Top Law News SC asks K’tk to release 15k cusecs of Cauvery water September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order which may ameliorate the plight of Tamil Nadu farmers to some extent, Supreme Court today asked Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for the next 10 days to its neighbouring state. The apex court also directed Tamil Nadu to approach the Supervisory Committee, set up to implement award […] Read more » Cauvery water Court featured Karnatka Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to hear fresh plea on police reforms September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre, state governments and the Law Commission for implementation of police reforms and the Model Police Act. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who filed the PIL, to take […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea police reforms Supreme Court
Top Law News CJI recuses from hearing PIL seeking norms for raids September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today recused himself from hearing a PIL seeking framing of guidelines for safeguarding rights of public against alleged misuse of powers by probe agencies during search and seizure. As the plea contained details of recent searches conducted at the houses of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI Court featured Law Legal News PIL seeking norms for raids T S Thakur
Top Law News Two bail pleas of Asaram to be heard together: SC September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The bail plea of self-styled sect chief Asaram Bapu in a rape case lodged against him by a Surat -based woman in 2013 would be now heard along with a similar petition filed by him in another case lodged in Jodhpur, the Supreme Court said today. “List along with SLP(Criminal)…,” a bench of Justices A […] Read more » Asaram Bapu Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Two bail pleas of Asaram to be heard together
Top Law News SC takes cognisance of suicide of Amity Law School student September 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took suo motu cognisance of a letter written by a friend of Amity law student Sushant Rohilla, who committed suicide, saying it would examine whether there was an “element of suspicion” that the incident took place due to “harassment”. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News suicide of Amity Law School student Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘MCDs plan awaited on seismic zone-IV buildings’ September 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The AAP government has informed the Delhi High Court that an “action plan” on making buildings here compliant with the Building Code, 2005 for seismic zone-IV was still awaited from the three municipal corporations. In its affidavit filed before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar, the Delhi government said despite its […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News MCD seismic zone-IV buildings
Top Law News Ex-school headmistress jailed for 2 years September 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Thane court has sentenced a former school headmistress to two years of rigorous imprisonment for misappropriation of government grants. Chief Judicial Magistrate RM Kulkarni sentenced Omlata Shukla (62) to two years of rigorous imprisonment last week and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 after she was found guilty of misappropriation of grants of Rs 1.84 […] Read more » Court Criminal news Ex-school headmistress jailed featured Law Legal News misappropriation of government grants
Top Law News 10% quota for poor: SC advances hearing on Guj plea September 3, 2016 by Legal India News | 2 Comments on 102 quota for poor: SC advances hearing on Guj plea The Supreme Court today agreed to advance the date of hearing on Gujarat’s plea challenging quashing of its ordinance to provide 10 per cent quota to economically backward among unreserved category on the ground that counseling for MBBS admission would end soon. Gujarat government mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice T […] Read more » 10% quota for poor Court featured gujrat Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News SC issues notice to Maharashtra government over beef ban September 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from Maharashtra government on a bunch of petitions challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the ban on beef imposed by state government through an enactment. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and D Y Chandrachud issued notices to the Devendra Fadnavis government and others on the petitions […] Read more » Beef ban Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Supreme Court
Top Law News Vijay Mallya cheque bounce cases posted to September 20 September 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today posted to September 20 the two cheque bounce cases filed against businessman Vijay Mallya by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. Third Special Court Magistrate M Krishna Rao had on April 20 convicted Mallya and others in connection with two cheque bounce cases involving Rs 50 lakh each, under relevant sections of […] Read more » Court featured GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd Law Legal News Vijay Mallya cheque bounce cases
Top Law News “Decide soon Pak woman’s plea for hubby’s surgery” September 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the government to decide soon on a plea by a Pakistani woman, whose husband is battling for life due to chronic kidney and liver failure, seeking permission to undergo surgery at a private hospital here. The court said this after the counsel appearing for the Centre said they needed […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Pak woman's plea for hubby's surgery
Top Law News Madras HC stays 18 defamation cases against Tamil magazine September 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today stayed further proceedings in 18 defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Tamil bi-weekly ‘Nakkheeran’ Editor R R Gopal. Justice P N Prakash ordered the stay while admitting petitions filed by Gopal seeking quashing of the criminal defamation cases filed against him since 2006 and pending in the […] Read more » Court defamation case featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil magazine
