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
Top Law News Actress Ramya faces sedition complaint in court August 23, 2016 / August 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Actress-turned- politician Ramya is facing a private complaint in a court seeking action on sedition and other charges against her for “insulting” Indian patriots by her remark that “Pakistan is not hell”. As Ramya’s remarks triggered a bitter backlash on social media and BJP and ABVP workers staged protests terming her remarks “anti-national”, the actress […] Read more » Actress Ramya Court featured Law Legal News sedition complaint
Top Law News Fresh pleas in SC against B’bay HC order on beef ban August 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two fresh petitions were filed today in the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the ban on beef imposed by Maharashtra government through an enactment. The pleas filed by All India Jamiatul Quresh of Maharashtra and Delhi respectively alleged that politics was being played on the issue of slaughtering cows. They also […] Read more » ban on beef Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court asks UP CM to appear for alleged code breach August 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has issued notices against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and three others Samajwadi Party leaders and directed them to appear on September 22 in a case of alleged model code of conduct violation during Assembly election in 2007. Chief Judicial Magistrate Jitender Kumar issued summonses against Akhilesh, UP minister Shahid Akhlak, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News UP cm akhilesh yadav
Top Law News HC directs SSC Board to pass a girl with learning disability August 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that students with learning disability deserve sympathy and grace from authorities in their performance, the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to pass a girl who was detained in SSC for her failure to obtain minimum marks in an optional subject. Bhamisha Singh, who appeared […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News SSC Board
Top Law News Order on transfer of complaint against MP reserved August 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today reserved order on transfer of a criminal complaint case against former Nagaland chief minister and Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio from the court of chief judicial magistrate here to another court. Complainant Rosemary Dzuvichu had on February 11 filed a criminal complaint before CJM Kohima against Rio for filing a wrong […] Read more » Court criminal complaint case featured Law Legal News Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio Nagaland chief minister
Top Law News Authorities can’t insist on dad’s name in passport: Delhi HC August 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Passport authorities cannot insist upon mentioning the name of an applicant’s father in the travel document, the Delhi High Court said on Monday. “There is no legal requirement for insisting upon the father’s name in the passport,” Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said while referring to an earlier judgement passed by the high court in May this […] Read more » Authorities can't insist on dad's name in passport Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
