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
Criminal Law News Top Law News PIL for action against cow vigilantes for violent acts August 14, 2016 / August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and some states to take action against so-called cow vigilantes, who are allegedly spreading violence and committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities. The PIL, filed by Congress activist Tehseen S Poonawalla, said the violence committed by these ‘Gau Raksha’ groups have […] Read more » action against cow vigilantes action against cow vigilantes for violent acts atrocities against Dalits and minorities featured Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act 1976 PIL violent acts
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC imposes Rs 25,000 cost on Bar Council of India August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Bar Council of India, the apex body for lawyers, for failing to respond to a plea seeking setting up of a permanent body to hold Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » 000 cost on Bar Council of India BCI featured fine imposed on BCI Rs 25 SC
Top Law News SC fines Rs 25K to Centre for not replying to PIL August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on it for not replying to a plea seeking framing of guidelines for vehicles carrying protruding objects like iron rods and stationary ones which cause thousands of fatal mishaps across the country. “Innocents are dying from haphazardly parked […] Read more » Court featured fines Rs 25000 Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News HC seeks DJB’s action plan on sewage treatment August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the national capital could become a cess pool by the time all households in the city were connected to the sewage system, the Delhi High Court today directed DJB to get an overall perspective and come out with an action plan to address the issue of sewage treatment. A bench of Justices Badar […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DJB featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Have no money to refund to home buyers: Unitech August 13, 2016 / August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Beleaguered real estate firm Unitech Ltd today expressed its inability before the Supreme Court to refund money to the home buyers over its two delayed housing projects in Noida and Gurgaon. “We don’t have money. If we had money, we would have constructed the flats and buildings and given to them,” senior advocated A M […] Read more » Beleaguered real estate Court featured Law Legal News NCDRC Supreme Court
Top Law News SC voices concern over fate of Pak prisoners in India August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today voiced concern as to what would be the fate of Pakistani nationals on their release from Indian jails after completing their prison terms if Pakistan did not accept them as it citizens. “The question which has to be looked into is that if we send these nationals back to their nation […] Read more » Court featured JKNPP Law Legal News Pakistani nationals Supreme Court
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
