing of his plea and alleged that the separatists “enjoyed” […] Read more » Court featured Kashmir separatists funding Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News NGT seeks details of notifications by state govts on manja September 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment National Green Tribunal has sought information on various orders passed by high courts and notifications issued by state governments on banning or restricting the use of glass-coated ‘manja’ (strings) for flying kites across the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar issued notices to all the state governments and sought their response on […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT notifications by state govts on manja
Top Law News SC to hear Italy’s plea to modify bail conditions of Latorre September 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Italy today made a fresh plea in the Supreme Court for modification of bail conditions of marine Massimiliano Latorre to enable him remain in Italy till an international tribunal decides on which country has the right to try the case of killing of Indian fishermen. The apex court agreed to hear on September 20 the […] Read more » Court featured Italy's plea to modify bail conditions of Latorre Law Legal News Supreme Court
