Top Law News Cauvery water row: SC to hear Tamil Nadu’s plea for water August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear next week Tamil Nadu government’s plea seeking release of 50 TMC of water from Karnataka to meet its irrigation demands in the backdrop of the Cauvery water row. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur posted the matter for September 2 after Tamil Nadu government mentioned […] Read more » Cauvery water row Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Tamil Nadu's plea for water
Top Law News Delhi HC rejects plea against Raj Thackeray’s security cover August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking withdrawal of security cover given to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, as the Centre said the state government was taking care of his security. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said since the Ministry of Home Affairs […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Raj Thackeray's security cover
Top Law News Swamy moves SC for urgent hearing on plea against ban on CSK August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on his application challenging the two-year ban imposed on the IPL franchisee, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan. Swamy told a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that the matter was listed […] Read more » BJP Chennai Super Kings Court featured Law Legal News plea against ban on CSK Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC allows women’s entry in Haji Ali dargah August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Bombay High Court today lifted the ban imposed on women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Haji Ali dargah here, saying it contravenes the fundamental rights of a person. The court has, however, stayed its order for six weeks following a plea by Haji Ali Dargah Trust, which wants to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Haji Ali Dargah HC allows women's entry in Haji Ali dargah Law Legal News
Top Law News Guj IPS officer Pandiyan discharged in Sohrabuddin case August 25, 2016 / August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Thursday discharged Gujarat IPS officer Rajkumar Pandiyan in connection with the alleged fake encounter killing case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Special CBI judge M B Gosavi discharged Pandiyan on the ground that there was no sanction (permission to prosecute) against him and hence he cannot be prosecuted. According […] Read more » CBI court Court Criminal news featured Gujarat IPS officer Rajkumar Pandiyan Law Legal News Sohrabuddin case
Top Law News Depute senior officer to trace missing witnesses: Bombay HC August 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Director General of Police to depute a senior officer not below the rank of Deputy Director General of Police to trace the 11 missing former inmates of Thane Central prison, who were witness to custodial death of a fellow inmate in 1996. The direction was given by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News witnesses
Top Law News What steps should state take for senior citizens’ welfare? – Bombay HC August 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that it may not be sufficient to declare welfare schemes or facilities for senior citizens online, the Bombay High Court has asked an NGO to suggest what other measures should Maharashtra government adopt in this regard. A division bench of Justices Shantanu Kemkar and Makrand Karnik was hearing yesterday a public interest litigation filed […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News senior citizens welfare
Top Law News Accused appears in court after facing its wrath August 24, 2016 / August 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A retired government officer, chargesheeted along with underworld don Chhota Rajan in an alleged fake passport case, today appeared in a special court, a day after it expressed displeasure over her absence and ordered that she should be present on every date. The accused appeared today after the court yesterday expressed annoyance over her absence. […] Read more » Chhota Rajan Court Criminal news fake passport case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Never blamed RSS as a body for Gandhi’s killing: Rahul to SC August 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today told the Supreme Court that he had never blamed RSS as an institution that killed Mahatma Gandhi but had stated that a person associated with it was responsible for his assassination. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, which was hearing the petition filed by Gandhi challenging […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Mahatma Gandhi Rahul Gandhi RSS Supreme Court
Top Law News Sessions court sets aside lower court order to summon police August 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A sessions court has set aside lower court’s order to summon three police officers and held that a case cannot be filed against them without permission from the government. Additional District Sessions Judge D C Singh yesterday allowed the plea of the then SP Shamli challenging the order summoning them on a private complaint. According […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News lower court plea Sessions court
Top Law News SC to hear fresh plea on human pyramid during ‘Dahi Handi’ August 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a fresh plea seeking to relax the cap of 20-feet height of the human pyramid fixed by it for the Dahi Handi ritual during Janmashtami festival in Maharashtra. A bench comprising justices A R Dave, U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao said that it will hear today […] Read more » Court Dahi Handi featured Law Legal News plea on human pyramid during 'Dahi Handi' Supreme Court
Top Law News Swiss asked to compensate for wrong meal on flight August 23, 2016 / August 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has directed a foreign airline to pay a compensation of Rs 20,000 to a customer and upgrade his economy class ticket to business class if he travelled in future, as a penalty for serving him non-vegetarian food instead of a Jain meal he had opted for. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal […] Read more » apex consumer commission Court featured Law Legal News NCDRC Swiss wrong meal on flight
