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
Top Law News Ex-Coal Secy seeks to face trial from inside jail August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a surprising move, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, an accused in several coal scam cases and presently out on bail, today told a special court that he intended to “face trial from inside the jail” and withdraw his personal bond to secure bail due to financial difficulties. After Gupta moved the application before […] Read more » Coal Coal Secretary H C Gupta featured law.court Legal News
Top Law News NCP leader gets pre-arrest bail in loan scam case August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Beed district of Maharashtra has granted anticipatory bail to NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, in connection with a loan scam. “Munde was granted pre-arrest bail last Friday after we argued that he was not absconding and custodial interrogation was not necessary in […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News loan scam NCP leader political
Top Law News Centre’s stand to withdraw appeal is “political”: AMU to SC August 17, 2016 / August 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today opposed in the Supreme Court the NDA government’s stand to withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA regime against the Allahabad High Court order divesting the varsity of its minority tag, saying the decision was based on “political considerations.” AMU, in its affidavit, said a decision taken at the […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim University Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT bans dumping of waste near school, issues notice to EDMC August 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on NGT bans dumping of waste near school, issues notice to EDMC A plea alleging that reckless dumping of garbage and municipal solid waste near a school in East Delhi was causing health hazard to the children has prompted the National Green Tribunal to restrain authorities from throwing any waste in front of the school. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to […] Read more » Court dumping of waste near school EDMC environment law featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News SC waives 6-month waiting period, grants divorce to couple August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has allowed an estranged couple’s plea for divorce by mutual consent by waiving the waiting period of six months, exercising its powers under the Constitution to do “complete justice”. A bench of justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman granted the relief to the couple after taking into consideration their several years […] Read more » 6-month waiting period couple divorce Justices Kurian Joseph Rohinton Fali Nariman SC
Top Law News YouTube obliged not to host videos violating law: HC August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has said that video-sharing website YouTube was obliged not to host any content which violates the laws currently in force. The ruling came on a plea by Tata Sky seeking removal of videos from YouTube on how to crack the encryption of set top boxes of the company. “In terms of Rule […] Read more » featured host videos violating law plea by Tata Sky plea by Tata Sky seeking removal of videos from YouTube removal of videos from YouTube
