Top Law News SC irked over non-compliance of collegium’s decision on judges August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that justice delivery system is “collapsing”, the Supreme Court today sent out a stern message to the Centre over non-execution of collegium’s decision to transfer and appoint Chief Justices and judges in High Courts, saying it will not tolerate the “logjam” and would intervene to make it accountable. Expressing its anguish over mounting vacancies, […] Read more » featured law.court Legal News MoP Supreme Court
Top Law News SC unhappy over delay in judges’ appointment by Centre August 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today expressed unhappiness over Centre’s failure to implement the collegium’s decision on transfer and appointment of judges and chief justices of high courts, observing “why there is mistrust”, and asked the Attorney General to seek instruction from the government. “The collegium has cleared 75 names of high court judges (for transfer/ appointment) […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News All taxis to charge govt-set fares after Aug 22: HC August 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Clamping down on surge pricing by app-based cab service providers like Ola and Uber, the Delhi High Court today set August 22 as the deadline after which such entities and other taxi operators cannot charge passengers more than the government-fixed rates. The August 22 deadline was fixed after Uber told Justice Manmohan that it needs […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Ola and Uber
Top Law News HC no to allow provisional admission in 2 institutes August 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere with a single judge’s decision of not allowing two institutes here to admit students in professional courses for the 2016-17 session on a provisional basis, saying the interim order will be “against the interest of the students”. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita […] Read more » AICTE Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras High Court issues notice to Election Commission August 12, 2016 / August 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission on two petitions challenging the election of DMK and All India NR Congress (AINRC) candidates from their respective assembly constituencies. R Sakkarapani’s (DMK) election from Oddanchatram constituency in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district has been challenged by a local voter while that of AINRC candidate […] Read more » (AINRC) Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Dalit flogging case: Guj HC seeks probe report August 11, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Dalit flogging case: Guj HC seeks probe report The Gujarat High Court today asked the state government to file a report on progress of the investigation into the incident in Una tehsil last month where some Dalit youths were flogged after being caught skinning a cow. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi was hearing a […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News HC frowns upon AAI, DGCA over safety issues August 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “It seems that passenger safety is of no priority to you,” the Bombay High Court’s told Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as it rapped them for failing to ensure safety of air passengers and those living around airports. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and M […] Read more » AAI Bombay High Court Court DGCA featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC quashes govt order on appointment of guest teachers August 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today quashed a Government Order which had paved the way for appointment of 6,214 guest teachers in government intermediate colleges across the state. Quashing the May 25 order, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia observed it was violative of the right to equality. However, the court permitted the state government to continue with makeshift […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News SC seeks report from J&K Police on youth’s killing August 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the circumstances under which a youth was killed allegedly by a police party in Tengpora area of Srinagar on July 10. A bench comprising justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy also stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against senior police officers, […] Read more » Court featured J&K Police killing Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court issues production warrant against O P Chautala August 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has issued production warrant against former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in teachers’ scam and facing trial in a disproportionate assets case, for August 12 after being informed that he was under medical observation in jail. The court directed the jail authorities to produce Chautala before it […] Read more » Court featured Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala Law Legal News
Top Law News HC reserves order on plea to cancel Kanhaiya”s bail August 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the plea by private individuals for cancellation of interim bail granted to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case with Delhi Police facing its ire for not taking an unequivocal stand and leaving it to the judge to take a decision. However, after it was […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘1.05 L maintenance to wife right in view of inflation’ August 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has dismissed a man’s plea against an order directing him to pay Rs 1.05 lakh per month as maintenance to his estranged wife and two children in a domestic violence case, observing that it was appropriate in view of the rising prices in metropolitan cities like Delhi. “It may be mentioned that […] Read more » Court domestic violence featured Law Legal News PWDV
