Top Law News Kuwait Airlines asked to compensate couple August 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A foreign airline has been directed by the national consumer forum to compensate a passenger for cancelling a flight and not informing them, holding the carrier responsible for deficient service. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that there was deficiency in service towards the passengers and directed the Kuwait Airways Corporation to refund the […] Read more » Court featured Kuwait Airlines Law Legal News National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission national consumer forum
Top Law News “More fatalities if pellet guns are banned” August 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The CRPF has informed Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities. “In case, this (pellet gun) is withdrawn from the options available with the CRPF, CRPF personnel would have no […] Read more » (CRPF) Court featured Jammu and Kashmir High Court Law Legal News pellet guns
Top Law News Delhi HC asks Payal Abdullah to vacate govt bungalow August 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today directed Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to “gracefully” vacate the government accommodation she has been residing in with her two sons. Payal, who has been residing at 7, Akbar Road bungalow since 1999, however, refused to move out and urged the court […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Payal Abdullah vacate govt bungalow
Top Law News Gujarat cop Amin discharged in fake encounter cases August 18, 2016 / August 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today discharged senior Gujarat Police officer Narendra K Amin in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter killing cases. Special CBI Judge M B Gosavi while discharging Amin observed that there was no sufficient evidence against him. According to CBI, the doctor-turned-policeman, who is at present serving as SP, […] Read more » Court fake encounter cases featured Gujarat police Law Legal News
Top Law News Debate on practice of ‘santhara’ continues August 18, 2016 / August 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The debate on ‘Santhara’, a Jain ritual of fasting unto death which was held illegal by the Rajasthan High Court, is far from over on the question of whether it is glorified suicide or a religious practice. While ‘Santhara’ was held illegal in August last year by the High Court which made it punishable under […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Rajasthan Rajasthan High Court santhara
Top Law News Bail for 5 doctors in Hiranandani kidney transplant case August 18, 2016 / August 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Five doctors, including the CEO of L H Hiranandani Hospital, were today granted bail by a local court in connection with the alleged kidney transplant racket. The Andheri metropolitan magistrate court, which had on Tuesday reserved its order till today on their applications granted bail to CEO Sujit Chatterjee, medical director Anurag Naik, Mukesh Shetye, […] Read more » Court featured Hiranandani Hospital Hiranandani kidney transplant case Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Biological Diversity Act: NGT issues warrants agnst states,UTs August 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking strong exception to officials of several states and UTs not appearing before it during proceedings on protection of biodiversity, the National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrants against their Resident Commissioners here. The green panel was carrying out proceedings on a plea alleging that various states and union territories have “failed” to pay attention […] Read more » Biological Diversity Act Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News Furnish details of tanneries in Kanpur: NGT to UPPCB August 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The UP pollution board has been directed by National Green Tribunal to submit details of tanneries on the banks of river Ganga at Kanpur and inform it whether they have permission from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for extraction of ground water. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi also directed Uttar Pradesh […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT tanneries in Kanpur UPPCB
Top Law News Under 18 cannot participate in Dahi Handi festival in Maha: SC August 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that youth below 18 years of age cannot participate in the Dahi Handi ritual, part of the Janmashtami festival, in Maharashtra and the height of the human pyramid for it cannot exceed 20 feet, a limit fixed by the Bombay High Court. A bench comprising justices A R Dave and […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dahi Handi Janmashtami festival featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC asks Kanhaiya to move trial court for regular bail August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to hear JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar’s application for regular bail in a sedition case, asking him to approach a sessions court for the same. Justice P S Teji dismissed the plea for grant of regular bail to the students’ union leader, who was on interim bail since March 2 […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar Law Legal News
Top Law News BCI stays suspension of 126 TN lawyers till Aug 22 August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Bar Council of India has stayed its July 24 order suspending 126 Tamil Nadu lawyers, including leaders of various bar associations, in view of the temporary withdrawal of their three month-long protest over recent amendments to the disciplinary rules under the Advocates Act. Staying the suspension till August 22, the BCI directed the Bar Council […] Read more » BCI Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC partly quashes law abolishing NRI quota in Guj August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today partly quashed a government ordinance abolishing all NRI quota in colleges offering medical courses in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi held unconstitutional the government’s decision to cancel quota for “genuine” NRIs seeking admission in colleges in the state, while […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News NRI Supreme Court
